Kamala Harris Hires David Plouffe, Former Obama Campaign Adviser
David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama’s first presidential bid, is among the new senior staff announced on Friday, along with…
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Russian Dissident Says He Was Traded Against His Will in Inmate Swap
Ilya Yashin, a prominent opposition politician, said he appreciated his freedom, but told his jailers he did not want it…
Opportunity Zones, Lauded by Trump, Don’t Always Help Poor
A tax incentive, with bipartisan roots, aims to foster development in poor areas. It has fueled building, but it hasn’t…
First Photo Released of C.I.A. Prisoner at Black Site
Lawyers for a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay said the image emerged from a classification review that blacked out much of…
U.S. Is Preparing to Send More Combat Aircraft to the Middle East, Officials Say
How many planes to send is still being worked out, as are final approvals from senior officials including Defense Secretary…
Harris Has Votes Needed to Be Democrats’ Nominee, D.N.C. Says
The party chair said she had won enough delegates to secure the nomination, setting up Kamala Harris to become the…
Senior U.S. Diplomat Will Lead Kamala Harris’s Running Mate’s Team
Elizabeth M. Allen, who heads the State Department’s public diplomacy office, served as a top aide to Ms. Harris in…
JD Vance Pioneered ‘New Right’ Economics. Trump May Not Embrace It.
The vice-presidential nominee favors economic policies that help advance a socially conservative vision of American society — and that sometimes…
The Olympics’ No. 1 Fan
Is anyone as excited by the Paris Games as Antoine Griezmann? It doesn’t seem possible.
An autocrat’s tool backfires in Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in his country’s election. But exit polls suggested the opposition leader won a landslide, sparking protests…