Politics
What We’re Watching in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Ohio and Indiana
May 3, 2022
What We’re Watching in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Ohio and Indiana
Ohio’s primary elections almost weren’t going to happen Tuesday. A heated and confusing legal battle over the redrawing of congressional…
As Feinstein Declines, Democrats Struggle to Manage an Open Secret
May 3, 2022
As Feinstein Declines, Democrats Struggle to Manage an Open Secret
WASHINGTON — She was once pressed to run for governor of California by President Bill Clinton. She was considered as…
Democrats’ Mystery: How to Brighten a Presidency and a National Mood
May 2, 2022
Democrats’ Mystery: How to Brighten a Presidency and a National Mood
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — At a Whole Foods in one moderate Cleveland suburb, shoppers recently worried about war, inflation, a “scary”…
Gorsuch Calls for Overruling ‘Shameful’ Cases on U.S. Territories
May 2, 2022
Gorsuch Calls for Overruling ‘Shameful’ Cases on U.S. Territories
WASHINGTON — Justice Neil M. Gorsuch last month issued a 10-page concurring opinion that amounted to a plea. The Supreme…
Biden Extols Mondale as ‘One of the Great Giants of American History’
May 2, 2022
Biden Extols Mondale as ‘One of the Great Giants of American History’
WASHINGTON — President Biden paid tribute on Sunday to former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, hailing “one of the great…
Biden Received Early Warnings That Immigration and Inflation Could Erode His Support
May 2, 2022
Biden Received Early Warnings That Immigration and Inflation Could Erode His Support
WASHINGTON — President Biden enjoyed high approval among Americans in the early months of his presidency. Millions of vaccines were…
War Crimes Hearing Revisits U.S. Soldiers’ Abuse of Detainees
May 2, 2022
War Crimes Hearing Revisits U.S. Soldiers’ Abuse of Detainees
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Defense lawyers are delving into the early days of detainee abuse in wartime Afghanistan in pretrial…
Loss of Pandemic Aid Stresses Hospitals That Treat the Uninsured
May 1, 2022
Loss of Pandemic Aid Stresses Hospitals That Treat the Uninsured
NASHVILLE — Mary Howard, a dishwasher with no health insurance, has never had Covid-19. But the coronavirus, she said, caused…
In Trump’s Shadow, Ohio Republicans Campaign Ahead of Tuesday’s Primary.
May 1, 2022
In Trump’s Shadow, Ohio Republicans Campaign Ahead of Tuesday’s Primary.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Josh Mandel’s wager was simple: No one would outflank him in mirroring Donald J. Trump, either on…
Jokes, Glamour and a Try for Normalcy as Correspondents’ Dinner Returns
May 1, 2022
Jokes, Glamour and a Try for Normalcy as Correspondents’ Dinner Returns
WASHINGTON — The jokes were back, the celebrities were back, the president was back. The only question was whether Covid…