At issue is whether an alleged confession made at the naval base but after years in C.I.A. black sites can be used against a man accused of bombing the U.S.S. Cole. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/NMGe4O0
Some advocates of the debt forgiveness wanted the Biden administration to use the Higher Education Act of 1965 from the beginning. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/du9trgP
Allowing a web designer to refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages follows other recent rulings that have been cheered by the Christian right. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/7KF2LTd
The demand for interviews with more than a dozen federal officials comes as the G.O.P. hunts for evidence that the government improperly protected the president’s son from felony prosecution. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/z1DUSRQ
The unanimous decision interpreted a federal civil rights law to require employers to make substantial efforts to accommodate their workers’ religious practices. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/4EeRkoN
A grand jury has issued more subpoenas to people involved in the case after the unveiling of a 38-count indictment this month against Mr. Trump and an aide. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/gRr9MvS
Royal residences have the heating kept at 19C, as spending rises to almost £108m, annual accounts show. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/ci3hS4w<
Delays and cancellations have hit airports in the Northeast, just in time for the July 4 holiday. Airlines and regulators are bickering about who is to blame. Here’s what you need to know. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/B7RLcvO
Delays and cancellations have hit airports in the Northeast, just in time for the July 4 holiday. Airlines and regulators are bickering about who is to blame. Here’s what you need to know. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/pNU9Awv
It’s not the first time that the Florida governor has faced accusations of inappropriately blurring the lines between his official duties and his presidential campaign. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/LWOlbAt
Hunter Biden’s public appearances came across as a message of defiance by the president, who is determined to show that he stands by his son. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/cObYkVt
The inquiry into Donald Trump’s handling of classified material revolved largely around his Florida club and residence, but investigators were also quietly focused on his New Jersey property. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/dhB6IcY
An I.R.S. investigator’s testimony describing strains over the inquiry into President Biden’s son is at odds with the version laid out by Attorney General Merrick Garland. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/NzZPRYt
The case concerned Billy Counterman, a Colorado man who became obsessed with a singer-songwriter, sending her disturbing messages on Facebook. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/WFXYu1i
The move comes after pop star Diddy accused the firm of neglecting his tequila brand because of his race. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/sG6BdPu<
The report was the result of the first visit by an independent human rights investigator to the prison in its two-decade history. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/e38Tybl
The order by Judge Aileen Cannon means the identities of some or all of the Justice Department’s 84 potential witnesses in the case against the former president could become public. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FuRoybg
President Biden believes that focusing on the economy will help his campaign for a second term, despite inflation and high interest rates. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/tCXbKSO
Sarah McBride is no stranger to firsts: In 2012, she became the first openly transgender person to work at the White House, during the Obama administration. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/8fDq5MQ
A $5 billion federal program aims to make better Covid vaccines. But vaccine makers are confused by murky regulatory guidance. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/exEOwp6
With their party out of power, some Republicans in the state are worried that the former president could cost Michigan its status as a swing state. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/6DruWgZ
A previously unnoticed change in Donald Trump’s online fund-raising appeals allows him to divert a sizable chunk of his 2024 contributions to a group that has spent millions to cover his legal fees. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/1bUm6vt
Former President Donald J. Trump told an evangelical gathering that no president had done more for Christians than he did. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/8PLdjTg
The armed standoff on the road to Moscow, brief as it was, represented the most dramatic struggle for power in Russia in decades. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/hqwOQBT
The special counsel argued that the August date set by the judge did not allow enough time to deal with the complications of classified evidence, but still proposed a relatively speedy timetable. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZwYfoLz
A declassified report says that the illnesses of three laboratory researchers in 2019 do not support or refute the theory that the virus that causes Covid could have slipped out of a lab. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/M6PTlvf
The president sought to galvanize supporters a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade as Democrats hope the issue helps them win next year’s elections. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/10Y8HAw
The office of the special counsel is negotiating with Michael Roman, who was closely involved in the efforts to create slates of pro-Trump electors in states won in 2020 by Joseph R. Biden Jr. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/WiCUkb9
Republicans are tucking dozens of policy mandates into government funding bills, in an effort to use their majority to force politically charged votes over cultural war issues. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/uFThpoD
The attorney general denied assertions that he had interfered with the case and blocked a prosecutor from lodging more charges. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/UMVX4mr
More than 380 guests were invited, including government officials, business leaders, fashion designers and prominent Indian Americans. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/mjecX61
The visuals from the prime minister’s trip played into what he has already set as one of his main campaign themes: tying India’s rise as a major economic power with his rise as a global statesman. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Xgz4Eb0
The big lenders, from NatWest to Nationwide, meet the chancellor over upheaval in the mortgage market. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/Ezy3IPO<
The Florida governor’s avoidance of the question mirrored Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to backing the party’s 2024 nominee if the former president falls short in the primaries. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/HPMrXKk
Under the guise of pomp and pageantry, state visits can be a chance to push foreign dignitaries to align with American interests. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/f1jZJ5W
“We must never sacrifice human rights at the altar of political expediency,” four of the protesting House members said, objecting to the Indian leader’s human rights record. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/MhmiY0a
The Republican-led chamber moved to refer articles of impeachment to two House committees, charging that the president’s immigration policies are an impeachable offense. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZnKct0m
John H. Durham, the Trump-era special counsel, criticized the F.B.I. during a six-hour hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Ns4DTrH
Like former President Trump, the former analyst was accused of violating the Espionage Act, taking home hundreds of classified documents and being unhelpful. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/uU9N5zR
Daniel Rodriguez, whom the judge called a “one-man army of hate,” received one of the stiffest sentences so far in the Justice Department’s investigation of the Capitol riot. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/gb2RBs6
Critics say a fierce law-and-order approach could undermine public health goals and advances in addiction treatment. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/HNUaYTq
Congressional Republicans accused President Biden of orchestrating a lenient penalty for his son, while Democrats argued that bringing any charges reflected the Justice Department’s independence. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/o3Fqcme
Hunter Biden’s sentencing agreement put him in the cross-hairs of President Biden’s adversaries once again. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/O4R5sT9
Details of the former president’s agreement to work with a Saudi firm to develop a hotel and golf complex overlooking the Gulf of Oman highlight the ways his business and political roles intersect. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/kmrwsHj
The unexpected polling strength of an anti-vaccine activist with a celebrated Democratic lineage points to the president’s weaknesses, which his team is aiming to shore up. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/eAfh46M
It is the first time since December that the rate has been as high as 6%, driving up costs for homeowners. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/KTfYMtP<
Former President Donald J. Trump has said that until Republicans gain power and can change the law, they have “no choice” but to support voting by mail. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/giVs7jk
Sir Keir Starmer will vow to cut bills and create jobs when he sets out his party's green energy plans. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/CBa0Z96<
It comes as tensions between Beijing and the West are in focus as the US secretary of state visits China. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/wRKTG4C<
The talks between Antony J. Blinken, the secretary of state, and Wang Yi, Beijing’s top foreign policy official, were a prelude to a likely meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/4PvRSzV
The former attorney general, who has become a vocal critic of the former president, also attacked his character in extraordinary language. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/0OMUZWd
When Daniel Ellsberg was 42, a judge threw out Espionage Act charges against him. At 90, he sought such charges again in hope of challenging their constitutionality. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/5y0sAwh
The past week appears to provide a blueprint for the way the White House wants to handle the politically touchy subject of former President Donald J. Trump’s legal troubles. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/sHibAph
At 44, he is more than three decades younger than Donald Trump and Joe Biden. He is subtly playing up that age gap, even if his right-wing views leave him out of step with many younger voters. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/raIscyQ
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida avoided mentioning Donald Trump at a G.O.P. fund-raiser in Nevada, but he took clear aim at the former president. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/KcYkCRn
“If this Congress refuses to act, we need a new Congress,” President Biden said at a firearms safety summit in Connecticut. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/d7vYKy4
Mr. Christie left the governor’s office in New Jersey and set out to, as he put it, “make money.” He successfully traded on his political profile — and on his ties to the man he now wants to defeat. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/QZGxeL6
Court papers from federal prosecutors in the case against Donald Trump suggested that other criminal cases could potentially emerge from the inquiry. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/kognNhf
Republicans rebuked the secretary of state for visiting China for diplomatic talks as they advocate a hard-line, military-first approach to Beijing. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/mfPMQGq
The milestone follows a recent congressional showdown over lifting the debt ceiling. Another spending fight looms this year. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/vJlFQhg
Dr. Cohen will replace Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, an infectious disease expert who has overseen the agency since the beginning of Mr. Biden’s term and started a broad effort to reorganize it. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/bcTnVIs
House Republicans are pushing to pass measures with spending levels below those agreed to in the debt limit compromise, infuriating Democrats and raising the prospect of a shutdown this fall. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JyHwp2e
Judge Aileen Cannon gave the defense team until Tuesday to begin the process, underscoring how classified information will be fundamental to the trial. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/N9XM61m
Donald J. Trump and Boris Johnson are at the heart of political tempests at home, facing different accusations and far different results. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/zeCToD0
The former president has long stowed papers and odds and ends in cartons that he liked to keep close. His aides have called it the “beautiful mind” material. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/QNsOgKp
Twenty Republicans voted to kill the resolution, which also called for a $16 million fine if the California Democrat were found to have lied while investigating former President Donald J. Trump. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Xdae1M3
Mr. Suarez, a 45-year-old Cuban American elected overwhelmingly as mayor of Miami, is presenting himself as a fresh Republican face but faces allegations of influence peddling. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FY3AMPE
Spending caps set by the debt limit bill have empowered critics of U.S. aid to Ukraine, threatening the bipartisan coalition that has kept military assistance flowing to Kyiv. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/2neQAyz
The National Labor Relations Board, with a Democratic majority, restored a standard that counts more workers as employees rather than contractors. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/TabVcSj
The restrictions placed on the two men are common for co-defendants in a criminal matter, but they could be particularly challenging to uphold given that Walt Nauta’s job is Mr. Trump’s personal aide. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/48dEbFC
The Treasury secretary, speaking to a House committee, said trade and investment were crucial in U.S.-Chinese relations. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/rklWFuY
More than 200 planes from 25 countries gathered in Germany for the largest-scale war games in decades, held with an eye on the war in Ukraine. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/iOkowUQ
As Donald Trump made history by becoming the first former president to face federal charges, many Republicans tried to change the subject by renewing an eight-year-old controversy. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JxKDAOy
The former president has already tested a variety of arguments to challenge his indictment in the classified documents case. They could be hard to sustain in court. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/U83wrXP
Former President Donald J. Trump faces legal peril under a 100-year-old law that has been used to prosecute spies and leakers. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/CnUNrXS
Donald Trump’s campaign posted a video using the movie’s audio as part of a fund-raising appeal days after he was indicted on federal charges. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Hcf6jom
Some details of former President Donald J. Trump’s extraordinary Miami court appearance are not yet clear, including whether he will be photographed and have his fingerprints taken. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/7V3jxnh
M. Evan Corcoran, who was hired to represent the former president after the Justice Department issued a subpoena for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, could be a key witness in the trial. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/YyX0fh7
The candidates challenging Donald Trump have to decide how to run against the indicted former president. And it could determine where the party goes from here. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Yrl0CTd
The former president’s allies have portrayed the indictment as an act of war and called for retribution, which political violence experts say increases the risk of action. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/M9ka6gF
The F.B.I. is investigating the death of the man known as the “Unabomber,” who was transferred to a federal prison medical center in 2021. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fZqYAvK
The chief clerk of the courts for the Southern District of Florida added that Judge Aileen M. Cannon had been randomly assigned to the case. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/dAMwRIh
A Biden administration official said that the Chinese spy base was an issue inherited from President Donald J. Trump, and that Biden aides have been using diplomacy to try to counter it. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/GJCW3ym
“This administration has your back,” the president told a group of Pride Month revelers outside the White House. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/7UoQN8b
The 45th president could continue his 2024 campaign even if he were convicted of a felony — though it would be extraordinary. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/DasQw9q
The lawyers, James Trusty and John Rowley, left the former president’s defense team as he faces the most serious legal threat of his career. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/jlC58bw
The indictment said the former president had illegally kept documents concerning “United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack.” from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/g3CuiYB
The accounts in the 49-page indictment reveal a shocking indifference toward some of the country’s most sensitive secrets. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/RBSHFPg
President Biden and his advisers have concluded that commenting on the indictment would only feed into Republican accusations of a politically motivated prosecution. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JMd4cXF
Mr. Nauta, as a valet while Mr. Trump was president, had unusual proximity to him, including at meals and on foreign trips. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fJ7wxUG
Lawmakers in both parties fear that the rebellion by the extreme right could endanger spending bills and other big legislative initiatives if it persists, shaping the speakership in the most difficult of ways. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/nLwxDlA
Biden aides are closely watching Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s overtures to China, his attitude toward Israel and his balancing act with Russia and Ukraine. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/qQF3sG6
The electric car company, which operates the country’s most extensive charging network, struck a similar deal with Ford Motor recently. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/F2e389T
The former president is stepping up efforts to delegitimize the investigation into his handling of classified material after leaving office, a tactic he has used throughout his career in business and politics. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Yo9DrKj
Members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus refused to surrender control of the floor, forcing G.O.P. leaders to scrap votes for the week and leaving the speaker facing what he conceded was “chaos.” from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/tMa4eTl
The flights to California illustrate the broader bet Gov. Ron DeSantis has made that the animating energy in the G.O.P. has shifted from conservatism to confrontationalism. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FSZscBg
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida criticized immigration policies in his first visit to the border since beginning his presidential bid. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/gx9r7kL
The Architect of the Capitol, a powerful and scandal-plagued agency, needs fresh leadership. But who wants the job? from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ueGXFJs
The former vice president — and now rival — to Donald Trump gave his most aggressive criticism of his former boss, portraying him as unfit to be president. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/k1EVXSt
Mr. Meadows, the final White House chief of staff under Donald Trump, is seen as a potentially key witness in the documents and Jan. 6 inquiries. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/AHkIhYR
Prosecutors have started calling witnesses to a federal grand jury in Miami after months in which activity in the investigation was centered on a separate grand jury in Washington. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/IWr8ipt
The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that U.S. intelligence agencies were aware of plans to attack the Nord Stream pipelines three months before thwy were bombed. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ju1mqHF
The decision, which national groups had been closely watching, was a potential setback to gun regulations spurred by a Supreme Court ruling last year that vastly expanded the right to bear arms. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/4POfSvg
The former New Jersey governor has been among the Republican hopefuls most willing to criticize Donald Trump, the front-runner for the nomination. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/PDWlBEj
The presidential candidate went on the daytime talk show to debate his views about systemic racism. But it was his comments about L.G.B.T.Q. rights that got boos from the audience. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/nQJHuDV
Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Doug Burgum are set to announce their presidential campaigns this week, the latest entrants in a rapidly growing Republican primary. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/1wPv6OH
The former South Carolina governor, who also served as United Nations ambassador under Donald Trump, emphasized her experience and vision. Will it be enough for her to stand out? from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FWdb0k3
Sean Bailey is in charge of live-action remakes of films like “The Little Mermaid.” It’s a job that puts him in the middle of a partisan divide. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FsSof7m
President Biden is asking voters to keep him in the White House until age 86, renewing attention to an issue that polls show troubles most Americans. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Z4eGFE5
Eight presidential hopefuls, with Donald Trump absent, spoke at an annual political rally in Des Moines to highlight their conservative bona fides. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/gUyzbIB
The Florida governor’s campaign said it had around 40,000 donors in May, an average of more than $200 per donor — a figure far higher than is typical for a campaign heavily funded by grass-roots support. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/61HNpQA
In a voice mail message, the man told the senator was that he was “a dead man walking,” according to federal court documents. He was angry about the blocking of military promotions, prosecutors said. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Z4KgcUQ
Now that the bill is law, the nation will not risk running out of money to pay its obligations for two years. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/qU1pe0w
M. Evan Corcoran recorded recollections of his legal work last year for Donald Trump. The recording is now in the hands of prosecutors, unnerving some aides to the former president. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/pWYIVXj
A federal judge veered toward leniency with more junior members of the group who were involved in the attack on the Capitol, issuing lighter sentences than prosecutors had sought. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/97ZJ8SA
Republican presidential candidates hoping to join the first G.O.P. primary debate on Aug. 23 must have a minimum of 40,000 unique donors to their campaign. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/2YUnTbh
Prosecutors issued a subpoena for a description of military options for Iran mentioned by the former president during an interview. But Mr. Trump’s legal team could find no such document. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/cOzgMCH
Roberto Minuta and Edward Vallejo each received sentences of less than five years after excoriating the group’s leader, Stewart Rhodes. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/dxZrDWq
The measures came a day after Sudan’s military pulled out of peace talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah that aimed to stop the fighting. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/gzjTbBG
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have sought recordings of calls made by two networks of groups that solicited money from donors for a variety of politically tinged causes. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/wIDaenj