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In Michigan, a Former Trump Critic Shifts Toward Election Skepticism
Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee, has suggested that further scrutiny of the 2020 election was warranted and that voting irregular…
A Democrat Sounds the Alarm on Christian Nationalism in Congress
Representative Jared Huffman of California, the only self-declared “humanist” in Congress, writes in a new book that the separation of c…
She Makes the Impossible Happen for Her Ultrarich Clients
Olivia Ferney grew up a child of schoolteachers in Ontario. Now she’s an expert in private jets, luxury cabanas and champagne-soaked revel…
Anthony Scaramucci’s Special Relationship
He spent 11 days in the Trump White House nine years ago. Now he has a hit podcast, helping the British public, among others, understand wha…
One Bus’s Long, Strange Trip, and Why It’s Returning to San Francisco
The psychedelic bus whose passengers hit the road and fueled ’60s counterculture is coming back out. And to its owners, America sure could…
The Party Is Too Extreme, Except My Candidate
In a New York Times/Siena poll of battleground states, national parties were seen as too far to the right or the left, while nominees were v…
A Democratic Socialist Spreads the Word, Even in Hostile Territory
Gustavo Gordillo, a leader of the New York D.S.A., wants to reach new voters. But in interviews with conservative media, the backlash can be…
The Beavers Are Coming for Canada’s Arctic, One Dam at a Time
Drawn by a warming climate, Canada’s furry national symbol is colonizing new territory, evading Inuit hunters and reshaping the world they…
Kalshi’s C.E.O. Isn’t Interested in Management Advice
Tarek Mansour co-founded the fast-growing prediction market company shortly after graduating from M.I.T., aiming to provide a “mathematica…
The Lonely Crew at the Kennedy Center Will Miss Its…Mice
Employees say the performing arts center’s quirky-looking mice have an exotic back story. Do they?
Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags
The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel mon…