Politics
Why Are Energy Prices So High? Some Experts Blame Deregulation.
New transmission lines in deregulated markets often get limited review by state or federal officials, which means they are less...
Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says
“The Biden administration has once again proved that it values abortion industry profits over women’s safety and unborn children’s lives,”...
Gov. Andy Beshear’s Race in Kentucky Will Test Democrats’ Survival Strategies
Craft will be competing against Cameron, a protégé of McConnell who has already secured Trump’s endorsement; Agricultural Commissioner Ryan Quarles,...
John Fetterman Got a New Suit for His Senate Swearing-In
John Fetterman has a new suit. On Jan. 3, the junior senator from Pennsylvania, whose penchant for Carhartt sweatshirts, Dickies...
Who Is Hakeem Jeffries? The Democratic Nominee for House Speaker
House Democrats formally elevated Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York to be their leader on Tuesday, uniting around a liberal...
Who Are the Republicans Opposing McCarthy’s Speaker Bid?
Follow our live coverage on Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become House speaker.WASHINGTON — Some of the hard-right lawmakers opposing Representative...
McCarthy Remains Short of Support to Become Speaker as Vote Nears
WASHINGTON — Only hours before the vote, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California was still laboring on Tuesday to lock down...
The Pelosi Era Comes to a Close
WASHINGTON — With a popular Democratic president in the White House and big Democratic majorities in Congress, an emboldened Speaker...
Hispanic Evangelical Leaders Ask: Trump or DeSantis?
MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida hasn’t announced he’s running for president yet. But among the right-leaning voting blocs...
In Romania, U.S. Troops Train Close to Russia’s War, in Signal to Moscow
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania — The soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division train, eat and sleep on...
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