Traffic Enforcement Dwindled in the Pandemic. In Many Places, It Hasn’t Come Back.
The retreat by the police coincided with a surge in reckless driving and a rise in road fatalities.
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The retreat by the police coincided with a surge in reckless driving and a rise in road fatalities.
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The president’s decision to exit the race received overwhelming support. Only a few other things have drawn as much consensus in polling.
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The changes among groups cancel out for now, and Trump leads narrowly, but there’s a tie when candidates like Kennedy Jr. are considered.
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Test Your Focus: Can You Spend 10 Minutes With One Painting?
It’s very hard to slow down and look closely at something. You may find it’s worth it.
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Election 2024 Polls: The Harris vs. Trump Matchup
Our polling averages track the latest trends in the presidential race, using data from national and battleground state polls.
Is It Better to Rent or Buy? A Financial Calculator.
Our calculator takes the most important costs associated with buying or renting and compares the two options.
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Spelling Bee Buddy: Personalized Hints That Update as You Play
Customized hints that update based on your progress in today’s puzzle.
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WordleBot: Your Daily, Personalized Wordle Score
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In some ways, the new matchup figures to be strangely familiar.
By Nate Cohn
Biden’s age hasn’t been the only concern voters have been telling pollsters about recently.
By Nate Cohn
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How the party has changed and where it might be going, according to its most committed members.
By Alicia Parlapiano and Joyce Ho
The possibility that Trumpism outlasts Donald Trump just went up.
By Nate Cohn
The polls in Pennsylvania and Virginia were conducted before the Trump rally shooting.
By Nate Cohn
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The president’s chances increasingly rely on the possibility that the polls are misfiring.
By Nate Cohn
The race against Trump doesn’t seem as if it will get easier.
By Nate Cohn
All-cash purchases shot up to 64 percent of home sales in the borough. Here’s who’s buying.
By Ronda Kaysen and Ella Koeze
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A 3-point move toward Trump in a new Times/Siena poll is not a fundamental change in the race, but it adds to longstanding concerns.
By Nate Cohn
A year’s worth of tolls is hard to picture. But what about an hour’s worth?
By Ana Ley, Larry Buchanan, Francesca Paris, Rebecca Lieberman, Eden Weingart, Ruru Kuo and Noah Throop
Teachers this year saw the effects of the pandemic’s stress and isolation on young students: Some can barely speak, sit still or even hold a pencil.
By Claire Cain Miller and Sarah Mervosh
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The latest Times/Siena survey shows Trump up by six points among registered voters and three among likely voters.
By Nate Cohn
Deaths of infants in the state increased by 13 percent in 2022, a study found, driven by fatal birth defects.
By Claire Cain Miller
It starts by showing a very close race nationally and in critical battleground states.
By Nate Cohn
An average of surveys may sound straightforward, but even a simple approach faces a series of choices.
By Nate Cohn
Only around 3 percent of kindergarten teachers are men. We interviewed a dozen of them about the joys of the job and the challenges boys face today.
By Claire Cain Miller
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Chicago reversed the flow of a river. Boston put a highway underground. And New York, well, came close to enacting congestion pricing.
By Emily Badger
Inside the unusual dynamic shaping the 2024 campaign.
By Nate Cohn, Charlie Smart and Ethan Singer
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One-fifth of abortions are being done via telemedicine, nearly half in states with abortion bans or restrictions.
By Margot Sanger-Katz and Claire Cain Miller
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We reached nearly 2,000 people who participated in previous Times/Siena polls to see if any had changed their minds.
By Nate Cohn, Ruth Igielnik and Alicia Parlapiano
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He may not lose support at all, but recent backing from young and nonwhite voters might be likelier to fade.
By Nate Cohn
The Upshot’s guide helped a New Jersey man, who has some good tips of his own.
By Ben Blatt
Though he trails in the polls, President Biden has mostly held his support among white voters. Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin probably offer his clearest path to victory.
By Nate Cohn
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The New York Times is telling the stories of people who made this difficult choice. Maybe we can tell yours.
By Francesca Paris
The Biden team faces questions of its own: Why have these voters backed away from him, and can his campaign find a way to reach them?
By Nate Cohn
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The Upshot’s financial calculator has been updated with new features.
By Francesca Paris
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In polls of swing state voters, 14 percent of those who said they voted for President Biden in 2020 said they weren’t backing him now.
By Claire Cain Miller, Bianca Pallaro, Ruth Igielnik and Alicia Parlapiano
Preliminary numbers show a nearly 4 percent decrease in deaths from opioids, largely fentanyl, but a rise in deaths from meth and cocaine.
By Jan Hoffman
The mistaken belief, in a new poll, shows how even as abortion is mobilizing Democrats, confusion over the issue is also a challenge.
By Claire Cain Miller, Ruth Igielnik and Margot Sanger-Katz
Kennedy draws disproportionately from voters who usually back Democrats but have defected to Trump.
By Nate Cohn
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