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January 22, 2026

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The Voters Who Have Taken a U-Turn on Trump

One year later, the second Trump coalition has come apart, a Times/Siena poll finds.

By Nate Cohn

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Who Will Win the House? Three Maps Tell a Tale of the 2026 Midterms.

With control of the narrowly divided House set to be decided by a small fraction of the chamber's seats, a wave of strategic redistricting and a flood of retirements will play a role in the 2026 midterms.

By Ashley Cai and Shane Goldmacher

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How Trump Is Pushing to Expand Presidential Power

A breakdown of the presidential powers President Trump has sought for himself, including what he did to obtain power and what’s next.

By Charlie Savage and Lazaro Gamio

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Why It’s Hard to Run Venezuela

Venezuela sprawls over terrain twice the size of California, with vast tracts of treacherous jungles, steep mountains and cities filled with guns.

By Simon Romero, Josh Holder, Samuel Granados and Pablo Robles

President Trump, in a suit and red tie, as seen through a window in the Oval Office.

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Falsehoods Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office

The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.

By Linda Qiu and McKinnon de Kuyper

How Much Snow Will Fall Where You Live?

Type in your community to see the full range of possibilities in the next few days.

By Aatish Bhatia, Josh Katz, Margot Sanger-Katz and Samuel Jacoby

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