Mayors described being caught in an exasperating partisan impasse, charged with managing the country’s carnage but pushed to the margins when trying to fix it.
Tag: Politics and Government
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A Broken Redistricting Process Winds Down, With No Repairs in Sight
A brutal battle over drawing district boundaries in the House of Representatives has left the two political parties roughly at parity. But no one is celebrating.
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Assassinations Become Weapon of Choice for Guerrilla Groups in Myanmar
A movement to restore democracy has evolved into deadly warfare between a ruthless military and a resistance force with limited weaponry.
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Biden Has ‘Only Bad Options’ for Bringing Down Oil Prices
The president’s trip to Saudi Arabia is unlikely to reduce oil and gasoline prices, and it is not clear that anything else he might do would work, either.
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Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations Offers Britons Respite From Woes
The Platinum Jubilee celebrations ended Sunday. Monday political and economic unease returns.