|
May 30, 2020
Mr. Kobach's polarizing presence in a race in a reliably Republican stronghold has party leaders worried that Kansas will become a high-stakes battleground for control of the Senate.
|
|
May 29, 2020
A top Democrat said the House would likely weigh a federal chokehold ban as leaders in the House and Senate announced hearings on race and policing.
|
|
May 29, 2020
At the South Carolina event, attended by Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, there were few masks and no social distancing — and that was the point.
|
|
May 29, 2020
Lawmakers are investigating whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged President Trump to fire Steve A. Linick, the department's inspector general, to shield himself from Mr. Linick's inquiries.
|
|
May 28, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also criticized Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, who has opened an investigation into the firing of the State Department inspector general.
|
|
May 28, 2020
The administration has informed lawmakers that it intends to allow the sale of munitions worth $478 million to the kingdom, setting up a potential clash with Congress.
|
|
May 28, 2020
Emergency programs have cushioned the shutdown's impact on workers and businesses and lifted the economy, but may not outlast the coronavirus crisis.
|
|
May 28, 2020
Insults, accusations and shaming characterize the current political environment even as leaders must come together at some point.
|
|
May 28, 2020
It remains unclear how the legislation will be reconciled with a similar proposal in the Senate.
|
|
May 28, 2020
It remains unclear how the legislation will be reconciled with a similar proposal in the Senate.
|
|
May 28, 2020
In a letter, they asked the Pentagon how the military is safeguarding troops and prisoners from an outbreak of Covid-19 given the base's limited health care facilities
|
|
May 27, 2020
Time is running out for the free world to speak up.
|
|
May 27, 2020
The former deputy attorney general was a key part of the investigation. The hearing will also give Trump allies a prominent platform to attack it.
|
|
May 27, 2020
What the coronavirus could mean for America's favorite government agency.
|
|
May 27, 2020
The leaders of the governing party can't seem to stop doing and proposing unpopular things.
|
|
May 26, 2020
The suit to be filed by Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, opens a new front in Republicans' push to throw suspicion on Democratic efforts to make it easier to vote amid the pandemic.
|
|
May 26, 2020
The suit filed by Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, opens a new front in Republicans' push to throw suspicion on Democratic efforts to make it easier to vote amid the outbreak.
|
|
May 26, 2020
Law enforcement officials told three senators that they would not be pursuing charges, but an investigation into trades by Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina appears to be proceeding.
|
|
May 22, 2020
President Trump, concerned about his own outlook in the state, plans to stay on the sideline in a race where he favored a different choice for senator.
|
|
May 22, 2020
Facing a calamity on par with the Great Depression, they left without a new relief package in place.
|
|
May 22, 2020
The idea after the Watergate scandals was to keep government honest. President Trump's goal seems to be to ensure its loyalty.
|
|
May 22, 2020
The inspectors general system, a key post-Watergate reform to keep government honest, is coming under intense pressure by the president.
|
|
May 22, 2020
Republican incumbents in swing states have struggled to disentangle themselves from President Trump, whose voters are loyal but represent a minority of the electorate.
|
|
May 21, 2020
The congressman from Texas was confirmed by a divided Senate to take over an office at the center of the Trump administration's investigations of Obama administration officials.
|
|
May 20, 2020
Jo Rae Perkins won her primary campaign in Oregon as the QAnon conspiracy theory has continued to gain momentum in Republican circles.
|
|
May 20, 2020
Republicans are using their Senate majority to try to uncover evidence of wrongdoing that President Trump believes is pivotal to his party's chances in November.
|
|
May 20, 2020
The secretary of state dismissed allegations including potential misuse of taxpayer resources as "crazy stuff," and he lashed out at a Democratic senator who opened an inquiry into the firing.
|
|
May 20, 2020
The group says it doesn't endorse nominees for public office. Say what?
|
|
May 19, 2020
The Treasury secretary and Fed chair said economic damage could last. One prescribed rapid reopening, the other robust policy action.
|
|
May 19, 2020
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, offered stark assessments to the Senate Banking Committee about the economic damage the coronavirus outbreak has caused.
|
|
May 19, 2020
The Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome H. Powell, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin faced the Senate Banking Committee about the government's emergency stimulus programs.
|
|
May 19, 2020
The Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome H. Powell, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin face the Senate Banking Committee about the government's emergency stimulus programs.
|
|
May 18, 2020
Congress is debating how much to allocate to economic relief. Every plan will require borrowing money the U.S. doesn't have.
|
|
May 18, 2020
Congress is debating how much to allocate to economic relief. Every plan will require borrowing money the U.S. doesn't have.
|
|
May 16, 2020
The lawmakers said Steve Linick, the State Department's inspector general, had opened an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's conduct.
|
|
May 16, 2020
The lawmakers said that they believed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recommended Steve Linick's removal because he had opened an investigation into Mr. Pompeo's conduct.
|
|
May 16, 2020
Dr. Brian P. Monahan has found himself in the middle of politicized debates over how quickly to reopen the country and who should be testing for Covid-19.
|
|
May 15, 2020
To reopen safely, companies need good, clear and mandatory guidelines, not immunity from liability.
|
|
May 15, 2020
The House's planned vote on Friday to allow lawmakers to work from afar will fundamentally change how Congress operates.
|
|
May 15, 2020
Lawmakers are just like the millions of other people who are working from home.
|
|
May 14, 2020
It's time to open the mailbag.
|
|
May 14, 2020
The announcement was a significant setback in the effort to quickly confirm Michael Pack, a conservative filmmaker President Trump has personally lobbied to install.
|
|
May 14, 2020
The Senate voted to revive three F.B.I. tools for counterintelligence and counterterrorism investigations and amped up a House-passed proposal to bolster outside critics appointed to oppose wiretap requests in court.
|
|
May 14, 2020
The move is a major escalation in the investigation into the senator's sale of stocks that came as President Trump and other Republicans were playing down the threat of the coronavirus.
|
|
May 14, 2020
The move is a major escalation in the investigation into the senator's sale of stocks that came as President Trump and other Republicans were playing down the threat of the coronavirus.
|
|
May 14, 2020
Dr. Rick Bright, the whistle-blower removed as the head of a federal research agency, told a House committee that the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic was still inadequate.
|
|
May 14, 2020
Dr. Rick Bright, the whistle-blower removed as the head of a federal research agency, is testifying before a House committee, and is expected to warn lawmakers to increase the country's coronavirus response.
|
|
May 14, 2020
Dr. Rick Bright, the whistle-blower removed as the head of a federal research agency, testified before a House committee and is expected to warn lawmakers to increase the country's coronavirus response.
|
|
May 14, 2020
Progressive and conservative lawmakers are increasingly pushing for the government to guarantee workers' incomes, signaling how profoundly the economic debate has shifted during the pandemic.
|
|
May 13, 2020
After learning that some small businesses received smaller loans than they asked for under the Paycheck Protection Program, three Democrats want more scrutiny of the banks.
|
|
May 13, 2020
Jerome H. Powell pointed to potentially dire consequences if a lasting economic downturn is not averted with forceful policies.
|
|
May 13, 2020
A dire virus warning, and new wrangling over Trump's tax returns: This is your morning tip sheet.
|
|
May 12, 2020
American democracy in the coronavirus era has gone digital or at least more distant, however fitfully and incompletely, as all three branches of government struggle to adapt to a new reality.
|
|
May 12, 2020
The proposal was immediately rejected by Senate Republicans, who called it too large and far-reaching.
|
|
May 12, 2020
Despite progress on a vaccine, there is no guarantee it will be effective, experts said, and testing and contact tracing are still short of the levels needed.
|
|
May 12, 2020
The proceedings, billed as Dr. Anthony Fauci's high noon, became a surreal pageant of dystopian government and politicized face wear.
|
|
May 12, 2020
His books broke new ground in political science, emphasizing politicians' interactions not in Washington but in their home districts.
|
|
May 12, 2020
The downbeat assessment of Drs. Anthony S. Fauci and Robert R. Redfield contradicted President Trump's growing insistence that the nation has put the coronavirus behind it.
|
|
May 12, 2020
In a tense exchange, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and Senator Rand Paul argued over the impact of the coronavirus on children and the decision to reopen schools.
|
|
May 12, 2020
Leaders of the Trump administration's coronavirus response testified to a Senate panel, and emphasized life-threatening consequences of reopening the country too early.
|
|
May 12, 2020
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, a central figure in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, warned senators about the dangers of reopening the country too quickly.
|
|
May 12, 2020
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, a central figure in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, is expected to warn senators about the dangers of reopening the country too quickly.
|
|
May 12, 2020
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, is scheduled to testify on Tuesday before the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
|
|
May 11, 2020
With governors and mayors pressing for more federal help to deal with the effects of the pandemic, a divide among Republicans is being driven by the political bent of the states that stand to benefit.
|
|
May 11, 2020
With governors and mayors pressing for substantial federal help to deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Republicans are divided, with some reluctant to help Democratic strongholds.
|
|
May 11, 2020
Tuesday's hearing before the Senate Health Committee will be a chance for Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and other top health experts to speak to lawmakers, albeit by video, without President Trump nearby.
|
|
May 09, 2020
The nation's medical centers were forced to stop offering many surgeries, and sustained severe financial losses. Reopening is a daunting task amid the threat of more infection.
|
|
May 09, 2020
The United States just lost 20 million jobs. The wrong federal response could make those layoffs a permanent fixture of the U.S. economy and sentence thousands of companies to bankruptcy.
|
|
May 07, 2020
In an interview with Megyn Kelly, Ms. Reade, who has accused Joseph R. Biden Jr. of sexual assault, said he "should not be running on character." Mr. Biden has denied the allegation.
|
|
May 07, 2020
In an interview with Megyn Kelly, Ms. Reade, who has accused Joseph R. Biden Jr. of sexual assault, said he "should not be running on character." Mr. Biden has vehemently denied the allegation.
|
|
May 07, 2020
Kenneth J. Braithwaite, a retired admiral nominated to be the Navy secretary, cited poor leadership in the service's handling of recent scandals and accidents.
|
|
May 07, 2020
The defeat of the measure allows President Trump to continue to act unilaterally on Iran, in defiance of Congress.
|
|
May 07, 2020
Democrats hope to extend a program that increased unemployment benefits by $600 a week. Republicans have criticized it as overly generous, creating a disincentive to work.
|
|
May 07, 2020
Democratic senators sent a letter to the company asking for more details after it fired four employees who raised health concerns about its warehouses.
|
|
May 07, 2020
When coronavirus cases rose in New Jersey, Matt Klapper, a former firefighter and ambulance crew chief, answered a call for retired medical workers to help out.
|
|
May 07, 2020
We swerve when we witness the truth, when we become aware. We shift gears and find our way.
|
|
May 06, 2020
The president said the resolution was an "insulting" move to limit his powers as commander in chief.
|
|
May 06, 2020
The coalition, which includes Amazon, plans to pour $2 million into ads opposing President Trump's call for higher package delivery rates and pressing for Congress to help the service.
|
|
May 06, 2020
Democrats are seeking to raise benefits as research shows a rise in food insecurity without modern precedent amid the pandemic. But Republicans have balked at a long-term expansion of the program.
|
|
May 06, 2020
Judge Justin Walker seems headed for confirmation to an important appeals court despite concerns by critics that he would help unravel the Affordable Care Act.
|
|
May 06, 2020
The two chambers of Congress received the same medical advice about reconvening. They took different decisions.
|
|
May 06, 2020
The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, which her husband runs, changed compensation terms to give Kelly Loeffler, a top executive, awards worth millions of dollars as she left for Congress.
|
|
May 05, 2020
Brian D. Miller, the White House lawyer tapped to oversee the Treasury Department's $500 billion bailout, said he would not be influenced by political pressure.
|
|
May 05, 2020
Representative John L. Ratcliffe, President Trump's pick to lead the nation's intelligence agencies, addressed a skeptical Senate at his confirmation hearing.
|
|
May 05, 2020
New legislation would try to curb the illegal imagery with record levels of funding for law enforcement. The bill, coming in response to a Times investigation, also calls for a new oversight position in the White House.
|
|
May 05, 2020
The Senate returned for its first week of regular business, a move that Congress's top doctor said carried health risks.
|
|
May 05, 2020
His confirmation hearing was the first to employ social-distancing rules for senators since the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
|
|
May 05, 2020
The hearing for John Ratcliffe will be the first to employ social-distancing rules for senators since the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
|
|
May 05, 2020
His confirmation hearing is the first to employ social-distancing rules for senators since the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
|
|
May 05, 2020
His confirmation hearing was the first to employ social distancing rules for senators since the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
|
|
May 04, 2020
A bipartisan letter took issue with guidance about a tax credit for retaining workers during the pandemic that was part of an economic rescue package.
|
|
May 04, 2020
The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit publicly advanced a call by a progressive group for an ethics investigation into the circumstances of a plum vacancy.
|
|
May 04, 2020
Joseph Biden, promising transparency, has asked for any potential records related to a sexual assault allegation against him by Tara Reade to be released. A Senate office says it is legally unable to do so.
|
|
May 04, 2020
Representative John Ratcliffe, an outspoken defender of President Trump, still faces questions about his partisanship and qualifications to be director of national intelligence.
|
|
May 04, 2020
A retired C.I.A. officer sees danger ahead for the independence and political impartiality of the 17 U.S. intelligence agencies if Trump's choice for director of national intelligence is confirmed.
|
|
May 01, 2020
Being heard is not, and should never be, the same thing as being believed.
|
|
May 01, 2020
As senators prepare to return on Monday, Congress's doctor warned that he does not have the capacity to test all 100 for coronavirus. At the White House, the president and many of his aides are tested repeatedly.
|
|
May 01, 2020
Battered by the coronavirus, the American public is increasingly looking to the federal government to provide an economic lifeline, polls suggest.
|
|
Apr 30, 2020
When a Republican senator shops a stimulus plan that has more common ground with a leading progressive.
|
|
Apr 30, 2020
The majority leader's plan to reconvene next week carries dangers for lawmakers as well as workers at the Capitol, where many low-level employees are minorities and at greater risk from Covid-19.
|
|
Private Label