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Aug 08, 2026
Our chief legal affairs correspondent, Adam Liptak, discusses whether Anthony Fauci's presidential pardon makes him ineligible to take advantage of Fifth Amendment protections.
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Aug 08, 2026
The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.
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Aug 08, 2026
Time and again, Todd Blanche has made it clear that he believes President Trump possesses a nearly limitless right to directly control the actions of the Justice Department.
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Aug 08, 2026
The party is racing to get behind Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after a poisonous Senate primary in Michigan, but some Democrats still have reservations.
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Aug 08, 2026
Robert Gilman, 32, was being fed through a tube and in a "dissociative stupor," an advocacy group said. He was arrested in Russia in 2022.
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Aug 08, 2026
Republican attacks have focused on terrorism and illegal immigration, while Democrats have sought to capitalize on the unpopularity of President Trump's cuts to Medicaid.
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Aug 08, 2026
The lack of visible raids aggressively targeting Haitians who lost temporary status has frustrated some of President Trump's most fervent supporters.
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Aug 08, 2026
Senator Darline Graham, who took her brother's place after his death and is now seeking to succeed him, has mostly declined to answer questions from reporters at the Capitol.
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Aug 08, 2026
Brian Poindexter, an ironworker, is in the spotlight in Ohio's 7th Congressional District, where Mr. Miller faces multiple calls to step aside.
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Aug 08, 2026
The party is racing to get behind Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after a Senate primary that was "spirited," as Pete Buttigieg diplomatically put it at a unity rally on Friday night, but tensions remain.
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Aug 08, 2026
Todd Blanche, who has served as acting attorney general since April, eked out Senate approval, despite growing unease about his willingness to rein in President Trump.
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Aug 08, 2026
The move came more than a month before the spending deadline, reflecting an eagerness in both parties to avoid a messy fight before the midterm elections.
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Aug 07, 2026
In a phone call this week, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan Senate nominee who had opposed him to just win, working to foster unity ahead of a difficult race.
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Aug 07, 2026
The Republican House member from Ohio was accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife's head and fracturing the collarbone of their young daughter. He has denied the accusations.
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Aug 07, 2026
In a phone call this week, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan Senate nominee who had opposed him to just win, working to foster unity ahead of a difficult race.
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Aug 07, 2026
Some officials warn that a more hard-line leader could emerge if the Trump administration moves forward with its plans.
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Aug 07, 2026
Haley Stevens and Angie Craig were celebrated by Democrats in 2018. This year, they've faced tough primaries.
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Aug 07, 2026
In a phone call, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan contender who has opposed him to just win.
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Aug 07, 2026
After 20 years in the C.I.A., he emerged as an outspoken critic of the agency and as a leader of the election-denial movement in Pennsylvania.
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Aug 07, 2026
The legislation was championed by Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican whose sudden death last month helped spur quick action on it.
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Aug 07, 2026
Robert Gilman, 32, is in "dissociative stupor," an advocacy group said, and his family members say they are afraid for his life. Mr. Gilman was arrested in Russia in 2022.
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Aug 07, 2026
Some officials warn that a more hard-line leader could emerge if the Trump administration moves forward with its plans.
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Aug 07, 2026
The Louisiana senator said that, despite reservations, he would back President Trump's pick for attorney general, giving Republicans enough votes for a majority.
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Aug 07, 2026
A federal appeals court panel backed a lower court's ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case. But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately.
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Aug 07, 2026
Lawyers for the former CNN anchor asked a judge to throw out the case, saying prosecutors had "acted on the president's animus by filing unprecedented charges against a journalist for doing his job."
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Aug 07, 2026
As President Trump struggles to extricate the United States from the war in Iran, his promises to protesters in the country have fallen by the wayside.
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Aug 07, 2026
Will Rosenzweig joins a growing list of former prosecutors and federal agents who have gone to court to contest the purge of law enforcement deemed disloyal.
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Aug 07, 2026
The Alaska senator is the second Republican to announce plans to vote against Todd Blanche. He likely cannot afford any other G.O.P. defections and still win approval.
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Aug 07, 2026
In an interview with The New York Times, Dr. El-Sayed recalled some of his conversations with establishment figures who once opposed his candidacy.
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Aug 07, 2026
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
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Aug 06, 2026
Mr. Ogles, a two-term congressman, had held off primary threats before, despite controversy. But on Thursday, Charlie Hatcher, a former state agriculture commissioner, delivered an upset.
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Aug 06, 2026
The constitutional right against self-incrimination has been invoked on several occasions during high-profile — and contentious — hearings.
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Aug 06, 2026
The move ends the criminal case for David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, after prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration's claims of vandalism were false.
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Aug 06, 2026
The orders come after the Supreme Court ruled June 30 that President Trump's previous efforts to end birthright citizenship were unconstitutional.
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Aug 06, 2026
The administration will impose a minimum import price for polysilicon, a key component for semiconductors and solar panels, as well as tariffs for products made with the material.
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Aug 06, 2026
Two Republican lawmakers have endorsed a primary opponent of Representative Cory Mills, who has been accused of assault and is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.
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Aug 06, 2026
The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode. He said he would continue recovering from home.
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Aug 06, 2026
The percentage of high-ranking officer nominations going to women is currently at its lowest level in over two decades.
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Aug 06, 2026
A White House effort to delay a ban on intoxicating hemp was holding up a final agreement on a bipartisan spending bill ahead of a monthlong Senate recess.
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Aug 06, 2026
While administration officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the anti-poverty program will be gutted.
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Aug 06, 2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn't entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
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Aug 06, 2026
Virginia will ask the Supreme Court to hear a dispute over a seven-character license plate message.
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Aug 06, 2026
The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.
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Aug 06, 2026
The vice president has dispensed with the decorum and restraint of his predecessors to directly take on opponents and journalists on social media with sometimes profane and often personal jabs.
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Aug 06, 2026
The case is unique, legal scholars say, because of the tension between the Fifth Amendment and the reach of a presidential pardon. The potential consequences could be grave.
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Aug 06, 2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued that he wasn't entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
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Aug 06, 2026
The development comes as a Senate committee prepares to vote Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony S. Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at a hearing.
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Aug 06, 2026
Representative Andy Ogles received President Trump's endorsement, but his challenger, Charlie Hatcher, a former state agriculture commissioner, has the backing of Gov. Bill Lee.
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Aug 06, 2026
One moderate group says the progressive wins are "deeply troubling" and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
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Aug 06, 2026
These officials oversee or help administer elections in counties across the nation where competitive House and Senate races will determine control of Congress.
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Aug 05, 2026
The development comes as a Senate committee prepares to vote Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony S. Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at a hearing.
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Aug 05, 2026
The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
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Aug 05, 2026
A Senate panel scheduled a vote after Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a hearing last week. Here are the legal issues involved.
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Aug 05, 2026
Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
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Aug 05, 2026
The National Firearms Act mandated a permitting process for short-barreled rifles and shotguns, as well as suppressors. A judge ruled that the provision was unconstitutional.
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Aug 05, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's close victory in the Michigan Senate primary put "working-class Americans back at the heart of our politics."
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. Fauci invoked his Constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions from a Senate committee. Republicans say he is ineligible for that protection.
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Aug 05, 2026
The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite.
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Aug 05, 2026
Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
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Aug 05, 2026
The pro-Israel organization spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary. It might try again in the general election.
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Aug 05, 2026
In a 23-minute appearance with the anchor Jake Tapper, the Ohio Republican made an unusual effort to rebut a multitude of allegations that have threatened his re-election bid.
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Aug 05, 2026
Representative Chuck Edwards's decision to drop his re-election bid amid sexual harassment charges came as a Democratic farmer, Jamie Ager, was already making inroads.
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Aug 05, 2026
Surveys greatly overestimated how Dr. Abdul El-Sayed would fare in the state's Democratic Senate primary, revealing some typical polling challenges.
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Aug 05, 2026
The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.
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Aug 05, 2026
"Cancel Thanksgiving," she wrote. "VDay" brings out "the worst of humanity," she mused. Francesca Hong's old social media posts get a fresh look ahead of Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor.
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Aug 05, 2026
Without running a single ad or filing a campaign finance report, Tom Smith, who had suspended his bid, soundly defeated Amir Hassan, a Navy veteran backed by President Trump.
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration, has publicly supported childhood vaccines.
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Aug 05, 2026
The new activist left is built on a coalition that may be too narrow to thrive in Democratic primaries in other areas, particularly the South.
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Aug 05, 2026
President Trump's goal of building a "golden fleet" of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed had a strong showing in college towns, while Representative Haley Stevens did well in Black urban centers.
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Aug 05, 2026
Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor.
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Aug 05, 2026
Could the black T-shirt and jeans be the next big thing in Washington?
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Aug 05, 2026
A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.
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Aug 05, 2026
Voters in Kansas rejected a proposal to start electing Supreme Court justices, while Missourians declined to make it harder to amend the State Constitution.
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Aug 05, 2026
The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.
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Aug 05, 2026
His close margin of victory may point to challenges ahead.
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Aug 05, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed's Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats' ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?
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Aug 05, 2026
At the White House's request, senators tucked a change sought by the hemp industry into a crucial spending bill. It would benefit the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, the president's chief of staff.
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Aug 05, 2026
Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation's water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.
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Aug 05, 2026
Muslim voters from across the country said they felt hope and anxiety as Dr. El-Sayed moved closer to becoming the nation's first Muslim senator.
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Aug 05, 2026
Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, setting up a nervy race to November for the party.
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, narrowly defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a bitter primary dominated by the politics of Israel.
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Aug 05, 2026
Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for "persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct" toward two female staff members.
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Aug 05, 2026
President Trump announced a proposal aimed at achieving the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal. Israel ramped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
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Aug 05, 2026
William Lawrence defeated two moderate candidates to challenge a vulnerable Republican incumbent, but some worry his views could hurt his chances in November.
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Aug 04, 2026
Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.
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Aug 04, 2026
Representative Wesley Bell beat Cori Bush, his predecessor, in a rematch. He will be a heavy favorite in the safely Democratic district in November.
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Aug 04, 2026
The Rev. Adam Hamilton will be a serious underdog against Roger Marshall, a Republican, but Democrats think the state could be competitive if the November environment is favorable enough to them.
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Aug 04, 2026
The Richmond-area district was going to be one of the country's most competitive in November, before a court threw out a Democrat-drawn redistricting map. Ms. Taylor faces Representative Rob Wittman in November.
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Aug 04, 2026
The decision by Julian Beaudion, the Democratic nominee, to leave the race was the third recent withdrawal by a Democratic Senate candidate in a red state.
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Aug 04, 2026
Dr. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate, is a vocal critic of Israel. He is known for his rhetorical abilities, which have drawn cheers and criticism.
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Aug 04, 2026
Ms. Stevens, a fourth-term congresswoman, is the choice of Democratic leadership in Washington, D.C., and Michigan.
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Aug 04, 2026
Elaine Luria will face Jennifer Kiggans, the Republican incumbent who defeated her in 2022, in the highly competitive Virginia Beach-area seat. Both are Navy veterans.
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Aug 04, 2026
As they cast ballots in the Democratic Senate primary, voters said they were concerned about data centers, health care, Israel and the war with Iran.
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Aug 04, 2026
Representative Haley Stevens has been backed by tens of millions of dollars, much of it from pro-Israel groups and hidden donors. Her rival, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, has tried to make that support a liability.
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Aug 04, 2026
Voters will cast ballots in several primaries. Unofficial results will most likely be known late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
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