Trump Wrestles With New Reality: A Lame Duck With Two Years Left to Fight

After a decade at the center of American politics, President Trump is politically wounded, with diminished power. Those who know him say the next two years will be unpredictable.After huge losses for Republicans in the midterm elections, it remains to be seen whether President Trump adopts a pragmat

K Katie Rogers

The Blame Game Begins

Also, Democrats will have a huge majority in the House. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.The watch party for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in Dallas.

M Matthew Cullen

Appeals Court Allows Mamdani to Move Forward with Pied-à-Terre Tax

The court reversed a judge’s order that had said New York erred in its rollout of the tax, granting Mayor Zohran Mamdani a victory over a key piece of his agenda.The administration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani appealed a ruling blocking the rollout of a tax on high-end second homes in New York City.

M Mihir Zaveri

Trump Administration Moves to Oust Arbitrators as Doctor Payouts Soar

The two companies settled billing disputes between doctors and insurers, keeping patients out of the middle. One let doctors win 96 percent of the time.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid in Baltimore this year. The agency oversees the program.

M Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff

Golden State Valkyries Reign Supreme in San Francisco, a City of Start-Ups

San Francisco hosted a victory parade on Wednesday for the new W.N.B.A. champions, a team that’s not even two years old but has made the Bay Area swoon.The Golden State Valkyries are the new champions of the Women’s National Basketball Association, who played their first game just 18 months ago.

H Heather Knight and Lauren Segal

The Bell Tolls for Trumpism

Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to the Democratic Party’s major midterm victory.

E Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Jack McCordick

Beverly Whipple Has Died. She Introduced the G-Spot to the Mainstream.

Dr. Whipple studied the female erogenous zone and, with collaborators, wrote a best seller about women’s sexuality. She was 85.Beverly Whipple in 2007. Her book “The G Spot: And Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality,” examined the concept of female sexual pleasure.

R Randi Hutter Epstein