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Mayorkas Says He’s ‘Focused on the Work’ After Dodging Impeachment

Mayorkas Says He’s ‘Focused on the Work’ After Impeachment Fails (Published 2024)

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, has learned to keep his head down through the drama, his confidants say

NYTimes 1 year ago

Tucker Carlson Says His Putin Interview Will Be Shown on Thursday

Tucker Carlson Says His Putin Interview Will Be Shown on Thursday (Published 2024)

The interview, which Moscow said took place this week, would give the Russian leader a chance to reach a potentially sympathetic audience in the Un...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Ukraine Worries About Losing Its Biggest Weapon: U.S. Military Aid

Ukraine Worries About Losing Its Biggest Weapon: U.S. Military Aid (Published 2024)

Without it, Kyiv could hold out for part of the year, one expert said, but would then begin losing the war.

NYTimes 1 year ago

Johnson Stumbles, Deepening Republican Disarray and His Own Challenges

Johnson Stumbles, Deepening Republican Disarray and His Own Challenges (Published 2024)

Little more than 100 days into his tenure, the speaker who was handed an impossible job has only made it more difficult for himself, baffling his c...

NYTimes 1 year ago

What Happens if U.S. Support for Ukraine Collapses?

The United States Has Been a Bulwark for Ukraine. What Happens if Support Collapses? (Published 2024)

American officials concede there is nothing on the horizon that could match the power of a new, $60 billion congressional appropriation to support ...

NYTimes 1 year ago

U.S. Strike in Baghdad Kills Iranian-Backed Militia Commander

U.S. Strike in Baghdad Kills Iranian-Backed Militia Commander (Published 2024)

The killing of a leader of Kata’ib Hezbollah continued a series of strikes in retaliation for attacks on U.S. troops in the region, including one...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Plunge in New York Community Bank’s Stock Stirs Fears of Wider Crisis

Why One Shaky Bank Is Stirring Fears of a Wider Financial Mess (Published 2024)

New York Community Bancorp’s plunging stock price highlights risks that loom over lenders large and small.

NYTimes 1 year ago

U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $54 Trillion Over Next 10 Years

U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $54 Trillion Over Next 10 Years (Published 2024)

Congressional Budget Office projections released on Wednesday said a growing economy and recent spending cuts had slowed deficits.

NYTimes 1 year ago

There’s a Super Bowl Extravaganza at Las Vegas Airports, Too

It’s a Big Weekend for Football. And for Fancy Jets. (Published 2024)

Around 1,000 private aircraft are expected at Las Vegas airports for the Super Bowl. It matters for climate change, and maybe for Taylor Swift, too.

NYTimes 1 year ago

In Trump Colorado Ballot Case, Outsider’s Theory Takes Center Stage

A Legal Outsider, an Offbeat Theory and the Fate of the 2024 Election (Published 2024)

When the Supreme Court considers whether Donald J. Trump is barred from appearing on Colorado’s ballot, a professor’s scholarship, long relegat...

NYTimes 1 year ago

CREW, the Group Behind Trump’s Colorado Case, Has Faced Partisan Pressure

The Evolving Watchdog Group Behind the Ballot Challenge to Trump (Published 2024)

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, is among the avowedly nonpartisan groups under pressure from donors to take more agg...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Trump’s Border Intervention Gives Biden a Chance to Shift from Defense to Offense

Trump’s Border Intervention Gives Biden a Chance to Shift from Defense to Offense (Published 2024)

After three years under fire for record illegal migration on his watch, the president blames his predecessor for preventing action to secure the so...

NYTimes 1 year ago

With Border Deal Doomed, Schumer Plans Test Vote on Ukraine and Israel Aid

Senate Bogs Down on Ukraine and Israel Aid After G.O.P. Blocks Border Deal (Published 2024)

Democrats promised a Thursday vote on a stand-alone bill, stripped of immigration measures, with $60.1 billion for Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israe...

NYTimes 1 year ago

For First Time in Two Decades, U.S. Buys More From Mexico Than China

For First Time in Two Decades, U.S. Buys More From Mexico Than China (Published 2024)

The United States bought more goods from Mexico than China in 2023 for the first time in 20 years, evidence of how much global trade patterns have ...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Republicans Against Border Enforcement

Republicans Against Border Enforcement (Published 2024)

Many in the party have decided to oppose a bipartisan plan for the border.

NYTimes 1 year ago

James Lankford Stands in Border Deal Wreckage Wrought by His Own Party

As His Border Deal Dies, a G.O.P. Senator Laments the Forces Against It (Published 2024)

Senator James Lankford pleaded with his party not to let politics trump policy, recounting opposition including a right-wing media personality who ...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Ronna McDaniel, R.N.C. Chairwoman, Plans to Step Down

Ronna McDaniel, R.N.C. Chairwoman, Plans to Step Down (Published 2024)

Donald Trump is likely to back a supporter of his false claims of election fraud, Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina G.O.P., to replac...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Al Green, in Hospital Garb, Delivers Vote to Kill Mayorkas Impeachment

Al Green, in Hospital Garb, Delivers Vote to Kill Mayorkas Impeachment (Published 2024)

The Democrat from Texas had undergone abdominal surgery but rushed to the Capitol because he said the vote was “personal.”

NYTimes 1 year ago

What’s Next in the Federal Election Case Against Trump?

What’s Next in the Federal Election Case Against Trump? (Published 2024)

The question of when — or whether — the former president faces trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election could hinge on how the Supreme Co...

NYTimes 1 year ago

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says $2.4 Billion Is Not Enough for Migrant Crisis

$2.4 Billion Is Not Enough for New York’s Migrant Crisis, Adams Says (Published 2024)

Mayor Eric Adams told state lawmakers in Albany that New York City needed $4.6 billion just to pay for half of its yearly costs related to the migr...