Democrats to Press Supreme Court Ethics Rules Over G.O.P. Opposition
Senate Democrats plan to push ahead this week with legislation imposing new ethics rules on the Supreme Court in the wake of disclosures about the...
House Committee Targets U.C. Berkeley Program for China Ties
A congressional committee focused on national security threats from China said it had “grave concerns” about a research partnership between the University of California, Berkeley,...
Trump’s Judges: More Religious Ties and More N.R.A. Memberships
When Donald J. Trump was running for president in 2016, he vowed to appoint Supreme Court justices who would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade....
Trump Plans to Expand Presidential Power Over Agencies in 2025
Donald J. Trump and his allies are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government if voters return him to the...
A Pro-Trump Crowd, Sensing Disloyalty, Drowns Out Dissent
Not long ago, the names on the marquee would have been right at home on Fox News: Stephen K. Bannon, Tucker Carlson and Roger J....
Senate Democrats Outpace Republicans in Fund-Raising in Key States
Senate Democrats staring down tough re-election fights can look to one bright spot: sizable fund-raising hauls and cash stockpiles more than a year before Election...
Man Convicted in Killings After ‘Doorbell Ditch’ Prank Is Sentenced to Life
A California man who crashed into a car of six teenagers after they played a doorbell prank on him in 2020 was sentenced to life...
Four Prisoners Test Positive as Covid-19 Re-emerges at Guantánamo Bay
The News Four high-value prisoners at Guantánamo Bay have tested positive for the coronavirus, including one man who was moved to the base hospital for...
Over 700 Civil War-Era Gold Coins Unearthed on Kentucky Farm
A Civil War-era treasure of more than 700 gold coins was unearthed in a Kentucky cornfield, a find that has at least partly vindicated legends...
Biden’s ‘Final’ Order on Kennedy Files Leaves Some Still Wanting More
On June 22, 1962, an intelligence official drafted a memo summarizing a letter intercepted between Lee Harvey Oswald and his mother. The memo was made...
Phoenix Firefighters Battle Extreme Heat, Without the Flames
Deirdre’s temperature was 104 degrees when the paramedics arrived on Saturday afternoon and started infusing ice-cold saline into her veins, racing to cool her before...
Four Dead in Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania
At least four people were dead and three others remained missing on Sunday morning after severe floods on Saturday swept through areas of Pennsylvania. In...
Alabama Scrambles to Redraw Its Voting Map After a Supreme Court Surprise
Under orders from the Supreme Court to produce a voting map that no longer illegally dilutes the power of Black voters in Alabama, the state’s...
Biden’s Campaign Fund-Raising Filing Shows Sluggish Small Donations
When President Biden traveled to San Francisco last month, he raised more than $10 million in 36 hours from wealthy Democrats. Trips to Chicago and...