Editorials

The former president’s conviction in a New York criminal trial revealed, yet again, why he is unfit for office.

They may not win the state in the Electoral College, but Democrats may improve their chances in the statehouse.

Georgia’s new law against foreign influence is actually a troubling sign of Putin’s influence in Ukraine’s neighbors.

The Fresh Air Fund gave one Queens native a year of career exploration and outdoor activities.

Congress and the judiciary can no longer allow a few justices to trample on the court’s reputation.

An interview with America’s top public health official about new challenges and the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Chris Gibbs has a message for Democrats who have given up on winning in rural America.

Colleges have failed to strike a balance between academic freedom and free speech during this spring’s protests.

If everything is just a tabloid joke, can Trump be found guilty of a real crime?

Student protests at their core are really an extension of education by other means.

But several members of the Supreme Court seem willing to put presidents above the rule of law.

The left’s position on Israel has now become the Democratic Party’s, hinting at greater influence to come.

Donald Trump is enjoying the same guarantees of fairness and due process before the law that he sought to deny to others during his term.

The Biden administration wants to lift damaging oil sanctions but is caught in a political bind with Venezuela’s dictator.

Israel’s leader has turned his back on America’s entreaties.

House Speaker Mike Johnson should allow an aid package for Ukraine to come to a vote.

A big investment in semiconductors could transform the relationship between the United States and its neighbors.

How do you build a strong party when your money is also going to a candidate’s legal bills?

A lawsuit that restricts a widely used abortion drug is unlikely to be the last challenge to Americans’ reproductive freedom.

A small New Jersey town allows two homes on each lot, making room for more housing and more people.

Two Americans are among the 22 journalists behind bars in Russia.

How a South Carolina activist stays motivated even when the political odds look bleak.

Donald Trump has used the presidential primaries to purge his party of dissent. Republicans have lost the capacity to serve as a check on his power.

Trade disputes don’t have to be so cumbersome.

A highly politicized Supreme Court makes it far more difficult to teach students about the fundamentals of the American legal system.

While there are no good options for the United States on the war in Gaza, Biden’s leadership is indispensable.

The reported death of a leading dissident reveals how deeply his crusade against corruption has challenged Russia’s autocratic leader, Vladimir Putin.

A speedy decision improves the chances of finishing the trial before the election.

His name may not be familiar to many Americans, but people in the Middle East know it well.

Union members and Arab voters in the state are crucial to the Democrats’ coalition.

The Supreme Court can put a stop to the former president’s attempts to delay his criminal trial.

Biden can do more to address the American public’s concerns about his age.

Many voters in Nevada dislike the Republican Party, but they also wonder if Democrats in Washington are too old and out of touch to fight for them.

Biden’s support for measures to stop overwhelming numbers of border crossers is necessary but not enough to push Congress to act on immigration.

Hyperpoliticization can have difficult consequences.

He has managed to alienate Israel’s most important allies.

Government moves to limit what people can say are an escalation after years of policing speech in other ways

The surprising friendship that has made Donald Trump’s trade policies so durable.

In Iowa and other states, Republican voters have the opportunity and the obligation to select a presidential candidate who will uphold the rule of law.

The political rules in the state were already convoluted, but judging this year’s results may be unusually difficult.

The president performed a public service by forthrightly stating what could happen to the country and its democracy if Trump wins again.

The woman option is the one that most intrigues me.

President Biden has reinvigorated the government’s role as the nation’s most important investor.

A conversation about Mayor Adams’s weak leadership at a time when New York City is at an inflection point.

Americans cannot afford to tune out Trump’s campaign to regain power.

Megaprojects and new development may be helping Detroit’s economy, but residents in low-income neighborhoods say they are being left behind.

By taking over the federal role in immigration enforcement, Governor Abbott of Texas is welcoming a legal fight with the Biden administration.

Younger voters don’t just expect different things from candidates than do older voters; they approach the entire concept of voting differently.

New York’s layers of laws to protect existing buildings have led to a shortage of housing.

Assistance with school supplies and other essentials helped set a student up for college.

The most problematic nepo baby, the most fabulous fabulist, the most likely to be picked last in gym class and more.

Putin is not trustworthy, but if he turns out to be serious, Ukraine should not pass up an opportunity to end the bloodshed.

Ending off-year elections will make races more competitive, increasing voter power and diminishing the role of special interests.

The tree was supposed to be strong and whole, to stand for my mother in her absence. Now it was just another broken thing.

The federal government needs to stop penalizing programs that help addicts safely consume their drugs while providing treatment.

The state’s Supreme Court recognized that some decisions, including whether a president engaged in insurrection, cannot be left to voters.

Many Black voters say they doubt the Democratic Party understands their problems or is committed to improving their lives.

Old-fashioned building methods contribute to the high cost of housing.

Help with groceries and a skills-training program opened up a career path.

American voters deserve to know before the election whether Trump is a convicted criminal. The Supreme Court has the power to make that happen.

We have the tools we need to create a world where addiction is just one aspect of people’s lives instead of a dark portal to despair and early death.

Help with housing costs eased the transition to a new home in Phoenix.

Congress should promptly approve a military aid package that includes crucial support for Ukraine and Israel.

There is a bipartisan way to fix the asylum system and still provide aid to Ukraine. That’s not what Republicans want.

McCarthy’s fundamental hollowness, as he knelt before Donald Trump and his party’s far-right wing, ultimately proved to be his undoing.

Access to mental health care made the difference.

Justice O’Connor devoted her life after the court to fighting for an independent judiciary free of politics.

George Santos met a clear bar.

For many in Vermont, the horror of a shooting of Palestinians was compounded by the violation of the state’s self-image as a uniquely welcoming place.

The administration isn’t letting the tech giants write the rules of global trade. Good.

Local newspapers are failing. That’s a threat to democracy.

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Coexistence for Israelis and Palestinians is possible and is the only alternative to violence.

The downward slide of once-mighty presidential candidates usually starts after Thanksgiving.

Fiscal reality is finally hitting the city. Will Mayor Adams make the right choices when cutting the budget?

Or 26, if you count not sharing the stuffing with George Santos.

About the economy, that is.

The effects of the pandemic on children are persistent and require urgent attention.

The House agreed to keep the government open for a few weeks. But don’t expect the good sense to last long.

The best we can hope for is a temporary truce.

The Supreme Court’s new ethics code lacks any teeth and is full of language too fuzzy to hold justices accountable. And its tone is resentful.

The Palestinians there whom I spoke to by telephone said people were aware of how terrible the consequences of an uprising would be.

As a principle of academic debate, speech should be presumptively allowed. The details of achieving that may get messy, but that goal is fundamental.

Being in a courtroom deprives Trump of his superpower: his ability to speak without consequence, without factual basis and often without end.

After months of tense relations between the U.S. and China, there is a welcome sign of better communication.

Civilians in Gaza have paid a grave price and urgently need relief.

The drama and foolishness involving the mayor’s inner circle doesn’t serve the city well and is the last thing New York needs right now.

The new speaker is playing a game with the world when the world needs American leadership.

The hopes briefly raised by a handshake 30 years ago can be more than a sad footnote to history.

A young activist in Queens supports Palestinian aspirations.

Fifty years after Watergate, a president again used lawyers to abuse his office. Those lawyers now face prosecution and tarnished their profession.

Mike Johnson’s election as speaker shows that Trumpism now lies at the core of Republican politics.

As the House speaker crisis drags on into a fourth week, a look at some of the Republicans who have mired the country in this mess.

President Biden’s presence in Israel — and the message it sent — was more important than any tangible goals he achieved.

The endless votes for speaker show that the House Republican conference is failing as a democratic entity.

It can succeed only by upholding the rules and norms of behavior that Hamas wantonly ignores.

Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are focused on exerting political leverage against Democrats, but they misunderstand the nature of power.

America and other allies have a crucial role to play in supporting Israel at this painful moment.

If Congress would stir itself out of dysfunction to enact sensible changes on immigration, the nation could reap the benefits.

A tiny faction of Republicans are again putting their interests over the business of running the government.