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Fact-Checking Biden Before the State of the Union
We examined the president’s recent statements.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 9:41 pm
At Cooper Union, a Russian Design Show Caught in a Political Crossfire
After indefinitely postponing a modest student exhibit about the Russian equivalent to the Bauhaus, the school received protests from 750 academics. On Monday, it reinstated the show.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 8:58 pm
Caught in G.O.P.’s Cross Hairs, Mayorkas Faces Political Showdown Over Border Crisis
The homeland security secretary has become the face of the intractable problem at the border, particularly for Republicans who see immigration attacks as a winning political strategy.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 8:55 pm
Biden’s State of the Union Prep: No Acronyms and Tricks to Conquer a Stutter
Aides describe a process in which the president spends weeks reading drafts aloud, rejecting anything that smacks of Washington-speak.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 7:48 pm
U.S. Trade Deficit Surged in 2022
The gap between what the United States imports and what it exports hit a record as more foreign goods came into the country.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 7:00 pm
George Santos Invited a Guest to the State of the Union. He Said Yes.
Michael Weinstock, a Democrat who once ran for Mr. Santos’s district, said he wanted to raise attention to health issues of 9/11 rescue workers like himself.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 6:31 pm
Biden to Lay Down Economic Challenge to House Republicans
In his first State of the Union address since the G.O.P. took the lower chamber, the president will call for higher taxes on the wealthy and more social aid to the needy.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 6:31 pm
Trump-Era Chinese Spy Balloon Incursions Initially Went Undetected
Some earlier incidents had been classified as unexplained phenomena and handed over to a Pentagon task force charged with investigating U.F.O.s.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 5:48 pm
Few Americans Understand Online Privacy and Tracking, Report Says
Many consumers want control over their personal details. But few understand how online tracking works, says a new report from the University of Pennsylvania.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 5:14 pm
Pentagon Lifts Trump-Era Ban on Release of Guantánamo Prisoners’ Art
The Trump administration called detainee art U.S. government property and halted most releases. Lawyers never mounted an intellectual property case.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 4:05 pm
3 Special Elections Will Determine Control of the Pennsylvania House
Democrats have a good chance of winning a majority in the chamber after a month in which three vacancies have paralyzed it.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 8:00 am
Club for Growth Distances Itself Further From Trump
The anti-tax group has invited six possible presidential candidates to its donor retreat in Florida, and a notable name was left off the guest list.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 3:06 am
Kamala Harris Announces Funding to Address Migration Crisis
The vice president said private companies had pledged almost $1 billion to support communities in Central America.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 12:48 am
Pair Charged With Plotting to Attack Baltimore Electrical Grid
The charges came as experts have warned that the energy grid and electrical substations in particular have become popular targets for far-right extremists.
Posted: February 7, 2023, 12:42 am
The Road to a Supreme Court Clerkship Starts at Three Ivy League Colleges
The chances of obtaining a coveted clerkship, a new study found, increase sharply with undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton.
Posted: February 6, 2023, 10:28 pm
Harry Whittington, Texas Lawyer Shot by Cheney, Dies at 95
He drew headlines in 2006 when he was struck by birdshot from a shotgun fired by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident — then apologized himself for the incident.
Posted: February 6, 2023, 10:19 pm
Education Issues Vault to Top of the G.O.P.’s Presidential Race
Donald Trump and possible rivals, like Gov. Ron DeSantis, are making appeals to conservative voters on race and gender issues, but such messages had a mixed record in November’s midterm elections.
Posted: February 6, 2023, 10:10 pm
Kamala Harris Is Trying to Define Her Vice Presidency. Even Her Allies Are Tired of Waiting.
Ms. Harris is struggling to carve out a lane for herself in what may be one of the most consequential periods in the vice presidency.
Posted: February 6, 2023, 4:59 pm
Immigration Rebound Eases Shortage of Workers, Up to a Point
While the Biden administration has accelerated processing after Trump-era restrictions and a pandemic slowdown, visa backlogs remain large.
Posted: February 6, 2023, 4:40 pm
Chinese Spy Balloon Calls Back to Cold War U-2 Episode
The Chinese balloon saga is reminiscent of the U-2 spy plane incident that provoked a tense confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Posted: February 6, 2023, 2:15 am