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New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges
The Justice Department has seized on a lack of explicit instruction from a federal judge to keep Lindsey Halligan in place for now.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Post-Trump, What Happens to His War Chest? Utah Offers One Clue.
A Trump-aligned political group is quietly spending millions to help state Republicans have a friendlier House map in 2028 — not in 2026, as with all of his other redistricting efforts.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
The new detail further complicates the military's explanations for its actions during the Sept. 2 strike in the Caribbean Sea.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

FIFA's Leader Often Flatters Trump. Now, He's Awarding a Peace Prize.
Gianni Infantino, head of soccer's governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

What We Know About the Arrest in the D.C. Pipe Bomb Case
The arrest came after years of false leads and speculation over who planted the bombs near the Capitol before the Jan. 6 riot.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Here's How Trump Has Made it Harder for Migrants Seeking Asylum and Citizenship
In the wake of the National Guard shooting, the Trump administration has temporarily frozen major pathways for many migrants to obtain legal status in the United States.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Trump's Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour
The shift, while small, is notable after months of stability in President Trump's approval rating.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Award
Gianni Infantino, head of soccer's governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump's Boat Attacks
Congress is focusing on two deaths in one strike. But nine other people died in that same attack, and the United States has killed 83 in all. Were any of those killings legal?

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonance
President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Supreme Court Clears Way for Texas Redistricting Maps Pushed by Trump
Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by President Trump to gain a partisan advantage.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Trump Says He ‘Ended' the War Between Rwanda and Congo, but Fighting Persists
The president trumpeted a peace pact in a meeting with the two countries' leaders that includes incentives for U.S. access to minerals. Fighting in eastern Congo has continued in the months since an earlier agreement.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Trump Switches Architects for White House Ballroom Project
The president had clashed with the original designer and insisted on increasing the size and scope of the ballroom on a short timeline.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Supreme Court Clears Way for Texas to Use Republican-Friendly Redistricting Maps
Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by President Trump to gain a partisan advantage.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Trump Officials Cut Length of Work Permits for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
The move was the latest in an intensifying crackdown on legal immigration after an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Grand Jury Said to Decline to Re-Indict Letitia James
After a judge dismissed the Trump administration's first attempt to indict the attorney general of New York State, a new grand jury effort failed, according to people familiar with the matter.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

New Dietary Guidelines Delayed Until Early 2026
The updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans will not come until the new year, a government official said.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Biden to Attend First Event for Presidential Library
His plans for the library have been slow to take shape, but he has invited potential donors to a holiday reception in Washington this month.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Appeals Court Pauses, for Now, Order Blocking National Guard in Washington
A week after the president surged more members of the National Guard to Washington, an appeals court halted an order that would have required the Guard to pull out after Dec. 11.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Takeaways From the Pentagon Investigation on Hegseth's Use of Signal
The inspector general concluded that the defense secretary violated the Pentagon's instructions on using a private electronic device to share sensitive information.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

As Health Care Subsidies Teeter, Congress Is Again at an Impasse
Democrats won an agreement for a floor showdown after the shutdown, but consensus still eludes the Senate. Will Republicans pay a political price?

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101
As a 19-year-old medic, he won a Silver Star for his service during D-Day. Later, in the Korean War, he earned a Bronze Star.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Bipartisan House Group Proposes Long-Shot Health Care Plan
Republicans and Democrats released a two-year plan to scale back and extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, but it faces long odds in the G.O.P.-led House.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Groups Express Anixety as Trump Threatens to Derail U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Pact
Hearings that began Wednesday in Washington reflected anxiety over the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact and whether the president could end up scrapping it.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Boat Strike Video Shown to Lawmakers
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Frank M. Bradley, commander of the operation, met with members of Congress behind closed doors.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Suspect Arrested in Inquiry Into Pipe Bombs in D.C. Ahead of Jan. 6 Riot
The person's identity remained unclear for the moment, but the arrest could ultimately provide an answer to one of the mysteries arising from the Jan. 6. attack.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

His Group Made World-Class Measurements of Atomic Elements
Yuri Ralchenko led one of the oldest teams at the National Institute for Standards and Technology. The fate of some experiments hangs in the air.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Poll Suggests Voters May Blame Republicans More if Affordable Care Act Subsidies Go Away
About half of people covered under the Affordable Care Act say that if their health costs spike, it will have a "major impact" on how they vote in the 2026 midterm elections, a survey found.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Trump to Host Congo and Rwanda Leaders for Peace Talks in Persistent Conflict
The president will meet with the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance a deal meant to end a long war in eastern Congo.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

The Furor Over Trump's Boat Attacks and a Particular Follow-Up Strike, Explained
Bipartisan congressional oversight is underway, but for now is focusing on narrow details about one missile instead of broader legal issues.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Inside Kennedy's Methodical Quest to Shake Up America's Vaccine System
The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.

New York Times Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Inside RFK Jr.'s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America's Vaccine System
The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump Pardons Developer Prosecuted by His Administration
This summer, Trump administration officials had lauded the indictment of Timothy J. Leiweke as an effort to root out corruption and unfair business practices.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump's Former Campaign Manager Assisted Honduran Presidential Candidate
Brad Parscale advised the campaign of Nasry Asfura, a right-wing candidate who was endorsed by the U.S. president.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
Workers installed Mr. Trump's name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump Faces Choices on Russia-Ukraine Talks as Peace Deal Deadline Passes
The president wanted Moscow and Kyiv to come to terms by Thanksgiving. Negotiations are now stalled, leaving the White House to decide if an agreement is possible anytime soon.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Unpacking Trump's Immigration Crackdown and Deportation Efforts
As Trump steps up his crackdown, our reporters explain what's happening.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

U.S. Military's Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance
The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump Pardons Henry Cuellar, Texas Democrat Indicted on Bribery Charges
The president used the latest pardon announcement to attack his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Repatriation Flights With Hundreds of Migrants Arrive in Venezuela
The flights with Venezuelans who had been living in the United States arrived at a time of airspace safety concerns as the U.S. military pressures Venezuela's leader.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future
A small group of G.O.P. women have been among the most vocal in raising what their colleagues say is a broader frustration with the speaker.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Pentagon Watchdog Finds Hegseth's Signal Chat Risked Endangering U.S. Troops
An inspector general report to be released on Thursday examined the defense secretary's use of a private messaging app to discuss airstrikes in Yemen.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Pentagon Investigator Faults Hegseth for Improper Use of Signal
An inspector general report to be released on Thursday examined the defense secretary's use of a private messaging app to discuss airstrikes in Yemen.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden's Climate Policy
The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a "scam."

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

House Republicans Subpoena Jack Smith Over Prosecutions of Trump
Lawmakers requested a closed-door interview with Mr. Smith, who had asked to testify publicly to give Americans a chance to hear from him directly.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump's NASA Pick Poised to Win Senate Vote After Do-Over Hearing
The president withdrew Jared Isaacman's nomination to lead the space agency in June, but senators of both parties appeared willing to give him a second shot at confirmation.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Bessent Defends Trump's Use of Tariffs, Says They Are Not Fueling Inflation
The Treasury secretary said that import levies were not fueling inflation.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

What Tennessee Revealed About the G.O.P.'s Trump Trap in the Midterms
Republican candidates face the problem that President Trump alone gets out the vote that they need. And he alone gets out the vote that Democrats need, too.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Photos of Jeffrey Epstein's Private Island Released by Democrats
In publicizing the photos and videos, Democrats in Congress appeared to be intensifying pressure on the Justice Department to release its files on the Epstein case.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump Plans to Pardon Henry Cuellar, Texas Democrat Indicted on Bribery Charges
The president used the latest pardon announcement to attack his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Supreme Court Seems Open to Letting Street Preacher's Lawsuit Be Heard
Arrested after violating an ordinance on demonstrations outside an amphitheater in Brandon, Miss., Gabriel Olivier wants to block future enforcement of the law.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Epstein Files Reveal Private Home Photos in Latest Release by Democrats
In publicizing the photos and videos, Democrats in Congress appeared to be intensifying pressure on the Justice Department to release its files on the Epstein case.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Canada Turns to the World's Polar Bear Capital to Defend its Arctic
The tiny town of Churchill has two of Canada's largest pieces of Arctic infrastructure, but years of neglect have left them in poor shape amid growing superpower rivalry in the region.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

A Progressive Democrat Makes a Long-Shot Senate Bid in Red Kentucky
Charles Booker is running again for the chamber as Democrats take chances even in heavily Republican states like Kentucky, where Senator Mitch McConnell is retiring.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

The G.O.P. Continues to Slip
Almost every election night this year has gone poorly for Republicans — a familiar position for the party that occupies the White House.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Liberal Group to Air Ads Attacking Democrats for Confirming Trump Judges
The three being targeted are Senators John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan and Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats. None are up for re-election next year.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Fed Pick Puts Pressure on Bessent to Deliver for Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is leading the search for the next Federal Reserve chair, could face President Trump's wrath if the person chosen does not quickly lower interest rates.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Why Harvard Has Not Reached a Deal with Trump
President Trump promised a deal last summer. Other universities have agreed to pay millions to settle with the federal government since then, but Harvard, which was asked to pay much more, has not.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Supreme Court Considers Whether Street Preacher Can Sue to Be Heard
Arrested after violating an ordinance on demonstrations outside an amphitheater in Brandon, Miss., Gabriel Olivier wants to block future enforcement of the law.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

How William Hendrix Became Part of a Racist, Antisemitic Group Chat for Young Republicans
William Hendrix wanted a life in politics. He found it, with the Young Republicans.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Federal Judge Bars Some Warrantless Immigration Arrests in D.C.
The judge found that immigration agents were likely acting illegally when making arrests without a warrant.

New York Times Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Heading Toward Midterms, the G.O.P. Continues to Slip
Almost every election night this year has gone poorly for the Republicans — a familiar position for the party that occupies the White House.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

The G.O.P. Continues to Slouch Toward the Midterms
In recent elections, the pendulum has kept swinging, with Republicans now in its path.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Matt Van Epps Wins Tennessee House Race After a Trump-Led Rescue Mission
Matt Van Epps fended off a Democrat to protect Republicans' slim House majority, but the relatively close margin in a red district sent the party a warning shot before the 2026 midterms.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump to Close Voice of America's Overseas Offices and Radio Stations
The push to close the offices appears to contradict a federal judge's order from April, which required Trump officials to resume operations at V.O.A.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump's Shift on Afghan Immigrants
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent, describes how President Trump's latest immigration restrictions, after the shooting of two National Guard members by a man whom the authorities described as an Afghan national, affect a community that traditionally has been considered an exceptional case.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting
President Trump began the meeting by criticizing media coverage about him showing signs of fatigue. Last month, he appeared to doze off during a meeting in the Oval Office.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers
A new survey found that 98 percent of Foreign Service officers felt lower morale. Only 1 percent reported an increased ability to carry out U.S. foreign policy.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump and Hegseth Comments on Boat Strike Leave Adm. Bradley Exposed
Adm. Frank M. Bradley will soon face questions from lawmakers, as Republicans and Democrats express concerns about a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List
The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold SNAP Funding From Democratic States
The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job' as His Edge on the Economy Slips
President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Immigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. Shooting
The stepped-up enforcement comes as the Trump administration has also moved to reassess the vetting of Afghans who came to the country under the Biden administration.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Strike Clinging to Wreckage
The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage' He Doesn't Want in the Country
The president delivered xenophobic comments during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Ayanna Pressley Won't Challenge Markey for Senate in Massachusetts
Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary challenger.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of N.J. in Dispute Over Anti-Abortion Center Donor Records
A majority of the justices appeared supportive of arguments by a crisis pregnancy center that it should be able to challenge a subpoena from the state's attorney general in federal court.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Elon Musk's Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
The philanthropy has become one of America's biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world's richest man.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

New ICE Operation Is Said to Target Somali Migrants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
The move comes as President Trump has attacked Somalis with increasingly inflammatory rhetoric in recent days.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Venezuela Accepts Migrant Repatriation Flight From U.S. Amid Airspace Tensions
The flight's approval illustrates how the United States and Venezuela are still communicating, after a declaration from President Trump that Venezuelan airspace was "closed in its entirety."

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Costco Sues Trump Administration for Refund of Tariffs
The retail giant is seeking to recover money it has paid this year, should the Supreme Court rule that President Trump's implementation of tariffs was unlawful.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Mandela Barnes Enters Wisconsin Governor Race, Joining Crowded Field of Democrats
The former lieutenant governor is the best-known candidate in a crowded field, but some state Democrats have cooled on him since he lost a Senate bid in 2022.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Tennessee House Special Election 2025: What to Watch
A special election for a House seat in Tennessee was supposed to be an easy Republican victory. But national spending and Democratic enthusiasm have made it an unusually high-profile race.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

How Democrats Have Performed in 2025 Special Elections
Tennessee's Seventh District was created to be safely Republican, but in recent special elections across the country Democrats have done significantly better than they did in 2024.

New York Times Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Joe Kahn, New York Times Executive Editor, Answers Reader Questions
We asked readers for their questions for The Times's executive editor about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

After Trump's MRI Claim, His Doctor's Memo Offers Little Clarity
While the president said he had a M.R.I. exam, a physician's memo released by the White House was less specific.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

After Trump's M.R.I. Claim, His Doctor's Memo Offers Little Clarity
While the president said he had a M.R.I. exam, a physician's memo released by the White House was less specific.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Kristi Noem Recommends New Travel Ban After National Guard Shooting
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, equated immigrants to "foreign invaders" as she called for an expanded travel ban. President Trump reposted her statement.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Exceptions Disappear for Afghans and Others
President Trump's latest changes to the immigration system affect communities that traditionally have been considered special cases.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Trump Administration Revokes Licenses of Thousands of Training Centers for Truckers
The move, and threats of thousands more revocations, comes as the administration has increased its criticism of the trucking industry over noncitizen drivers' obtaining commercial licenses.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Trump's Crackdown in Wake of Shooting Blocks Legal Pathways for Migrants
The new measures represent some of the most significant changes to immigration policy since President Trump returned to the White House.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop With Political Power, Dies at 71
Influential up and down the Eastern Seaboard, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. "No vote, no clout," he'd say.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

For Trump, Hegseth's Approach to Venezuela Strikes Is a Growing Liability
Investigations are mounting into the legality of strikes that have killed scores of people in the waters off Venezuela.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Four Big Political Stories to Watch at Year's End
The economy. Venezuela. Division in the Republican Party. And, more decisions coming from Supreme Court. Here's what to know.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Father's Former Cartel Partner
Joaquín Guzmán López admitted to having the once-untouchable drug kingpin Ismael Zambada García abducted and flown to the United States, among a sweeping set of other crimes.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

This Year, a Smaller Christmas at the White House
The White House is decorated in a classic red-and-green Christmas theme. But with the East Wing reduced to rubble, there are fewer decorations this year.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Supreme Court Hears Copyright Battle Over Online Music Piracy
At issue is whether internet providers can be held liable for repeated copyright infringements of users, with potentially billions of dollars on the line.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee
Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.

New York Times Politics
Dec 01, 2025

For ‘No Tax on Tips,' the I.R.S. Gets Intimate
The Trump administration wants to exclude earnings from "pornographic activity" from a new tax break for tips. Will the I.R.S. know it when it sees it?

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