The 2024 election could be won or lost on the strength of the Black vote, which could in turn be won or lost based on the strength of the American economy. So it is no surprise that candidates are paying a lot of attention — and lip service — to …
Read More »Tesla Self-Driving System Will Be Investigated by Safety Agency
Tesla’s plan to build fleets of self-driving cars suffered a setback on Friday when the main federal auto safety regulator said it was investigating whether the technology was to blame for four collisions, including one that killed a pedestrian. The regulator, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said it was …
Read More »Opinion | When the Top General in the U.S. Says You’re ‘Fascist to the Core’
Toward the end of his tenure, Gen. Mark Milley, who was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2023, told Bob Woodward of The Washington Post that Donald Trump was a fundamental threat to the safety and integrity of the United States. “No one has ever …
Read More »Opinion | These Michigan Voters Aren’t Exactly Undecided — They’re Cringing
Cindy Jager was the lone worker on duty in the crammed aisles of an old-fashioned variety store overflowing with hardware and party supplies and fake pumpkins. When I came across her, she was carefully rearranging cleaning products on a back shelf of the shop in Walker, Mich. When I brought …
Read More »Electric Vehicles May Be Struggling. G.M.’s Leader Is Still a Believer.
Electric vehicles have had a hard year. Sales have been disappointing. Former President Donald J. Trump has regularly disparaged them. And even many environmentally conscious car buyers have been choosing hybrids instead. Yet the chief executive of General Motors, Mary T. Barra, says the company is still committed to doing …
Read More »Opinion | I Grew Up in Bucks County, Pa. I Went Back to Try to Make Sense of the Election.
One day last month I stepped out of my car in Riegelsville, Pa., and onto a sidewalk in front of the town’s post office, where residents come to pick up their mail and often spend a few minutes talking with neighbors. The first person I encountered was a young man …
Read More »Can I Patronize a Place Run by a Trump Supporter?
For 18 months, I’ve taken a weekly lesson at a stable that specializes in therapeutic work. The team here helps disabled people experience horseback riding and nonmounted equine exercises; they also have a kids’ program. The barn is truly my happy place, so much so that I have volunteered at …
Read More »Water Dispute Before Supreme Court Gives Rise to Unusual Alliances
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared to side with the City of San Francisco in its unusual challenge of federal water regulations that it said were too vague and could be interpreted too strictly. The outcome could have sweeping implications for curtailing water pollution offshore and would deal another blow …
Read More »Trump Signals Skepticism of Google Breakup, Citing Competition With China
Former President Donald J. Trump, whose administration sued Google over allegations it violated antitrust law, indicated that he might not break up the company if he regained the presidency, describing it as a bulwark against China’s technology ambitions. “China is afraid of Google,” Mr. Trump said while speaking on Tuesday …
Read More »The Flood-Protection Rule That Trump Rolled Back
In the summer of 2017, Donald Trump stood in the lobby of Trump Tower and declared he would heal a “massive self-inflicted wound on our country” by eliminating red tape that he said was making construction in America an arduous, expensive process. One policy he eradicated that day was a …
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