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With a marquee creative team, this romantic musical should have been a sure bet. One great song survived the out-of-town turmoil. Continue reading Patti LuPone Was a Constant. The Other Ingredients Never Cooked.

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With at most a narrow majority in the Senate, the new president will be inclined to do less. He must be pushed to do more. Continue reading The Danger in White Moderates Setting Biden’s Agenda

America’s pandemic election was a remarkable, unlikely feat — conducted under assault from its president. Continue reading Democracy Worked This Year. But It Is Under Threat.

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Ms. Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, has risen higher in the country’s leadership than any woman ever before her. Continue reading Kamala Harris Makes History as First Woman and Woman of Color as Vice President

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has spent his career devoted to institutions and relationships. And those are the tools he will rely on to govern a fractured nation. Continue reading A Traditionalist Who Ran as Himself

Joseph R. Biden Jr. achieved victory offering a message of healing and unity. He will return to Washington facing a daunting set of crises. Continue reading Biden Wins Presidency, Ending Four Tumultuous Years Under Trump