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America First? Some Trump Supporters Worry That’s No Longer the Case.

Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Tyler Pager
President Trump has been dining with billionaires and has taken a keen interest in crises overseas, leading to fears that he is drifting away from his more populist stances.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

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Trump Officials Prepare Tariff Exemptions, Seeking to Lower Food Prices

Par :Ana Swanson · Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager
If the proposal goes into effect, it would be the latest rollback of one of President Trump’s key economic policies over concerns about affordability.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Shoppers at a grocery store in Brooklyn last week. Food prices have risen significantly this year, and a gauge of consumer confidence hit near-record lows this month.
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Labour Party’s Internal Fight Goes Public, as Starmer’s Trouble Grows

Par :Stephen Castle
An attempt by Keir Starmer’s allies to undercut a rival has forced into the open a party debate over whether to replace the prime minister.

© Hannah McKay/Reuters

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain leaving 10 Downing Street on Wednesday.
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The NYC Demographic Trends That Shaped Mamdani’s Win

Par :Maya King · Jeff Adelson and Alex Lemonides
Moderate Black voters and young progressives favored Zohran Mamdani for mayor, while Andrew Cuomo won many wealthy New Yorkers and those who voted for Donald Trump.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York overwhelmingly won young voters.
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Trump Tries to Seize ‘Affordability’ as Americans’ Economic Worries Grow

Par :Erica L. Green
The issue has buoyed Democrats and is resonating with an American electorate that is souring on the president’s economic agenda.

© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

President Trump has lost ground on an issue that helped deliver him a second term.
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Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown

Par :Michael Gold
For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified. But an end approached without an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies that Democrats had demanded.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Senator Angus King, one of the senators who negotiated with Republicans, said that the length of the shutdown had pushed some colleagues to support a deal without the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies they had originally sought.
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Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia

Par :Christopher F. Schuetze
Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.

© Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times

Part of the wall that used to divide West and East Germany before reunification in 1990. Cultural divides, especially over views about Russia, remain.
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San Francisco Sees Nancy Pelosi as a Tireless Leader for the City

Par :Heather Knight
Representative Nancy Pelosi, after announcing her retirement, was praised by many San Franciscans for her tireless efforts on behalf of the city. Some of her work went unheralded.

© Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Nancy Pelosi, with her grandchildren, during the Pride Parade in San Francisco in 2019. She has long been a champion of L.G.B.T.Q. rights and stood up for the city’s gay community.
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Republicans Retire Pelosi as a Villain, and Turn to Mamdani

Par :Katie Glueck
Searching for another liberal boogeyman, Republicans have zeroed in on Zohran Mamdani. Whether their strategy will work in the midterms is less clear.

© New York Times photographs by Andri Tambunan and Vincent Alban

Republicans hope to turn Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, into the next national-level villain after Nancy Pelosi. They think the 34-year-old democratic socialist vividly illustrates their argument that the Democratic Party has swung hard to the left.
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The Republicans Warning They Have a Problem

Par :Jess Bidgood
Off-year elections might hold more lessons for Republicans than Democrats.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

“When you talk about ’26 and ’28, Republicans have to find a way to motivate the base Trump voter to come out and vote,” Newt Gingrich said.
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Republicans Point Fingers After Election Losses, but Not at Trump

Par :Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein
Casting around for culprits, leaders in the party blamed their candidates, the government shutdown and a weak economic message.

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Republicans have a favorable midterm map, but this week’s elections provided new evidence that President Trump’s leadership in Washington is causing a backlash from voters.
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Elections Show Trump’s Edge on the Economy Slipping

Par :Shane Goldmacher
Democrats harnessed worries about the cost of living, with polls showing that Republicans’ longtime advantage on the economy has evaporated.

© Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

President Trump was a central character in this week’s elections, even though he never held rallies in Virginia or New Jersey, where key elections for governor unfolded.
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As Government Shutdown Stalemate Persists, Frustration Defies Party Lines

Par :Robert Jimison
The partisan divisions in Washington are as deep as ever, but some voters in both parties have grown weary of the standoff and want it to end.

© Nicole Craine for The New York Times

“To choose between feeding hungry families and my health care — I’m going to feed the family,” said Cyndie Story, a 60-year-old self-employed school nutrition consultant in Zebulon, Ga.
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Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, Wins New Jersey Governor’s Race

Par :Tracey Tully · Taylor Robinson and Mark Bonamo
Ms. Sherrill, a Democratic congresswoman, beat Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican running his third race for governor, after a hard-fought campaign. She urged voters to consider the race a referendum on President Trump.

© Bryan Anselm for The New York Times

Representative Mikie Sherrill was elected governor of New Jersey in a campaign dominated by President Trump.
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In the Virginia Governor’s Race, It’s Abigail Spanberger vs. Winsome Earle-Sears

Par :Tim Balk
Ms. Spanberger, a centrist Democrat, has led in most polls against Ms. Earle-Searles, the Republican lieutenant governor. One of them will become Virginia’s first female chief executive.

© Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch, via Associated Press; Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears of Virginia, left, the Republican nominee for governor, is facing former Representative Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, for the seat held by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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In the Virginia governor’s race, it’s Abigail Spanberger vs. Winsome Earle-Sears.

Par :Tim Balk
Ms. Spanberger, a centrist Democrat, has led in most polls against Ms. Earle-Searles, the Republican lieutenant governor. One of them will become Virginia’s first female chief executive.

© Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch, via Associated Press; Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears of Virginia, left, the Republican nominee for governor, is facing former Representative Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, for the seat held by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Turns California Election Into Possible 2028 Platform

Par :Laurel Rosenhall
Gov. Gavin Newsom has attracted support for his redistricting ballot measure from voters outside of California. He could reap the benefits for a 2028 presidential run.

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Small donors from across the country combined to give Gov. Gavin Newsom $38 million for a ballot measure intended to stop Republicans from retaining complete control of the federal government in 2026.
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What New Jersey Could Reveal About the Rightward Shift of Hispanic Voters

Par :Shane Goldmacher and Christine Zhang
An off-year governor’s race will test the durability of the gains President Trump made in 2024, when the state’s majority-Hispanic townships all swung in his direction.

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More Americans May Soon Feel the Shutdown’s Effects

Par :Jess Bidgood
More paychecks aren’t going out, and nutrition benefits may lapse. The government shutdown is growing more painful, and the fight over why is intensifying.

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A food pantry in Alexandria, Va., last week where hundreds of federal workers and government contractors lined up to receive food.
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As the Dutch Vote, One Issue Carries the Day: Affordable Housing

Par :Claire Moses
The small European nation of 18 million people is in the middle of its worst housing crunch in decades. But there is no quick political solution.

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Population growth and a lack of new homes are among the factors leading to a housing crisis in the Netherlands.
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A Break-In That Shook France

Par :Roger Cohen
The robbery at the Louvre left behind more than broken glass. It battered the pride of a nation that is increasingly glum about itself and its direction.

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Investigators near the truck-mounted ladder thieves used to break into the Louvre, on Sunday.
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Trump Backs Milei, But Argentina’s Elections Will Test His Popularity

Par :Emma Bubola · Daniel Politi and Anita Pouchard Serra
President Javier Milei of Argentina has earned U.S. support, but he faces a critical legislative election at home amid voter anger over job losses and corruption scandals.

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President Javier Milei of Argentina at the closing of a campaign rally in Rosario City, Argentina, on Thursday.
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Presidents Are Limited to Two Terms. He’s Running for His Fourth.

Par :Saikou Jammeh
The main opposition candidates in the Ivory Coast’s presidential election have been barred from the race. Critics say the vote has been rigged.

© Francis Kokoroko/Reuters

The president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, 83, waving at supporters on Thursday during his final political rally in Abidjan before the country’s presidential election on Saturday.
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