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Senate Vote Puts Climate Action in Reach

Bill Also Tackles Taxes and Drug Costs; Could Pass the House This Week

  • The Inflation Reduction Act would make the most significant federal investment in history to counter climate change while lowering prescription drug costs.
  • The 51-50 vote, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting a tiebreaker, was a win for President Biden and Democrats ahead of the midterms.

A Climate Bill is About to Become Law, Thanks to a Shift in Strategy

The Senate bill avoided the political pitfalls of past legislative attempts by offering only incentives to cut climate pollution, not taxes.

Senator Joe Manchin’s backing of the bill came with benefits for a pipeline industry that is one of his major donors.

Scenes From Capitol Hill
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Killings of 4 Men in Albuquerque Leave Muslim Community in Fear

As the authorities appeal to the public for help in their investigation, many Muslim residents are experiencing a “managed panic.”

A private security guard patrolling the Islamic Center of New Mexico in Albuquerque on Sunday.
Adria Malcolm for The New York Times

China’s Military Spectacle Is Narrowing Its Options for Winning Over Taiwan

The military exercises were designed to deter Taiwan from moving further from Beijing, but they also indicated how few policy carrots China has.

See maps showing just how close Chinese military aircraft and drones are flying to Taiwan.

Caroline Kennedy visited Guadalcanal on the anniversary of a World War II battle amid another tense moment in the region.

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Photographs by Tamir Kalifa and Callaghan O'Hare; Videos by Emily Rhyne

The Excruciating Echo of Grief in Uvalde

The Texas community buried 21 people after the school massacre. Its anguish has been compounded by anger over the police response, with many turning to activism.

Liz Cheney Is Ready to Lose. But She’s Not Ready to Quit.

The Republican says her crusade to stop former President Trump and restore a “very sick G.O.P.” will continue — even if she loses her primary next week.

Representative Liz Cheney with supporters in Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Israel and Palestinian Militants Reach a Cease-Fire

The truce appeared to end a three-day conflict that killed dozens of Palestinians but barely changed the status quo in Israel and the occupied territories.

Many rockets fired from Gaza toward Israel, like these on Sunday, were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defense system.
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In My Homeland, the Smell of Death on a Summer Afternoon

In Ukraine, tragedies are a backdrop to everyday existence, an inescapable reality that feels like the very air in your lungs, a reporter writes.

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New York Went on a Lanternfly-Killing Rampage. They’re Still Here.

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that ecologists have urged the populace to squish on sight, is back, infesting the New York City area.

The invasive lanternfly can hurt plants and trees, but not people or animals. Scientists have encouraged people to stomp them on sight.
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Nick Viall and his dog, Jeff.
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Nick Viall Gets His Roses

The former “Bachelor” star has (almost) left the franchise behind as he doles out advice on his podcast and on paper.

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Charles M. Blow

Biden’s Remarkable Summer

Michelle Cottle

How Is This Guy Still Competitive?

Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

I Didn’t Want It to Be True, but the Medium Really Is the Message

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Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ and the Restaurant Industry’s Long Overdue Reckoning

Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat

The New Politics of Abortion

Eleanor Davis

Winds of Change

Eleanor Davis
Maureen Dowd

Maureen Dowd

Hey, Joe, Don’t Give It a Go

Tish Harrison Warren

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A Model for an Evangelical Christianity Committed to Justice

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Matt Stevens🛬 Back in Brooklyn, after a jaunt to Los Angeles
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The warming of the earth, combined with the exhausting nature of the game, is raising questions about the future of the second most popular sport in the world.