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New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

ChatGPT, Other Chatbots Approved for Official Use in the Senate
New guidelines said Senate aides could use A.I. tools for official work, including research, drafting and editing documents, and preparing briefings and talking points for lawmakers.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says
Iranians cowered under the barrage as Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, said the U.S. aimed to wipe out Iran's capacity to obtain nuclear weapons "forever."

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

How Long Will the Iran War Last? Trump Offers Conflicting Answers.
Now 11 days into an expanding military campaign, President Trump and his officials have given conflicting indications on how long the United States intends the war to last.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Higher Oil Prices Could Put the Fed in a Bind as Labor Market Softens
Investors now expect that the Fed will delay a rate cut until September instead of July, as they had before the war in Iran began.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Senate Moves Toward Passing Sweeping Housing Bill, but Challenges Lie Ahead
The legislation's progress is all the more surprising because it addresses an issue that is shaping up to be the main battleground of the midterm elections: affordability. The effort could still stall.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Voting Company Smartmatic Says It's a Target of Vindictive Prosecution by Trump
The voting technology company's new court filing signals how far-reaching the legal fights over elections will be in 2026.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

D.C. Bar Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against Ed Martin
A new legal filing accused Mr. Martin, a senior Justice Department official, of an unethical pressure campaign against Georgetown University.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Smartmatic Says It's a Target of Vindictive Prosecution by Trump
The voting technology company's new court filing signals how far-reaching the legal fights over elections will be in 2026.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Unlike Past U.S. Conflicts, Iran Attack Is Opposed by Most Americans
While the public has historically backed military intervention initially in international conflicts, deep polarization has left the latest strikes against Iran with record-low support.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Mississippi and Georgia Elections: What to Watch in Today's Primaries
It's Primary Day in Mississippi, where a younger Democrat is trying to oust a House veteran, and in Georgia, where Marjorie Taylor Greene's former seat is up for grabs.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Alma Allen Signs With Mega-Gallery After Venice Biennale Fallout
Alma Allen has joined Perrotin, months after two other galleries dropped him over his selection to represent the United States at the "art world Olympics."

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

After Venice Biennale Fallout, Artist Representing U.S. Signs With Mega-Gallery
Alma Allen has joined Perrotin Gallery, months after two galleries dropped him over his selection to represent the United States at the "art world Olympics."

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Democrats Sued to Find Out Whether Trump Will Send Armed Officers to Election Sites
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the D.N.C. sought to compel the government to say whether it plans to deploy armed federal officers in this year's elections.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Here Are the Key Races to Watch in Mississippi and Georgia Elections
It's primary day in Mississippi, where a younger Democrat is trying to oust a House veteran, and in Georgia, where Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat is up for grabs.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

Unlike in Past Conflicts, Most Americans Oppose Iran Attacks
While the public has historically backed military intervention initially in international conflicts, deep polarization has left the latest strikes against Iran with record-low support.

New York Times Politics
Mar 10, 2026

U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy
More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Two Supreme Court Justices Debate Handling of Trump Emergency Cases
In a rare joint appearance, Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett M. Kavanaugh offered sharply different views on how the court should handle emergency requests.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Trump Seeks to Calm Oil and Gas Markets but Says Iran War Will Go On
The president said the U.S. could accompany tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary to keep oil flowing. "We've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough," he said.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Trump Again Suggests Without Evidence That Iran Struck Elementary School
After a video showed a Tomahawk missile hitting a naval base next to the school, President Trump claimed Iran possesses such weapons. But the U.S. developed the missile and has sold it only to a few close allies.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Trump's War in Iran, and Rising Gas Prices, Collide With Midterm Agenda
The attack on Iran has led to a surge in energy prices at a moment when the cost of living is a major issue heading into the fall elections.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Iran's Women's Soccer Team Offered Asylum by President Trump
The dissonance between the president's hard-line immigration policies and his offer of asylum to the athletes was striking. Australia took in five players.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Oil Prices and Stocks Swing Wildly as Iran and Israel Launch New Strikes
Oil prices and stocks initially swung wildly, and Iran's foreign minister promised "surprises," calling the strikes against his country "Operation Epic Mistake."

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Iran War Overshadows Midterms as Democrats Focus on Economy
Democrats are focused on the economy, while Republicans wish they were focused on the economy.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

U.S. Reaches Tentative Deal Ending Prosecution of Turkish Bank
Court papers submitted as part of the agreement with Halkbank, which was accused of doing business with Iranian entities, said Turkey's assistance "was instrumental" in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

2 Teen Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention
Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas led a delegation of Democrats to a South Texas detention center to press for the release of the brothers and their family.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99
"There is tape in the Oval Office," said Mr. Butterfield, a former White House aide, in testimony that rocked the Watergate hearings and led to the president's resignation.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Judge Halts Trump Administration Move to Restrict Immigration Appeals
The ruling is part of a broader dispute between the independent federal judiciary and the executive branch's immigration court system.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

As Kari Lake Sought to Shutter Voice of America, Parent Agency Rebuffed Auditors
A new report says the lack of information provided for a required annual examination was so "pervasive" that auditors declined to opine on the agency's financial numbers.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

G7 Countries Hold Off on Releasing Emergency Oil Supplies
Finance ministers for the seven industrialized countries met on Monday and said they would consider releasing oil from reserves but were not ready to do so now.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

Trump Threatens to Crowd Out Republicans' Midterm Message
As the G.O.P. gathered in Miami for a party retreat where lawmakers hoped to focus on the economy, the president was threatening to block his own party's legislative agenda.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

New Lawsuit Challenges Rubio's Threats Against Foreign Tech Regulators
A lawsuit filed on Monday argues that a State Department's decision to withhold visas from experts who have pushed for stronger social media regulations is illegal.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

James Talarico Challenges ‘Heretical' Right-Wing Christianity in Texas Senate Race
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee from Texas, hopes to counter what he sees as a conservative takeover of the American church.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

How Markwayne Mullin Became Trump's Homeland Security Pick
The Oklahoma senator whom President Trump chose to run the Department of Homeland Security has risen in Washington by styling himself as a MAGA warrior and Trump loyalist.

New York Times Politics
Mar 09, 2026

In Senate Race, Talarico Challenges ‘Heretical' Right-Wing Christianity
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee from Texas, hopes to counter what he sees as a conservative takeover of the American church.

New York Times Politics
Mar 08, 2026

U.S. Carries Out Another Boat Strike, Killing Six
The attack, in the eastern Pacific, was part of a continuing campaign by the U.S. Southern Command to target people suspected of smuggling drugs, and raised the overall death toll to at least 156.

New York Times Politics
Mar 08, 2026

White House Removes Republican Member of N.T.S.B.
J. Todd Inman, who was prominent in the investigation of the midair collision in Washington last year, said no reason was given for his firing two years into his term on the transportation safety board.

New York Times Politics
Mar 08, 2026

Homemade Bomb Thrown at Protest Near N.Y.C. Mayor's House, Police Say
The counterprotester accused of throwing the bomb was one of six people arrested after a clash with anti-Muslim protesters led by the right-wing activist Jake Lang.

New York Times Politics
Mar 08, 2026

U.S. Continues Airstrikes Against a Wide Array of Targets in Iran
A senior U.S. military official said those targets included missile launchers and air-defense sites.

New York Times Politics
Mar 08, 2026

Trump Wants to ‘Take Over' Elections. These States are Prime Targets.
President Trump thinks Republicans should control voting procedures in parts of the United States. But where? Here are some possibilities.

New York Times Politics
Mar 08, 2026

In Kentucky, Trump Allies Clash With Massie Over Iran War
Representative Thomas Massie's race against a rival backed by President Trump is shaping up as a key midterm testing ground for G.O.P. attitudes on the war.

New York Times Politics
Mar 08, 2026

How Trump's War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine
The many similarities between the White House's justification for war in Iran and Russia's messaging on Ukraine underscore the risks of a vaguely defined, open-ended war.

New York Times Politics
Mar 08, 2026

Trump Executive Order Protected Weedkiller Roundup and a Munition, White Phosphorus
Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.'s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition.

New York Times Politics
Mar 08, 2026

After F.B.I. Seized Ballots in Georgia, Other States Brace for Trouble
President Trump thinks Republicans should "take over" election procedures in parts of the United States. But where? Here are some possibilities.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America
The ruling, which said that Kari Lake's appointment to oversee V.O.A.'s parent agency was invalid, was a major rejection of President Trump's attempts to dismantle the government-funded news group.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Iran Could Retrieve Uranium at Site U.S. Bombed Last Year, Officials Say
The fate of the highly enriched uranium and the options for securing it have become critical issues for the Trump administration.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Smoking Jars of Metal and Fuses Thrown at Protest Near Mayor's House
Six people were arrested after anti-Islamic protesters led by the right-wing activist Jake Lang clashed with counterprotesters near Gracie Mansion.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Trump Witnesses Return of Bodies of 6 U.S. Service Members
President Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to witness the transfer of the remains of five men and one woman killed in an Iranian drone strike.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Trump Witnesses Return of Bodies of U.S. Service Members
President Trump traveled on Saturday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware in the wake of the deaths of six service members.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

In War's First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame
The U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran's leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

How D.H.S. Retreated on Immigration Tactics After Minneapolis
Agents have conducted more targeted operations, rather than street sweeps, leading to a dip in arrests — at least for now.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Trump Arrives to Witness Return of Bodies of U.S. Service Members
President Trump traveled on Saturday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware in the wake of the deaths of six service members.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

ICE Arrests Slowed as Trump Backed Off After Minneapolis
The drop in arrests reflects a retreat, at least for now, from some of the administration's most aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Rebecca Solnit Says the Left's Next Hero Is Already Here
The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Trump Set to Witness Return of Bodies of U.S. Service Members
President Trump is scheduled to travel Saturday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware in the wake of the deaths of six service members.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Ahead of Midterms, Economic Warning Signs Pile Up for Republicans
With employers cutting jobs and gas prices rising amid the war in Iran, Democrats see an opportunity to press their advantage.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

How Talarico Won Texas Democrats With Love, Luck and a Little Restraint
A carefully disciplined campaign that capitalized on viral media, months of organizing and strong outreach to Latino voters helped propel James Talarico to the center of Texas politics.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

Democrats, Divided on Past Middle East Wars, Unite Against This One
Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump's foray against Iran without congressional approval.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

A Washington Museum Zeros In on Presidential Scandal. From 50 Years Ago.
The Watergate museum, now in a pop-up phase, focuses on the political crime that brought down Nixon.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

A Washington Museum Zeros In on the Watergate Scandal
The Watergate museum, now in a pop-up phase, focuses on the political crime that brought down Nixon.

New York Times Politics
Mar 07, 2026

How Candidates Are Using Winks and Posts to Seek Crypto and A.I. Cash
All across America, congressional candidates are finding creative — and critics say craven — ways to signal support for two deep-pocketed industries, A.I. and crypto.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Calls On Private Companies to Take On a Bigger Role in Cyber
In his National Cybersecurity Strategy, President Trump sought an expanded role for private firms in cyberwarfare. He did not take on China or Russia in the document.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

State Department Bypasses Congress to Send Israel More Than 20,000 Bombs
The sale had been under informal review in Congress, but the State Department declared an emergency because of the war in Iran.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Divisive F.D.A. Vaccine Regulator Is Resigning
Dr. Vinay Prasad drew criticism for overriding career scientists and rejecting drugs by companies seeking agency approval.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Maintains That U.S. Has Ample Weapons as Iran War Depletes Stocks
After meeting with defense contractors at the White House, President Trump said the companies were all committed to increasing production.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Justice Dept. Denounces Federal Judges in Fight Against Law Firms
The Trump administration had signaled earlier this week that it was ready to abandon four executive orders seeking to punish law firms, but abruptly reversed course the next day.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Vulnerable California Republican Darrell Issa Drops Re-election Bid
Mr. Issa faced a challenging fight for another term in the House under a newly drawn congressional map.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Brandon Herrera's YouTube Gives Democrats More Hope in West Texas Race
What had been a safe G.O.P. seat was looking more attainable for Democrats after Representative Tony Gonzales bowed out in favor of a hard-right candidate.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Echoes F.D.R. and Grant in Calling for ‘Unconditional Surrender'
President Trump demanded that Iran capitulate in the war with the United States, invoking a phrase made famous by statesmen and generals.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender' by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again
President Trump laid out yet another, more ambitious goal of U.S. military action, one that could extend the war.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Kristi Noem Survived Many Crises. Then She Crossed a Trump Red Line.
President Trump, who values loyalty, has at times tried to distance himself from his administration's own actions when they become politically toxic.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Iran War Poses Test for Justice Dept. After Firings Deplete National Security Ranks
Firings, resignations and diversions to the president's priorities have left elite counterterrorism and counterintelligence units stretched thin, current and former officials say.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Russia Is Sharing Intelligence With Iran, U.S. Officials Say
The information has included satellite imagery showing the locations of military personnel. But some officials played down the significance of the partnership.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Talarico's Social Media Paper Trail, the Jobs Report and More Politics News
For some Democrats, generational change comes with a cringey social media past.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Divisive F.D.A. Vaccine Regulator Resigns
Dr. Vinay Prasad drew criticism for decisions that overrode agency scientists and rejected potential drugs.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Florida Bar Retreats From Statement Saying Lindsey Halligan Was Under Scrutiny
The Florida bar said that it had "erroneously" made that assertion, disclosed in a letter last month, and that no investigation into Ms. Halligan was pending.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

As Trump Focuses on Cuba, DOJ Seeks Charges Against Its Leaders
The move comes as President Trump is ratcheting up his rhetorical assault on Cuba's leadership.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

How The Times Tracks Down the Connections Behind Trump's Pardons
Reporters tapped sources, combed through public records and scrutinized social media to penetrate the web of influence and money underlying the president's clemency grants.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Regulatory Czar Jeffrey Clark Leaves White House
Jeffrey B. Clark oversaw the dismantlement of government restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions and water and air pollution. He had also faced a criminal probe in connection with the 2020 election.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Jeremy Larner, Who Wrote ‘The Candidate,' a Political Film Classic, Dies at 88
His Oscar-winning 1972 screenplay starred Robert Redford as an idealistic public interest lawyer making a run for the Senate.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Top National Symphony Leader Quits in New Blow to Kennedy Center
The executive director, Jean Davidson, said her departure reflects frustration at the turmoil that has engulfed the arts center.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender' by Iran
President Trump's comments on Friday reflected yet another shift in the goals of U.S. military actions.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

The Apartments at the Center of Mamdani's Affordable Housing Crisis
The mayor's call to ‘freeze the rent' galvanized the 69 percent of New Yorkers who don't own their homes. But the city's landlords claim the math doesn't add up.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Why a G.O.P. War Powers Hawk Was a No on Reining Trump In on Iran
Many Republicans deferred almost unquestioningly to President Trump after he began a sweeping military offensive in the Middle East. Senator Todd Young was more conflicted, but ended up in the same place.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the Public's Support
In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Lawmaker Asks Court to Block Trump From Closing Kennedy Center
The president has said he plans to shut down the center for two years starting this summer for a "complete rebuilding."

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

From 2006: Coretta Scott King, a Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 78
First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace and nonviolent social change.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

From 1994: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dies of Cancer at 64
She became an object of fascination to generations of Americans after her husband, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1963.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

From 1962: Mrs. Roosevelt Dies at 78 After Illness of Six Weeks
The death of the former first lady, a noted humanitarian and an active force in the Democratic Party, was mourned by people around the world.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Defense Without U.S. Help Is a Live Topic for Canada, Japan and Australia
The leaders of Japan and Canada are making a unified front on defense cooperation as President Trump raises the pressure over military spending.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Trump Remarks on U.S.S. Cole and Iran Raise Questions in Guantánamo Case
Prosecutors have offered up no evidence supporting a link that the president claimed between Iran and the attack in Yemen in 2000, defense lawyers say.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Potomac River in D.C. Is Safe, Officials Say. But Locals Still Worry About the Poop.
A broken pipe sent a gusher of sewage into the river near Washington. Some people may try to row, sail or fish. But skeptics are steering clear.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Georgia Candidate Colton Moore Copies Marjorie Taylor Greene Playbook
Colton Moore, who hopes to win a special election on Tuesday to replace Ms. Greene, has the same flair for the dramatic and the ultra-MAGA persona, but he lacks one thing: a Trump endorsement.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

A Candidate for Georgia Straight From the Marjorie Taylor Greene Playbook
Colton Moore, who hopes to win a special election on Tuesday to replace Ms. Greene, has the same flair for the dramatic and the ultra-MAGA persona, but he lacks one thing: a Trump endorsement.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Renters Made Mamdani Mayor. Can He Remake the City for Them?
His call to ‘freeze the rent' galvanized the 69 percent of New Yorkers who don't own their homes. But the city's landlords claim the math doesn't add up.

New York Times Politics
Mar 06, 2026

Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump
One inmate paid lobbyists and lawyers with ties to the president's team and walked free. Others are following his blueprint, but it is not always clear who can deliver.

New York Times Politics
Mar 05, 2026

D.C. Court Strikes Down Local Ban on High-Capacity Gun Magazines
A three-judge panel reversed the conviction of a man charged with possessing a 30-bullet magazine, saying it had constitutional protection.

New York Times Politics
Mar 05, 2026

Representative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-election
Several House members had called for Mr. Gonzales, a Texas Republican, to step down after texts emerged showing his pursuit of a staff member who later killed herself.

New York Times Politics
Mar 05, 2026

Timeline: The Rise and Fall of Kristi Noem as Trump's DHS Secretary
The homeland security secretary, who was fired by President Trump Thursday, helped fulfill his border pledges, but also drew negative attention to his administration.

New York Times Politics
Mar 05, 2026

State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance in Iran War for Americans Abroad
Many veteran diplomats faulted the State Department for its response after the attacks in Iran began, and for its actions beforehand.

New York Times Politics
Mar 05, 2026

DOJ Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Made Claims Against Trump in Epstein Files
The pages had been withheld from the trove of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because of what officials called a mistaken determination that they were duplicates.

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