Trump, Angered by ‘Phony’ Inquiries, Blows Up Meeting With Pelosi and Schumer

After Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused him of a “cover-up,” the president said he would not work with Democrats until they stopped investigating him.

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News Analysis: Pelosi Pushes Go-Slow Strategy on Impeachment as She Goads Trump

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is using rhetorical volleys, like accusing President Trump of “a cover-up,” to ease the pressure on impeachment as she counsels a methodical strategy.

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Trump’s Financial Secrets Move Closer to Disclosure

A federal judge rejected President Trump’s efforts to block banks from complying with congressional subpoenas, and New York lawmakers voted to let Congress obtain his state tax returns.

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Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Is Delayed Until Trump Leaves Office, Mnuchin Says

President Trump said in 2016 that the Obama-era decision to put Tubman on the bill was “pure political correctness.’’ Now it won’t be in circulation until 2028.

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Trump’s Battles: Today’s State of Play

Here are the latest developments on the fights over President Trump’s taxes, access to the full Mueller report and more.

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India Election Results Live: Modi’s Party Leads in Hundreds of Seats

Officials are tabulating the results from a 6-week election that centered on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda.

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Europe Dispatch: What Is Europe? Freedom, Slavery, Austerity or Nothing at All

As Europeans go to the polls in a Continental election, a New York Times reporter set out to find out what Europe means to Europeans in 2019.

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‘Fetal Heartbeat’ vs. ‘Forced Pregnancy’: The Language Wars of the Abortion Debate

Activists on both sides of the abortion fight have long chosen their words carefully, coining terms like “pro-life,” “pro-choice” and “partial-birth abortion.”

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Canceled Fund-Raiser Prompts Question: Can a Democrat Oppose Abortion?

After pressure, a top Democratic Party official will no longer host an event for the anti-abortion Representative Daniel Lipinski of Illinois.

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Feature: How Data (and Some Breathtaking Soccer) Brought Liverpool to the Cusp of Glory

The club is finishing a phenomenal season — thanks in part to an unrivaled reliance on analytics.

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Donald Trump, India, Allyson Felix: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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European Elections, Theresa May, Deutsche Bank: Your Thursday Briefing

Let us help you start your day.

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Trump Doesn’t Want Peace. He Wants Palestinian Surrender.

From what we know so far, the administration’s peace plan is a non-starter.

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China’s Orwellian War on Religion

“Concentration camps,” electronic surveillance and persecution are used to repress millions of people of faith.

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Who Is Playing Politics With the Port of Piraeus?

An ancient Greek site finds itself caught between China and Alexis Tsipras.

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Editorial Observer: A Charge of ‘a Cover-Up,’ a Trump Tantrum and the Gears Grind to a Halt

The president stormed out of a meeting with congressional Democrats, saying he won’t negotiate while they investigate. What now?

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Allyson Felix: My Own Nike Pregnancy Story

I’ve been one of Nike’s most widely marketed athletes. If I can’t secure maternity protections, who can?

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There’s Only One Way to Stop Predatory Lending

The financial industry continues to prove that it needs supervision. The Trump administration doesn’t seem to care.

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Trump’s Bridges to Nowhere

Just don’t mention the “I-word” around the White House.

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America’s Cities Are Unlivable. Blame Wealthy Liberals.

The demise of a California housing measure shows how progressives abandon progressive values in their own backyards.

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