Politics
Conor Lamb Had All the Makings of a Front-Runner. So Why Is He Struggling?
May 13, 2022
Conor Lamb Had All the Makings of a Front-Runner. So Why Is He Struggling?
Representative Conor Lamb was supposed to be a Democratic rising star — a Marine veteran, former prosecutor and Pennsylvania moderate…
John Eastman Pressed Pennsylvania Legislator to Throw Out Biden Votes
May 12, 2022
John Eastman Pressed Pennsylvania Legislator to Throw Out Biden Votes
WASHINGTON — Even by the standards of other ideas promoted by the conservative lawyer John Eastman to keep President Donald…
Hard-Liners Gain in Pennsylvania G.O.P. Races, Worrying Both Parties
May 12, 2022
Hard-Liners Gain in Pennsylvania G.O.P. Races, Worrying Both Parties
ERIE, Pa. — Republican voters in Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s most hotly contested political battlegrounds, appear to be rallying behind…
Trump Completes Sale of Washington Hotel to Investor Group
May 12, 2022
Trump Completes Sale of Washington Hotel to Investor Group
WASHINGTON — The Trump International Hotel in Washington is now officially out of business after the Trump family on Wednesday…
Why the Justice Department Is Unlikely to Investigate the Supreme Court Leak
May 12, 2022
Why the Justice Department Is Unlikely to Investigate the Supreme Court Leak
WASHINGTON — After a leak of a draft opinion showed that the Supreme Court was poised to end women’s constitutional…
Overdose Deaths Continue Rising, With Fentanyl and Meth Key Culprits
May 11, 2022
Overdose Deaths Continue Rising, With Fentanyl and Meth Key Culprits
WASHINGTON — Deaths from drug overdoses continued rising to record-breaking levels in 2021, nearing 108,000, according to preliminary new data…
In an Uphill Year, Democrats of All Stripes Worry About Electability
May 11, 2022
In an Uphill Year, Democrats of All Stripes Worry About Electability
On Monday night, several left-leaning congressional candidates joined an emergency organizing call with activists reeling from a draft Supreme ...
House Votes to Extend Union Organizing Protections to Its Staff
May 11, 2022
House Votes to Extend Union Organizing Protections to Its Staff
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Tuesday to grant its aides the legal protections to form a union, the most…
Haitian Gang Leader Is Charged With Abducting American Missionaries
May 11, 2022
Haitian Gang Leader Is Charged With Abducting American Missionaries
WASHINGTON — A leader of a notorious street gang responsible for abducting 17 people tied to an American-based missionary group…
D.H.S. Watchdog Said Damaging Findings Removed From Reports Were Already Known
May 11, 2022
D.H.S. Watchdog Said Damaging Findings Removed From Reports Were Already Known
WASHINGTON — Under questioning by staff members from two House committees, senior officials working for the Department of Homeland Security’s…