Tag: United States Politics and Government
What Is the Free State Project?
Today’s newsletter is a guest dispatch from Dan Barry, who wrote in The New York Times on Sunday…
Beto O’Rourke broke a Texas fund-raising record with a $27.6 million haul, his campaign said.
Beto O’Rourke set a new Texas fund-raising record for state office with a $27.6 million haul over four…
Voters See a Bad Economy, Even if They’re Doing OK
The fastest inflation in four decades has Americans feeling dour about the economy, even as their own finances…
Manchin Defends Retreat on Climate and Tax Plans, Calling for More Time
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, on Friday defended his decision to pull the…
House Passes Two Bills Seeking to Ensure Access to Abortion
WASHINGTON — The House on Friday passed two bills aiming at ensuring access to abortion in the post-Roe…
A Proxy Conflict Embroils Democrats Over Support for Israel
The showdown Tuesday in Maryland is only the latest. The politics of the Israeli-Palestinian divide have roiled Democratic…
Manchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, pulled the plug on Thursday on negotiations to…
Secret Service Text Messages Around Jan. 6 Were Erased, Inspector General Says
WASHINGTON — Text messages sent and received by Secret Service agents around the time of the Jan. 6…
Here’s How Democrats’ Big Domestic Agenda Bill Has Shrunk
WASHINGTON — Call it the incredible shrinking domestic policy initiative.As Democrats toil to salvage pieces of President Biden’s…
Democrats Face Deepening Peril as Republicans Seize on Inflation Fears
WASHINGTON — Triple-digit gasoline bills. Bulging hamburger prices. A Fourth of July holiday that broke the bank.Prices are…
Young Voters Are Fed Up With Their (Much) Older Leaders
Alexandra Chadwick went to the polls in 2020 with the singular goal of ousting Donald J. Trump. A…
House Passes Bill to Expand Health Benefits for Burn Pit Exposure
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would make millions of veterans who were exposed…