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DAVID FRENCH: If Trump’s Cabinet picks help him usher in the chaos that is the water in which he swims, then the question won’t be whether voters rebuke MAGA, but how much damage it does before it fails again.
US Politics
The New York Times

How Donald Trump is already starting to fail

DAVID FRENCH: If Trump’s Cabinet picks help him usher in the chaos that is the water in which he swims, then the question won’t be whether voters rebuke MAGA, but how much damage it does before it fails again.

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Roxie, a baby red panda that died at Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland.
World
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‘Very sad’: Stress from fireworks killed baby red panda

‘It’s very sad to have lost Roxie at such a particularly young age’.

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Looking back, the seeds of Democrats’ 2024 wipeout were planted in the quasi-victory of 2022. Three things happened in the aftermath.
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Opinion
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The Democratic blind spot that wrecked 2024

EZRA KLEIN: Looking back, the seeds of the Democrats’ 2024 wipeout were planted in the quasi-victory of 2022. Three things happened in the aftermath.

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THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: A Trump administration could cause a new and very different set of red lines to be crossed if it pulls back from NATO or expresses any diminished willingness to protect longtime allies.
Opinion
The New York Times

Trump had it easy the first time — Now it gets complicated

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: A Trump administration could cause a new and very different set of red lines to be crossed if it pulls back from NATO or expresses any diminished willingness to protect longtime allies.

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A man in Tehran reads a newspaper story about Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Many former officials, pundits and newspaper editorials in Iran have called for the government to engage with Trump in the week since his reelection. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
World
The New York Times

Iran debates whether it could make a deal with Trump

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Despite a charged history, many former officials, pundits and newspaper editorials in Iran have openly called for the government to engage with Donald Trump in the week since his reelection.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Will Donald Trump rekindle a bromance with Kim Jong Un? South Koreans worry
US Politics
The New York Times

Will Trump rekindle a bromance with Kim Jong Un?

Donald Trump has described the United States’ alliance with South Korea as a terrible bargain. But when mentioning Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, he talked as if Kim were a ​long-lost friend.

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Donald Trump addresses the crowd during his victory speech.
US Politics
The New York Times

The world prepares for Donald Trump’s return

With Trump’s sweeping election victory Tuesday, the world is now preparing for another four years of unpredictability and ‘America First’ protectionism that could reset the ground rules of the global economy.

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JD Vance, a 40-year-old senator who transformed himself from a biting critic of Donald Trump to one of his fiercest defenders.
US Politics
The New York Times

How JD Vance became one of America’s youngest VPs

THE NEW YORK TIMES: JD Vance, a 40-year-old senator who transformed himself from a biting critic of Donald Trump to one of his fiercest defenders, was elected the next vice president of the United States.

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Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, holds his final campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after midnight on Tuesday morning, Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.
US Politics
The New York Times

Trump returns to power, ushering in a new era of uncertainty

THE NEW YORK TIMES: To roughly half the country, Donald Trump’s rise portends a dark turn for American democracy, whose future will now depend on a man who has openly talked about undermining the rule of law.

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KALEIGH ROGERS: These two things are true: The US election polls show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump effectively tied. And, close polls do not necessarily mean a close result.
analysis
US Politics
The New York Times

The US election polls are close. The results might not be

KALEIGH ROGERS: These two things are true: The US election polls show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump effectively tied. And, close polls do not necessarily mean a close result.

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Attendees raise signs during a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, in Houston, on Oct. 25, 2024. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
The New York Times
The New York Times

If the choice is obvious, why is the US election so close?

ROSS DOUTHAT: To oppose Donald Trump is completely obvious, obligatory, and a matter of simple common sense. Except that it can’t be that obvious or we wouldn’t be where we are.

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Each man is taking advantage of an emergent crisis of masculinity in American society in order to gain greater power. 
The New York Times
The New York Times

Donald Trump, Elon Musk and an American masculinity crisis

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Each man is taking advantage of an emergent crisis of masculinity in American society in order to gain greater power. 

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Damaged buildings in Siversk, Ukraine, Oct. 23, 2024. A muted response to UkraineÕs Òvictory planÓ and steep challenges on the battlefield leave Kyiv searching for a Plan B. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)
World
The New York Times

How Western leaders responded to Zelenskyy’s victory plan

THE NEW YORK TIMES: For weeks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pushed Western leaders to support his so-called victory plan, which he claims will end the country’s war with Russia.

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Iran, Russia and China are engaging in similar efforts to influence American politics, and all three are scattering their efforts across dozens of platforms.
US Politics
The New York Times

How Russia, China & Iran are interfering in the US election

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Iran, Russia and China are engaging in similar efforts to influence American politics, and all three are scattering their efforts across dozens of platforms.

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
UK
The New York Times

Labour’s first Budget offers chance for a much-needed reset

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has gotten off to a turbulent start since his Labour Party won a landslide election victory. But the first Budget offers a chance for a reset.

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