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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.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Trump Hosts the Kennedy Center Honors, Breaking Tradition
Past presidents have attended the marquee event, but on Sunday Mr. Trump is the first to host it, putting his cultural takeover of Washington in sharp relief.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Trump Blasts Henry Cuellar, Democrat Lawmaker, for Not Switching Parties After Pardon
Days after pardoning him, President Trump accused Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas of disloyalty for not switching to the Republican Party.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

How Biden Lost Americans' Faith in Immigration
The Democratic president and his top advisers rejected recommendations that could have eased the border crisis that helped return Donald Trump to the White House.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Trump Set to Host the Kennedy Center Honors
Past presidents have attended the marquee event, but on Sunday Mr. Trump will be the first to host it, putting his cultural takeover of Washington in sharp relief.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Democrats Call for Releasing Video of Deadly Boat Strike in the Caribbean
Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Presidential Power Gets Tested Before Supreme Court After Long Conservative Project to Shrink Agencies
President Trump has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Judge Stalls Justice Dept. Effort to Seek New Comey Indictment
The judge's decision prevented the government until at least next Friday from having access to much of the evidence it used to secure its original indictment against Mr. Comey.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump's Security Strategy
President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world's biggest economies and nuclear powers.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump's Push to Oust Officials
President Trump has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

For Landmark Test of Executive Power, Echoes of a 1930s Supreme Court Battle
Franklin D. Roosevelt's efforts to oust a Federal Trade Commission leader offer parallels to the current fight over President Trump's actions.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

The Impact of Trump's Slipping Approval Rating
After months of holding steady, President Trump‘s approval rating has dipped over the past several weeks, according to a New York Times analysis of public polling.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

4 Takeaways From The Times's Reporting on Biden's Immigration Record
A New York Times review of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s actions on immigration showed that they created an opening for a more aggressive Trump administration agenda.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

A Small Illinois City at the Center of a Seismic Shift in Abortion Access
Carbondale, Ill., a liberal enclave within driving distance of 10 states with abortion bans, has become a hub for the procedure. Last year there were nearly 11,000 abortions in this city of 21,000.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans' Faith in Immigration
The Democratic president and his top advisers rejected recommendations that could have eased the border crisis that helped return Donald Trump to the White House.

New York Times Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Judge Halts Justice Dept. Effort to Seek New Comey Indictment
The judge's decision prevented the government until at least next Friday from having access to much of the evidence it used to secure its original indictment against Mr. Comey.

New York Times Politics
Dec 06, 2025

Hegseth Skirts Questions About Releasing Video of Sept. 2 Boat Attack
At an appearance in California, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was noncommittal about releasing the full video of a U.S. military attack on a boat in the Caribbean.

New York Times Politics
Dec 06, 2025

Trump Administration Waives $11 Million Southwest Airlines Fine
The penalty was part of a fine imposed by the Biden administration after it determined the airline had failed to provide prompt customer service and refunds to passengers in 2022.

New York Times Politics
Dec 06, 2025

Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump's Policy Shift
The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Under RFK Jr., U.S. Vaccine Policy Arrives at a ‘Defining Moment'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be only beginning to put his stamp on American immunization policy.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Judge Rules Trump Exceeded Authority by Holding Deportees at Guantánamo
Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan stopped short of ordering the shuttering of the detention operation. But a lawyer for the challengers said they would soon seek a closure order.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Running Out of Time, Republicans in Congress Still Lack a Health Plan
Top Republicans have said they want to produce a proposal in short order to counter Democrats pressing for an extension of health care subsidies. They have not gotten far.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Trump's Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
President Trump's new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In
The court's conservative majority said that Texas' asserted political motives justified letting the state use voting maps meant to disadvantage Democrats in the midterms.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

As Bongino Celebrates Arrest in Pipe Bomb Case, Others on the Right Remain Skeptical
Some activists have lashed out, in a reprise of the backlash over the unsuccessful effort by Trump appointees to shut down the Epstein investigation.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire Lee Zeldin at the E.P.A.
As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin has weakened protections against toxic chemicals, critics say. The E.P.A. said that Mr. Zeldin has acted to protect public health.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Judge Approves Release of Epstein Grand Jury Documents in Florida Case
A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of previously sealed testimony, after legislation passed last month authorizing the disclosure.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Library Agency Reinstates Grants Canceled by Trump Administration
The Institute of Museum and Library Services restored the funding after a federal court ruled that moves to dismantle the agency were unlawful.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
The administration asked the justices to uphold an executive order ending birthright citizenship after lower courts ruled it violated the Constitution.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Marine Veteran of Iraq War Is Chosen to Lead Guantánamo Defense Teams
Col. Johnathan H. Vaughn, who joined the corps before 9/11, was selected as judges return to Guantánamo Bay.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Lots of Oil, Little Production: What to Know About Venezuelan Energy
The South American country increasingly at odds with the Trump administration has the world's largest oil reserves.

New York Times Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Gianni Infantino Awards Trump a FIFA Peace Prize and Announces World Cup Draw
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

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.

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