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Today — 8 November 2024Main stream

Ireland to Hold General Election: What to Know

8 November 2024 at 13:01
The Republic of Ireland will hold its first general election in almost five years on Nov. 29, after Prime Minister Simon Harris said he would dissolve parliament on Friday.

© Nathan Howard/Reuters

Simon Harris, the prime minister of Ireland, in Washington last month.

On the Ballot, Abortion Rights Proved More Popular Than Kamala Harris

8 November 2024 at 09:55
In states like Arizona and Nevada, some voters split their tickets, supporting abortion rights measures while also backing Donald Trump.

© Jon Cherry for The New York Times

Supporters celebrated in Phoenix on Tuesday after learning that Arizona voters had approved an abortion rights ballot measure.

Transgender Americans Voice New Anxiety About Trump Agenda

8 November 2024 at 05:44
President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to “keep men out of women’s sports” and withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding from hospitals that provide gender transition treatment to minors.

© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

For many transgender Americans, the experience of being invoked by political candidates as a symbol of absurdity or an object of disgust has taken a toll.
Yesterday — 7 November 2024Main stream

Kamala Harris Took Women for Granted

7 November 2024 at 18:03
Apart from promising to safeguard abortion rights, the campaign didn’t do enough to address other issues important to women.

© Damon Winter/The New York Times

What the Collapse of Germany’s Ruling Coalition Means

7 November 2024 at 22:07
After decades of relative stability, the country has entered a new era of political fragmentation and will hold new elections at a precarious time.

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany fired his finance minister, who leads one of the three parties in the governing coalition.

Political Betting Markets See Vindication in Trump Victory

6 November 2024 at 23:52
Prediction markets, which surged to prominence during the presidential campaign, started reflecting a likely Trump win several weeks ago, even as opinion polls showed a tight race.

© Isadora Kosofsky for The New York Times

The average odds from five political betting markets showed Donald Trump with better-than-a-coin-flip odds heading into Election Day.

Democrats Got the Recovery They Wanted. It Wasn’t Enough.

6 November 2024 at 22:11
America’s economic growth is the envy of its global counterparts. But voters wanted more from the Biden administration — specifically, lower prices.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Vice President Kamala Harris ran strongest with voters who said inflation had not been a problem at all over the past year.
Before yesterdayMain stream

How Trump Won, Again

By: Nate Cohn
6 November 2024 at 20:37
He made gains in every corner of the country and with nearly every demographic group.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Donald J. Trump’s election night party in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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