Tag: United States Politics and Government
Bannon ‘Decided He Was Above the Law,’ Prosecutor Says
WASHINGTON — After weeks of legal wrangling and heated speeches on the courthouse steps, the criminal trial of…
ISIS Fighters’ Children Are Growing Up in a Desert Camp. What Will They Become?
AL HOL, Syria — Viewed from a helicopter, this enormous camp that holds the wives and children of…
Amazon C.E.O. Andy Jassy Breaks From the Bezos Way
When Jeff Bezos was chief executive of Amazon, he took an arms-length stance toward the company’s affairs in…
Trump National Security Aide Expected to Testify at Jan. 6 Hearing
Matthew Pottinger, who was deputy national security adviser under President Donald J. Trump and the highest-ranking White House…
How Joe Manchin Left a Global Tax Deal in Limbo
WASHINGTON — In June, months after reluctantly signing on to a global tax agreement brokered by the United…
Democrats Navigate Nuanced Views on Abortion Among Black Voters
As she and other faith leaders sat last month with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the implications…
Justice Jackson, a Former Law Clerk, Returns to a Transformed Supreme Court
Less than two hours after the Supreme Court ended a wrenching term last month, it welcomed a new…
9/11 Families Call on Trump to Cancel LIV Golf Event
Relatives of people killed on Sept. 11 are urging former President Donald J. Trump to cancel a Saudi-backed…
As the Planet Cooks, Climate Stalls as a Political Issue
Summers in Maricopa County, Ariz., have become at times unbearable, Kyle Hawkinson said on Friday. Smog and haze…
Little-Known Lawyer Pitched Trump on Extreme Plans to Subvert Election
Around 5 in the afternoon on Christmas Day in 2020, as many Americans were celebrating with family, President…
Biden Drops Plan to Name Anti-Abortion Lawyer Backed by McConnell as Judge
WASHINGTON — The White House is abandoning plans to nominate a Kentucky lawyer who opposes abortion rights and…
Jan. 6 Panel to Dissect Trump’s 187 Minutes of Inaction During Riot
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is planning to return to…