Politics
U.S. Arms Sent to Ukraine Would Blunt but Not Stop a Russian Invasion
February 15, 2022
U.S. Arms Sent to Ukraine Would Blunt but Not Stop a Russian Invasion
WASHINGTON — President Biden has ruled out sending U.S. troops to fight in Ukraine, but American-made weapons are already there…
Husband in $3.6 Billion Bitcoin Case Held While Wife Gets Bond
February 15, 2022
Husband in $3.6 Billion Bitcoin Case Held While Wife Gets Bond
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday ordered the pretrial detention of a man charged with overseeing a sweeping scheme…
Court Filing Started a Furor in Right-Wing Outlets, but Their Narrative Is Off Track
February 15, 2022
Court Filing Started a Furor in Right-Wing Outlets, but Their Narrative Is Off Track
WASHINGTON — When John H. Durham, the Trump-era special counsel investigating the inquiry into Russia’s 2016 election interference, filed a…
Navy Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty in Submarine Espionage Case
February 15, 2022
Navy Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty in Submarine Espionage Case
A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he tried to sell some of America’s most…
Inside McConnell’s Campaign to Take Back the Senate and Thwart Trump
February 14, 2022
Inside McConnell’s Campaign to Take Back the Senate and Thwart Trump
PHOENIX — For more than a year, former President Donald Trump has berated Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona, savaging him…
Selling Trump: A Profitable Post-Presidency Like No Other
February 13, 2022
Selling Trump: A Profitable Post-Presidency Like No Other
In early December, Donald J. Trump put on a tuxedo and boarded the private jet of a scrap-metal magnate and…
Giuliani in Talks to Testify to House Jan. 6 Panel
February 13, 2022
Giuliani in Talks to Testify to House Jan. 6 Panel
Rudolph W. Giuliani, who as former President Donald J. Trump’s lawyer helped lead the effort to overturn the results of…
Harris Says Replacing Lead Pipes Is a Priority, Despite Limited Funding
February 12, 2022
Harris Says Replacing Lead Pipes Is a Priority, Despite Limited Funding
NEWARK — Schkeema Troutman had just started describing the many difficulties of trying to raise a family in a city…
On Capitol Hill, a Push to Unionize House Aides Gains Traction
February 12, 2022
On Capitol Hill, a Push to Unionize House Aides Gains Traction
WASHINGTON — More than 25 years after Congress first voted to give its employees the right to unionize, Democrats are…
F.D.A. Clears Covid Drug From Eli Lilly That Shows Promise Against Omicron
February 12, 2022
F.D.A. Clears Covid Drug From Eli Lilly That Shows Promise Against Omicron
With Covid treatments still in short supply in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave emergency…