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Facing Subpoenas, Trump Allies Try to Run Out the Clock on Democrats
December 16, 2021
Facing Subpoenas, Trump Allies Try to Run Out the Clock on Democrats
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday night, as the House prepared to hold Donald J. Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows…
Meadows and the Band of Loyalists: How They Fought to Keep Trump in Power
December 16, 2021
Meadows and the Band of Loyalists: How They Fought to Keep Trump in Power
WASHINGTON — Two days after Christmas last year, Richard P. Donoghue, a top Justice Department official in the waning days…
Democrats Ready to Punt Social Policy Bill to 2022 as Manchin Balks
December 16, 2021
Democrats Ready to Punt Social Policy Bill to 2022 as Manchin Balks
WASHINGTON — Democrats privately conceded on Wednesday that they were all but certain to delay consideration of President Biden’s $2.2…
Biden Visits Kentucky to See Storm Damage
December 15, 2021
Biden Visits Kentucky to See Storm Damage
WASHINGTON — President Biden flew to Kentucky on Wednesday morning to survey the damage wrought by a series of deadly…
Senate Passes $768 Billion Defense Bill, Sending It to Biden
December 15, 2021
Senate Passes $768 Billion Defense Bill, Sending It to Biden
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed a $768 billion defense bill, sending legislation to President Biden that will increase…
10 Senate Races to Watch in 2022
December 15, 2021
10 Senate Races to Watch in 2022
Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A single state could determine whether…
Waterboarded Prisoner Has Drowning Nightmares Two Decades Later, Doctor Testifies
December 15, 2021
Waterboarded Prisoner Has Drowning Nightmares Two Decades Later, Doctor Testifies
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — A Saudi defendant in the destroyer Cole bombing case who was subjected to waterboarding and a…
Republicans Who Assailed Biden’s Stimulus Bill Are Embracing the Money
December 15, 2021
Republicans Who Assailed Biden’s Stimulus Bill Are Embracing the Money
WASHINGTON — At her annual budget address this month, Gov. Kristi Noem, Republican of South Dakota, blamed President Biden’s economic…
Muslim Lawmaker Comes Under Fire in House Debate on ‘Islamophobia’
December 15, 2021
Muslim Lawmaker Comes Under Fire in House Debate on ‘Islamophobia’
WASHINGTON — A House effort to pass a bill to combat anti-Muslim bigotry became enmeshed in charges of exactly that…
Marginalized by Her Party, Cheney Takes Center Stage in Jan. 6 Inquiry
December 15, 2021
Marginalized by Her Party, Cheney Takes Center Stage in Jan. 6 Inquiry
WASHINGTON — Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the onetime Republican leader ousted from her post and pushed to the sidelines…