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Juggling Campaign and Foreign Policy, Biden Sends Complicated Messages
The president signed a bill that could ban TikTok even as his re-election team uses it to reach young voters. It was hardly the first internal disparity on matters around the globe.
Posted: April 25, 2024, 9:07 am
Biden, Seeking to Build on Fruitful Week, Will Announce Billions in Chip Grants
The $6.1 billion for Micron, to shore up the domestic supply of semiconductors, comes after a key union endorsement and passage of an aid bill central to the president’s foreign policy agenda.
Posted: April 25, 2024, 9:07 am
Supreme Court to Hear Trump’s Claim to ‘Absolute Immunity’
The justices will consider on Thursday whether the former president must face trial on charges that he tried to subvert the 2020 election.
Posted: April 25, 2024, 9:06 am
In an Election Year, 10 University Museums Focus on Democracy
A coalition of universities is tying exhibitions into the 2024 elections and the broader issue of extreme political polarization in the United States.
Posted: April 25, 2024, 9:02 am
Antony Blinken Visits China
Tensions over economic ties are running high, threatening to disrupt a fragile cooperation between the U.S. and China.
Posted: April 25, 2024, 6:26 am
Trump Compares Campus Protests to Violent White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville
The former president portrayed largely peaceful pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses as “riots,” saying that “Charlottesville is like a ‘peanut’” in comparison.
Posted: April 25, 2024, 3:06 am
Donald Payne, Five-Term New Jersey Congressman, Dies at 65
A Newark Democrat, he succeeded his father, who was the first Black member of his state’s congressional delegation.
Posted: April 25, 2024, 1:20 am
Israel Calls Alliance With U.S. ‘Ironclad’ After Receiving Billions in Aid
The money from Washington, which includes $5 billion to replenish Israel’s defenses and $1 billion for Gazan civilians, comes as Israel readies to invade Rafah.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 11:50 pm
Trump Respects Women, Most Men Say
Women do not see it that way, and that could matter this fall.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 11:42 pm
At Columbia, Johnson Suggests Military Could be Needed to Quell Protests
The Republican speaker appeared on Columbia University’s campus to condemn protesters as antisemitic and urge stronger action by the school’s president and President Biden.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 11:32 pm
‘Don’t Inject Bleach’: Biden Mocks Trump on Anniversary of Covid Comments
President Biden has homed in on the infamous moment, which crystallized the chaos of the Trump presidency, as he trolls his political opponent.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 9:49 pm
Prosecutor Says Sept. 11 Suspects Can Be Held Past War Crimes Sentence
The argument, in a pretrial hearing, dealt with the unresolved question of whether a prisoner who completes such a sentence is entitled to release from military detention.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 8:38 pm
Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided in Emergency Abortion Case
The justices weighed whether a federal law aimed at protecting access to emergency medical care superseded Idaho’s near-total abortion ban.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 8:22 pm
Biden Says Weapons Will Flow to Ukraine Within Hours as He Signs Aid Bill
The $95.3 billion measure comes after months of gridlock in Congress that put the centerpiece of President Biden’s foreign policy in jeopardy.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 7:58 pm
Inside Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill
A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 7:31 pm
Supreme Court Arguments on Idaho’s Abortion Ban: 5 Takeaways
The court’s ruling could extend to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans, and the implications of the case could stretch beyond abortion.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 7:19 pm
NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War
The alliance’s largest exercises offer a preview of what the opening of a Great Power conflict could look like. How it ends is a different story.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 7:02 pm
Boeing Loses $355 Million in Latest Quarter
The manufacturer has had to slow production of its popular 737 Max planes after a hole blew open on a jet during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 6:50 pm
Supreme Court Case on Idaho’s Abortion Ban Reveals Language Debate
The word choice is not merely a question of semantics but gets to the heart of the ultimate goal of the anti-abortion movement: fetal personhood, and prohibiting abortion entirely.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 6:32 pm
Bucking G.O.P. Isolationists, McConnell Was Linchpin in Winning Ukraine Aid
The leader said he often “felt like I was the only Reagan Republican left” as he pushed back on rising forces in his party arguing against American intervention in foreign affairs.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 5:19 pm
Homeless Voters in Georgia Could Face New Hurdles Under New Law
A provision in an election bill would bar homeless voters from receiving mail-in ballots and election information at shelters or other temporary addresses.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 4:21 pm
New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals
The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 3:27 pm
‘Oh, Mary!,’ a Surprise Downtown Hit, Will Play Broadway This Summer
Cole Escola’s madcap comedy about the former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln will begin performances in June.
Posted: April 24, 2024, 1:45 pm