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After South Carolina, Trump’s March to the Nomination Quickens

​ The reality has been clear for weeks, since former President Donald J. Trump trounced his opponents across the frozen fields and icy highways of Iowa. But his overwhelming victory

Nikki Haley Turns to Michigan Ahead of Tuesday’s Primary

​ Michigan is a general election battleground, and Nikki Haley, defeated again by former President Donald J. Trump in South Carolina, has for months made a general election pitch. Mr.

A Contest Winner Can Join RFK Jr. at Sea

​ The prize is another not-so-subtle attempt to channel Camelot: saltwater, wind and an afternoon sailing with the scion of a liberal political dynasty. One who happens to be running

Republicans Struggle to Respond as Democrats Emphasize the Alabama IVF Ruling

​ More than a week after the Alabama Supreme Court declared that frozen embryos produced for in vitro fertilization were people with legal rights, upending fertility care in the state,

Months After Backing Haley, Koch Network Suspends Support for Her Campaign

​ The group’s chief executive wrote in an email to staff on Sunday that it would now focus on House and Senate races. The political network created by the billionaire

Spending Impasse Persists Amid G.O.P. Resistance as Partial Shutdown Looms

​ With Republicans insisting on adding right-wing policy measures to spending bills, lawmakers are running out of time to strike a deal to avert a partial government shutdown before a

What We Know About the Death of a Nonbinary Student in Oklahoma

​ Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old student, died one day after an altercation with classmates in a school bathroom in Oklahoma, renewing scrutiny over the state’s strict gender policies. The death

Gretchen Whitmer’s Biggest Electoral Test: Can She Deliver Michigan for Biden?

​ Gretchen Whitmer was planning to speak in Dearborn, Mich., at a feel-good event celebrating a health clinic founded by Muslim leaders. It was the sort of profile-boosting appearance that

Their Weapons Against the Effects of Aging: Friendship, and Some Fancy Footwork

​[[{“value”:” ACROSS THE COUNTRY Image Their Weapons Against the Effects of Aging: Friendship, and Some Fancy Footwork The Bodacious Belles, a women’s group in Beaufort, N.C., shows the difference a

In on the Joke at the First-Ever Florida Man Games

​ A mullet contest, a “mud duel” with pool noodles, an “evading arrest” obstacle course — and a chance to mull why the meme that launched it all keeps hanging