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The investment of class in American politics—the Republicans’ struggles with college graduates and the Democrats’ struggles with the working class—is a major theme of this newsletter. To help make sense of it, I asked four Times Opinion writers to join me in an exchange this morning. They’re Michelle Cottle, Carlos Lozada, Lydia Polgreen and Ross Douthat, and they’re also the hosts of a new podcast, “Matter of Opinion.” David: Democrats are nearly out of state office in nearly 20 states, largely because of their weakness with working-class voters. And in the past five years, the party has lost ground with…

The state Assembly over two days in Albany this week passed hundreds of measures as they closed the six-month legislative session. But lawmakers refused to take up a bill that would have expanded subsidized health coverage to include more New Yorkers, regardless of their immigration status. Advocates were disappointed by the lack of progress on the measure in the state Assembly, which passed the state Senate earlier this month. However, Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised cost concerns about the legislation, showing skepticism about whether the money was available from a long-term untapped pot of federal dollars. New York was able…

BREAKING NEWS: Man City are set to fire up the race to sign Declan Rice as they prepare to make an imminent bid in a bid to beat rivals Arsenal and Man United to the £100m West Ham captain. By Sami Mokbel for MailOnline Published: 06:20 EDT, June 22, 2023 | Updated: 06:52 EDT, June 22, 2023 West Ham hope Manchester City will make a bid for Declan Rice following Ilkay Gundogan’s decision to join Barcelona. City are weighing up an official bid for the Hammers skipper with the London club now predicting a bid for Rice is imminent. Arsenal…

This is the second story in a series examining the impact of the fall of Roe v. Wade with the Supreme Court’s ruling last June in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. When President Biden rallied Democrats last September ahead of the midterm elections, he predicted that the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade caused major electoral ramifications. “Republicans have awakened a powerful force in this country: women,” Biden said. “Here you come.” And he was right. Biden received a political gift a year ago when the Supreme Court struck down the nation’s right to access abortion. Although the…

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) saw a boost to his political brand Tuesday night after his slate of endorsed candidates in state legislative races won their primaries. Youngkin participated in the GOP contests last month, endorsing 10 candidates, all of whom won against their primary rivals. The results are a boon for the incumbent governor ahead of what is expected to be a hotly contested cycle in November. They also bolster his image as a rising star within the ranks of the GOP. In a memo released Wednesday, Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia PAC Chairman Dave Rexrode argued that Youngkin has…

CNN — Welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House this week for a state visit, the highest form of American diplomacy, will require President Joe Biden to make some compromises. Modi, hugely popular in India, has shown a drift towards authoritarianism that has worried the West. He has cracked down on dissent, targeted journalists and introduced policies that rights groups say discriminate against Muslims. However, Modi and India, the world’s largest democracy, also represent a linchpin of Biden’s strategy in Asia. The country recently surpassed China to become the most populous country on Earth. In Biden’s view,…

Imran Khan is fighting for his political survival after Pakistani authorities launched a crackdown on his party, with the popular former prime minister acknowledging his path back to power is narrowing. Since being ousted in a no-confidence vote last year, Khan has waged a relentless campaign to force an election, mobilizing supporters across the country and defying Pakistan’s powerful military, which he accuses of orchestrating his ouster. a way that few others have dared. This high-stakes campaign now appears to have failed. In recent weeks, authorities have detained thousands of his supporters and dozens of senior leaders have left his…

London – Much has been said about how to find the Titan, the tourist submersible that disappeared Sunday while carrying five people to the remains of the Titanic, and how difficult it will be to locate the little ship in the vast North Atlantic. But even if the monumental effort by US and Canadian authorities to find the diver succeeds, this is only the first challenge. Rescuing the five people from the diver would be another challenge. With no sightings on the surface, the only lead rescuers had to follow by Wednesday afternoon was the sound of described as banging…