As His Trial Begins, Trump Looks to Capitalize On It
Former President Donald J. Trump is expected to attend the opening of the civil trial in the New York attorney general’s fraud case...
Inside McCarthy’s Shutdown Turnabout That Left His Speakership at Risk
Speaker Kevin McCarthy began the final day before a government shutdown pinned against the ropes, facing dim prospects of passing any stopgap funding...
Matt Gaetz Says He Will Move to Oust Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker
Representative Matt Gaetz, the far-right Republican from Florida, said on Sunday that he would move this week to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from...
Trump and DeSantis Push for Mass Deportations, Escalating Hard-Right Immigration Proposals
As a presidential candidate, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has said he would authorize the use of deadly force against people crossing the...
The Businessman Accused of Corrupting Robert Menendez
Just five years ago, Wael Hana was reeling from a string of bad business deals in New Jersey, having tried to launch a...
Nikki Haley Won the Debate Stage. Now, She’s Trying to Win Over Iowa.
About 15 minutes after Nikki Haley took the stage at a town hall in a Des Moines suburb on Saturday, the former governor...
A Brief History of Consequential Deaths in Congress
Dianne Feinstein, who died on Thursday at 90, was the first senator to die in office since John McCain in 2018.But since the...
Jimmy Carter’s Birthday Party Was Rescheduled in Case of Shutdown
As a possible government shutdown loomed, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum moved up celebrations for the former president’s 99th birthday, held...
These Republicans Have Repeatedly Voted Against McCarthy in the House
The Republicans Who Voted Against McCarthy’s Stopgap Measure Most of the House Republicans who voted...
If the Government Shuts Down, What Will It Take to Reopen?
The federal government is careening toward a shutdown at midnight on Saturday. That’s because Congress has not yet passed any of the 12...
For Biden, Menendez’s Troubles May Clear Foreign Policy Roadblocks
When the Biden administration relaxed some travel restrictions on Americans visiting Cuba in May of last year, Senator Robert Menendez was having none...
Where Would a Government Shutdown Immediately Be Felt Most?
Washington braced for a government shutdown over the weekend as Congress remained mired in dysfunction on Friday. Federal agencies planned to send home...
I.R.S. Contractor Charged With Leaking Tax Returns
A contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax return information from a senior government official and wealthy taxpayers...
Dianne Feinstein, 90, Dies; Oldest Sitting Senator and Fixture of California Politics
Read the latest updates about Senator Dianne Feinstein’s death and her possible replacement here.Dianne Feinstein, the grande dame of California Democrats who became...
Here’s the latest on the looming shutdown.
The House on Friday hurtled toward a pivotal vote to keep the government open past Saturday, as Speaker Kevin McCarthy plunged ahead with...