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Anthony J. Alvarado, Former New York City Schools Chancellor, Dies at 81

He also turned two Manhattan districts into national models. But his tangled personal finances forced him to resign as the…

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Federal Judge Approves Georgia’s New Voting Maps

The judge found that the Georgia legislature had complied with orders to allow Black voters an equal opportunity to elect…

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These House Republicans Could Be the Targets of New York Redistricting

Court-ordered redistricting could tip the balance of the House fight in New York toward Democrats. But constitutional limits and competing…

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Portland Teachers’ Strike Ends After More Than Three Weeks

The News The union representing teachers, counselors and other school employees in Portland, Ore., reached a tentative deal with the…

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How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been Under Attack

A federal ruling this week was only the latest in decades of legal challenges to a law that has shored…

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‘The Hunger Games’ Is Back. Here’s What You Need to Know.

With the prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” now in theaters, here are answers to questions you may have…

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Rashida Tlaib, Censured by the House, Is Praised and Condemned at Home

The Democratic congresswoman from the Detroit area and the only Palestinian-American in the House faces a complicated landscape in her…

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Early Voting Begins in New York: Here’s What to Know

Although no citywide offices are being contested this year, the New York City Council is up for election, and voters…

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How the G.O.P. Speaker Mess Has Divided N.Y. House Republicans

In the fight over Representative Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker, moderate Republicans are racing to outrun the chaos their party…

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Nancy Mace’s District Moved Right. Then She Helped Oust McCarthy.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on Representative Mace’s newly drawn South Carolina district, which has gotten redder since…

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