Politics
Melania Trump’s Auction of Hat Hit by Plunge in Cryptocurrency
January 26, 2022
Melania Trump’s Auction of Hat Hit by Plunge in Cryptocurrency
Melania Trump’s much-discussed online auction, featuring a hat she wore at the White House during a 2018 visit by President…
A Staunch Critic of the N.Y.P.D. Grapples With Deaths of 2 Officers
January 26, 2022
A Staunch Critic of the N.Y.P.D. Grapples With Deaths of 2 Officers
On one side of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem, dozens of candles and bouquets of flowers were clustered…
Justice Dept. Is Reviewing Role of Fake Trump Electors, Top Official Says
January 26, 2022
Justice Dept. Is Reviewing Role of Fake Trump Electors, Top Official Says
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating the fake slates of electors that falsely declared Donald J. Trump the victor…
Alabama Redistricting Ruling Sparks Hopes for Democrats
January 26, 2022
Alabama Redistricting Ruling Sparks Hopes for Democrats
After years of court decisions battering the Voting Rights Act, a ruling in an Alabama redistricting case is reasserting the…
Court Throws Out Alabama’s New Congressional Map
January 25, 2022
Court Throws Out Alabama’s New Congressional Map
WASHINGTON — A panel of three federal judges threw out Alabama’s congressional map on Monday and ordered state lawmakers to…
With Some Voters ‘Ready to Move On,’ Democrats Search for New Message on Virus
January 25, 2022
With Some Voters ‘Ready to Move On,’ Democrats Search for New Message on Virus
When the coronavirus pandemic first swept Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf closed stores and schools and ordered millions of citizens to…
What the Trump Documents Might Tell the Jan. 6 Committee
January 25, 2022
What the Trump Documents Might Tell the Jan. 6 Committee
The National Archives has turned over to the House select committee investigating the assault on the Capitol last Jan. 6…
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and U.N.C.
January 24, 2022
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and U.N.C.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of…
Top Jan. 6 Investigator Fired From Post at the University of Virginia
January 24, 2022
Top Jan. 6 Investigator Fired From Post at the University of Virginia
The top staff investigator on the House committee scrutinizing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has been fired by…
Biden’s Pandemic Fight: Inside the Setbacks of the First Year
January 24, 2022
Biden’s Pandemic Fight: Inside the Setbacks of the First Year
WASHINGTON — Dr. Rochelle Walensky was stunned. Working from her home outside Boston on a Friday night in late July,…