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Justice Dept. Will Address ‘Disturbing Spike’ in Threats Against School Personnel
October 6, 2021
Justice Dept. Will Address ‘Disturbing Spike’ in Threats Against School Personnel
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department, in response to pleas from national groups representing school administrators, is deploying federal law ...
Troubled Student Loan Forgiveness Program Gets an Overhaul
October 6, 2021
Troubled Student Loan Forgiveness Program Gets an Overhaul
The Biden administration is overhauling a student loan forgiveness program for public service employees that had become a notorious quagmire…
Why Democrats See 3 Governor’s Races as a Sea Wall for Fair Elections
October 6, 2021
Why Democrats See 3 Governor’s Races as a Sea Wall for Fair Elections
MADISON, Wis. — In three critical battleground states, Democratic governors have blocked efforts by Republican-controlled legislatures to ...
Biden Calls Curbing Filibuster to Raise Debt Limit ‘a Real Possibility’
October 6, 2021
Biden Calls Curbing Filibuster to Raise Debt Limit ‘a Real Possibility’
WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Tuesday that Democrats are considering a change to Senate filibuster rules to bypass a…
Francis Collins, Who Guided N.I.H. Through Covid-19 Crisis, Is Exiting
October 6, 2021
Francis Collins, Who Guided N.I.H. Through Covid-19 Crisis, Is Exiting
WASHINGTON — Dr. Francis S. Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, holed up in an Airbnb in…
The Cocooning of Kyrsten Sinema
October 6, 2021
The Cocooning of Kyrsten Sinema
Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. In February 2018, I went to…
Democrats Lost the Most in Midwestern ‘Factory Towns,’ Report Says
October 6, 2021
Democrats Lost the Most in Midwestern ‘Factory Towns,’ Report Says
WASHINGTON — The share of the Democratic presidential vote in the Midwest declined most precipitously between 2012 and 2020 in…
Justice Dept. to Weigh Prosecuting F.B.I. Agents in Nassar Case
October 6, 2021
Justice Dept. to Weigh Prosecuting F.B.I. Agents in Nassar Case
The Justice Department is reviewing its decision not to prosecute the F.B.I. agents who failed to pursue allegations of sexual…
Captured, Killed or Compromised: C.I.A. Admits to Losing Dozens of Informants
October 5, 2021
Captured, Killed or Compromised: C.I.A. Admits to Losing Dozens of Informants
WASHINGTON — Top American counterintelligence officials warned every C.I.A. station and base around the world last week about troubling numbers…
As the U.S. Hurtles Toward a Debt Crisis, What Does McConnell Want?
October 5, 2021
As the U.S. Hurtles Toward a Debt Crisis, What Does McConnell Want?
WASHINGTON — In March 2006, as the government veered dangerously close to a default, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the…