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Anna Griffin to lead Pacific Northwest bureau for The New York Times - Editor and Publisher
We are thrilled to announce that Anna Griffin will be our next Pacific Northwest bureau chief. Anna brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the region she has called home for more than two decades. Though a North Carolinian by birth, she fell in love with the Northwest after moving to Oregon 21 years ago for what she thought would be a brief stop. Anna will bring her considerable talent and tireless news energy to the region that includes Washington, Oregon, Montana and Alaska.
The Israel-Iran Conflict
Israel calls its attack on Iran’s nuclear program a justified response to an existential threat: Benjamin Netanyahu argues that Iran’s leaders should be taken at their word when they say they wish to wipe his country off the map. So Israel has spent the last several days razing Iran’s nuclear structures and killing the people in charge of them; more than 200 people have died, according to the Iranian health ministry.
American Antisemitism
Three times in as many months, people who claim to fight for Palestinian rights have attacked Jews on American soil. Sunday's Molotov cocktail assault in Boulder followed the killing in May of two young Israeli embassy aides in Washington, D.C., and the April firebombing of the governor's mansion in Harrisburg, Pa., where Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were celebrating Passover. This is what a resurgence of violent antisemitism looks like.
Ramaswamy Has a High-Profile Perch and a Raft of Potential Conflicts
Vivek Ramaswamy is the less famous and less wealthy half of the duo of billionaires that President-elect Donald J. Trump has designated to slash government costs. His better-known co-leader, Elon Musk, stands to benefit from the job in ways that are numerous and glaring. Mr. Musk's companies have tremendous influence, billions of dollars in government contracts and ongoing battles with federal regulators.
How the Democrats lost the working class
CHICAGO — Democrats had just absorbed a crushing defeat in the 1994 midterm elections when President Bill Clinton’s very liberal labor secretary, Robert Reich, ventured into hostile territory to issue a prophetic warning. Struggling workers were becoming “an anxious class,” he said.
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class
Democrats had just absorbed a crushing defeat in the 1994 midterm elections when President Bill Clinton's very liberal labor secretary, Robert Reich, ventured into hostile territory to issue a prophetic warning. Struggling workers were becoming "an anxious class," he told the centrist Democratic Leadership Council, two weeks after Republicans led by Newt Gingrich had gained 54 seats in the House and eight in the Senate.
Ann Selzer's Storied Career Ends With a Big Miss and a Trump Lawsuit
"Polling is a science of estimation, and science has a way of periodically humbling the scientist," she wrote. "So, I'm humbled." For Mr. Trump, her humility is not enough. His lawsuit cited the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, claiming the poll defrauded voters to "create a false narrative of inevitability for Harris," an act of "brazen election interference." Devereux Chatillon, a media lawyer in Mount Kisko, N.Y., scoffed at the legal claim.
Kennedy’s war on corn syrup brings a health crusade to Trump Country
The Archer Daniels Midland wet mill on the outskirts of Decatur, Illinois, rises like an industrial behemoth from the frozen, harvested cornfields of central Illinois. Steam billowed in the 20-degree cold last week, as workers turned raw corn into sweet, ubiquitous high-fructose corn syrup. Three miles away, a Primient mill, which sprawls across 400 acres divided by North 22nd Street, was doing the same. To Robert F.
Appointment of Matt Gaetz may not be confirmed, admits Donald J. Trump in private conversations
Trump’s choice to lead health and human services has made baseless claims about vaccines, his selection for defence secretary is a former Fox News host whose leadership experience has been questioned Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Weisman Washington Published 20.11.24, 05:48 AM Matt Gaetz at a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada, on October 31 Reuters file picture In his private conversations over the past few days, President-elect Donald J.
Democrats Face a Series of Tests Over Support for Israel Original
Democrats whose support for Israel has been strained by the wars in Gaza and Lebanon appear headed for a series of tests in the coming weeks over continuing to back Israel's right-wing government and the attendant debate over antisemitism and the anti-Israel left. On Wednesday, the Senate will vote on a resolution drafted by Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who is Jewish, to deny Israel certain offensive military weapons.
Dan Osborn Wants to Help the Working Class Run for Office
But Mr. Osborn's 47 percent of the vote in Nebraska well outpaced Vice President Kamala Harris's 39 percent, and in what he called his "almost success," there might be clues to how a more populist approach could wrest the working class from Republicans, not through partisan warfare but class consciousness. "Who's the one doing the dividing here?" Mr. Osborn asked in an interview on Monday.
Vivek Ramaswamy Returns to Push His Plans to Decimate the Government Original
As he ran for the Republican nomination for president, the wealthy entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy took daily digs at his more powerful rival, Donald J.
West Bank Annexation in 2025? Trump's Mideast Team Has Israeli Right Exulting.
President-elect Donald J. Trump's emerging team in the Middle East appears poised to push U.S. foreign policy into even tighter accord with Israel's far-right government, challenging the marriage of convenience Mr. Trump struck with Muslim voters and potentially straining relations between Israeli and American Jews to a breaking point. The choice of Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of state, Representative Elise Stefanik of New York as ambassador to the United Nations, former Gov.
Unions bet big on Harris. Now they’re bracing for consequences.
By Jonathan Weisman and Benjamin Oreskes Besides the Harris campaign and its affiliated political action committees, few economic or political sectors placed larger bets than organized labor on Vice President Kamala Harris winning the presidency. And few might reap more consequences from the incoming Trump administration.
Unions bet big on Harris. Now they’re bracing for consequences.
Besides the Harris campaign and its affiliated political action committees, few economic or political sectors placed larger bets than organized labor on Vice President Kamala Harris winning the presidency. And few might reap more consequences from the incoming Trump administration. For public-sector unions that represent government workers, the threat is institutional and existential: Top advisers to President-elect Donald Trump want to eliminate them outright.
Unions Bet Big on Harris. Now They're Bracing for Consequences.
Besides the Harris campaign and its affiliated political action committees, few economic or political sectors placed larger bets than organized labor on Vice President Kamala Harris's winning the presidency. And few might reap more consequences from the incoming Trump administration. For public-sector unions that represent government workers, the threat is institutional and existential: Top advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump want to eliminate them outright.
Líderes en estados demócratas se alistan para luchar contra las políticas de Trump
Presidential Election of 2024Federal-State Relations (US)Trump, Donald JDemocratic PartyNewsom, GavinCaliforniaPritzker, J BIllinoisFerguson, Robert W (1965- )Washington (State)Hochul, Kathleen CNew York State Gobernadores como Gavin Newsom, de California, y J.B. Pritzker, de Illinois, piden a los legisladores estatales que se preparen para las batallas legales.
Líderes en estados demócratas se alistan para luchar contra las políticas de Trump
Mientras Donald Trump saboreaba una victoria aplastante en la carrera presidencial, los líderes demócratas de al menos tres capitales estatales han comenzado a movilizarse para rechazar posibles políticas republicanas en temas como la salud reproductiva y el medioambiente.
Harris concedes the race as Trump is set to transform Washington
By Jonathan Weisman and Katie Rogers Vice President Kamala Harris, conceding defeat to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, sought to allay her supporters’ deep fears about the future of American democracy, vowing that the fight for pluralism and equality would continue. “It’s going to be OK,” she assured them. “For everyone who is watching, do not despair,” she told a cheering crowd at her alma mater, Howard University, a historically Black institution in Washington.
Leaders in Democratic states begin planning to fight Trump policies
As Donald Trump savored a victory in the presidential race, Democratic leaders in at least three state capitals have begun mobilizing to push back against potential Republican policies on issues like reproductive health and the environment. Much of the burden is likely to be borne by larger and more populous states, such as California.
Newsom Moves Quickly to Counter Trump in California
Governors such as Gavin Newsom of California and JB Pritzker of Illinois are calling on state lawmakers to gird for battle, particularly in the courts. As Donald J. Trump savored a sweeping victory in the presidential race, Democratic leaders in at least three state capitals have begun mobilizing to push back against potential Republican policies on issues like reproductive health and the environment. In California, Gov.
Leaders in Democratic states begin planning to fight Trump policies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As Donald Trump savored a victory in the presidential race, Democratic leaders in at least three state capitals have begun mobilizing to push back against potential Republican policies on issues like reproductive health and the environment. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom called lawmakers Thursday into a legislative special session next month “to safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration.” In Illinois, Gov.
Harris delivers concession speech
Vice President Kamala Harris publicly conceded defeat to President-elect Donald Trump today, hours after she called her often bitter rival to congratulate him on winning the election, a senior campaign aide said. She emphasized the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans.
Harris to Offer Concession Speech
Vice President Kamala Harris prepared to publicly concede defeat to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon, hours after she called her often bitter rival to congratulate him on winning the election, a senior campaign aide said. She emphasized the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans.
Harris concedes the race as Trump is set to transform Washington
Vice President Kamala Harris, conceding defeat to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, sought to allay her supporters’ deep fears about the future of American democracy, vowing that the fight for pluralism and equality would continue. “It’s going to be OK,” she assured them. “For everyone who is watching, do not despair,” she told a cheering crowd at her alma mater, Howard University, a historically Black institution in Washington. “This is not a time to throw up our hands.
Slotkin Defeats Rogers in Michigan Senate Race, Holding a Democratic Seat Original
Representative Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat with a strong national security background, has defeated former Representative Mike Rogers in the race for Michigan's open Senate seat, according to The Associated Press. Her victory keeps the seat in Democratic hands, preventing Republicans from further expanding their new majority. Senator Debbie Stabenow's retirement at the end of the current Congress set up the competitive race in the key swing state of Michigan. The contest seemed evenly matched.
Tammy Baldwin Defeats Eric Hovde in Wisconsin Senate Race
Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, fended off a stiff challenge from Republican Eric Hovde, an affluent banker, to win a third term. But Mr. Hovde and national Republicans fought back with a blizzard of late attack ads, including one that overtly highlighted her sexuality while accusing her of abandoning Wisconsin for the high life of New York and Washington, D.C. As the presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J.
Fischer Wins Nebraska Senate Race, Giving Republicans a Majority
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Trump jugó con el miedo y la inseguridad económica. Los votantes pasaron por alto sus escándalos
Image Donald Trump, en la imagen acompañado de Melania Trump, celebra su triunfo en la noche electoral. Trump volverá a Washington con su partido firmemente en control del Senado tras cuatro años en la minoría. Credit...
Trump Wins Pennsylvania, a Key Swing State Prize Original
Former President Donald J. Trump has won Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes, according to The Associated Press, flipping the crucial swing state back to his column after President Biden's victory there in 2020. Pennsylvania was the largest prize among the swing states, and its trove of electoral votes was vital to Vice President Kamala Harris's quest to hold the three "blue wall" states skirting the Great Lakes, a group that includes Michigan and Wisconsin.
Trump on verge of victory with swing state wins
Donald Trump has captured Pennsylvania, the biggest prize of the seven battleground states in one of the most consequential presidential elections in modern American history. It all but seals his return to the White House four years after voters turned him out. Georgia, a state that Trump narrowly lost in 2020, and North Carolina, a state he narrowly won, had already moved into the win column for the former president.
Donald Trump Wins Georgia and North Carolina as Republicans Take Senate - Telegraph India
In the presidential race, the so-called blue wall states — Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — remain too close to call.
Fischer Wins in Nebraska, Giving Republicans Enough Seats for a Majority Original
Senator Deb Fischer, the two-term Republican from Nebraska, survived a dark horse challenge from Dan Osborn, a mechanic and labor leader who ran as an independent. Senator Deb Fischer, Republican of Nebraska, in Washington last year. Credit...
US presidential elections | US rivals hit opposite notes: Upbeat Kamala Harris & drained Donald Trump offer competing versions of reality in final push through states - Telegraph India
Trump repeatedly raised the spectre of unchecked immigration and the dangers of Democratic policies as he spoke to crowds in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before closing with a midnight rally in Michigan Katie Rogers, Jonathan Weisman, Michael Gold Allentown, Pennsylvania Published 06.11.24, 10:16 AM Kamala Harris and Donald Trump File image Donald J.
First States Are Called as a Divisive Race Nears Its End
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Election Live Updates: Voting Wraps Up in Georgia and North Carolina as Results Stream In
Share Representative Andy Kim was elected on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, according to The Associated Press, after a turbulent race that grew out of a corruption scandal that engulfed New Jersey’s former senator, Robert Menendez, a once-powerful Democrat.Mr. Kim’s campaign was defined by his ability to vanquish New Jersey’s first lady, Tammy Murphy, and topple a longstanding source of electoral power for the state’s Democratic and Republican political machines.A son of immigrants, Mr. Kim, 42,...
A grim Trump and an upbeat Harris end the race hitting opposite notes
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris closed out their campaigns Monday in starkly different moods: The former president, appearing drained at arenas that were not filled, claimed that the country was on the brink of ruin, while the vice president promised a more united future as energized supporters chanted alongside her, “We’re not going back.” In stop after stop, the presidential rivals essentially offered up two competing versions of reality in the final hours before Election Day.
A Grim Trump and an Upbeat Harris End the Race Hitting Opposite Notes
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris closed out their campaigns on Monday in much the same way they started them: The former president claimed that the country was on the brink of ruin even as his rally crowds appeared to dwindle, and the vice president promised a more united future as her supporters chanted alongside her, “We’re not going back.” In stop after stop, the presidential rivals essentially offered up two competing versions of reality in the final hours before Election Day.
Harris and Trump Focus on Pennsylvania in Final Campaign Push Original
The exhausting, eventful and excruciatingly close election of 2024 was set to converge on Pennsylvania on Monday for the last day of campaigning, as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump try to nail down the commonwealth's 19 electoral votes, which could make or break their presidential ambitions.
In Pennsylvania, Republicans Stress Optimism While Democrats Just Stress
Share In a park in northern York County, Pa., where rural farmland bangs into new suburban construction, busloads of Democratic canvassers on Saturday were preparing to knock on doors in a region where not long ago, their voters scarcely existed.Among the fired-up faithful, the watchword for Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential ambitions was hope.“As tight as the race is, as ugly as it’s gotten, I do have hope,” Stephanie Cramer, a 53-year-old York County native and former teacher,...
Harris's and Trump's Closing Messages, as Seen Through Their Ads Original
But in the final days of the tightly drawn presidential campaign, the last messages to voters in the seven swing states that will decide the election continue to flood televisions, computers and smartphones. From Ms. Harris and her supporters, those messages cover a mix of kitchen-table issues on the economy and taxes, the fate of legal abortion and the dangers posed by a return of Mr. Trump to the White House.
In Pennsylvania, Republicans Stress Optimism While Democrats Just Stress Original
Image The final New York Times/Siena College poll published Sunday found Pennsylvania knotted at 48 percent of the vote for Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump. But beneath that tie were trends to buoy both sides. Just about 20 percent of Pennsylvania voters have already cast their ballots, far lower than other swing states, where close to half have. The vice president is winning those early votes by a vast margin, 65 percent to 31 percent.
Passed up for the ticket, Josh Shapiro tries to deliver Pennsylvania for Harris
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The last in-person vote in the U.S. will be cast on the desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian Islands
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On a desolate slab of island tundra in western Alaska, a resident of Adak will again become the last American to cast an in-person ballot for president, continuing a 12-year tradition for the nation’s westernmost community. The honor of having the last voter in the nation fell to Adak when they did away with absentee-only voting for the 2012 election and added in-person voting.
Judges punishing Jan. 6 rioters say they fear more political violence as Election Day nears
WASHINGTON — Over the past four years, judges at Washington’s federal courthouse have punished hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented assault on the nation's democracy. On the cusp of the next presidential election, some of those judges fear another burst of political violence could be coming. Before recently sentencing a rioter to prison, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said he prays Americans accept the outcome of next month’s election.
Democrats and Republicans court overseas voters in tight election
LONDON — In a U.S. presidential race too close to call, campaigners are turning their attention to a sizable but often overlooked group of voters: Americans living abroad. Democrats and Republicans are urging U.S. citizens in far-flung places — from Toronto to Tel Aviv — to cast a ballot in an election that could see them playing a pivotal role.
Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats
HARRISBURG — For Rona Kaufman, the signs are everywhere that more Jews feel abandoned by the Democratic Party and may vote for Republican Donald Trump. It’s in her Facebook feed. It’s in the discomfort she observed during a question-and-answer at a recent Democratic Party campaign event in Pittsburgh. It’s in her own family.
New campus protest rules spur an outcry from college faculty
Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new restrictions, faculty have taken up the cause. To faculty, new protest rules threaten freedom of speech — and the freedom to think, both central to university life. This semester, some of the most visible demonstrations have involved professors speaking up for the right to protest itself.
In Wisconsin’s Senate Race, the Republican Highlights Baldwin’s Sexuality
Share The Senate campaign of Eric Hovde, a Republican in Wisconsin, has just begun running this30-second adon television stations in Madison, Wis., this week, so far at a cost of $30,000, according to AdImpact.Here’s a look at the ad, its accuracy and its major takeaway.The advertisement opens with images of Senator Tammy Baldwin, Democrat of Wisconsin, seemingly in midshout, and a woman described by a female narrator as Ms. Baldwin’s “life partner,” Maria Brisbane.
In Wisconsin’s Senate Race, the Republican Highlights Baldwin’s Sexuality
3 hours ago FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is responding to her opponent, Republican businessman Eric Hovde, after he compared her comments on former President Trump voters to those of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. "Do you know who actually called you deplorable? This guy, …
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