AIDS Relief Program Under Threat as G.O.P. Insists on Abortion Restriction
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic former House speaker, and George W. Bush, the Republican former president, do not agree on much. But earlier this year, they...
DeSantis Clashes With Top Rival, Tim Scott, Over Florida’s Teaching of Slavery
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida hit back on Friday at one of his leading Republican rivals, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, accusing the senator...
John Fetterman, Hoodie and All, Is Adjusting to Life in the Senate
It’s been an unusual first six months in Congress for Senator John Fetterman, the 6-foot-8, tattooed Democrat from Pennsylvania, who moved to Washington in January...
John Fetterman, Hoodie and All, Is Adjusting to Life in the Senate
It’s been an unusual first six months in Congress for Senator John Fetterman, the 6-foot-8, tattooed Democrat from Pennsylvania, who moved to Washington in January...
Florida’s New Black History Standards Have Drawn Backlash. Who Wrote Them?
When Florida set out to revamp its standards for teaching Black history this spring, a natural place to turn would have been the state’s African...
How Is Tim Scott Spending Millions in Campaign Money? It’s a Mystery.
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has more political money than most of his Republican presidential rivals, and he has not been shy about spending...
Heat Records Are Falling Worldwide, but Most Californians Have Been Spared
It’s Friday. July has been record hot across the globe, but most Californians have been spared. Plus, San Francisco’s district attorney condemns recent attacks on...
Biden to Overhaul Military Justice Code, Seeking to Curb Sexual Assault
President Biden is set to give final approval on Friday to the biggest reshaping in generations of the country’s Uniform Code of Military Justice, stripping...
Randy Meisner, Founding Member of the Eagles, Dies at 77
Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles whose broad vocal range on songs like “Take It to the Limit” helped catapult the rock band...
Senate Passes Bipartisan Defense Bill, Setting Up a Clash With the House
The Senate on Thursday gave overwhelming approval to the annual defense policy bill, sidestepping a contentious debate over abortion access for service members and quashing...
Four Decades Later, a Victim of the Highway Killer Is Finally Identified
For nearly 40 years, the remains of a body found on an abandoned farm in rural Indiana were known as those of Adam Doe. The...
Hunter Biden Judge, Defying a ‘Rubber Stamp,’ Jumps Into the Spotlight
She repeatedly told them she was not a “rubber stamp.” She described their plea agreement as potentially “not worth the paper it is printed on.”...
Flagpole-Wielding Man Convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
A Kentucky man who used a flagpole to batter a door near the House chamber during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol was...
Damaged Tracks Caused Montana Amtrak Derailment, Investigators Say
Worn and poorly-maintained train tracks that should have been replaced caused the 2021 derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people and...