China Investing in Open-Source Intelligence Collection on the U.S.
Why It Matters: Beijing’s open-source intelligence collection could give it an advantage. As the relationship between the United States and China has become more adversarial,...
E. Jean Carroll and Mary Trump Are Writing a Novel on Substack
Earlier this year, Mary Trump, a niece and prominent critic of Donald J. Trump, had a bad bout of writer’s block. She was juggling several...
Debt Ceiling Deal Would Reinstate Student Loan Payments
For millions of Americans with federal student loan debt, the payment holiday is about to end. Legislation to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending...
The Big Part of the Debt Ceiling Deal Congress Isn’t Talking About
The House passed legislation Wednesday night that will suspend the nation’s borrowing limit and reduce the federal deficit, the result of lengthy negotiations between House...
Texas Governor Names Interim Attorney General After Paxton Impeachment
Why It Matters In announcing his choice, Mr. Abbott cited Mr. Scott’s past experience as a former deputy attorney general who “knows how the Office...
Prosecutors in Trump Documents Case Scrutinize Handling of Security Footage
For the past six months, prosecutors working for the special counsel Jack Smith have sought to determine whether former President Donald J. Trump obstructed the...
Trump Was Taped Discussing Sensitive Document He Had After Leaving Office
Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified material have a recording of Mr. Trump from 2021 discussing a sensitive military document...
How Much Money Would the Debt Ceiling Deal Save? It’s Complicated.
A crucial question for the bipartisan debt-limit deal is deceptively complicated: How much would it actually reduce federal spending? The answer depends on whether you...
Can McCarthy Pass the Debt Limit Deal and Keep His Job?
Hard-right lawmakers who have for years resisted increasing the nation’s borrowing limit did not mince words about how they thought Speaker Kevin McCarthy fared during...
What a New Oral History Reveals About Obama, and the Tradeoffs He Made
On a day of high drama at an international climate change conference early in his administration, President Barack Obama confronted a senior Chinese official who...
Representative Chip Roy Leads G.O.P. Revolt Against Debt Ceiling Deal
At the height of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s quest for his post in January, Representative Chip Roy, Republican of Texas, darted from meeting to meeting ensuring...
Trump White House Aides Subpoenaed in Firing of Election Security Expert
The special counsel investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election has subpoenaed staff members from...
Taiwan Ambassador Says Ukraine’s Success Against Russia Will Deter China
Why It Matters: Some Republicans want to prioritize aid to Taiwan. Ms. Hsiao’s statement rebuts arguments by a few Republican lawmakers and former U.S. officials...
Biden and McCarthy Reach Debt Ceiling Deal to Avert U.S. Default
President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Saturday reached an agreement in principle to lift the debt limit for two years while cutting and capping...