Politics
The Head Spinning Reality of Venezuela’s Economy
CARACAS, Venezuela — In the capital, a store sells Prada purses and a 110-inch television for $115,000. Not far away,...
James Comer, Republican Oversight Chair, Embraces Role of Biden Antagonist
DANVILLE, Ky. — Steering his S.U.V. through pounding rain on his way to the state capital on a recent Thursday,...
Bush Doesn’t Second-Guess Himself on Iraq. Even if Everyone Else Does.
“I think Bush is an extraordinarily complex person,” said Melvyn P. Leffler, a University of Virginia historian who just published...
A Looming Trump Indictment Takes Center Stage for the GOP
Republicans on Monday braced for the impact of the impending indictment of former President Donald J. Trump, with his allies...
Four Convicted of Obstruction on Jan. 6 in Final Oath Keepers Trial
The plight of the Oath Keepers stands in stark contrast to that of the Proud Boys, another far-right group whose...
Catching Up With Hillary Clinton at “Bob Fosse’s Dancin’”
On Sunday night, Hillary Clinton, fresh from attending the opening night of “Bob Fosse’s Dancin’” on Broadway at the Music Box...
DeSantis Breaks Silence on Trump and Criticizes Manhattan D.A.
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Monday broke his silence about the potential indictment of his state’s most famous resident,...
American Held Hostage in Africa Is Freed
WASHINGTON — An American aid worker abducted by militants more than six years ago in West Africa has been freed,...
Video Testimony in the Covid Era Faces a Constitutional Test
WASHINGTON — In March 2021, a year into the coronavirus pandemic, a key witness in a criminal case in a...
Iraq, 20 Years Later: A Changed Washington and a Terrible Toll on America
WASHINGTON — A month before President George W. Bush first sent American troops into Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld...
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