Tag: Politics and Government

Supreme Court to Hear Case on State Legislatures’ Power Over Elections

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it would hear a case that could radically reshape…

Biden Vows to Back Ukraine ‘as Long as It Takes’ Despite Economic Toll

MADRID — President Biden vowed on Thursday that the United States and NATO would support Ukraine for as…

Vitaliy Kim, Master Motivator and Symbol of Ukraine’s Resistance

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — To win the war, says Vitaliy Kim, you need to love the war. “Love what…

Israel’s Parliament Dissolves, Paving Way for Election in November

JERUSALEM — Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve Parliament on Thursday, collapsing the government, installing a caretaker prime minister…

‘Everything in Hong Kong Has Changed’: A Road to Reinvention

HONG KONG — On the day that Hong Kong was returned to China a quarter century ago, the…

On Front Lines, Communication Breakdowns Prove Costly for Ukraine

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — In the waning days of the battle for the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, a Ukrainian…

Abroad, Jacinda Ardern Is a Star. At Home, She’s Losing Her Shine.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Abroad, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand remains a leading liberal light. During…

G7 Leaders Work to Punish Russia Over Ukraine War

TELFS, Austria — Leaders of the Group of 7 nations said Sunday they would stop buying gold from…

France’s Far-Right Surges Into Parliament, and Further Into the Mainstream

PARIS — In 2017, after the far-right leader Marine Le Pen and her allies won only a handful…

How China Is Policing the Future

The more than 1.4 billion people living in China are constantly watched. They are recorded by police cameras…

With Roe v. Wade Overturned, Companies Stay Silent on Abortion

Companies had more than a month to formulate a response to the end of federal abortion rights in…

Maine’s End Run Around the Supreme Court Is an Example for Other States

Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted in a concurrence joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, moreover, that while states may…