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Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Panned in Washington, Thrill Many of His Voters

Where Donald Trump’s critics see underqualified nominees with questionable judgment, his voters described them as mavericks recruited to shake up Washington.

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Tulsi Gabbard, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Johnson and Matt Gaetz standing and applauding at a packed rally. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Biden Policies Offer a Starting Point for Trump’s Border Crackdown

Donald Trump has criticized the Biden administration for its handling of the border — but it has left him with tools he can use to shut down the border.

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Matt Gaetz Trolled His Adversaries. Now He Needs Support From Senators He Bashed.

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Democrats Draw Up an Entirely New Anti-Trump Battle Plan

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Trump’s Pick for Pentagon Paid an Accuser but Denies It Was Sexual Assault

The Trump transition team was recently alerted to the payment by Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for secretary of defense.

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Pete Hegseth, a Fox News co-host, seen at Trump Tower in 2016. — Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Trump Wants Gas Executive as Energy Secretary

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Trump Relished, and Rewarded, Kennedy’s Endorsement. Did It Matter?

In the backing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump found name-brand validation. But polls suggest Mr. Kennedy’s supporters didn’t race to vote.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands onstage with Donald Trump. Mr. Kennedy is raising his hands above his hand in a celebratory gesture. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Kennedy’s Vow to Take On Big Food Could Alienate His New G.O.P. Allies

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What Are Kennedy’s Own Diet and Eating Habits?

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Biden and Xi Jinping Meet, Delivering Messages Seemingly Intended for Trump

President Biden met with China’s leader, closing a chapter in relations between the rival superpowers as Donald Trump has promised a more aggressive approach.

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Xi Jinping and Joseph R. Biden Jr., both of whom are wearing navy suits, walk together in a garden. — Doug Mills/The New York Times

‘No Use for Hatred’: A Village Seeks to Move On From a U.S. Massacre

The hamlet of My Lai is infamous for American war crimes, but now it holds lessons in resilience and how to let go of anger.

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A man sitting on his haunches and playing with a dog. — Linh Pham for The New York Times

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Are A.I. Clones the Future of Dating? I Tried Them for Myself.

A New York Times reporter tested a handful of chatbots to see if they could help improve his dating life. The results were decidedly mixed.

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An illustration of people plugged into devices. — Mojo Wang

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They Cared for New Life. Then Death Came to Their Clinic.

It was one horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a missile fell on the Adonis clinic in Kyiv.

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Young Gazans Reach Global Audiences With Videos of Everyday Life in War

Displaced Palestinians are chronicling their wartime routines on TikTok and Instagram, allowing followers abroad to see a personal side of the conflict.

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A grid of four still frames from videos shows: upper left, two youths and the words “Daily routine in war zone”; upper right, a hand holding a small onion and the words “like WHAT??”; lower right, a young man wearing head phones washes clothes in a bucket; and lower left, people play an Arabic-language game of Monopoly.

The Democrat Picking a Fight With His Party Over Transgender Rights

Democrats rebuked Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts for saying he didn’t want his daughters “getting run over” by “formerly male” athletes.

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Seth Moulton holds a mobile phone to his ear while descending the stairs outside the U.S. Capitol building. — Tom Brenner/Reuters

Why Whoopi Goldberg Is Feuding With a Staten Island Bakery

She said the business declined to take an order under her name, perhaps because of her liberal politics. The bakery said politics had nothing to do with it.

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People line up outside a building that has a sign on it saying “Holtermann’s bakery.” — Sean Sirota for The New York Times

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‘An Absolute Mess’: New York City Brokers Assess the Shift in Fees

The City Council passed a bill that would require landlords to pay for the rental brokers they hire. Some brokers believe it will hurt tenants in the long run.

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A bearded man stands on a street in New York City. He is wearing a black suit jacket and blue shirt. — Graham Dickie/The New York Times

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Trump Can Speed Up the Inevitable in Ukraine

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Roxane Gay

Enough

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A cardboard cutout figure resembling Donald Trump with a tied American flag, as seen from the back. — Damon Winter/The New York Times

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s New Cologne: Eau de Musk

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David Wallace-Wells

Climate Change Is Losing Its Grip on Our Politics

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Adam Jentleson

When Will Democrats Learn to Say No?

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Naomi Beinart

I’m 16. On Nov. 5 the Girls Cried, and the Boys Played Minecraft.

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Letters From Our Readers

The ‘Diploma Divide’ and the 2024 Election

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Zeynep Tufekci

How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Could Destroy One of Civilization’s Best Achievements

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Roger Rosenblatt

How to Be a Writer in the Second Age of Trump

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Jamelle Bouie

There Is a Reason Trump Wants Fewer ‘Adults in the Room’

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Jessica Grose

Why Women Find Watching True Crime Comforting

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Ross Douthat

The Return of Trump Marks the End of an Era

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Malcolm X’s Daughters Sue F.B.I., C.I.A. and Police

A suit filed on Friday accused the authorities of intentionally failing to protect the civil rights leader and stymying efforts to identify his killers.

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