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New York Times Politics
May 28, 2023

With Debt Ceiling Deal in Hand, McCarthy and Biden Turn to Task of Selling It
With the right and the left up in arms about the agreement in principle reached by the president and the speaker, both sides started to make the case for its quick passage, a tall order in Congress.

New York Times Politics
May 28, 2023

In Pursuit of Consensus, Did Biden Find the Reasonable Middle or Give Away Too Much?
The deal to raise the debt ceiling bolsters President Biden's argument that he is committed to bipartisanship, but it comes at the cost of rankling many in his own party.

New York Times Politics
May 28, 2023

Did Biden Find Reasonable Middle in Debt Limit Deal or Give Away Too Much?
The deal to raise the debt ceiling bolsters President Biden's argument that he is committed to bipartisanship, but it comes at the cost of rankling many in his own party.

New York Times Politics
May 28, 2023

?Tennessee Drag Law Sows Fear Among Performers Ahead of Pride Month
A judge is expected to rule as soon as this week on whether the new law banning "adult cabaret" in front of children is constitutional.

New York Times Politics
May 28, 2023

For Trump, the More GOP Presidential Candidates the Better
Ron DeSantis entered the presidential race last week along with Tim Scott, with others to follow. For the former president, the more candidates the better.

New York Times Politics
May 28, 2023

Dianne Feinstein Relies Heavily on Staff to Function in Senate
The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote, explain what is going on when she is confused, and shield her from the press and public.

New York Times Politics
May 28, 2023

Feinstein, Back in the Senate, Relies Heavily on Staff to Function
The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote, explain what is going on when she is confused, and shield her from the press and public.

New York Times Politics
May 28, 2023

Initial Takeaways From the Spending and Debt Ceiling Deal
Details are trickling out about the accord that could avert a default on the national debt. Here's what to know.

New York Times Politics
May 28, 2023

Takeaways From the Spending and Debt Ceiling Deal
Details are trickling out about the accord that could avert a default on the national debt. Here's what to know.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

Texas Attorney General Paxton Is Temporarily Suspended After Impeachment Vote
The state attorney general and conservative star faces a trial in the Senate.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

White House and G.O.P. Strike Debt Limit Deal to Avert Default
With the government on track to reach its borrowing limit within days, negotiators sealed an agreement to raise the debt ceiling for two years while cutting and capping certain federal programs.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

The Texas attorney general is the first statewide officeholder to be impeached in over a century.
Lawmakers in the Texas House voted on Saturday to impeach Ken Paxton.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

The Whistleblowers Behind Ken Paxton's Impeachment
Four former employees and allies of the Texas attorney general joined forces to file a lawsuit in 2020.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

As Debt Ceiling Talks Progress, Hard-Right Republicans Gird for ‘War'
Earlier, a top Republican negotiator said an agreement was "hours or days" away, as an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

Biden and McCarthy Speak by Phone as They Push to Cement Debt Limit Deal
Earlier, a top Republican negotiator said an agreement was "hours or days" away, as an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

Who Is Nate Paul, the Donor at the Center of Paxton's Impeachment Proceedings?
The real estate developer's appeal for help from the Texas attorney general is under scrutiny.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

At West Point Commencement, Kamala Harris Says Military's Strength Lies in Diversity
The vice president's address to graduates of the U.S. Military Academy came as the armed forces have sought to forge a new identity.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

Hard-Right Republicans Gird for ‘War' on Debt Ceiling Deal
As a top negotiator said an agreement was "hours or days" away, an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

Trump Calls Paxton Impeachment Proceedings ‘Very Unfair'
The former president took to social media to weigh in on the events in Texas.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

Yellen's Debt Limit Warnings Went Unheeded, Leaving Her to Face Fallout
The Treasury secretary, who considered ways to contain the fallout of a default when she was a Fed official in 2011, had urged Democrats to raise the limit while they still had control of Congress.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

Reparations Are a Financial Quandary. For Democrats, They're a Political One, Too.
Republicans have criticized recent estimates of what Black Americans are owed in reparations. But for Democrats, they pose deeper problems for a party eager to retain the allegiance of Black voters.

New York Times Politics
May 27, 2023

Inside Fox's Legal and Business Debacle
Fox's handling of the defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which settled for $787.5 million, left many unanswered questions.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Behind the Scenes: Midnight Calls and Marathon Meetings, Night After Night
What day is it, anyway? As talks drag on, the situation is getting painful for everyone from the negotiators to the tourists on Capitol Hill.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

DeSantis Steps Up Attacks on Trump, Hitting Him on Crime and Covid
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida vowed to repeal the First Step Act, a Trump-era criminal justice law, if elected president. He called it "basically a jailbreak bill."

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

DeSantis's Administration Solicits Endorsements and Money for His Campaign
The appeals for endorsements from lawmakers and donations from lobbyists, which were described by several people familiar with the outreach, blur the line between the governor's administration and his campaign.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Inside the Debt Ceiling Negotiations on Capitol Hill
What day is it, anyway? As talks drag on, the situation is getting painful for everyone from the negotiators to the tourists on Capitol Hill.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Sedition Sentence for Oath Keepers Leader Marks Moment of Accountability
The 18 years in prison given to Stewart Rhodes for a rarely charged crime underscored the lengths to which the Justice Department and the courts have gone in addressing the assault on the Capitol.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Time Is Running Out for Congress to Raise the Debt Ceiling
With a June 5 deadline looming, there is much to be done to prevent the default that leaders of both parties said would never happen.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Despite High-Level Guarantees, Time Is Running Out to Avoid a Default
With a June 5 deadline looming, there is much to be done to prevent the default that leaders of both parties said would never happen.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Billionaires Worth More Than the United States' Cash Balance
The cash balance at the Treasury Department is now lower than the net worth of some of the world's richest people.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Sedition Sentence for Oath Keepers' Stewart Rhodes Marks Moment of Accountability
The 18 years in prison given to Stewart Rhodes for a rarely charged crime underscored the lengths to which the Justice Department and the courts have gone in addressing the assault on the Capitol.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Tom Sawyer, Congressman Who Challenged Census Undercount, Dies at 77
A Democrat from Ohio, he said the 1990 population data missed more than two million Black Americans and shortchanged the nation's older cities.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

$49.5 Billion in U.S. Treasury? For These Billionaires, That's Nothing
The cash balance at the Treasury Department is now lower than the net worth of some of the world's richest people.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Debt Ceiling Crisis: How a Default Could Unfold
Here's a look at what markets are expecting and planning for, and how a default might happen.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Russian Public Appears to Be Souring on War Casualties, Analysis Shows
Support for the war in Ukraine remains high but could potentially turn if concern over the high numbers of casualties persists, according to FilterLabs AI.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

This Little-Known Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Has Become a Magnet for Fraud
The Employee Retention Credit has spawned a cottage industry of firms claiming to help businesses access stimulus funds, often in violation of federal rules.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Inflation Inched Higher in April, Reflecting Challenge for the Fed
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, climbed 4.4 percent in April, a slight increase from March.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

How a Pandemic-Era Program Became a Magnet for Fraud
The Employee Retention Credit has spawned a cottage industry of firms claiming to help businesses access stimulus funds, often in violation of federal rules.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

How the Employee Retention Tax Credit Became a Magnet for Fraud
The Employee Retention Credit has spawned a cottage industry of firms claiming to help businesses access stimulus funds, often in violation of federal rules.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Gasoline Prices, a Source of Pain Last Year, Have Come Way Down
Reasons include a stronger supply of oil and weaker-than-expected demand, energy experts say. Some people are saving hundreds of dollars on fuel.

New York Times Politics
May 26, 2023

Hundreds of Thousands Have Lost Medicaid Coverage Since Pandemic Protections Expired
As states begin to drop people from their Medicaid programs, early data shows that many recipients are losing their coverage for procedural reasons.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

White House and GOP Close In on Deal to Raise Debt Ceiling
The details were not finalized, but negotiators were discussing a compromise that would allow Republicans to point to spending reductions and Democrats to say they had prevented large cuts.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

White House and G.O.P. Close In on Deal to Raise Debt Limit and Cut Spending
The details had yet to be finalized, but negotiators were discussing a compromise that would allow Republicans to point to spending reductions and Democrats to say they had protected against large cuts.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

After Twitter Launch Glitches, DeSantis Plans Traditional Campaign Stops
Trying to regroup after a bumpy Twitter rollout, Ron DeSantis sought to make new headlines, suggesting that he might consider pardoning Donald Trump if he faced federal charges.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Debt Limit Crisis Looms as First Big Test for New Democratic Leader
Hakeem Jeffries, the New Yorker who succeeded Nancy Pelosi this year as the House's top Democrat, is getting a trial by fire.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Mar-a-Lago Worker Provided Prosecutors New Details in Trump Documents Case
A maintenance worker for the former president recounted helping to move boxes into a storage room a day before a Justice Department official came seeking the return of classified material.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

LIV Golf Wants to Talk About Sports. Donald Trump Still Looms.
Whether LIV can outrun Trump's shadow, and whether it even wants to, could do much to shape how the league is perceived in the years ahead, particularly in the United States.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

How DeSantis's Twitter Spaces Event Compares to Past Livestreams
The Republican presidential candidate's announcement on Twitter had a high of about 300,000 concurrent listeners during the event and a total of 3.4 million listeners as of Thursday.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Debt Ceiling Is First Big Test for Hakeem Jeffries, the Top House Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries, the New Yorker who succeeded Nancy Pelosi this year as the House's top Democrat, is getting a trial by fire.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Case
The sentence for Stewart Rhodes was the longest so far in the federal investigation of the Capitol attack and the first issued to a defendant convicted of sedition.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Biden Presents Gen. Charles Q. Brown as His Joint Chiefs Nominee
In introducing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as his pick, President Biden called for a new era of innovation in the military.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Military Spending Emerges as Big Dispute in Debt-Limit Talks
President Biden has offered to freeze discretionary spending, including for defense. Republicans want to spend more for the military, and cut more elsewhere.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Oath Keepers Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case
The sentence for Stewart Rhodes was the longest so far in the federal investigation of the Capitol attack and the first issued to a defendant convicted of sedition.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Leader, Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Case
The sentence for Stewart Rhodes was the longest so far in the federal investigation of the Capitol attack and the first issued to a defendant convicted of sedition.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

DeSantis Plows Ahead With Whirlwind of Friendly Interviews and a Tour
Trying to regroup after a bumpy Twitter rollout that often focused on niche issues, Ron DeSantis sought to make new headlines ahead of a trip to Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Biden Unveils a National Plan to Fight Antisemitism
The Biden administration released the United States' first national strategy for combating antisemitism, stressing that intolerance "threatens all of us."

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Republicans Report Progress in Debt Limit Talks as Negotiations Continue
Negotiators reconvened on Thursday after working through the night to strike a deal, as hard-right Republicans and some Democrats expressed concerns about the shape of an emerging compromise.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

DeSantis's Inconsistent Pronunciations of His Own Last Name
The governor has flip-flopped on one highly inconsequential matter: how to pronounce his name.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

How Ron DeSantis Uses Power in Florida
Ron DeSantis methodically expanded his powers and pushed legal boundaries to enact his policies. He suggests he would do the same as president.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

House Passes Bill to Make Penalties Permanent for Fentanyl-Related Drugs
The legislation earned quiet endorsement from the Biden administration and a solid group of Democratic votes, but exposed divisions over how to tackle the country's most pressing drug crisis.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Hearings in Sept. 11 Case Could Resume Despite Unresolved Issues
No pretrial hearings have been held at Guantánamo Bay for a year while the Biden administration considers a proposed plea agreement.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

DeSantis Plans Traditional Campaign Stops After Twitter Launch Glitches
Mr. DeSantis will make stops next week in the three early nominating states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

The Policy Fights Where DeSantis Sees His Chance to Hit Trump
Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are staking out conflicting positions on major issues, setting up an ideological battle that will play out over the next eight months.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Highways Have Sliced Through City After City. Can the U.S. Undo the Damage?
The Biden administration is funding projects around the country aimed at reconnecting communities that have been divided by transportation infrastructure.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Five Takeaways From a Rocky 2024 Debut
Ron DeSantis's long-awaited entry into the presidential race showed some potential strengths as a Republican candidate, after an embarrassing start on Twitter.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Takeaways From DeSantis's 2024 Presidential Campaign Announcement
Ron DeSantis's long-awaited entry into the presidential race showed some potential strengths as a Republican candidate, after an embarrassing start on Twitter.

New York Times Politics
May 25, 2023

Takeaways From DeSantis's 2024 Twitter Campaign Announcement
Ron DeSantis's long-awaited entry into the presidential race showed some potential strengths as a Republican candidate, after an embarrassing start on Twitter.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Fact-Checking DeSantis's Opening Bid for the White House
We assessed the Republican candidate's defense of his record as Florida governor, his dispute with Disney and his attack on President Biden.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Trump, Biden and Others Troll DeSantis's Twitter Announcement
The former president called it a "disaster," the current one used it to raise money and low-polling Republican presidential candidates tried to harness the glitchy rollout to steal attention.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

How Ron DeSantis's 2024 Twitter Announcement Flopped
The Florida governor wanted to show off his tech savvy by announcing his presidential campaign on Twitter. It quickly devolved into the conference call from hell.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Fact-Checking DeSantis's Presidential Campaign Launch on Twitter
We assessed the Republican candidate's defense of his record as Florida governor, his dispute with Disney and his attack on President Biden.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Ron DeSantis Joins 2024 Race, Hoping to Topple Trump
The Florida governor, Donald Trump's strongest challenger since 2016, made an unusual and glitch-marred entrance on Twitter alongside Elon Musk. He now faces a daunting clash with Mr. Trump and his scorched-earth tactics.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Will DeSantis Need to Resign as Florida Governor to Run for President?
Florida has a statute that could have compelled Ron DeSantis to resign as governor to run for president, but state lawmakers adjusted the rules.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Awkward Silence: Ron DeSantis's Bold Twitter Gambit That Flopped
The Florida governor wanted to show off his tech savvy by announcing his presidential campaign on Twitter. It quickly devolved into the conference call from hell.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Polls Have Shown DeSantis Trailing Trump
The Florida governor fares much better in the polls than the rest of his G.O.P. primary competitors, who remain in the low single digits.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

McCarthy Renews Call for Spending Cuts as Debt Ceiling Talks Grind On
With a potential default just over a week away, a resolution remained elusive and Republican leaders told lawmakers they could return home for the holiday break.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

McCarthy Renews Call for Spending Cuts as Debt Talks Grind On
With a potential default just over a week away, a resolution remained elusive and Republican leaders told lawmakers they could return home for the holiday break.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Biden to Nominate Gen. Charles Q. Brown to Be Joint Chiefs Chairman
If confirmed by the Senate, the Air Force chief of staff would become the senior military adviser to the president.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Biden Marks Uvalde Anniversary With New Call for Gun Control
In a somber address, the president reiterated a push for tighter gun regulations but offered no new ideas for how to overcome entrenched opposition.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Biden Marks Uvalde Anniversary With Renewed Call to ‘Do Something'
In a somber address, the president reiterated a push for tighter gun regulations but offered no new ideas for how to overcome entrenched opposition.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Who Is David Sacks, Moderator of DeSantis's Twitter Space Announcement?
The Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor is a podcast host, friend of Elon Musk and donor to Ron DeSantis.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Jan. 6 Rioter Who Put His Foot on Pelosi's Desk Sentenced to Prison
Richard "Bigo" Barnett, who was pictured with his foot on a desk in the speaker's office, had been convicted of eight crimes for his role in the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Fed Officials Were Split Over June Rate Pause, Minutes Show
In the Federal Reserve's last meeting, "several" participants thought rates may have moved high enough to get inflation under control.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Chinese Malware Hits Systems on Guam. Is Taiwan the Real Target?
The code, which Microsoft said was installed by a Chinese government hacking group, set off alarms because Guam would be a centerpiece of any U.S. military response to a move against Taiwan.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Casey DeSantis, Florida's First Lady, Is the Governor's Chief Adviser, Too
Casey DeSantis has advised her husband on media strategy and taken on some of the state's big issues. The presidential campaign trail is next.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

The Strategic Fashioning of Casey DeSantis
With an eye to the Kennedys, and the Trumps. Sometimes, a wardrobe is a strategy.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Ukrainians Were Likely Behind Kremlin Drone Attack, U.S. Officials Say
American spy agencies do not know exactly who carried out the attack this month, but suggest it was part of a series of covert operations orchestrated by Ukraine's security services.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Amassing Power, DeSantis Maximized Might of Governor's Office
Ron DeSantis methodically expanded his powers and pushed legal boundaries to enact his policies. He suggests he would do the same as president.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Malware Discovered in Guam Raises a Question: Is China Prepping the Battlefield?
The code, which Microsoft said was installed by a Chinese government hacking group, set off alarms because Guam would be a centerpiece of any U.S. military response to a move against Taiwan.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

McCarthy Renews Call for Spending Cuts as Debt Talks Resume at White House
With a potential default just over a week away, the House speaker is maintaining pressure for a rollback in spending in exchange for raising the borrowing limit.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

How Ron DeSantis Maximized the Might of the Florida Governor's Office
Ron DeSantis methodically expanded his powers and pushed legal boundaries to enact his policies. He suggests he would do the same as president.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Amanda Gorman's Inaugural Poem, "The Hill We Climb," Restricted by Florida School
A grade school in Miami-Dade County said "The Hill We Climb," which Ms. Gorman read at President Biden's inauguration in 2021, was "better suited" for older students after a parent complained about it.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Amanda Gorman's Inauguration Poem Restricted by Florida School
A grade school in Miami-Dade County said "The Hill We Climb," which Ms. Gorman read at President Biden's inauguration in 2021, was "better suited" for older students after a parent complained about it.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Potential Debt Ceiling Deal Would Barely Change Federal Spending Path
Negotiators have focused on a relatively small corner of the budget, shunning new revenues or cuts to the fastest-growing programs

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Yellen Warns of Missed Payments if Debt Limit Is Not Lifted
The Treasury secretary said the Biden administration would face "very tough choices" if Congress did not act.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

Hillary Clinton Says Dianne Feinstein Should Not Resign
Mrs. Clinton cited Republican obstruction, not Ms. Feinstein's health: Republicans would refuse to let Democrats fill her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, she said, preventing judicial confirmations.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

How DeSantis Allies Plan to Beat Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election
As the Florida governor prepares to enter the 2024 race, his allies are building an army of organizers to flood the states with the first nominating contests.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

What Do ‘Productive' Debt Ceiling Negotiations Look Like in Washington?
A debt crisis could be only a week away — practically an eternity in a town governed by the threat of catastrophic deadlines.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

These Are ‘Productive' Negotiations on Debt Ceiling in Washington
A debt crisis could be only a week away — practically an eternity in a town governed by the threat of catastrophic deadlines.

New York Times Politics
May 24, 2023

This Is What ‘Productive' Looks Like in Washington as Default Deadline Looms
A debt crisis could be only a week away — practically an eternity in a town governed by the threat of catastrophic deadlines.

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