Category: Politics
Covid inquiry: Government will ‘probably lose legal case’, says minister
Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner, described the legal challenge as a "desperate attempt to withhold evidence" that would serve "only to undermine [...]
Child Migrant Who Died in C.B.P. Custody Was Seen by Medical Staff 11 Times
The NewsAn 8-year-old girl who died after being held for a week in Customs and Border Protection custody last month was seen by medical professionals [...]
What Is the Debt Ceiling? Here’s What to Know.
The wrangling over the nation’s debt limit raises a lot of questions, including what it actually is and why the United States has one. Here’s everythi [...]
How to Enforce a Debt Deal: Through ‘Meat-Ax’ Cuts Nobody Wants
The bipartisan legislation the House passed on Wednesday to suspend the debt ceiling and impose spending caps contains an arcane but important provisi [...]
Ron DeSantis Avoids Talking About Florida’s Abortion Ban in New Hampshire
At a stop on his first trip to New Hampshire as a presidential candidate, Gov. Ron DeSantis mentioned his efforts to provide tax relief for Florida fa [...]
Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case
The revelation that federal prosecutors have a recording of former President Donald J. Trump discussing a highly sensitive document in his possession [...]
Biden Notches Win on Debt Ceiling Deal, but Lets Others Boast
In the days since he struck a deal to avoid a national default, President Biden has steadfastly refused to boast about what he got as part of the agre [...]
Two Oath Keepers Sentenced for Roles in Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy
Two Oath Keepers militia members convicted of seditious conspiracy were sentenced to several years in prison on Thursday for their roles in a violent [...]
Biden Is Said to Pick Mandy Cohen to Lead C.D.C.
President Biden plans to name Dr. Mandy Cohen, a former North Carolina health secretary who steered her state through the tumultuous first two years o [...]
Prosecutors Scrutinize Political Nonprofit Groups for Fund-Raising Fraud
Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing at least 10 political nonprofit groups — including five recently profiled in The New York Times — seeking to dete [...]
Ron DeSantis Snaps at a Reporter: ‘Are You Blind?’
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida was mingling with voters on Thursday after his first campaign stop in New Hampshire as a presidential candidate when a re [...]
Biden Trips and Falls at Air Force Commencement
President Biden tripped and fell after delivering a speech and handing out diplomas to graduates of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on Thurs [...]
Biden Makes Case for Global Alliances at Air Force Academy Commencement
WASHINGTON — President Biden made a forceful case for global alliances on Thursday, telling graduates at the Air Force Academy that rebuilding partner [...]
Trump and Cuomo Agree on One Thing: DeSantis Mishandled Covid
For years they overlapped in New York politics, two brash sons of Queens rising through the worlds of real estate and government, as Donald J. Trump d [...]
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Factions
The United States announced new sanctions on Thursday on two Sudanese military factions and on companies linked to both sides, which have been fueling [...]