Politics
Lawmakers Propose Measure to Avert Government Shutdown This Week
WASHINGTON — Top lawmakers proposed a stopgap funding package on Monday night that would avert a government shutdown at the...
Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming
The land that Lindsay Klaunig and her partner bought five years ago in southeastern Ohio was ill-suited for farming: 80...
U.S. Warns Russia of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ if It Uses Nuclear Weapons
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s national security adviser said on Sunday that the United States had warned Russia that there would...
The Megastate G.O.P. Rivalry Between Abbott and DeSantis
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida wanted to irritate a set of wealthy, liberal elites when he flew...
Renovated C.I.A. and N.S.A. Museums Offer a Peek at Spy Secrets — for Some
WASHINGTON — Two of the United States’ intelligence agencies have completely renovated their museums of spycraft, displaying dramatic stories of...
How Paul LePage, Running to Lead Maine, Benefited From Florida Tax Breaks
As governor of Maine for two terms until 2019, Paul LePage, a Republican, gained a reputation as one of the...
Lost Hope of Lasting Democratic Majority
In retrospect, gun control and environmental issues were harbingers of one of the major themes of postindustrial politics: White working-class...
G.O.P. Senate Candidates Race to Close Fund-Raising Gap With Democrats
WASHINGTON — Rushing to raise money and close yawning gaps with their Democratic rivals, every Senate Republican nominee in a...
Officials Are Optimistic Monkeypox Can Be Eliminated in the US
WASHINGTON — With monkeypox cases on the decline nationally, federal health officials expressed optimism on Thursday that the virus could...
‘I’m Done Saying I’m Sorry,’ Alex Jones Tells Sandy Hook Families in Court
WATERBURY, Conn. — Alex Jones’s initial day of testimony in a trial for damages after years of lying about the...
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