Politics
Proud Boys Ignored Orders Given at Pre-Jan. 6 Meeting
June 26, 2022
Proud Boys Ignored Orders Given at Pre-Jan. 6 Meeting
One week before scores of Proud Boys helped lead a pro-Trump mob in a violent assault on the Capitol last…
MAGA Voters Send a $50 Million G.O.P. Plan Off the Rails in Illinois
June 26, 2022
MAGA Voters Send a $50 Million G.O.P. Plan Off the Rails in Illinois
LINCOLN, Ill. — Darren Bailey, the front-runner in the Republican primary for governor of Illinois, was finishing his stump speech…
Decades Ago, Alito Laid Out Methodical Strategy to Eventually Overrule Roe
June 26, 2022
Decades Ago, Alito Laid Out Methodical Strategy to Eventually Overrule Roe
WASHINGTON — In the spring of 1985, a 35-year-old lawyer in the Justice Department, Samuel A. Alito Jr., cautioned the…
Supreme Court Throws Abortion to an Unlevel State Playing Field
June 25, 2022
Supreme Court Throws Abortion to an Unlevel State Playing Field
In his concurring opinion to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh struck a…
How the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional Hearing
June 25, 2022
How the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional Hearing
The typical congressional hearing features a pileup of long-winded statements — what some might consider bloviating. There are harsh partisan…
Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say
June 25, 2022
Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — As Russian troops press ahead with a grinding campaign to seize eastern Ukraine, the nation’s ability to resist…
Biden Signs Gun Bill Into Law, Ending Years of Stalemate
June 25, 2022
Biden Signs Gun Bill Into Law, Ending Years of Stalemate
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Saturday signed into law a bipartisan gun bill intended to prevent dangerous people from accessing…
Leaving Wish Lists at the Door, Senators Found Consensus on Guns
June 25, 2022
Leaving Wish Lists at the Door, Senators Found Consensus on Guns
WASHINGTON — Inside a pink-hued hideaway office in the basement of the Capitol last month, Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat…
U.S. Outlines Compensation Rules for Some Havana Syndrome Victims
June 25, 2022
U.S. Outlines Compensation Rules for Some Havana Syndrome Victims
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Friday released its rules and guidelines for providing financial support to victims of Havana…
U.S. Repatriates Afghan Whose Guantánamo Detention Was Unlawful
June 24, 2022
U.S. Repatriates Afghan Whose Guantánamo Detention Was Unlawful
The United States on Friday complied with a federal court order and released a former Afghan militiaman from detention in…