Politics
In Hundreds of Jan. 6 Cases, Justice Dept. Wins a Battle (for Now)
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the viability of a criminal charge that has been used against hundreds of...
Biden Plan for Transgender Title IX Protections Began on Inauguration Day
WASHINGTON — As President Biden signed an executive order in his first hours in office to strengthen prohibitions against gender...
Texas Judge in Abortion Pill Case Was Shaped by Conservative Causes
Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk and his wife, Shelly Kacsmaryk, were devastated when their first child, a girl they named Tyndale,...
Georgia Trump Investigation Poses Challenges for Federal Prosecutors
WASHINGTON — The Fulton County district attorney’s investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election...
Texas Judge Invalidates FDA Approval of the Abortion Pill Mifepristone
A federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary ruling invalidating the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year-old approval of the abortion...
Justice Thomas Says He Was Advised Lavish Gifts Did Not Need to Be Reported
WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas said on Friday that he had followed the advice of “colleagues and others in the...
Jobs Report Bolsters Biden’s Economic Pitch, but Inflation Still Nags
WASHINGTON — Gradually slowing job gains and a growing labor force in March delivered welcome news to President Biden, nearly...
Latest Jobs Data Hints at a Slowdown That President Biden Needs
Gradually slowing job gains and a growing labor force in March delivered welcome news to President Biden, nearly a year...
In Dealing With China, U.S. and Europe Take Different Tacks
WASHINGTON — In Southern California, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy promised President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan that the American government would...
South Carolina Democrats, Stung by String of Losses, Clash Over Next Leader
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, a longtime kingmaker in Democratic politics who helped resurrect President...
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