Politics
House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill, Punting Again on a Deal
February 9, 2022
House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill, Punting Again on a Deal
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March, temporarily averting a shutdown as…
House Passes Bill to Shore Up Postal Service, Working to Avert Insolvency
February 9, 2022
House Passes Bill to Shore Up Postal Service, Working to Avert Insolvency
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday approved the most significant overhaul of the Postal Service in nearly two decades, seeking…
McConnell Denounces R.N.C. Resolution Censuring Jan. 6 Panel Members
February 9, 2022
McConnell Denounces R.N.C. Resolution Censuring Jan. 6 Panel Members
WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, pushed back hard on Tuesday on the Republican Party’s censure of Representatives…
Erik Prince Helped Raise Money for Conservative Spy Venture
February 8, 2022
Erik Prince Helped Raise Money for Conservative Spy Venture
WASHINGTON — During the summer of 2018, as Richard Seddon, a former British spy, was trying to launch a new…
Trump Gives Documents Improperly Taken From White House to Archives
February 8, 2022
Trump Gives Documents Improperly Taken From White House to Archives
Former President Donald J. Trump last month handed over to the National Archives 15 boxes of documents, letters, gifts and…
House Passes Bill to Nullify Forced Arbitration in Sex Abuse Cases
February 8, 2022
House Passes Bill to Nullify Forced Arbitration in Sex Abuse Cases
WASHINGTON — The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would overhaul how workplace sexual assault and harassment claims are…
Supreme Court, in 5-4 Vote, Restores Alabama’s Congressional Voting Map
February 8, 2022
Supreme Court, in 5-4 Vote, Restores Alabama’s Congressional Voting Map
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a voting map for congressional elections in Alabama that a lower court…
Free Community College Is Off the Table, Jill Biden Is to Confirm
February 7, 2022
Free Community College Is Off the Table, Jill Biden Is to Confirm
WASHINGTON — During his first address to Congress last spring, President Biden said that Jill Biden, the first lady, would…
Republicans, Wooing Trump Voters, Make Fauci Their Boogeyman
February 7, 2022
Republicans, Wooing Trump Voters, Make Fauci Their Boogeyman
COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Jane Timken kicked off an eight-week advertising campaign on the Fox News Channel in her bid…
Overhaul of Electoral Count Act ‘Absolutely’ Will Pass, Manchin Says
February 7, 2022
Overhaul of Electoral Count Act ‘Absolutely’ Will Pass, Manchin Says
WASHINGTON — Two senators working on an overhaul of the little-known law that former President Donald J. Trump and his…