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New York Times Politics
Dec 11, 2025

Trump Doesn't Want to Talk About Affordability. Democrats Say That's a Gift.
The president continues to brush off an issue that he said he would solve in his first months in office. Some Democrats say he is making the same mistake as his predecessor.

New York Times Politics
Dec 11, 2025

Hatching the Automobile's Future in a Cloistered Los Angeles Lab
Desperate to catch up with Chinese automakers, Ford is redesigning its fleet with a Silicon Valley-style team. Is it too late?

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

ICE Says It Has No Videos to Release of Chicago Deportation Operations
The response to an information request contradicted the administration's public testimony and raised concerns that it may be trying to evade oversight.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Judge in Oregon Blocks Arrest of Protesters For Noise
Federal agents outside an ICE detention facility in Eugene, Ore., had sought to enforce a new rule that prohibits "creating a loud or unusual noise" outside federal property.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Defense Bill Will Make D.C. Skies Less Safe, N.T.S.B. Chair Says
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that a provision in the new defense bill would worsen the risk of midair collisions near the Washington-area airport where a deadly crash in January killed 67 people.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

House Gives Bipartisan Approval to $900 Billion Defense Bill
The legislation codifies President Trump's agenda but includes a few measures challenging his policies and insisting on more consultation with Congress.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Oil Tanker U.S. Seized Off Venezuela Has Faked Its Location Before, Data Shows
The ship has frequently carried oil from countries under U.S. sanctions, and its tracking data shows multiple recent trips to Iran and Venezuela.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Always on My Mind: Trump's Enduring Focus on Joe Biden
After nearly 11 months in office, the president's tendency to talk about his predecessor is more pronounced than ever.

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Dec 10, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges Park Service Passes Featuring Trump
An environmental group is suing, saying federal law requires an image of public lands, not the president.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a pressure campaign against President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

What Is a Trump Gold Card? Applications Open for Million-Dollar Visas.
President Trump has framed the program as a way for the government to raise billions of dollars and prioritize the admission of successful entrepreneurs and investors.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

What Democrats Can Learn From Biden's Immigration Policy Mistakes
As 2028 takes shape, Democrats will face a version of the same dilemma.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

After Shutdown, Democrats Claim Credit for Funding They Opposed
Several Democrats who fought to steer federal money to their states and districts have boasted about their success even after voting against the bill that provided the funds.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast, Trump Says
The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

$2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations
Democratic lawmakers said in a report that shifting Defense Department funding to support the Trump administration's immigration agenda has hurt military readiness.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally
One of the president's appeals-court nominees, a former lawyer for the president, was in the crowd at a raucous event in Mt. Pocono, Pa.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

How Andrew Tate, Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking, Was Freed
Barred from leaving Romania, Andrew Tate courted powerful figures on the American right, from Tucker Carlson to Barron Trump. Then an extraordinary order let him go.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Gregg Phillips, a Proponent of Election Conspiracy Theories, to Join FEMA
Gregg Phillips, who spread unsubstantiated claims of mass voter fraud in the 2016 election, will join the agency's leadership, the Trump administration confirmed.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Supreme Court Grapples With Death Penalty Case on Intellectual Disability
The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Agriculture Department Approves More Soda Bans For Food Stamps
Six more states have been approved for waivers that ban the purchase of some sugary foods and beverages using food stamps.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Ethics Agency Says Bryan Bedford, FAA Chief, Didn't Divest Republic Airways Holdings
The Office of Government Ethics told senators that Bryan Bedford, the F.A.A. administrator, did not divest from the airline he previously ran as he had agreed.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

U.S. Plans to Scrutinize 5 Years of Social Media History for Foreign Tourists
Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don't need visas, would be required to share five years' worth of social media.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

History Colorado Center Rejects Painting, Citing Campaign Finance Law
A Colorado museum cited state law while rejecting an artwork with unflattering depictions of politicians. Free speech groups called the decision censorship.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Trump Didn't Clear a Path for Stefanik in the N.Y. Governor's Race
With two allies, Elise Stefanik and Bruce Blakeman, running for governor of New York, President Trump is not making an endorsement — for now.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,' Dies at 92
He was both the first Black person and the first educator to hold the cabinet position, but resigned amid discord over George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Judge Says Trump Must End Guard Deployment in Los Angeles
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration had illegally kept troops in Los Angeles after emergency conditions had ended. The administration is expected to appeal.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Trump Seeks to Expand His Powers by Taking a Role in Warner Bros. Battle
The move comes as the Supreme Court also appears poised to put antitrust enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission under his control.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

House Democrat Seeks to Impeach RFK Jr. for Undercutting Public Health
The move by Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat who is running for Senate, does not have the support of her party's leaders and is all but certain to fail.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Democrats Press to Expand House Map, Targeting 5 New G.O.P. Seats
Four of the additions are for districts where President Trump won handily, but Democrats are feeling emboldened by election outcomes this fall.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Supreme Court Hears Death Penalty Case on Intellectual Disability
The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Trump Administration Rules Threaten Nobel Prizes Won by Immigrants
As three immigrants claim Nobel Prizes in science for the United States this year, experts warn that immigration crackdowns could undo American innovation.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Democrats Make a Fresh Push to Win State Legislatures
The arm of the party that focuses on statehouses is targeting hundreds of seats and more than 40 chambers, according to a strategy memo, reflecting Democrats' new optimism.

New York Times Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Trump Chose to Not Use His Influence to Help Stefanik. Here's Why.
With two allies, Elise Stefanik and Bruce Blakeman, running for governor of New York, President Trump is not making an endorsement — for now.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Trump's Speech on Economy Veers Into an Anti-Immigrant Tirade
President Trump vacillated between demonizing immigrants and assuring a crowd of his supporters that life was better than ever under his administration.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour
President Trump's speech in Pennsylvania was meant to alleviate concerns about affordability. But he kept wandering off script and dwelling on his favorite targets, like immigration.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Democrats Say Hegseth Balked at Call for Full Video of Boat Strike
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Inside the Pentagon's Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Trump Administration Withdraws Plan to Overhaul Homeless Aid
The abrupt decision to revise the plan added new uncertainty and possible delays into the government's distribution of $3.9 billion in homelessness relief.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Trump Revives Attacks on Fed Members Before Interest Rate Decision
Without evidence, the president claimed that some Fed governors might have been appointed using an autopen.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface "wasteful," casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Asserting a Personal Role in Warner Bros. Battle, Trump Seeks to Expand His Powers Again
The move comes as the Supreme Court also appears poised to put antitrust enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission under his control.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Trump's Nvidia Chip Deal Reverses Decades of Technology Restrictions
President Trump's decision to allow Nvidia to sell its chips to China has raised questions about whether he is prioritizing short-term economic gain over long-term American security interests.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

FDA Expands Covid Vaccine Inquiry to Adult Deaths
The agency claimed that 10 children's deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Trump Seeks to Reassure Americans That He Is Focused on Affordability
The president finds himself in an economic and political bind as his tariffs drive up costs.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists' Social Media History
Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don't need visas, would have to share five years' worth of social media.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Why Trump Accounts, as Currently Planned, Risk Leaving Out Many Children
Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to American children via the accounts, but the details matter.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department's Official Typeface
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface "wasteful," casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

GOP Senators Will Counter Democrats' Bid to Preserve Health Care Subsidies
Senate Republicans plan to offer a proposal that would create a new payment for people with bare-bones health coverage, clashing with Democrats who are pressing for an extension of existing tax credits.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Stephen Miller's Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say
Mr. Miller, one of President Trump's top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

After Trump Threatens Tariffs, Mexico Seeks a Deal on Water
President Trump threatened 5 percent tariffs on Mexican imports over a water dispute. Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, wants an agreement instead.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Asserting a Personal Role in Warner Bros. Battle, Trump Expands His Powers Again
The move comes as the Supreme Court also appears poised to put antitrust enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission under his control.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Dells' $6 Billion Donation Could Exclude Many Children. It's All in the Details.
Michael and Susan Dell are seeding Trump accounts for American children, but the policy, as written, risks leaving out many recipients.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Supreme Court Grapples With Whether to Lift Campaign Finance Limits
The dispute before the court involved a Republican effort to lift limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

A History of U.S. Military Action in Latin America
The United States' history in the region includes several about-faces, contradictions and missteps.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Trump Administration Fights Roadblock to Pursuing Comey Case
The battle preceded the department's looming decision over whether — and how — to bring new charges against James B. Comey.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Trump Defends Tariffs Amid Growing Concerns Over Affordability
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Trump Calls Europe ‘Decaying' and Suggests ‘Size Will Win' in Ukraine War
President Trump's comments deepened his rift with mainstream European leaders over defense and Ukraine policy.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Judge Suggests Lindsey Halligan, Prosecutor on Comey and James Cases, Should Resign
Lindsey Halligan's indictments against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, were dismissed last month over Ms. Halligan's appointment.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

As Prices Increase From Tariffs, Trump Administration Goes on the Defensive About Affordability
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Kamala Harris Isn't Ready to Be Written Off
She was seen for two decades as a future face of the Democratic Party. Is she now suddenly a figure of its past?

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Supreme Court Struggles With How to Insulate the Federal Reserve From Politics
The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Supreme Court Is Asked to Take Another Ax to Campaign Finance Limits
The case centers on efforts by Republican officials to lift limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.

New York Times Politics
Dec 09, 2025

Kamala Harris on '107 Days,' 2028 and the Democratic Party's Future
She was seen for two decades as a future face of the Democratic Party. Is she now suddenly a figure of its past?

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy and Ease Cost Concerns
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump Again Threatens Tariffs on Mexico Over Long-Running Water Dispute
The threat is the latest aggressive action that President Trump has taken against America's biggest trading partners.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Why Democratic Governors Argue They Are the Party's Best Shot for 2028
A long list of people could test that theory, though governors have struggled to make the leap to presidential nominations in recent years.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

A Frustrated Congress Pushes the Pentagon to Produce Its Boat Strike Orders
In a sign of bipartisan frustration with the Defense Department, the final defense policy bill aims to compel the Pentagon to share execute orders and video documentation.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump Backtracks on Releasing Video of Boat Strike
The president said he would defer to his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on whether to release a video showing a follow-up attack that killed survivors of a Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Defense Bill Demands Pentagon Show Congress Boat Strike Orders
In a sign of bipartisan frustration with the Defense Department, the final defense policy bill aims to compel the Pentagon to share execute orders and video documentation.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

G.O.P. Senators Push Health Care Options as Vote Looms
The Senate is set to vote later this week on a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that Republicans oppose. The G.O.P. has yet to coalesce around an alternative.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump's Birthday Becomes Free National Park Day as MLK Day and Juneteenth Are Cut
Visitors will instead get free entry on President Trump's birthday, which coincides with Flag Day.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Supreme Court Seems Poised to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Officials
A ruling in the president's favor in the case, which deals with his attempt to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, would be a major expansion of presidential authority.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Alina Habba, a Trump Loyalist, Resigns as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey
Ms. Habba resigned on Monday, after a federal appeals court last week found she had been serving as U.S. attorney unlawfully.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Cora Weiss, Lifelong Champion of Social Justice, Dies at 91
With a group called Women Strike for Peace, she helped organize demonstrations against the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons. "We managed to get things done," she said.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump Plans $12 Billion Bailout to Aid Farmers Hit by Tariffs
Federal relief money comes after China boycotted American farm products in retaliation for U.S. tariffs.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

FBI Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at George Floyd Protest
A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd's killing led to the firing of about 16 agents.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Justices Seem Ready to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Government Officials
A ruling in the president's favor in the case, which deals with his attempt to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, would be a major expansion of presidential authority.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump Giving Farmers $12 Billion to Blunt Trade War Fallout
Federal relief money comes after China boycotted American farm products in retaliation for U.S. tariffs.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

At a Democratic Governors Event, Hope, Nerves and Buzz for the Midterms and 2028 Election
At an annual event for Democratic governors, optimism about next year overshadowed the search for a long-term vision. As Gretchen Whitmer put it, adding an expletive: "Let's go!"

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Supreme Court's Conservatives Have Already Narrowed the 1935 Precedent
Several conservative justices have indicated their willingness to strengthen the president's power to fire independent agency leaders.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump Promises Executive Order to Block State AI Regulations
In a Truth Social post, the president said he would sign an order that would eliminate a patchwork of state laws that have emerged in recent years.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Obamacare Users Will Be Asked to Pay More for Plans That Cover Less
People who have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will face higher deductibles and higher premiums.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles and Higher Premiums
People who have insurance under the Affordable Care Act are being asked to pay more for plans that will cover less of their care.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

What will the Court's ruling mean for the Federal Reserve Board?
The justices have indicated that they will try to find a way to protect the independence of the Fed, even as they let presidents remove leaders of other agencies.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

A Scholar's ‘Bombshell' Questioned Trump's Power to Fire Officials
Caleb E. Nelson, a leading originalist law professor, challenged the conventional wisdom of the "unitary executive theory" in an article that was debated in the parties' briefs ahead of Monday's arguments.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump Says Netflix Takeover of Warner Bros. ‘Could Be a Problem'
The fate of the blockbuster Hollywood deal is in the hands of federal regulators.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

The early Federal Trade Commission fielded complaints over cigars, soap and even nose shapers.
Along with weighty antitrust cases, the early years of the Federal Trade Commission featured disputes about everyday products.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Who are the lawyers arguing the F.T.C. case?


New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Does Trump need a reason to fire leaders of independent agencies?
Scores of federal laws limit the president's ability to fire officials like members of the Federal Trade Commission and governors of the Federal Reserve Board.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

These Independent Agencies Could Be Affected by a Supreme Court Case
Court filings identify more than two-dozen quasi-independent boards and commissions that could be affected by a Supreme Court ruling in President Trump's favor.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

At the Kennedy Center Honors, Little Glitz and One Striking Accessory
Melania Trump went minimal, Gloria Gaynor dressed to shine, but the star of the night was the president.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

What Is the Federal Trade Commission?
The agency's first role is to enforce consumer protection laws.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

There are other cases that will test presidential power at the court.


New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Who Is Rebecca Slaughter?
Ms. Slaughter, a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, sued President Trump after he fired her because she did not align with his agenda.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Here's the latest.


New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Must the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders? Pam Bondi Has Said Yes.
As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Ms. Bondi, now the attorney general, filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Supreme Court to Hear Major Test of Trump's Power to Fire Officials
The court's conservative majority has generally let President Trump remove leaders of independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, at least temporarily.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

New Facial-Recognition Tech Could Let You Keep Your Passport in Your Pocket at the Airport
You may be surprised to zoom right onto a future international flight thanks to facial-recognition tools being tested at Orlando International Airport.

New York Times Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles, Higher Premiums
People who have insurance under the Affordable Care Act are being asked to pay more for plans that will cover less of their care.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Congress Gears Up to Pass $900 Billion Defense Policy Bill
Lawmakers aim to send the bill, which authorizes $8 billion more than the White House requested, to the president's desk by the end of the year.

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