Politics
Pentagon Building New Secret Courtroom at Guantánamo Bay
December 30, 2021
Pentagon Building New Secret Courtroom at Guantánamo Bay
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is building a second courtroom for war crimes trials at Guantánamo Bay that will exclude the…
Voting Rights and the Battle Over Elections: What to Know
December 30, 2021
Voting Rights and the Battle Over Elections: What to Know
The current battle over voting rights — who gets to vote, how votes are cast and counted, who oversees the…
Ungerrymandered: Michigan’s Maps, Independently Drawn, Set Up Fair Fight
December 30, 2021
Ungerrymandered: Michigan’s Maps, Independently Drawn, Set Up Fair Fight
One of the country’s most gerrymandered political maps has suddenly been replaced by one of the fairest. A decade after…
Federal Officials Say Early Omicron Data Suggests a Less Deadly Wave
December 30, 2021
Federal Officials Say Early Omicron Data Suggests a Less Deadly Wave
WASHINGTON — Top federal health officials emphasized on Wednesday that data on skyrocketing coronavirus cases in the United States and…
Biden Administration Rejects Medicaid Work Requirements in Georgia
December 30, 2021
Biden Administration Rejects Medicaid Work Requirements in Georgia
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday rejected work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Georgia, the last state to have…
Another Judge Quits Guantánamo Case
December 29, 2021
Another Judge Quits Guantánamo Case
WASHINGTON — A Marine judge presiding at a war crimes trial at Guantánamo Bay stepped down on Thursday because he…
… and a Merry Christmas From the ‘Patriots’ of Jan. 6
December 24, 2021
… and a Merry Christmas From the ‘Patriots’ of Jan. 6
A boy recently received a Christmas card signed by more than two dozen of his heroes. Many of them took…
Heir Apparent or Afterthought? The Frustrations of Kamala Harris.
December 23, 2021
Heir Apparent or Afterthought? The Frustrations of Kamala Harris.
WASHINGTON — The president needed the senator from West Virginia on his side, but he wasn’t sure he needed his…
Biden Promised 500 Million Tests, but Americans Will Have to Wait
December 23, 2021
Biden Promised 500 Million Tests, but Americans Will Have to Wait
WASHINGTON — President Biden promised Americans he is making 500 million coronavirus tests available free of charge, but help is…
Jan. 6 Panel Seeks Interview With Jim Jordan, a Close Trump Ally
December 23, 2021
Jan. 6 Panel Seeks Interview With Jim Jordan, a Close Trump Ally
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol attack asked Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio on Wednesday to sit for…