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October 9, 2025

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Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi stand behind a long table. To their right are two American flags and in front of them are two glasses of water. She calls his attention to something happening to their left.

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Democrats Play the Hits on Health Care. But Fewer People Are Listening.

The basic political conflict in America has changed to something very different than the one putting health care to the fore.

By Nate Cohn

Do You Have Obamacare or Medicaid Coverage? Tell Us About It.

As major changes to the programs loom, Times reporters want to hear from people who rely on the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid for health insurance.

By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz

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Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs

President Trump says striking drug traffickers from Venezuela will prevent deadly drugs from reaching the United States. But the major smuggling routes are elsewhere.

By Samuel Granados, Genevieve Glatsky and Annie Correal

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

Separately, in the administration’s first 200 days, only two of 98 Senate-confirmed appointees to the most senior jobs in government were Black.

By Elisabeth Bumiller and Erica L. Green

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Kerry James Marshall, lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

10-Minute Challenge: A Modern Master Takes Us Inside an Artist’s Studio

We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.

By Larry Buchanan

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