Politics
Beto O’Rourke Announces Run for Texas Governor, Testing Democrats’ Strength
November 15, 2021
Beto O’Rourke Announces Run for Texas Governor, Testing Democrats’ Strength
HOUSTON — Beto O’Rourke entered the race for Texas governor on Monday, challenging an ultraconservative and well-financed two-term Republican ...
Republicans Gain Heavy House Edge in 2022 as Gerrymandered Maps Emerge
November 15, 2021
Republicans Gain Heavy House Edge in 2022 as Gerrymandered Maps Emerge
WASHINGTON — A year before the polls open in the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans are already poised to flip at…
Faith Groups Push to Scrap New Mandates in Biden’s Child Care Plan
November 15, 2021
Faith Groups Push to Scrap New Mandates in Biden’s Child Care Plan
WASHINGTON — A coalition of religious groups is waging an intensive lobbying effort to remove a nondiscrimination provision from President…
Flooding and Nuclear Waste Eat Away at a Tribe’s Ancestral Home
November 14, 2021
Flooding and Nuclear Waste Eat Away at a Tribe’s Ancestral Home
For decades, chronic flooding and nuclear waste have encroached on the ancestral lands in southeastern Minnesota that the Prairie Island…
Chris Christie Wants the Post-Trump G.O.P. to Move Past 2020
November 13, 2021
Chris Christie Wants the Post-Trump G.O.P. to Move Past 2020
Chris Christie wants to be very clear about something: The election of 2020 was not stolen. “An election for president…
Appeals Court Extends Block on Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Employers
November 13, 2021
Appeals Court Extends Block on Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Employers
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has kept its block in place against a federal mandate that all large employers…
Bannon Indicted on Contempt Charges Over House’s Capitol Riot Inquiry
November 13, 2021
Bannon Indicted on Contempt Charges Over House’s Capitol Riot Inquiry
WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon, a onetime aide to former President Donald J. Trump, was indicted by a federal grand…
Menace, as a Political Tool, Enters the Republican Mainstream
November 13, 2021
Menace, as a Political Tool, Enters the Republican Mainstream
At a conservative rally in western Idaho last month, a young man stepped up to a microphone to ask when…
Biden to Choose Robert Califf to Lead F.D.A., Despite Drug Industry Ties
November 12, 2021
Biden to Choose Robert Califf to Lead F.D.A., Despite Drug Industry Ties
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday is expected to nominate Dr. Robert M. Califf, a former commissioner of the Food…
Why Democrats May Have a Long Wait if They Lose Their Grip on Washington
November 12, 2021
Why Democrats May Have a Long Wait if They Lose Their Grip on Washington
Usually, it’s the party out of power that frets about whether it will ever win again. This time, it’s the…