In a shift from a Times/Siena survey last month, he leads in three Sun Belt battleground states.Donald Trump, in Tucson recently, holds a 5-point lead in Arizona in our latest poll.Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York TimesWe’re getting to the point in the ele... More »
She gained a point in the polls after widely being seen as the debate winner.Kamala Harris on Friday in Georgia, where she has trailed in the polls. Audra Melton for The New York TimesIt’s been nearly two weeks since the first presidential debate, and the poll... More »
A ballot measure codifying “the fundamental right to an abortion” is supported by 58 percent of the state’s likely voters, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.A majority of likely voters in Arizona said they planned to support an amendment to the ... More »
In June, the court tried to explain its new history-based approach to the Second Amendment. But judges said the latest decision “offered little instruction or clarity.”Federal appeals courts were busy this summer trying to make sense of the Supreme Court’s rec... More »
Finland’s president and NATO’s departing secretary general are urging Mr. Biden to allow Ukraine to use weapons to hit bases deeper inside Russia.President Biden will be under increasing pressure this week to loosen restrictions on Ukraine’s use of weapons whe... More »
New polls from The New York Times and Siena College showed Donald J. Trump ahead in Arizona and leading in tight races in Georgia and North Carolina.Voters across the Sun Belt say that Donald J. Trump improved their lives when he was president — and worry that... More »
A reader proposes retiring a fashion term often interpreted as a double entendre. Our fashion critic explains the origins of the tie-neck blouse and its name.Is it time to retire the term “pussy bow”? How did it come to be? Beyond the cute cat at the window, t... More »
They were young lawyers, rising political stars and social acquaintances in the most exclusive quarters of San Francisco civic life.But around 2000, Kamala Harris placed a phone call to Kimberly Guilfoyle that would echo, semi-surreally, in the sufficiently se... More »
A transformed China, conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere, and intractable clashes over money have pushed the prospects of progress to a new low.Global power is fractured. Temperatures have risen to record levels. Bitterness and anxiety are rising in vulnerable ... More »
Her new novel, “Intermezzo,” considers love in its various permutations.INTERMEZZO, by Sally RooneyA Sally Rooney backlash, in certain quarters, has been building. Her books are too white, it is said, and her politics too soft. She can be, in pursuit of a love... More »
A congressional report argues that Beijing has exploited ties with American universities to advance technologically, and that further guardrails are needed.A House committee focused on threats from China argued in a report released on Monday that U.S. federal ... More »
As the election nears, most pollsters are reporting responses from “likely voters.” The challenge is in figuring out who they are.In the flood of election polls you’ll see over the next few weeks, most polling groups will include responses from “likely voters.... More »