Politics
The Politics of Gloom
February 4, 2022
The Politics of Gloom
Earlier this week, 10 women from across the country met on Zoom and talked for two hours as part of…
Clyburn Pushes His Pick for Supreme Court, Testing His Sway With Biden
February 4, 2022
Clyburn Pushes His Pick for Supreme Court, Testing His Sway With Biden
WASHINGTON — Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina was already picturing Judge J. Michelle Childs sitting on the Supreme…
Inside a Near Breakdown Between the White House and the Police
February 3, 2022
Inside a Near Breakdown Between the White House and the Police
WASHINGTON — Susan Rice, the White House domestic policy adviser, called the leaders of the nation’s largest policing groups last…
One Illness Reminds Democrats They Have No Votes to Spare
February 3, 2022
One Illness Reminds Democrats They Have No Votes to Spare
WASHINGTON — It was the troubling development that Democrats holding a precarious 50-50 Senate majority had long been dreading: One…
‘Daddy, What’s an Originalist?’
February 3, 2022
‘Daddy, What’s an Originalist?’
Children’s bookstores are full of titles celebrating Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late Supreme Court justice. Why not Amy Coney Barrett?…
Reports of Civilian Casualties as U.S. Raid in Syria Appears to Target Qaeda Leader
February 3, 2022
Reports of Civilian Casualties as U.S. Raid in Syria Appears to Target Qaeda Leader
U.S. Special Operations forces carried out what the Pentagon called a “successful” counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria early Thursday ...
Democrats Break With Leaders Over Congressional Stock Trading
February 3, 2022
Democrats Break With Leaders Over Congressional Stock Trading
WASHINGTON — Facing stiff political headwinds and a flagging election-year agenda, the most vulnerable Democrats in Congress have found a…
Memos Show Roots of Trump’s Focus on Jan. 6 and Alternate Electors
February 3, 2022
Memos Show Roots of Trump’s Focus on Jan. 6 and Alternate Electors
Fifteen days after Election Day in 2020, James R. Troupis, a lawyer for the Trump campaign in Wisconsin, received a…
Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Out-Raised Primary Rivals
February 3, 2022
Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Out-Raised Primary Rivals
WASHINGTON — All seven House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald J. Trump and are seeking re-election have…
Vindman, Key Figure in Trump Impeachment, Alleges Retaliation in Lawsuit
February 3, 2022
Vindman, Key Figure in Trump Impeachment, Alleges Retaliation in Lawsuit
Alexander Vindman, the Army colonel who was a chief witness in President Donald J. Trump’s first impeachment trial, filed a…