Tag: United States Politics and Government
Karine Jean-Pierre Is Named White House Press Secretary
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday selected Karine Jean-Pierre, the principal deputy press secretary, to replace Jen Psaki…
Democrats Plan a Bid to Codify Roe, but Lack the Votes to Succeed
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, and other top Republicans have mostly refrained from boasting about…
With Roe Under Threat, Biden Is an Unlikely Abortion Rights Champion
WASHINGTON — When abortion rights supporters protested outside the Supreme Court this week after the leak of a…
As Leak Theories Circulate, Supreme Court Marshal Takes Up Investigation
WASHINGTON — Maybe it was a liberal law clerk who leaked the draft opinion in the Supreme Court’s…
Once Close Allies, Roberts and Alito Have Taken Divergent Paths
WASHINGTON — There was a time when Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., the author of the leaked draft…
Oath Keepers Leader Sought to Ask Trump to Unleash His Militia
“Rigged,” he wrote. And then, “I’m ready to go coyote hunting.”On Dec. 14, 2020 — the day that…
Do Americans Support Abortion Rights? Depends on the State.
A majority of Americans believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. But the story…
Norman Y. Mineta, First Japanese American Cabinet Member, Dies at 90
As President Bush was shuttled from a school visit in Florida to secure locations in Louisiana and Nebraska,…
Overnight, Midterms Get a White-Hot New Focus: Abortion
A leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade instantly propelled the debate over abortion…
A Supreme Court in Disarray After an Extraordinary Breach
WASHINGTON — Sources have motives, and the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade raises a question as…
Leaked Supreme Court Draft Would Overturn Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that has…
What We’re Watching in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Ohio and Indiana
Ohio’s primary elections almost weren’t going to happen Tuesday. A heated and confusing legal battle over the redrawing…