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The rise and fall of Roman Britain, where wealth and prosperity clashed with hardships and exploitation, is also a tale of a tale of a new identity emerging in the region.

Lawmakers in the House have yet to be sworn in. They can’t help constituents or get classified briefings, much less hold hearings or pass laws. And at some point, they may have trouble getting paid.

With no unified agenda or clear leadership, Republicans face the prospect that the anti-establishment fervor that has powered the party in recent years could now devour it.

The G.O.P. leader’s critics include firebrands who will never support him, hard-right ideologues who want to weaken the speakership and slash spending, and others whose desires are harder to pin down.

In failing to coalesce around Kevin McCarthy for speaker, Republicans showcased divisions that portend real difficulties in governing.

It’s a new year ahead of us, and the bowl bonanza basically is behind us except for the national championship game next Monday. Back in our youth in the 1960s and 70s, New Year’s Day was college footb...

Sunak implied he would be slashing borrowing, which will certainly mean considerable tax rises, cuts in government, or both.