Obstruction Law Cited by Prosecutors in Trump Case Has Drawn Challenges
Well before the prosecutors investigating Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election laid out for him three laws that could be the basis...
In a Heat Wave, the A.C. Repairman Is the Most Popular Guy in Town
José Guerrero’s phone buzzes from morning to midnight with sweaty pleas for help: The air-conditioner fan just quit. My grandma is stuck in a 90-degree...
Senate Panel Approves New Supreme Court Ethics Rules With Dim Prospects
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved legislation that would impose strict new ethics rules on justices, moving over fierce objections from Republicans to address...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Insists He Is Not Antisemitic During House Hearing
The Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Capitol Hill on Thursday and pointedly declared that he is neither an antisemite nor a...
What to Expect From Wildfire Season in California This Year
Compared with recent years, the 2023 fire season in California is off to a slow start. Roughly 22,000 acres have burned in the state so...
Abortion Networks Adapt To a Post-Roe World
For organizations that work with pregnant women, it has been a year of seismic change. With access to abortion becoming more restricted, aid networks that...
Biden Attacks Trump and MAGA but Avoids Indictment Talk
For months, President Biden has appeared to delight in needling Donald J. Trump and his Republican allies, trying at every turn to make MAGA and...
Congress Looks to Improve Air Travel Through F.A.A. Reauthorization
Congress is working to overhaul air travel at a time of growing dysfunction and disruption in the system, as lawmakers haggle over a bill to...
Survey of 30 U.S. Cities: Nearly 10 Percent Drop in Homicides in 2023
In 2020, amid the disruptions of the pandemic and the social upheaval following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the United States saw...
Trump’s Trial Dates Collide With His 2024 Campaign Calendar
As former President Donald J. Trump campaigns for the White House while multiple criminal prosecutions against him play out, at least one thing is clear:...
Dallas Police Arrest Man in Killings of 3 Women
The police in Dallas said Wednesday that they had arrested a man who they believe killed three women whose bodies were found in a three-month...
Potential Trump Charges Include Civil Rights Law Used in Voting Fraud Cases
Federal prosecutors have introduced a new twist in the Jan. 6 investigation by suggesting in a target letter that they could charge former President Donald...
Texas’ Harsh New Border Tactics Are Injuring Migrants
For more than two years, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has pursued an increasingly aggressive approach to the border, sending thousands of National Guard troops...
I.R.S. Whistle-Blowers Allege Political Bias in Hunter Biden Investigation
Two veteran I.R.S. investigators leveled harsh criticism on Wednesday against the Justice Department over its handling of the tax case against Hunter Biden, accusing the...