Tag: United States Politics and Government
Don’t Be Fooled. It’s All About Women and Sex.
When I was back in high school — a Catholic girls’ school in Cincinnati at the beginning of…
John Eastman Pressed Pennsylvania Legislator to Throw Out Biden Votes
WASHINGTON — Even by the standards of other ideas promoted by the conservative lawyer John Eastman to keep…
New F.T.C. Majority Gives Lina Khan a Chance to Push an Aggressive Agenda
WASHINGTON — The confirmation of a third Democrat to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday broke a partisan…
Report Catalogs Abuse of Native American Children at Former Government Schools
“Federal Indian boarding schools have had a lasting impact on Native people and communities across America,” said Mr.…
House Votes to Extend Union Organizing Protections to Its Staff
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Tuesday to grant its aides the legal protections to form a union,…
How Democrats Want to Put Republicans on the Defensive on Abortion
In politics, sometimes you need to lose in order to win.Wednesday’s planned vote on the Women’s Health Protection…
For Financial Help and Counsel, Hunter Biden Turns to Hollywood Lawyer
WASHINGTON — Faced with financial pressure and a federal investigation into his taxes and foreign consulting work, Hunter…
Here’s How Democrats in Congress Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights
WASHINGTON — Acting swiftly after a leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Senator Chuck…
Afghans Urge Court Not to Give Frozen Central Bank Assets to Sept. 11 Families
WASHINGTON — Exiled Afghans are urging a federal judge to reject the effort by relatives of victims of…
Biden Speeds Up Military Aid to Ukraine, Drawing U.S. Deeper Into War
“Putin wants us to make it a proxy war,” said Fiona Hill, a former Russia adviser to two…
Former Top McCain Aide Says He Lied to Discredit a Times Article
The senior strategist for Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign said on Sunday night that he had lied…
As a ‘Seismic Shift’ Fractures Evangelicals, an Arkansas Pastor Leaves Home
FORT SMITH, Ark. — In the fall of 2020, Kevin Thompson delivered a sermon about the gentleness of…