Politics
Biden to Celebrate Diplomacy, and His Own Irish Roots, in Belfast
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — President Biden on Wednesday will make what amounts to a diplomatic toe dip in Northern Ireland,...
Legal Abortions Fell by 6 Percent in the Six Months After Dobbs, New Data Shows
The number of legal abortions in the United States decreased just over 6 percent in the six months after the...
Tim Scott Set to Announce Presidential Exploratory Committee for 2024
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the most prominent Black leader in the Republican Party, will start an exploratory committee...
Clarence Thomas Report Puts Spotlight on Harlan Crow, an Eccentric Billionaire
WASHINGTON — Shortly after the leak of the draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas made headlines last...
5 Reasons Democrats Picked Chicago for Their 2024 Convention
President Biden’s decision to host the Democratic National Convention in Chicago represents the triumph of practicality over sentimentality.He picked a...
New Pressure to End Old Senate Practice After Mississippi Judicial Pick Is Blocked
WASHINGTON — Democrats hoped they were on the verge of a judicial breakthrough last month when President Biden nominated a...
Tina Peters, Clerk Indicted in Election Case, Is Sentenced in Separate Matter
Tina Peters, a Trump loyalist who was barred from overseeing elections in a Colorado county after her indictment on charges...
Chicago Will Host 2024 Democratic Convention as Party Returns to Midwest
President Biden and his party have selected Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, according to the Democratic National...
Pressured by Their Base on Abortion, Republicans Strain to Find a Way Forward
Republican leaders have followed an emboldened base of conservative activists into what increasingly looks like a political cul-de-sac on the...
For Biden, an Era When Treaties Are More Likely to Be Broken Than Brokered
WASHINGTON — President Biden leaves on Tuesday for Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement,...
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