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For much of the past decade, Democratic politics has revolved around opposing Donald J. Trump.But as he prepares to return to the White House again on Monday, some Democrats are exploring a...

A party at the Beaux-Arts mansion of the venture capitalist Peter Thiel. A blowout organized by hosts of the popular tech podcast “All-In” at a brand-new members-only club. A viewing ceremony hosted...

In the frigid early morning darkness on Wednesday, Louisiana State Police officers went tent to tent in an encampment that had sprouted beneath an overpass in the heart of New Orleans. The...

We’ve published a new interactive map of the 2024 election that shows results by precinct, the most detailed vote data available. The New York Times is also releasing this data set for...

Follow our live coverage of Marco Rubio’s Senate confirmation hearing.When President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for secretary of state, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, appears before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations...

President Biden plans to deliver a prime-time farewell address to the nation on Wednesday, putting a capstone on his five-decade political career just days before he leaves an office he has long...

Pete Hegseth’s four-hour hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday was strikingly contentious. Democrats derided him as blatantly unqualified to oversee the Defense Department’s three million employees and $849 billion...

Hundreds of public schoolteachers are among the Southern Californians who lost their homes to raging wildfires in the last week. Some are scrambling to find places to live, even as they hope...

Tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees in Los Angeles are now scrambling to find — and hold onto — temporary shelter, exacerbating the housing shortage in one of America’s least affordable cities.With...

One woman hoped to salvage her father’s vintage music records from his coastal home. Another was desperate to see that her house was still standing. A third pleaded with a police officer...