Politics
Biden Aims to Boost Military and Social Spending in 2023 Budget
March 28, 2022
Biden Aims to Boost Military and Social Spending in 2023 Budget
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s fiscal 2023 budget will call for additional military spending in the face of Russian aggression toward…
Elise Stefanik, Reinvented in Trump’s Image, Embodies a Changed G.O.P.
March 27, 2022
Elise Stefanik, Reinvented in Trump’s Image, Embodies a Changed G.O.P.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — On the second floor of an upscale golf resort near Jacksonville this past week, House…
Nebraska Congressman to Resign After Being Found Guilty of Lying to F.B.I.
March 27, 2022
Nebraska Congressman to Resign After Being Found Guilty of Lying to F.B.I.
WASHINGTON — Representative Jeff Fortenberry, Republican of Nebraska, announced on Saturday that he would resign from Congress at the end…
Plea Negotiations in Sept. 11 Case Go on Hiatus for Ramadan
March 27, 2022
Plea Negotiations in Sept. 11 Case Go on Hiatus for Ramadan
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Prosecutors and defense lawyers returned to the United States on Saturday from a first round of…
Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories
March 27, 2022
Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories
Two days after the 2020 election, Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, texted an old friend, Mark Meadows,…
Republicans and Democrats Begin to Sharply Diverge on Crime
March 26, 2022
Republicans and Democrats Begin to Sharply Diverge on Crime
For the bipartisan group of lawmakers, policy experts and activists who have long desired to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice…
Judge Throws Out Maryland Congressional Map, in Blow to Democrats
March 26, 2022
Judge Throws Out Maryland Congressional Map, in Blow to Democrats
A Maryland judge ruled on Friday that Democrats in the state had drawn an “extreme gerrymander” and threw out the…
Biden Administration Plans to Offer Second Booster Shots to Those 50 and Up
March 26, 2022
Biden Administration Plans to Offer Second Booster Shots to Those 50 and Up
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is planning to give Americans age 50 or older the option of a second booster…
Manchin Backs Jackson as Democrats Unite Behind Confirmation
March 26, 2022
Manchin Backs Jackson as Democrats Unite Behind Confirmation
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III said on Friday that he would vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for…
Supreme Court Rules Against Navy SEALs in Vaccine Mandate Case
March 26, 2022
Supreme Court Rules Against Navy SEALs in Vaccine Mandate Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday restored the Navy’s ability to consider the vaccination status of 35 of its…