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NEW DELHI — President Trump said on Tuesday that he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India had made progress toward what he hopes will be a landmark trade agreement between the two economic giants. But there was no breakthrough to announce after formal talks on the second and final day of the president’s visit, […]

The first February debate: ‘Cool newcomer’ After weeks of juggling the Senate impeachment trial with a presidential campaign, Ms. Klobuchar began seizing on a comment that Mr. Buttigieg made regarding the trial. The former mayor had said at a campaign rally that although he found the televised trial “exhausting and “it’s just, it gets you

NEW DELHI — President Trump on Tuesday called the conviction of the former film mogul Harvey Weinstein on two felony sex crime charges “a great victory” for women that “sends a very strong message” about sexual misconduct, even as he sought to highlight the defendant’s ties to Democrats. Asked whether justice had been done in

It’s hard to imagine a worse showing for a presidential candidate appearing in his first debate than the one Mr. Bloomberg had last week. That’s the good news for him. The bar is relatively low tonight. And inside his campaign, the prevailing view is that despite the weak performance — some aides described him as

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday accused the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee of leaking information about Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2020 election, dismissed the intelligence as “exaggerated” and refused to acknowledge that Moscow was behind similar efforts in 2016. “I can’t imagine that people are not going to go after them

Clyburn doesn’t plan to formally announce his endorsement until Wednesday, the day after the debate, but Democratic officials familiar with his planning say he intends to endorse Biden. Clyburn represents the largely black precincts in and near Columbia and Charleston, and he is considered the most powerful Democrat in the state. Here’s our national political

Four or five years ago, Mr. Lockhart said in an interview, he would have had to phone a reporter to weigh in, and the mainstream press, acting as gatekeeper, might or might not have quoted him. Now, “there’s the ability for people to have their own platforms,” he said. “I tweeted it, and got back

WASHINGTON — Public charter schools — caught between growing Democratic disenchantment and a Trump administration shift toward private schools — are preparing for political battle, as the long-protected education sector finds itself on the verge of abandonment. Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, proposed major changes this month to a federal education fund that for decades

NEW DELHI — President Trump said Tuesday that he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India had made progress toward what he hopes will be a landmark trade agreement between the two economic giants. But there was no breakthrough to announce after formal talks on the second and final day of the president’s visit. A

“Do I think that there is room for growth,” he said, “and do I think that Senator Sanders would have liked the numbers to have been even further up among voters of color, among young voters, among working-class voters? Absolutely.” Mr. Khanna expressed confidence that the numbers would increase in a general election contest against