She was seen for two decades as a future face of the Democratic Party. Is she now suddenly a figure of its past?

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Through their reporting, the columnists share how regular citizens stand up to governments they oppose.

As wealthier areas are pushing back against huge A.I. data centers, speculators are pitching places like Doña Ana County, N.M., on their vision. Local officials are eager for a deal — even if they don’t quite know the terms.

Carbondale, Ill., a liberal enclave within driving distance of 10 states with abortion bans, has become a hub for the procedure. Last year there were nearly 11,000 abortions in this city of 21,000.

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Will the president soon wish he hadn’t run for a second term?

Bret Stephens, Frank Bruni and Aaron Retica on the gap between the president’s interests and what matters to Americans.

The lawyer and activist Chase Strangio on cultural divisions and common ground.

Why country and cowboys have a hold on our culture and our political imagination.

“If America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough,” the New Jersey senator argues.

“You need this renewal. You need new figures who are untouched, who were never part of these awful power games,” the columnist Lydia Polgreen argues.

Two economists on the price of playing nice with a superpower.