Tag: United States Politics and Government

Biden to Emphasize Job Market Gains During State of the Union Address

President Biden is poised to talk up the striking progress the labor market has made during the first…

Inflation Will Loom Over Tonight’s State of the Union

[Follow for live updates on Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address.]President Biden is expected to devote much…

As Infrastructure Money Flows, Mitch Landrieu Must Straddle Partisan Divide

WASHINGTON — At a rare formal news conference in January, President Biden hailed the $1 trillion infrastructure package…

Richard Blum, Political Donor and Husband of Senator Feinstein, Dies at 86

He also held nonprofit positions; at one point he was chairman of the University of California Board of…

In State of the Union, Biden Will Focus on Economy and Global Response to Russia

Mr. Biden will urge Congress to pass legislation, approved by the House in December, to increase the Federal…

Supreme Court Considers Limiting E.P.A.’s Ability to Address Climate Change

WASHINGTON — Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday questioned the scope of the Environmental Protection…

10 Consequential Days: How Biden Navigated War, Covid and the Supreme Court

Sunday, Feb. 20If there was one message that Mr. Biden wanted to reinforce for his National Security Council…

‘Blood Red’: How Lopsided New District Lines Are Deepening America’s Divide

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Representative Dan Crenshaw was tagged as a rising Republican star almost from the moment…

At CPAC, Trump Misleads About Biden, a Russian Pipeline and Gas Prices

Former President Donald J. Trump repeated familiar boasts and grievances in a keynote speech at the Conservative Political…

Biden and Putin, Children of the Cold War, Face Off in New Conflict

WASHINGTON — As President Biden tells the story, he was blunt with Vladimir V. Putin during a meeting…

Biden Targets Russia With Strategy of Containment, Updated for a New Era

Mr. Biden emerged from the meeting offering some professional respect for Mr. Putin as an adversary. For his…

Russia’s Assault in Ukraine Slows After an Aggressive Start

WASHINGTON — For the Russian military, the difficult part came quickly.On the first day of President Vladimir V.…