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New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

In Response to Epstein Letter Report, Trump Says He Doesn't ‘Draw Pictures'
The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

White House to Release $1.3 Billion in Frozen Funds for After-School Programs
The money will allow federally funded after-school programs to open this school year, preserving a lifeline for working parents. But other federal dollars remain on hold.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Trump Hosts I.R.S. Commissioner in Oval Office
The ceremonial swearing-in is the latest sign of the unusual relationship the president is cultivating with the tax agency.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

State Dept. Official Testifies That Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Deportations
The head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs said his office regularly weighed criticism of Israel when determining whether to deny or revoke student visas.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Teen Charged With Murder in Killing of Paddleboarder in Maine
Sunshine Stewart, 48, was found dead near 100 Acre Island after disappearing while paddle boarding in Union, Maine.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Lawmakers Question Whether CBS Canceled Colbert's Show for Political Reasons
Paramount, the network's parent, recently agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program "60 Minutes."

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts
After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be "subject to Court approval."

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Why Is Stephen Colbert's ‘Late Show' Getting Canceled?
Maybe the "Late Show" decision is purely financial. But after Paramount's cave over "60 Minutes," it is hard to trust.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Trump Administration's N.I.H. and F.D.A. Cuts Could Curtail New Drug Development, Budget Office Says
The Trump administration's proposed cuts to medical research and health agencies will curtail the development of promising medications, the Congressional Budget Office said on Friday.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Trump's War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny
The National Capital Planning Commission has become pivotal in the administration's campaign to discredit Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Hits Senior Care Work Force
Nursing homes and home care agencies have lost workers as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections for migrants with temporary legal status.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Debate Ignites at U.S. School Over Netanyahu's Hall of Fame Status
Recent comments by the Israeli prime minister and a Fox News commentator about their suburban Philadelphia high school have inflamed a debate.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

The Impact of Defunding NPR and PBS
Congress just voted to claw back $500 million in funding for public broadcasting. Benjamin Mullin, a media reporter for The New York Times, explains what will happen now to NPR, PBS and the many local stations that rely on the funding.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Congress Approves Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations
President Trump's request to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed despite objections from Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch's power of the purse.

New York Times Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Republicans in Congress Fret Over Handing Trump Spending Power, Then Vote to Do It
In voting for President Trump's cancellation of $9 billion in spending they had already approved, Republicans in Congress showed they were willing to cede their power of the purse.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Army Special Operations Warns Retired Members of Terror Threat
The alert, issued to retired service members who served in Iraq or Syria and are living in Florida, did not specify what kind of threat or which terrorist group was involved.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

House Republicans Dangle Possible Vote on Epstein Files, After Voter Backlash
The House Rules Committee laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to call for release of the Epstein files, reflecting Republican uneasiness with the president's refusal to divulge information from the investigation.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Border Patrol Agents Raid a Home Depot in Northern California
The raid indicates a new strategy of going deeper into California after focusing on Southern California for several weeks.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Trump Tells Bondi to Seek Release of Epstein Grand Jury Testimony
The attorney general quickly signaled her intention to ask a court to release the papers.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

A Timeline of What We Know About Trump and Epstein
Donald Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Ex-Voice of America Employee Arrested and Charged With Threatening Marjorie Taylor Greene
Federal prosecutors accused the man of threatening to kill Ms. Greene, her staff, and their families, months before President Trump sought to dismantle the news agency.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Marine General to Lead Naval Academy, a First
Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, an aviator who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, will relieve Vice Adm. Yvette M. Davids, the academy's first female superintendent.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Republicans Fretted Over Ceding Spending Power to Trump. Then They Voted to Do It.
In voting for President Trump's cancellation of $9 billion in spending they had already approved, Republicans in Congress showed they were willing to cede their power of the purse.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Iran's Fordo Nuclear Site Was Badly Damaged by U.S. Strikes, New Assessment Finds
A clearer picture begins to emerge of what the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear sites achieved.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Trump Says Coca-Cola Agreed to Use Real Sugar in U.S. But Coca-Cola Refuses to Confirm.
the company began using in Coke in 1980, blending it with sugar to help defray the cost of rising sugar prices.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Justice Dept. Asks California Sheriffs for Names of Undocumented Inmates
An A.C.L.U. lawyer said it was possible that any sheriff who complied with the request could be in violation of California's so-called sanctuary state law.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Trump Diagnosed With Chronic Venous Insufficiency After Leg Swelling. What Is It?
The condition, which can cause swelling and pain, is common among older adults.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Crypto Industry Reaches Milestone With Passage of Genius Act
After a week of squabbling in Washington, the cryptocurrency industry secured one of its primary legislative objectives and made progress toward a second one.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Teen Arrested in Killing of Paddleboarder in Maine
Sunshine Stewart, 48, was found dead near 100 Acre Island after disappearing while paddle boarding in Union, Maine.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Sol Stern, Lapsed Liberal and Conservative Heretic, Dies at 89
He broke with the left over its criticism of Israel and what he saw as its anti-Americanism. But he also became a critic of Donald Trump.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

What to Know About the Three Crypto Regulation Bills in Congress
The House this week took up a trio of bills that would establish a federal framework for regulating the cryptocurrency industry. One of the measures cleared Congress and is on its way to enactment.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

U.S. Proposes Steep Tariffs on Critical E.V. Battery Material
The Commerce Department plans to impose a 93.5 percent levy on Chinese graphite, an essential ingredient in the batteries that power electric vehicles.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

In the Trump Administration, Watchdogs Are Watching Their Backs
The president has fired or demoted over 20 inspectors general since he took office. Employees say they are demoralized and reluctant to pursue investigations that could prompt political blowback.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Here's How Congress Is Wading Into Crypto Regulation
The House this week took up a trio of bills that would establish a federal framework for regulating the cryptocurrency industry. One of the measures is about to clear Congress and become law.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

White House Seeks to Inspect Fed Renovation in Bid to Pressure Powell
Russell T. Vought, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, said he and other administration officials wanted access to the Fed's building in Washington.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid
The move was a stunning reversal of Biden-era efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Mauna Loa Observatory Is One NOAA Site That Could Close Because of Budget Cuts
Closing Mauna Loa and three other U.S. sites that track greenhouse gases would disrupt a decades-long record of the planet's changing atmosphere.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Republicans on Senate Panel Vote to Advance Bove's Nomination After Democrats Storm Out
An even more intense battle is expected on the Senate floor over the nomination of a Trump immigration policy enforcer to a lifetime judicial post.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

‘Why Do You Continue to Lie?': Fight Over Subway Crime Erupts at Hearing
A leading Manhattan congressman who has taken the subway for years and the transportation secretary, who frequently criticizes the system, clashed over how dangerous it is at a House hearing in Washington.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Elissa Slotkin Wants Democrats to Reclaim Their ‘Alpha Energy'
In a wide-ranging interview, the junior senator from Michigan took stock of her party's deep-seated woes, warning Democrats not to be "so damn scared."

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Even After Bondi Gains Trump's Backing, Her Survival Remains an Open Question
The sustained backlash has exposed the hazards of the attorney general's focus on courting President Trump, with the assumption that he maintains the total backing of his base.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom
Consumer groups say proposals by BlackRock and Blackstone to buy energy companies in Minnesota, New Mexico and Texas could hurt residents.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Squabble Over Safety in N.Y.C. Subway Erupts at Congressional Hearing
Government officials from opposite sides of the aisle clashed in Washington over just how dangerous the New York City subway system is.

New York Times Politics
Jul 17, 2025

Senate Approves Trump's Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations
The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch's power of the purse.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Trump Says Coca-Cola Agreed to Use Cane Sugar in Coke Made in U.S.
The company began using corn syrup in Coke in 1980, blending it with sugar to help defray the cost of rising sugar prices.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Maurene Comey, Prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, Is Fired
Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of the former F.B.I. director James Comey, worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

JD Vance's Big, Beautiful Task
The vice president is selling Trump's domestic policy bill amid signs Democratic attacks are breaking through.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future
Fire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon's North Rim. Then they lost control.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Question Evidence in Criminal Case
The exchanges unfolded at a hearing in Federal District Court in Nashville intended to determine whether Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia should be freed from criminal custody as he awaits trial.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Can Trump Fire Powell? He Likely Lacks Case to Remove Fed Chair, Experts Say.
The Trump administration is toying with removing Jerome H. Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, accusing him of mismanaging a multibillion-dollar update to its Washington headquarters.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Vance Tries to Sell the Benefits of Trump's Megabill but Ignores the Costs
In a visit to Pennsylvania, Vice President JD Vance stressed tax cuts and savings accounts for newborns, with no mention of trims to Medicaid and nutritional assistance programs many Trump votes rely on.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Trump's New Strategy on Epstein Fallout: Blame the Democrats
President Trump said the outrage among his supporters over the Epstein case was just the latest "scam" cooked up by Democrats.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Senate Democrats Rail at ‘Sloppy, Rushed' State Dept. Firings
Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the changes were needed and called the outrage overblown.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Documenting L.A.'s Surge in Immigration Arrests
Jennifer Medina, a political reporter at The New York Times who is based in Los Angeles, speaks with a witness who recorded an immigration raid near a Home Depot.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Congress Was Supposed to Vote on 3 Crypto Bills This Week
The crypto industry was headed for a landmark moment in the House with three bills that it helped push going to a vote. But a coalition of ultraconservative House Republicans staged a mutiny.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Judge Chastises U.S. Over Secrecy in Moving to Drop Charges Against MS-13 Leader
The judge on Long Island chided the Trump administration over its effort to "avoid public scrutiny."

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Ex-Justice Dept. Lawyers Urge Senate Not to Confirm Emil Bove as Federal Judge
The lawyers wrote that Emil Bove III, the face of some controversial moves by President Trump's Justice Department, had disgraced the department.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Public Views of the Fed Chair Are Polarized as Trump Mulls His Firing
Few Americans have confidence in the chairman, Jerome Powell, to do the right thing on the economy, though attitudes are deeply partisan.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Ending FEMA Funding for Disaster Mitigation
FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate "waste, fraud and abuse." The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Republican Tax Bill Is a Losing Deal for Gamblers
The law is creating backlash from the gambling industry and bettors who could owe taxes even if they break even.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

How Republicans Supersized Silicon Valley's Favorite Tax Break
Tucked into the huge set of tax cuts that Republicans passed into law this month was the expansion of an unusually valuable tax break for start-up investors.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Tribal Media Leader Implores Senator to Reject Public Broadcasting Clawback
In a letter to Senator Mike Rounds, Republican of South Dakota, the head of a network of Native radio and television stations said a deal to ostensibly protect tribal stations was unworkable.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Trump Has Penned Letter To Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
The president waved a copy of a draft letter firing Jerome H. Powell at a meeting in the Oval Office with House Republicans. It remains to be seen whether he follows through with his threat.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Massie Moves to Force House Vote on Epstein Files Release
The Kentucky Republican, a frequent critic of President Trump, teamed with a Democrat in a maneuver that could force G.O.P. leaders to hold a vote on the matter within weeks.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

RFK Jr. Fires Two Top Aides in H.H.S. Shake-Up
The health secretary ousted his chief of staff and a deputy chief of staff, both of whom were seen as practical and effective government veterans.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Justice Dept. to Move Ahead With Bribery Case Against Cuellar
The decision to sustain the prosecution of the Texas Democrat stands in contrast to the department's decisions to drop or downgrade investigations of Trump allies or those he deems politically useful.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Rum, Fisheries and a Sculpture Garden: The Quiet Winners in Trump's Big Bill
The president's marquee policy legislation is best known for slashing taxes and cutting social safety net programs. But the sweeping measure also included many little-noticed goodies and add-ons.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Trump Attacks ‘Past' Supporters Upset Over Epstein Case
Trump asserted that outrage over the Justice Department's decision to not release additional information and close the investigation was just the latest "scam" cooked up by Democrats.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

For Trump, Domestic Adversaries Are Not Just Wrong, They Are ‘Evil'
The president's vilification of political opponents and journalists seeds the ground for threats of prosecution, imprisonment and deportation unlike any modern president has made.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Europe Rushes to Negotiate a Trade Deal as Trump's Team Voices Indifference
The European Union is racing to clinch an agreement with the Americans before tariffs kick in on Aug. 1, even as President Trump has signaled he is in no rush.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

E.U. Rushes to Negotiate a U.S. Trade Deal Before Trump's Tariff Deadline
The European Union is racing to clinch an agreement with the Americans before tariffs kick in on Aug. 1, even as President Trump has signaled he is in no rush.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Trump Announces ‘Great Deal' on Trade With Indonesia
President Trump said the agreement would partly walk back some of the steep tariffs he threatened on the country last week. Indonesia's president called Mr. Trump a "tough negotiator."

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump's Favor, but Doesn't Say Why
In a series of terse, unsigned orders, the court has often been giving the green light to President Trump's agenda without a murmur of explanation.

New York Times Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Senate Votes to Advance Trump's $9 Billion Cuts to Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds
The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in congressionally approved funds suggested that Republicans would bow to the president's wishes in the simmering fight over spending powers.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary
Adelita Grijalva beat back charges of "legacy" and embraced the memory of her father, Raúl Grijalva, to win the Democratic primary for the House seat opened by his death.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Trump Administration Resumes Deportation Flights, Sending Migrants to Eswatini
The five migrants on the latest flight, all from different countries, were sent to Eswatini, a small nation in southern Africa.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Senate Advances Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds
The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in funds Congress has already approved suggested that Republicans would bow to the president's wishes in the simmering fight over spending powers.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil
The United States has begun investigating Brazil's trade practices and "anti-corruption interference," after the president's criticisms of Brazil's treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Senator Hawley Aims to Roll Back Medicaid Cuts He Voted for in Trump Policy Bill
The Republican senator introduced a bill Tuesday that would block restrictions on key strategies that states rely on to finance Medicaid and double a rural hospital fund.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Canada's Mark Carney Says There's Little Hope of Avoiding U.S. Tariffs in Trade Deal
After long insisting that Canada could avoid Trump tariffs through talks, Mark Carney now says that is unlikely for any nation.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts
A former senior U.S. official said it was "shortsighted" to consolidate the department's well-respected intelligence arm.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Trump Administration Investigates U. of Michigan Over Foreign Funding
The University of Michigan was the latest school accused of failing to report large foreign donations amid a wider pressure campaign from the Trump administration.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

How Much Military Aid Has the U.S. Given to Ukraine? Here's What to Know.
The United States began sending weapons to Ukraine years before Russia invaded in 2022.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Trump Hails $90 Billion in AI Infrastructure Investments at Pennsylvania Summit
Trump administration officials say winning the artificial intelligence race with China is a top priority.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

What's Next for Trump's Plans to Dismantle the Education Department
Administration officials have already begun the process of transferring certain functions to other agencies.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Democrats Broach Potential Walkout to Block Texas Redistricting
Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, told Texas Democrats on a call on Tuesday that the moment required everyone to take extraordinary actions.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

For Some Republicans, Trump's Shift on Epstein Is Just the Latest Breach
Right-wing Republicans have also criticized the president's stances on Iran and Ukraine, hinting at a broader fraying of his political coalition.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Republicans in Congress Shift to Backing Ukraine, Matching Trump's Reversal
After years pressing to end U.S. aid to Ukraine, many Republicans have abandoned that position now that President Trump is supporting the country against Russian aggression.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Ukraine Will Get U.S. Weapons in a New Way. Here's What We Know.
NATO allies will buy arms, then give them to Ukraine, President Trump said.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

House Democrats Push for Hearing on Jeffrey Epstein Case Amid GOP Rift
Democrats urged the Republican majority to call Justice Department officials, including the attorney general and F.B.I. leaders, to Capitol Hill to discuss how they handled the Jeffrey Epstein case.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

University Leaders Reject Republican Attacks on Campus Antisemitism
Leaders from Georgetown, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, said they are working to protect Jewish students but also free speech on their campuses.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Michael Waltz Defends Signal Group Chat During U.N. Ambassador Hearing
Michael Waltz, the former national security adviser, doubled down on the Trump administration's defense of a Signal group chat where senior officials discussed war plans.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

H.H.S. Finalizes Thousands of Layoffs After Supreme Court Decision
Staff members who were first notified of terminations in April were finally let go late Monday.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Rising Inflation Underscores Risks in Trump's New Tariff Threats
New data showing price increases last month could foreshadow even higher costs if the president imposes steep tariffs on Aug. 1.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Here's the latest.
Leaders from Georgetown, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, are the latest to testify about accusations of campus antisemitism.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Judge Approves Release of Iranian Arrested in Louisiana After U.S. Bombed Iran
Pouria Pourhosseinhendabad, a doctoral student studying mechanical engineering at Louisiana State University, was arrested along with his wife in what his lawyers called "an unconstitutional ruse."

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Dismissals at Justice Dept. Would Bypass Civil Service and Whistle-Blower Laws
In court filings and dismissal letters, the Justice Department's political leadership claims sweeping authority to fire career law enforcement officials without cause.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

What to Know About the Fallout Around the Epstein Files and the Trump Administration
Here's what to know about the disturbing facts and unsubstantiated suspicions that make Jeffrey Epstein, a registered sex offender, a politically potent obsession.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

What We Know About the U.S. Deal for a Weapons Pipeline to Ukraine
NATO allies will buy arms, then give them to Ukraine, President Trump said.

New York Times Politics
Jul 15, 2025

Democrats Are Workshopping New Tactics After Losses of 2024
Among the ideas being promoted: knocking on every single door in a House district and awarding cash prizes for the most effective new ways to reach voters.

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