Tag: United States Politics and Government
Europe and the U.S. Make Ambitious Plans to Reduce Reliance on Russian Gas
“There is no way to ramp up U.S. L.N.G. exports and deliver on the imperative climate commitments that…
Judge Throws Out Maryland Congressional Map, in Blow to Democrats
A Maryland judge ruled on Friday that Democrats in the state had drawn an “extreme gerrymander” and threw…
Justice Clarence Thomas Discharged From Hospital, Court Says
Justice Clarence Thomas, who had been hospitalized for the past week, was discharged Friday morning, the Supreme Court…
Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84
“As secretary, I will do my best to talk about foreign policy not in abstract terms, but in…
Ted Cruz’s Daughters Attend a Private School That Is ‘Antiracist’
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas helped lead the Republican charge against antiracism efforts at a private school in…
Ginni Thomas Pressed Trump’s Chief of Staff to Overturn 2020 Vote, Texts Show
The text traffic also suggests that Ms. Thomas was in contact with Jared Kushner, the former president’s son-in-law…
The Respectful Supreme Court Hearing That Wasn’t
WASHINGTON — The Republican manhandling of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson this week was convincing evidence that the Senate’s…
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Daughter and That Photo
When Sarahbeth Maney was tapped to photograph the confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black…
U.S. House Candidate Ends Run After Uproar Over Behavior at Sleepover
A Democratic candidate for Congress in Oklahoma has ended her campaign one month after she apologized for verbally…
QAnon Cheers Republican Attacks on Jackson. Democrats See a Signal.
That debunked theory held that Satan-worshiping Democrats were trafficking children out of the basement of a Washington restaurant,…
Ketanji Brown Jackson Survives a Final Bruising Day of Questions
WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson emerged on Wednesday from two grueling days of testimony before the Senate…
Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says
One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty…