Tag: United States Politics and Government
Justice Dept. Investigation of Jan. 6 Confronts Sprawling Cast of Characters
Prominent among them, according to interviews and documents, was Amy Kremer, a former Tea Party activist who helped…
Ivanka Trump to Testify to House Panel Investigating Jan. 6 Attack
WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump, former President Donald J. Trump’s eldest daughter, who served as one of his senior…
Fred Upton, House Republican Who Voted to Impeach Trump, Will Retire
Facing new district lines and a tough primary race, Representative Fred Upton of Michigan, announced his retirement on…
Two More Republicans Back Jackson as Senate Moves Toward Confirmation
WASHINGTON — A nearly unified wall of G.O.P. opposition to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson cracked slightly on Monday…
Gov. Larry Hogan Approves New Maryland Congressional Map
Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland on Monday signed into law a new congressional map drawn by Democrats, a…
ICE Lawyers Directed to Clear Low-Priority Immigration Cases
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is seeking to clear potentially hundreds of thousands of deportation and asylum cases…
Senators Propose Cutting Global Vaccine Funding in Covid Package
Democratic and Republican senators are considering cutting as much as $5 billion in funding for the global vaccination…
As Gas Prices Soar, Biden’s Climate Ambitions Sputter
With an eye toward this fall’s midterm elections, Republicans have ramped up attacks on Mr. Biden’s climate agenda.…
U.S. Sends Algerian Man Home From Guantánamo Bay After 5-Year Delay
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The U.S. military on Saturday delivered to Algeria a prisoner whose repatriation from Guantánamo…
Garland Faces Growing Pressure as Jan. 6 Investigation Widens
WASHINGTON — Immediately after Merrick B. Garland was sworn in as attorney general in March of last year,…
As Both Parties Gerrymander Furiously, State Courts Block the Way
State courts in both Democratic and Republican states have been aggressively striking down gerrymandered political maps, as this…
U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will work with allies to transfer Soviet-made tanks to bolster Ukrainian defenses in…