Politics
Former Pence Chief of Staff Has Testified to the Jan. 6 Committee
February 1, 2022
Former Pence Chief of Staff Has Testified to the Jan. 6 Committee
WASHINGTON — Marc Short, who served as chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence, testified privately last week…
Billionaires and Big Checks Shape Battle for Congress
February 1, 2022
Billionaires and Big Checks Shape Battle for Congress
Billionaires cut giant checks to super PACs. Small donors gave online in mass quantities. Multimillionaires poured money into their own…
Fatal Gang Fight Spurs Nationwide Lockdown of Federal Prison System
February 1, 2022
Fatal Gang Fight Spurs Nationwide Lockdown of Federal Prison System
WASHINGTON — The federal prison system was placed on a nationwide lockdown on Monday after a gang fight at a…
Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize Voting Machines
February 1, 2022
Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize Voting Machines
Six weeks after Election Day, with his hold on power slipping, President Donald J. Trump directed his lawyer, Rudolph W.…
Trump Announces He Is Entering 2022 With $122 Million in the Bank
February 1, 2022
Trump Announces He Is Entering 2022 With $122 Million in the Bank
Donald J. Trump’s political operation announced on Monday that it had raised more than $51 million in the second half…
Biden Designates Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally
February 1, 2022
Biden Designates Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday named Qatar as a “major non-NATO ally” of the United States, a designation that…
Democrats Decried Dark Money. Then They Won With It in 2020.
February 1, 2022
Democrats Decried Dark Money. Then They Won With It in 2020.
For much of the last decade, Democrats complained — with a mix of indignation, frustration and envy — that Republicans…
Cloud of Supreme Court Confirmation Bitterness Hangs Over Coming Fight
February 1, 2022
Cloud of Supreme Court Confirmation Bitterness Hangs Over Coming Fight
WASHINGTON — It was a testament to the breakdown of the Senate’s judicial confirmation machinery that the first question posed…
As Breyer Pondered Retirement, Biden Bet on a Hands-Off Strategy
January 31, 2022
As Breyer Pondered Retirement, Biden Bet on a Hands-Off Strategy
WASHINGTON — President Biden had hoped that Justice Stephen G. Breyer would retire soon. But as he and his advisers…
Republicans Relish Biden’s Troubles, Eyeing a Takeover of Congress
January 31, 2022
Republicans Relish Biden’s Troubles, Eyeing a Takeover of Congress
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill are using President Biden’s failures to fuel their bid to retake control of Congress,…