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End Gerrymandering

A ban on extreme partisan gerrymandering could restore much of the congressional diversity that the Voting Rights Act initially made possible.

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Trump Revives 2020 Election Conspiracies, With Help From the Federal Government

Voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration may use the federal government to cast doubt on the election, discourage participation or try to delegitimize results.

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Voting rights activists fear that the Trump administration may use the power of the federal government to cast doubt on the midterm election.
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Hegseth Singled Out in Democrats’ Campaign Attacks for War and High Prices

Cabinet members are seldom major figures in campaigns, but the defense secretary’s forays into politics and his bravado in defense of an unpopular war have made him a target.

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In the final weeks of a midterm congressional battle in which voters’ opposition to the war with Iran has become a major issue, Democrats are increasingly making Mr. Hegseth a main character in their campaign messaging.
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Uncertainty Over Pope’s Health Fuels Familiar Debate Over Vatican’s Candor

By announcing his lung condition himself, Leo has been more forthcoming than many popes. But mysteries remain, prompting scrutiny of papal statements for hidden meaning.

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Pope Leo XIV at a torchlight procession last month in Lourdes, France. Vatican experts wondered if he already knew of his cancer diagnosis during that visit.
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Ilhan Omar’s Sister’s Phone Was Seized Before Search of Lawmaker’s Home

A criminal investigation into the lawmaker’s immigration process advanced after federal investigators reviewed family text messages from a seized phone.

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A Homeland Security officer carries a box from the Washington residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar, during a search on Monday.
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School Shooting in Bend, Ore., Has Heroes and Pain, But Few Answers

The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers.

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A growing memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary School the morning after a gunman killed three children and a teacher in Bend, Ore.
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Cornell Board Presents United Front Amid Crisis Over Sexual Assault Allegations

While the powerful board appeared to back campus administration, some students protested against the backdrop of homecoming weekend.

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Inside the halls where Cornell University’s board of trustees gathered this week, there were no visible cracks in its unity.
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How We Reported on the Cornell Case

In our first edition of The Backstory, a new newsletter about Times journalism, we’re diving into coverage of a rape allegation and talking to a critic who says we’re not tough enough on Trump.

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Students walk past the now shuttered Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University.
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Teacher Killed in Oregon School Shooting Was Working Her ‘Dream Job,’ Family Says

Megan Lambert graduated from high school in the district where she taught. She died in a classroom with Rhoam Summer and two other children when a shooter attacked.

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Community members at Drake Park in Bend, Ore., on Friday, the day after a gunman killed three children and a teacher nearby at Silver Rail Elementary School.
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When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe

After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity.

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A former Cornell student’s lawsuit accusing members of a fraternity of sexual assault stirred anger and debate at the university and on college campuses nationwide.
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