Politics
To Counter China, Austin Vows to Shore Up Alliances With Others in Region
December 5, 2021
To Counter China, Austin Vows to Shore Up Alliances With Others in Region
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said on Saturday that the Biden administration would push both…
Voting Battles of 2022 Take Shape as G.O.P. Crafts New Election Bills
December 4, 2021
Voting Battles of 2022 Take Shape as G.O.P. Crafts New Election Bills
A new wave of Republican legislation to reshape the nation’s electoral system is coming in 2022, as the G.O.P. puts…
U.S. Intelligence Sees Russian Plan for Possible Ukraine Invasion
December 4, 2021
U.S. Intelligence Sees Russian Plan for Possible Ukraine Invasion
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s growing alarm about a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine is based in part on U.S.…
Israeli Company’s Spyware Is Used to Target U.S. Embassy Employees in Africa
December 4, 2021
Israeli Company’s Spyware Is Used to Target U.S. Embassy Employees in Africa
WASHINGTON — The iPhones of 11 U.S. Embassy employees working in Uganda were hacked using spyware developed by Israel’s NSO…
Biden Releases a Doctor’s Note: It’s Just a Cold
December 4, 2021
Biden Releases a Doctor’s Note: It’s Just a Cold
WASHINGTON — President Biden said Friday that his hoarse voice and cough were the result of germy kisses from his…
More Sept. 11 Victims Who Sued the Taliban Want Frozen Afghan Funds
December 3, 2021
More Sept. 11 Victims Who Sued the Taliban Want Frozen Afghan Funds
WASHINGTON — A fight is breaking out among lawyers for different groups of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist…
Emphasizing Tests, Biden Vows to Fight Omicron With ‘Science and Speed’
December 3, 2021
Emphasizing Tests, Biden Vows to Fight Omicron With ‘Science and Speed’
WASHINGTON — President Biden, confronting a worrisome new coronavirus variant and a potential winter surge, laid out a pandemic strategy…
How the Politics of Abortion Are Poised to Intensify
December 3, 2021
How the Politics of Abortion Are Poised to Intensify
With the Supreme Court now looking likely to weaken or overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on abortion, activists…
Review Finds No Answers to Mystery of Havana Syndrome
December 3, 2021
Review Finds No Answers to Mystery of Havana Syndrome
WASHINGTON — For months, the C.I.A. and government scientists have been working to find a cause of the chronic ailments…
With No Resources, Authority or Country, Afghan Ambassador Presses On
December 3, 2021
With No Resources, Authority or Country, Afghan Ambassador Presses On
WASHINGTON — The striped flag still flies in front of the Embassy of Afghanistan here, though the Taliban have used…