Partisan Mud Fight, or Focus on the Midterms? Redistricting Divides Democrats.
Fri, 22 May 2026 09:01:57 +0000 Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia urged her fellow Democrats, including the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, to stop talking about drawing new congressional lines for partisan advantage.: Warsh to Take Charge of Fed Facing Rising Inflation Threat
Fri, 22 May 2026 09:01:51 +0000 The economic backdrop that Kevin M. Warsh inherits as chair of the Federal Reserve does not call for the interest rate cuts that President Trump wants.: In Idaho’s Suburbs, a Rat Invasion Tests the Limits of Small Government
Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:28 +0000 Irrigation canals around Boise have served as a rat superhighway, bringing an infestation so serious that health officials have floated declaring a public emergency.: 5 Notable Moments From Candace Owens’s Warm Interview With Hunter Biden
Fri, 22 May 2026 02:14:40 +0000 In a nearly two-hour conversation, Mr. Biden discussed his addiction to drugs and alcohol, and Ms. Owens apologized for her past remarks about him.: San Diego Mosque Shooter So Alarmed Police, They Seized Father’s Guns
Fri, 22 May 2026 02:45:21 +0000 In 2025, Caleb Vazquez’s obsession with mass shooters and Nazism prompted reports to the authorities. His father surrendered dozens of firearms.: In San Diego, a Final Prayer Before Laying Heroes to Rest
Fri, 22 May 2026 02:11:29 +0000 Thousands of mourners filled a San Diego park to recite a funeral prayer for the three men killed by gunmen at a mosque on Monday.: Trump Officials’ Strict Stand on Ebola Leaves Health Experts ‘Stunned’
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:22:27 +0000 Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.: In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:46:46 +0000 President Trump faced a wall of opposition from Senate G.O.P. lawmakers, in part over his plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to reward his allies.: Outside Colbert’s Final Show, Fans From Near and Far Line Up for a Farewell
Fri, 22 May 2026 07:09:26 +0000 Hundreds of people, including a pope, staked out the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, hoping to get in, or just get a glimpse.: Trump to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Poland, Surprising the Pentagon
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:57:22 +0000 Defense Department officials had abruptly canceled the deployments of thousands of troops there just last week.: GOP Pulls Measure on Trump’s War Powers in Iran, Lacking Votes to Defeat It
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:22:38 +0000 House Republican leaders abruptly scrapped a planned vote on a measure to direct President Trump to end the conflict or win authorization for it, amid party defections and absences.: Judge Appears Hesitant to Order Work Stopped on Reflecting Pool
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:11:01 +0000 Judge Carl J. Nichols seemed skeptical that the changes President Trump has rushed to make would irreversibly deface the pool if he later found them illegal.: Trump Settled a Case With Himself. Was That Legal?
Thu, 21 May 2026 21:12:47 +0000 The Trump administration this week created a $1.8 billion fund to dole out taxpayer dollars to the president’s political allies, and declared that Mr. Trump is immunized from tax audits. Our chief legal affairs correspondent, Adam Liptak, explains how these legally questionable moves test the Constitution’s limits on the president’s power.: Potential 2028 contenders are among those dismayed by the D.N.C. autopsy.
Thu, 21 May 2026 19:54:22 +0000: U.S. Adds Security Measures at Dulles to Receive Citizens Who Have Been in Ebola Outbreak Region
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:52:38 +0000 The Department of Homeland Security directed all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.: Federal Prosecutors Drop Charges Against ICE Protesters in Chicago Area
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:29 +0000 For months, the prosecutors had pursued charges against several people who demonstrated outside an immigration detention facility in Broadview, Ill. On Thursday, the cases were dismissed.: Trump Says He Will ‘Try and Make’ Son Don Jr.’s Wedding, but Timing ‘Not Good’
Thu, 21 May 2026 21:22:14 +0000 President Trump said the war with Iran and “other things” would make it difficult for him to make the wedding this weekend.: Tennessee Calls Off Execution After Staff Can’t Find Prisoner’s Vein
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:39:25 +0000 Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning.: 5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Autopsy of Kamala Harris’s 2024 Loss
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:39:08 +0000 A draft report released by the Democratic National Committee argued that Ms. Harris did not sufficiently separate herself from President Joseph R. Biden Jr.: Even in a crisis, Ken Martin, the D.N.C. chairman, keeps his supporters.
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:57:50 +0000: 2 Florida College Students Suspended Over Racist Group Chat
Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:46 +0000 The students held leadership positions in Republican groups. The racist rhetoric, documented in court papers, highlights a growing rift in the party.: Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund
Thu, 21 May 2026 22:13:35 +0000 Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.: Federal Panel Approves Trump’s Plans for a 250-Foot Arch in Washington
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:59:01 +0000 The panel, whose members were selected by President Trump, has an advisory role on the design of the project but no enforcement power.: Here’s the latest.
Thu, 21 May 2026 22:57:31 +0000: Former Detroit Mayor Duggan Drops Out of Race for Michigan Governor
Thu, 21 May 2026 19:45:59 +0000 Mike Duggan, who had overseen the city after its bankruptcy, was running far behind Jocelyn Benson in polls and fund-raising.: Justices Decline to Rule in Death Penalty Case Over Intellectual Disabilities
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:23:25 +0000 An Alabama man challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.: Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund in the Cross Hairs
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:01:19 +0000 Critics say the deal creates a “slush fund,” a term with a colorful maritime history.: Republicans Delay Budget Votes as They Balk at Trump’s Fund
Thu, 21 May 2026 22:56:00 +0000 The G.O.P. abandoned its plan to quickly pass a $72 billion immigration crackdown bill as senators revolted over his plan to pay people who claim government persecution.: D.N.C. 2024 Election Autopsy Reopens Wounds of Harris Loss
Fri, 22 May 2026 02:08:29 +0000 The report partly blamed aides to Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris for her defeat. But it was widely seen as a poorly executed examination, bringing fresh scrutiny to Democrats.: 2 Minnesota Autism Therapy Providers Charged in $46 Million Medicaid Fraud Case
Fri, 22 May 2026 01:25:24 +0000 The Justice Department claims that clinics used fake diagnoses and kickbacks to parents to bring children into treatment.: Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old
Thu, 21 May 2026 22:49:42 +0000 Prosecutors had argued that Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school, had failed to act on warnings that a child had a gun in his backpack.: Republicans Seize on a Budget Exemption to Push Through Immigration Enforcement Funding
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:02:52 +0000 Republicans are using a special mechanism that was created to reduce deficits to push through immigration enforcement funds that should be provided in a regular spending bill.: Supreme Court Permits Lawsuit Over U.S. Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:55:28 +0000 The Trump administration backed a lawsuit brought by the Havana Docks Corporation that would allow the U.S.-owned entity to get compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime.: Fan A.I. Videos Help Spencer Pratt Break Through in L.A. Mayor’s Race
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:29:54 +0000 Supporters have created A.I. videos to boost the mayoral campaign of Spencer Pratt, the former MTV star. Some videos have gone viral, but it’s not clear whether they will yield votes.