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New York Times Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P.
The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It's threatening to do so again next year.

New York Times Politics
Dec 18, 2025

The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024
Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the autopsy months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party.

New York Times Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Democratic Lawmakers Request Review of Howard Lutnick's Possible Conflicts
Lawmakers in the House and the Senate asked a government watchdog to determine if Howard Lutnick is following ethics guidelines in promoting data centers that benefit his family's businesses.

New York Times Politics
Dec 18, 2025

The D.N.C. Is Killing Its Autopsy of What Went Wrong in 2024
Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the report months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party.

New York Times Politics
Dec 18, 2025

‘Don's Best Friend': How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.

New York Times Politics
Dec 18, 2025

A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy
In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public's consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

New York Times Politics
Dec 18, 2025

6 Takeaways From Trump's Address to the Nation
President Trump disparaged Democrats and insisted the economy is booming despite concerns about the cost of living.

New York Times Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Trump Officials Announce More Than $11 Billion in Arms Sales for Taiwan
The move may reassure China hawks who are uncertain about the president's commitment to the self-governing democracy.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

U.S. Military Announces 4 Killed in 26th Boat Strike
The attack on Wednesday brings the total number killed to at least 99 since the Trump administration began bombing boats suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Fact-Checking Trump's Prime-Time Address on the Economy
The president cited misleading statistics to insist, wrongly, that prices were coming down.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Full Transcript of President Trump's Speech on the Economy
The president sharply attacked his predecessor while insisting that his own record contained nothing but victories.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

U.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision
A federal court filing says the Army crew piloting a Black Hawk helicopter could have avoided the nighttime accident in January if it had been able to see and avoid a commercial jet.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn't Want the Public to See
The Pentagon has released plenty of video clips that show American missiles blowing boats suspected of carrying drugs out of the water. But the "double tap" strike on Sept. 2 is being kept under wraps.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump's National Address: What Time and What to Expect
President Trump will address the nation on Wednesday night at 9 p.m. Eastern time. The New York Times will provide live coverage and analysis.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump Unveils Presidential ‘Walk of Fame' With Jabs at Biden and Obama
The White House unveiled plaques near the Oval Office that describe U.S. presidents with varying levels of accuracy, depending on President Trump's opinion of them.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump Unveils Presidential ‘Walk of Fame' With Plaques That Make Jabs at Biden and Obama
The White House unveiled plaques near the Oval Office that describe U.S. presidents with varying levels of accuracy, depending on President Trump's opinion of them.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump's handling of the economy has dragged down his approval rating.


New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Senate Passes Air Safety Measure, Reversing Provision in Defense Bill
The legislation restores restrictions on military aircraft flying near busy airports, implemented after a fatal collision near D.C. in January, that had been removed in the defense bill.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump's Blockade Threat
Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump's orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's leader, vowed resistance.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

HHS Cancels Grants to Group That Criticized RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Policies
The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department's policies "irresponsible and purposefully misleading" and joined a lawsuit against its vaccine policy.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

ICE Must Allow Lawmakers to Inspect Detention Centers, Judge Rules
Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Dan Bongino to Step Down as FBI Deputy Director
The departure of Mr. Bongino had seemed inevitable since August, when the White House hired Missouri's attorney general, Andrew Bailey, to share his job as deputy director.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

House Passes Bill to Ban Gender Transition Treatments for Minors
The measure had little chance of consideration in the Senate, where it would need bipartisan support to move, but it reflected the priorities of the Republican majority.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Health Department Cancels Grants to Group That Criticized Kennedy's Vaccine Policies
The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department's policies "irresponsible and purposefully misleading" and joined a lawsuit against its vaccine policy.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Defense Dept. Opens Formal Inquiry Into Senator Mark Kelly
The Pentagon said it was initiating a "command investigation" into the senator, another extraordinary step as the Trump administration seeks retribution against the president's perceived foes.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

House Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela
The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military's escalating campaign of boat attacks.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump Finds That Retribution Isn't Always So Easy
In some ways, Trump's broader flexing of power has achieved what he set out to do. But his attempts to push prosecutions of rivals have been far less successful.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Jack Smith Defends Trump Prosecutions in House Deposition
Even adversaries of Jack Smith, the former special counsel, conceded that his tight-lipped, painstaking approach made tripping him up particularly difficult.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize "those who've unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship."

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Norman Podhoretz, Literary Lion of Neoconservatism, Dies at 95
A New York intellectual and onetime liberal stalwart, his Commentary magazine became his platform as his political and social views turned sharply rightward.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Run NASA as Space Program Is in Peril
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire nominated twice to lead the agency, may draw some lessons from the tenure of another NASA leader in the 1990s.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Top Republican Examining Boat Strike ‘Satisfied' With Military Mission
After viewing video of a follow-up strike, Republicans largely had confidence in the Pentagon's legal rationale while Democrats questioned its legality.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Nearly $900 Million Flowed in Secret to Help Harris and Trump in 2024
The main dark-money group backing Kamala Harris and Joe Biden raised a staggering $613 million last year, while its pro-Trump counterpart brought in $275 million, new filings show.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels After Trump's Blockade Threat
The Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Zohran Mamdani Toast ‘Marty Supreme'
With orange beanies, a roast pig and a mayor-elect, the New York premiere of A24's buzzy Ping-Pong film was its own kind of flick.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

‘Here We Go Again': In Melania Trump's Movie, This Time She Knows What She's Doing
The first lady is behind a movie that she has said will give a better idea of what it was like for her to move into the White House for a second time.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

ICE Arrests Disrupt Schools, Prompting Fear Among Families
President Trump's immigration crackdown has at times resulted in arrests near schools, setting off concerns among parents, educators and students.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Tankers Under Sanction Are Only a Subset of Fleet Moving Venezuelan Oil
The scope of President Trump's blockade against ships carrying oil from Venezuela was not clear on Wednesday.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Republicans Clinch Democrats' Bid to Force Vote on ACA Subsidies
After the speaker denied them a vote on extending the subsidies, four Republicans from competitive districts joined Democrats' bid to go around G.O.P. leaders and force action.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Senate Passes Defense Policy Bill, Clearing It for Trump
The legislation authorizes $900 billion for the Pentagon, provides a pay raise for troops, and has some measures to reassert congressional oversight.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Appeals Court Allows National Guard to Remain in D.C., for Now
A three-judge panel voted unanimously to allow troops to stay in the capital for the duration of the appeal, citing the city's unique legal status.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Republicans Clinch Democrats' Bid to Force Vote on Health Subsidies
After the speaker denied them a vote on extending the subsidies, four Republicans from competitive districts joined Democrats' bid to go around G.O.P. leaders and force action.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Heating Costs Expected to Rise 9.2% This Winter
Colder weather and rising electricity and fuel costs will lead to a big jump in costs for individuals, according to estimates from a group representing state energy officials.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Next Fed Chair in ‘No-Win Scenario' as Selection Process Draws to a Close
The person picked to replace Jerome H. Powell will be thrust into a credibility problem that will be difficult to escape.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Assuage Affordability Concerns
With tariffs unpopular and prices still high, the White House has teased the promise of tariff rebates and large tax refunds next year.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

What Trump's Embrace of Crypto Has Unleashed
A boundary-pushing array of new crypto ventures have reached the stock market, enticing investors and leading to more risk taking.

New York Times Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Norman Podhoretz, Influential Editor and Neoconservative Force, Dies at 95
A New York intellectual and onetime liberal stalwart, his Commentary magazine became his platform as his political and social view turned sharply rightward.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela
The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies
The speaker had planned to give moderate Republicans seeking an extension of the tax credits a vote on their proposal, but said on Tuesday it was simply "not to be."

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers Around Venezuela
The president announced the move using bellicose language, in an escalation of his pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's leader. But its scope and economic effects were not clear.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Judge Says He Will Not Immediately Halt Trump's Ballroom Project
A federal judge said he would order the Trump administration to submit plans for the building by the end of the month, but allowed minor construction to continue for now.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries
People from Syria, South Sudan and those with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority are included in the latest restrictions. More than 35 countries are now under U.S. travel restrictions.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Remixing Trump's Economy Speech, Vance Strikes a Different Tone
Vice President JD Vance pleaded with everybody to just hang in there a little longer, saying the economy would improve.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Two More Heritage Foundation Trustees Resign Over Support for Tucker Carlson
Three trustees have left since the think tank's president backed the conservative podcaster's friendly interview with Nick Fuentes.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

US Boat Strikes Shift to Pacific, Placing Colombia on Watch
All the strikes in recent weeks have taken place in the Pacific, reflecting Colombia's role in the drug trade and the feuding between Bogotá and Washington.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Johnson Casts Doubt on Allowing House to Vote to Extend Health Subsidies
Moderate Republicans want a chance to show their support for keeping health care costs down, but the speaker has waffled on whether he will allow a vote.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Hegseth Declines to Show Lawmakers Boat Strike Video
The defense secretary joined the secretary of state on Capitol Hill to deliver the first classified briefings to include all members of the House and Senate on the maritime attacks.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Susie Wiles, Trump's Chief of Staff, Criticizes Bondi and Vance in Candid Interviews
In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said President Trump "has an alcoholic's personality," called JD Vance a "conspiracy theorist" and concluded that Pam Bondi "completely whiffed" the early handling of the Epstein files.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Trump and Top Aides Publicly Defend Susie Wiles After Explosive Interviews
President Trump praised his chief of staff as doing "a fantastic job," and more than a dozen members of his cabinet have posted defenses of her on social media.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

U.S. Sends Cubans to Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay
The transfer of nearly two dozen men this week restarted a Trump administration deportation operation on the base after a two-month hiatus.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Trump Stymied on Prosecutors as G.O.P. Refuses to Defy Democrats
An informal custom gives Senate Democrats leverage on federal prosecutors even as Republicans have sought to ease other confirmations. The president wants it eliminated.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

White House Dismisses Rise in Unemployment
The Trump administration looked to recast elements of a dour jobs report Thursday as a sign of strength.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Takeaways From Susie Wiles's Vanity Fair Interviews Describing Trump World
During 11 interviews with Vanity Fair over President Trump's first year back in office, Ms. Wiles, his chief of staff, opened up about the president, the people around him and their internal fights.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Susie Wiles Acknowledges Trump's ‘Score Settling' Behind Prosecutions
In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said Trump "has an alcoholic's personality," called JD Vance a "conspiracy theorist" and concluded that Pam Bondi "completely whiffed" the early handling of the Epstein files.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

The Timing of Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the BBC Is Significant
The lawsuit landed just hours before a once-a-decade review of the broadcaster's royal charter, which governs its mission, purpose and funding.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs
Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses.

New York Times Politics
Dec 16, 2025

Venezuela's Oil Is a Focus of Trump's Campaign Against Maduro
In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country's vast oil reserves is a priority.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

U.S. Strikes 3 More Boats in Eastern Pacific, Killing 8
The attacks brought the number killed since the Trump administration began the strikes on suspected drug smugglers to at least 95.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Kushner's Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia
The announcement came just hours after prosecutors there charged four government officials with corruption in connection with the half-billion-dollar project.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Trump Files $10 Billion Suit Over BBC Documentary
The British broadcaster, which has expressed regret over the editing of video clips about the president, has rejected claims that the error was evidence of a fundamental bias in its news reporting.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Wisconsin Judge Allows Election Case to Proceed Against Trump Advisers
A judge ruled that at least two of three defendants would have to stand trial in a case stemming from a plan to deploy fake electors after Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Pelosi Long Resisted Stock-Trading Ban for Congress, Fueling Suspicion
The former speaker failed to appreciate the groundswell of support for banning the practice, refusing to give an inch amid G.O.P. accusations that she was corrupt.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

FBI Director Kash Patel, Eager for Spotlight, Casts Aside Caution in Social Media Posts
Kash Patel's impulse to publicize the work of the bureau under his leadership has revived questions about his competence and his future in the administration.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

How the Winklevoss Twins Won Big in Trump's Pro-Crypto Washington
Few industry players seem closer to Trump than the 44-year-old billionaire brothers. And they have gotten more than just invitations to the White House this year.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans
Ford Motor said the costs come from its decision to make fewer electric vehicles than it had planned and more hybrids that use both gasoline engines and batteries.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Trump's Post Attacking Rob Reiner After Stabbing Death Draws Immediate Outrage
The president attributed the killing of Rob Reiner and his wife to "Trump derangement syndrome." There was no indication that the couple's political beliefs were linked to their deaths.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Democrats Celebrate Rob Reiner as a Hands-On Political Activist
The Hollywood star was an unusually hands-on activist and donor, whose deep understanding of politics set him apart from other celebrities.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Ukraine and Allies Agree on Security Guarantee for Peace Proposal
Two U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the arrangement would be similar to the NATO mutual defense agreement. But crucial details remain unsettled as negotiators seek a deal that Russia will approve.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Justice Dept. Charges Four in Los Angeles Over Left-Wing Bomb Plot
Administration officials said the case grew out of a presidential order declaring antifa to be a terrorist group.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Trump Seizes on Rob Reiner's Death to Attack the Hollywood Director
The president attributed the killing of Rob Reiner and his wife to "Trump derangement syndrome." There was no indication that the couple's political beliefs were linked to their deaths.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Trump Administration Begins Program to Increase Government's Tech Worker Ranks
The U.S. Tech Force is aiming to hire about 1,000 top-level technical employees and supervisors to join federal agencies and work on projects related to artificial intelligence and modernization.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Trial Starts for Judge Accused of Helping Undocumented Immigrant Evade Agents
The Milwaukee County judge faces federal charges, but she has maintained her innocence.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Rob Reiner and Wife Found Stabbed to Death: What We Know
The director's family said that he and his wife, Michele, died on Sunday, and county jail records show that their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Trial to Start for Judge Accused of Helping Undocumented Immigrant Evade Agents
The Milwaukee County judge faces federal charges, but she has maintained her innocence.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

Trump's Cuts Hobbled US Labor Board, Leaving Festering Disputes and a Power Struggle
Advocates fear damage to labor protections if the Supreme Court upholds the president's move to control federal agency staffing.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

The Turbulent Times of Friedrich Merz
The new chancellor believes the world needs a stronger Germany. He is still navigating how to do it.

New York Times Politics
Dec 15, 2025

What We Know About Rob Reiner and His Death
The director's family said that he and his wife, Michele, had died on Sunday. The police said they had found two bodies at the Reiner home in Los Angeles.

New York Times Politics
Dec 14, 2025

House Republicans Accuse D.C. Police of Manipulating Crime Statistics
The committee cited interviews with police commanders in an effort to buttress President Trump's federal takeover of law enforcement and the National Guard deployment in the capital city.

New York Times Politics
Dec 14, 2025

Inside the Clintons' Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry
Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear.

New York Times Politics
Dec 14, 2025

The War on ‘Wokeness' Comes to the U.S. Mint
The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America's 250th anniversary. They failed to include planned designs featuring abolition, women's suffrage and the civil rights movement.

New York Times Politics
Dec 14, 2025

How The Times Analyzed the S.E.C.'s Cryptocurrency Enforcement
The New York Times set out to understand — and quantify — just how much things had changed within the agency after President Trump resumed office.

New York Times Politics
Dec 14, 2025

The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
An investigation by The Times found the administration's change in enforcement benefited the industry, including companies that had ties to the president.

New York Times Politics
Dec 14, 2025

The Army Made a Blind Black Soldier a Surrogate for Robert E. Lee
For more than a century, this Black soldier from Virginia was remembered by nearly no one. Then this year, someone at the Pentagon found a use for him.

New York Times Politics
Dec 13, 2025

Appeals Court Says Trump Must End Los Angeles Deployment by Monday
While the decision did not remove the National Guard troops from the president's control, it blocked him from using them in the nation's second-largest city.

New York Times Politics
Dec 13, 2025

University of Maryland President Cleared of Plagiarism
The claims last year by a conservative publication against Darryll J. Pines prompted a yearlong investigation and an extensive review of his published works.

New York Times Politics
Dec 13, 2025

To Get to Oslo, Machado Skirted Military Checkpoints and Survived Rough Seas
An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation.

New York Times Politics
Dec 13, 2025

Trump's ‘Pardon' of Tina Peters Rejected by Colorado Officials
The president's stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump's pardon powers.

New York Times Politics
Dec 13, 2025

Reader Mailbag: A Pause on Gerrymanders, and a Risk in Primaries
Indiana Republicans reject redrawn maps, and battle lines have been drawn among Democrats in Texas.

New York Times Politics
Dec 13, 2025

‘The Interview': 3 Senators Who Quit On Why Congress Won't Stand Up To Trump
The current and former lawmakers get candid about bipartisan politics, party leadership and the state of the Senate.

New York Times Politics
Dec 13, 2025

Colorado Officials Reject Trump's ‘Pardon' of a Convicted Election Denier
The president's stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump's pardon powers.

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