Democrats Pitch ‘New Affordability,’ Looking to Widen Midterm Appeal
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:00:06 +0000 Progressives who expect their party to take control of Congress are putting forth a slate of bills aimed at helping lower costs for Americans, financed by tax increases on the wealthy.: The Latest Place Trump’s Face Will Appear: Some U.S. Passports
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:53:45 +0000 The department said it planned to release “a limited number of specially designed” U.S. passports that feature a picture of the president to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary in July.: Donald W. Riegle, Representative Who Switched Parties, Dies at 88
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:21:40 +0000 Elected to Congress in 1966 as a Republican from Michigan, he grew disenchanted with his party during the Nixon presidency and became a progressive Democratic senator.: Treasury Issues More Sanctions on Iranian Oil Exports
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:12:46 +0000 The measures aim to crack down on Iran’s shadow banking system and Chinese purchases of Iranian oil.: More than 120 foreign leaders have addressed Congress. Not many have been kings.
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:58:40 +0000: Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Cisco
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:05:15 +0000 The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.: Florida Republicans Refuse to Take Up DeSantis Bill Loosening Vaccine Mandates
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:00:41 +0000 The House speaker cited concerns about “children being in school without measles and mumps and polio and chickenpox vaccines that have been working for decades.”: National Guard Can Stay in Memphis, State Appeals Court Says
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:51:54 +0000 The decision reversed a lower-court ruling last year that temporarily blocked the deployment.: Trump and King Charles Could Be Very Distant Cousins
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:36:32 +0000 Mr. Trump expressed delight on social media on Tuesday after a British newspaper report said he was a 15th cousin of the British monarch.: Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Detention Policy, Creating a Split
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:58:37 +0000 The question of whether undocumented immigrants can settle in the United States without facing arrest and detention is likely headed to the Supreme Court.: DOJ Secures New James Comey Indictment Over Alleged Threat Against Trump
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:50:53 +0000 The new case stems from a social media post showing seashells on a North Carolina beach that the Trump administration characterized as a threat against the president.: King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Trumps Trade Gifts
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:52:07 +0000 King Charles III gave President Trump a framed, high-quality reproduction of the 1879 design plans for the Resolute Desk, which is still in the Oval Office.: Trump Tests the Limits of His Most Faithful Supporters
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:09:34 +0000 The president’s rhetoric on religion, along with hard-line immigration policies and the U.S. war in Iran, has splintered a coalition of Christian voters who returned him to the White House.: Offbeat Obituaries Celebrate Loss With Levity (and Brutal Honesty)
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:45:17 +0000 Irreverent tributes filled with unvarnished truths and funny anecdotes, which run counter to more somber traditional obituaries, have gained attention for “how alive they feel,” a researcher said.: After Another Attempt on Trump’s Life, Is Political Violence on the Rise in the U.S.?
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:29:45 +0000 A conversation with Sean Westwood, a professor at Dartmouth who tracks political violence and Americans’ perceptions of it.: The king’s visit comes amid foreign policy disagreements with the United States.
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:28:54 +0000: Military Quietly Accelerates Boat Strikes, Deploying More Aircraft
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:11:17 +0000 The military has increased the number of secret fixed-wing attack aircraft and armed MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to two people familiar with the matter.: Adopting Trump’s Voice, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Let Ballroom Proceed
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:51:25 +0000 The court filing links the security breach at the White House correspondents’ dinner to the lawsuit over President Trump’s ballroom project.: Civil Rights Cases Slow at Education Dept. Amid Trump’s Overhaul
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:23:41 +0000 Data obtained by The New York Times shows that the Education Department resolved 30 percent fewer discrimination complaints in 2025 compared with the previous year.: F.B.I. Knew Civil Rights Group Informants Helped Bring Down Extremists, Lawyers Say
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:34:06 +0000 The Southern Poverty Law Center is planning to challenge the larger story of deceit and hypocrisy the Trump administration has been telling about its use of paid informants, court papers suggest.: Security is tight for King Charles’s U.S. visit.
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:13:32 +0000: Kid Rock and Hegseth Ride in Army Helicopters Weeks After Flyby at Singer’s Nashville Home
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:12:02 +0000 The flights on Monday came a few weeks after two Apache crews were censured and then cleared for flying near the singer’s home.: F.B.I. Searches Businesses Around Minneapolis as Part of Fraud Inquiry
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:58:20 +0000 Investigators obtained nearly two dozen search warrants to collect evidence as part of a fraud investigation in a state that has become a top concern of the Trump administration.: Epstein Scandal Looms Over King Charles’s U.S. Visit
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:21:46 +0000 The king is not planning to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein during his state visit because of “ongoing police inquiries” in Britain. The king’s brother was close to Mr. Epstein, a convicted sex offender.: One Person Who Appears to Be Missing From King Charles’s U.S. Itinerary: Prince Harry
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:21:45 +0000 On a state visit designed in part to repair U.S.-British relations, King Charles’s schedule does not include plans to see his younger son, who lives in the United States with his family.: Here’s the latest.
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:50:24 +0000: Republicans Brace for Brutal Midterms as Trump’s Popularity Slips
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:16:24 +0000 The elections are still six months off, and some within the G.O.P. say there is still time to right the ship.: Texas Lawmakers Question Camp Mystic’s Owners Over Deadly Flood
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:54:22 +0000 The owners of the camp, where 28 people died, faced four hours of questions in which some lawmakers said the camp should not open this summer.: Supreme Court Weighs Trump Push to End Temporary Protected Status for Syrians and Haitians
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:01:01 +0000 The effort to dismantle Temporary Protected Status, or T.P.S., is part of a shift away from providing humanitarian assistance to people from troubled countries.: What is TPS, the Humanitarian Program Trump Wants to End?
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:26 +0000 Designed to help people from troubled nations stay and work in the United States, T.P.S. has been a target of the Trump administration.: Trump’s Top Child Care Official Wants a ‘Bonfire of Regulations’
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:19 +0000 As Americans face soaring child care costs, Alex Adams wants to loosen rules and tighten spending. Critics say that will harm children and shutter day cares.: British Embassy Hosts Royal Couple, and a Few Hundred More, at Garden Party
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:26:37 +0000 King Charles III and Queen Camilla gathered with Washington’s famous and not so famous for an off-the-record evening.: Investigators in Trump Assassination Attempt Look Through Bluesky for Suspect’s Motive
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:11:21 +0000 Federal authorities are looking into whether Cole Tomas Allen posted on Bluesky as “coldforce,” who wrote and promoted liberal views that did not stand out on the left-leaning platform.: Trump Is Dissatisfied With Iran’s Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:00:32 +0000 The proposal would have set aside questions about what to do with Iran’s nuclear program.: King Charles Will Speak of ‘Reconciliation and Renewal’ During Address to Congress
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:46:19 +0000 The state visit of King Charles III comes at a moment of tension over the war in Iran between President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.