Blinken Meets Xi as China and the U.S. Try to Ease Tensions
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, on Monday in Beijing, as the two governments sought to pull relations out...
Bill Barr Says Trump’s Documents Case Is ‘Entirely of His Own Making’
William P. Barr, who served as attorney general under President Donald J. Trump, excoriated his former boss on Sunday for “reckless conduct” that led to...
Why Daniel Ellsberg Tried to Get Prosecuted Near His Life’s End
In the last years of his long and remarkable life, Daniel Ellsberg, the disenchanted military analyst who famously leaked the so-called Pentagon Papers in 1971,...
As Trump Battles Charges, Biden Focuses on the Business of Governing
Talk of federal indictments, classified documents and anything related to the president’s predecessor are out. Bridge repair, “junk fees” and prescription drug prices are in....
DeSantis Takes Clear Aim at Trump in Nevada, an Important Early State
In black boots, jeans and an untucked shirt — the fund-raiser dress code specified “ranch casual” — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Saturday tried...
Fact-Checking Nikki Haley on the Campaign Trail
Ms. Haley’s spokesman noted that emissions from China and India have increased in recent years, compared with the United States’ downward trend, and are the...
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Offering a Strong Defense of Trump, While Also Running Against Him
In the overheated basement of the Thunder Bay Grille in Davenport, Iowa, on Thursday night, Vivek Ramaswamy, the entrepreneur turned Republican presidential candidate, tried out...
Biden Gets Support from Unions. He’ll Need Them to Win Again
The public image of President Biden’s “Union Joe” persona rests largely on his longtime affiliations with labor unions representing police officers, firefighters and building-trade workers....
Guantánamo Case Nearing a Decision on the Lasting Effects of Torture
By the time the prisoner accused of plotting the U.S.S. Cole bombing boasted about his role in the attack during interrogations at Guantánamo Bay, his...
Calling for New Gun Laws, Biden Says U.S. Children Are Suffering Like Soldiers in War
President Biden made a forceful case on Friday for stronger gun laws, saying American children caught up in school shootings are suffering from the same...
In Trump Prosecution, Special Counsel Seeks to Avoid Distracting Fights
Jonathan Goodman, the magistrate judge assigned to handle Donald J. Trump’s arraignment, did something of a double take during the proceeding on Tuesday, when the...
Coast Guard Ends Post-9/11 Antiterrorism Patrols at Guantánamo Bay
The News The U.S. Coast Guard has ended its antiterrorism patrols of the waters around Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, shutting down a special security operation that...
Choose Wisely, Choose Often: Ranked-Choice Voting Returns to New York
The last time New Yorkers went to the polls, they had to contemplate a governor’s race and a slew of congressional races in the critical...
Francis Suarez, Miami Mayor, Is Running for President: What to Know
Francis X. Suarez, the two-term mayor of Miami who formally announced his entry into the 2024 presidential race on Thursday, is presenting himself as a...