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What Does ‘Lots of Luck in Your Senior Year’ Actually Mean? An Investigation.
In the daily Rorschach test that is modern politics, everyone saw what they wanted in the Bidenism du jour.
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Your Thursday Briefing: Frustration Mounts in Turkey
Also, Volodymyr Zelensky visits Britain and LeBron James breaks a record.
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Bob Orben, One-Man Gag Factory and Speechwriter, Dies at 95
He wrote tens of thousands of jokes in his career. Among those who told them were Dick Gregory, Jack Paar,…
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When the Government Goes Top Secret, Who Can Write Its History?
THE DECLASSIFICATION ENGINE: What History Reveals About America’s Top Secrets, by Matthew Connelly It’s no secret that government secrecy has…
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Fact-Checking Biden’s State of the Union Address
The president’s speech contained no outright falsehoods, but at times omitted crucial context or exaggerated the facts.
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Your Wednesday Briefing: Quake’s Death Toll Soars
Also, China’s balloon spin and Russia’s mounting losses.
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Biden to Lay Down Economic Challenge to House Republicans
In his first State of the Union address since the G.O.P. took the lower chamber, the president will call for…
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Biden’s State of the Union Prep: No Acronyms and Tricks to Conquer a Stutter
Aides describe a process in which the president spends weeks reading drafts aloud, rejecting anything that smacks of Washington-speak.
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Kamala Harris Is Trying to Define Her Vice Presidency. Even Her Allies Are Tired of Waiting.
Ms. Harris is struggling to carve out a lane for herself in what may be one of the most consequential…
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For Biden, a Chance for a Fresh Start in a New Era of Divided Government
The president plans to use his first State of the Union address since Republicans took control of the House to…