Politics: 5 stories from this week
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On Politics
September 12, 2026

Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.

The senator, in a blue suit, gestures with his hands as he speaks, with a ring light in front of him.

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Times Exclusive

A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.

Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.

By Sarah Kliff

People holding signs, including one reading “One Map Per Decade,” in front of a white stone building with a dome.

Jeff Roberson/Associated Press

Dueling Court Rulings Leave Missouri’s Congressional Races in Chaos

After losing in two courts and winning in another, Missouri officials said they planned to forge ahead with using a congressional map that was redrawn to benefit Republicans.

By Ann E. Marimow and Mitch Smith

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Al Drago for The New York Times

Washington Memo

60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump’s Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality

With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.

By Peter Baker

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Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Fetterman Has a Surprise Cameo at Trump’s Convention

Senator John Fetterman, who has become alienated from his own party, appeared in a short video filmed in front of a steel mill, saying he is “always going to reject the extremes in socialism.”

By Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman

A forklift adds a pallet of plastic-wrapped wood to other pallets of wood on an outdoor platform.

Todd Korol for The New York Times

Trump Announces Ban on Some Canadian Imports

President Trump invoked a 1930 law after Canada imposed new tariffs on U.S. goods, which followed his own recent tariffs in a widening trade war.

By Tony Romm

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