Politics
Biden Plan Sets New Rules for Transgender Athletes and School Sports
The Biden administration proposed a rule change on Thursday that would allow schools to block some transgender athletes from competing...
After Clarence Thomas Revelations, Lawmakers Call for Tighter Ethics Rules
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers reiterated calls on Thursday to tighten ethics rules for the Supreme Court after a report revealed...
On Deadline, Decoding the Trump Indictment
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Ukraine War Plans Leak Prompts Pentagon Investigation
WASHINGTON — Classified war documents detailing secret American and NATO plans for building up the Ukrainian military ahead of a...
U.S. Acknowledges Afghanistan Evacuation Should Have Started Sooner
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday acknowledged that the government should have started evacuations from Afghanistan earlier at the...
Staring Down a Debt Crisis, McCarthy Toils to Navigate G.O.P. Divisions
WASHINGTON — It was midway through Representative Kevin McCarthy’s drawn-out battle for the House speakership when Representative Jodey C. Arrington...
In Pristine Alaska, ConocoPhillips Prepares to Drill for Decades
On the snowy tundra at the northernmost tip of the United States, more than two dozen yellow dump trucks wait...
Safety Net Barriers Add to Child Poverty in Immigrant Families
NASHVILLE — Jacqueline Acevedo is a shy seventh grader who spends long hours at the Baptist church where her father...
House G.O.P.’s Plan to Cut Food Stamps Faces a Tough Vote
WASHINGTON — Republican Representative Marc Molinaro, a former mayor who flipped an open seat in the Hudson Valley last year...
Republicans Vowed to Grill Bragg About Trump, but It’s Not So Simple
WASHINGTON — As Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, prepared to bring criminal charges against former President Donald J....
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