Policy ideas once dismissed out of hand are now being widely discussed. The Overton window is one way to understand what’s happening.

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The church is considering a proposal to end its prohibitions on same-sex marriage and ordaining gays and lesbians, but a rival plan to keep those policies in place appears to have more support.

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Democrats are split over what would be the best path to the White House. Should they try to win back the industrial heartland, or turn their attention to the Sun Belt?

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In a filing, defense lawyers suggested Mr. Manafort was facing the prospect of dying in prison only because he had been unfairly caught in the Russia inquiry’s spotlight.

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Alexander Acosta, the labor secretary, is under rising pressure to testify before Congress about the plea deal he cut as a prosecutor with Jeffrey E. Epstein, a Trump acquaintance.

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Two nearly simultaneous events will have very different story lines involving President Trump.

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As Chicagoans prepare to vote in a new mayor, the city stands at a pivotal crossroads, with black residents leaving by the thousands even as new white residents flow in.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom knows that a good relationship with a president he once called on to resign could be crucial to his plans for the state.

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Mr. Sanders started the race with the largest donor network in the 2020 field. That list has grown substantially since then, as more than a third of his donations came from new email addresses.

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Critics of the film say it oversimplifies race relations. Its best picture win complicated a night when the academy honored a diverse set of winners.

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