Politics
Biden Said He’d Veer From Trump on Immigration. The Reality Is More Complicated.
WASHINGTON — In his final debate with Donald J. Trump on Oct. 22, 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr., then a...
Title 42 Is Ending. Here’s What It Means for Immigration.
Every day, thousands of migrants cross the southern border of the United States illegally. Fleeing violence, authoritarian states and extreme...
Under the Radar, Right-Wing Push to Tighten Voting Laws Persists
The first recent wave of legislation tightening voting laws came in 2021, when Donald J. Trump’s false claims of voter...
Biden Seeks Compensation for Passengers for Flight Delays and Cancellations
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced on Monday that it would seek to require airlines to compensate passengers for extensive...
Biden Faces Bleak Approval Numbers as He Starts Re-election Campaign
Voters are broadly dissatisfied with President Biden’s job performance and are opposed to re-electing him, according to a new Washington...
Arab League Votes to Readmit Syria, Ending a Nearly 12-Year Suspension
Arab nations agreed on Sunday to allow Syria to rejoin the Arab League, taking a crucial step toward ending the...
Migrant Child Labor Debate in Congress Becomes Mired in Immigration Fight
Weeks after revelations that migrant children are being regularly exploited for cheap labor in the United States prompted bipartisan outrage...
After Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions, Far-Right Threats Remain
The guilty verdicts on Thursday against four leaders of the Proud Boys on charges of seditious conspiracy were arguably the...
DeSantis Continues to Test the Waters of 2024 — and Supporters Are Getting Restless
When Peggy Nichols heard Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida was coming to this rural stretch of Wisconsin for a local...
Newton N. Minow, F.C.C. Chief Who Deemed TV a ‘Vast Wasteland,’ Dies at 97
Newton N. Minow, who as President John F. Kennedy’s new F.C.C. chairman in 1961 sent shock waves through an industry...
© 2025 Yonkers Observer or its affiliated companies.