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The Supreme Court’s decision to take up the former president’s long-shot claim that he is immune from prosecution brought into clearer focus the potential for him to evade multiple trials this year. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/sTBUzLy

In an ordinary case, the justices’ decision to hear arguments in April might seem a sober compromise. But the electoral calendar and Donald J. Trump’s hope for delays prompt questions. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/cEmZBTL

The latest temporary spending measure buys Congress a week to finalize details of a deal on half of government spending, and another three weeks to negotiate and pass the other half. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/qC6ikfx

Democratic unease with the president’s handling of the Mideast war will continue to trail him, but his allies hope that no other state on the primary calendar will present the same challenges. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/AgsGvI1

Republicans, many of whom have said they support access to the treatment, argued that it should be left to states to ensure its legality after an Alabama court ruled that frozen embryos were children. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ots5zRx

The long-serving Republican leader said he would step aside from the role at the end of his term but remain in the Senate, acknowledging that his views on national security had put him out of step with his party. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/znBOdNR

Four months into his job as the top leader in the House, Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself the odd man out in increasingly intense talks on how to fund the government and whether to continue aid to Ukraine. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/sfhZY8Q

Recents events suggest that the U.S. military will face challenges in the Middle East for years to come, even as it tries to shift priorities. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/wA5pjxk

The two men are disputing how the call, which urged New Hampshire Democrats not to vote in the primary, came to be. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FwsofYe

The Federal Trade Commission says combining Kroger and Albertsons would be bad for American shoppers.

After days of meetings with disaffected Democrats in Michigan, Representative Ro Khanna says President Biden cannot win the state without changes to his Middle East policy. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/sE9Klrt

A report ordered by the government finds "gaps in Boeing's safety journey".

Alexander Smirnov, the former informant, pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied to the F.B.I. about President Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/YEDvTI3

The British Library has been hobbled for months by a cyber-attack and experts warn of similar damage ahead.

The man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/A5wuQ0E

Ms. Haley has rallies planned in Detroit and Grand Rapids ahead of G.O.P. contests that begin Tuesday. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/uhfqcPT

The Iran-backed group, which has been targeting global shipping routes, has proved especially difficult for the United States and its allies to restrain. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/AEPJxMn

Roman Sharf is one of the watch world’s best known dealers. Compared to the Patek on his wrist, the shoes were cheap. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/oU6vCxz

Roman Sharf is one of the watch world’s best known dealers. Compared to the Patek on his wrist, the shoes were cheap. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZwghsYk

A package of economic restrictions to be rolled out on Friday will be the largest since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/8EtaLKq

Booming business at Nvidia sees investors bet the AI revolution will live up to its "hype".

The justices denied an emergency request by a group of victims to pause the deal, allowing the settlement to proceed. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/oTNjiCr

The comments were a blunt tit-for-tat between the two adversaries. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/PRqBGHt

Financial woes and other issues in state parties in crucial swing states such as Arizona and Michigan have caused deepening concern among top Republican officials. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/H43sOaN

Many nations insist on not taking sides in the war in Ukraine, while China, India and Brazil are filling Russia’s coffers. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/VI65jmS

Several conservative justices were skeptical of the administration’s “good neighbor” rule on cross-state pollution, meant to protect downwind states from harmful emissions. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/xLGH6Wz

The Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal by a group of lawyers who challenged the 2020 election results in Michigan. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZBRVbOj

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She dismissed speculation about her motives behind staying in the race, and has encouraged supporters to stick with her until the end, whenever that may be. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/L2Jjgot

Eric Hovde, a wealthy businessman, is the most prominent Republican to enter the race after two members of Congress declined to run. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/BzvrGO4

The billionaire owner of the so-called 100 yen store passed away at the age of 80, the firm says.

Documents show the secret investigation may have helped wrongly accused postmasters prove their innocence.

His winding social media post on Monday contained no reference to Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, who has been widely condemned after the death of one of his most vocal critics, Aleksei A. Navalny. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/k6manNy

The new maps, which were drawn by the state’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, and signed into law Monday, include an almost even split between Democratic- and Republican-leaning districts. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/leoywVp

During a Fox News town hall event, Ms. Haley criticized President Biden and Donald Trump for their actions related to the platform. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Eh69qpI

President Biden may owe his place in the top third to his predecessor: Mr. Biden’s signature accomplishment, according to the historians, was evicting Donald J. Trump from the Oval Office. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/U9NgazZ

Representative Michael R. Turner, who drew criticism last week after releasing a cryptic statement about a new threat, said he wanted to avoid “an international crisis.” from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/0wlvN6B

Fearful of antagonizing the former president, congressional Republicans downplayed the remarks, instead lauding the former president’s record and criticizing President Biden. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/84yv6Oc

“Our court system is a mess,” said the former president, who faces felony charges in four other cases and has been found liable in civil cases related to business fraud, sexual assault and defamation. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/K5YuXgq

Nikki Haley has long criticized her former boss over what she has described as his love of dictators and authoritarian leaders. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/SF9pvqi

American spy agencies are divided on whether Moscow would go so far, but the concern is urgent enough that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has asked China and India to try to talk Russia down. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/mAGz3j1

As a $60.1 billion military aid bill languishes in the House, a spokeswoman pointed to Avdiivka’s fate as “the cost of congressional inaction.” from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/3hmXDNS

“Putin did this. The same Putin who Donald Trump praises and defends,” Nikki Haley said. Mr. Trump has so far kept silent since reports that Aleksei A. Navalny died. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZFlbjvh

How prisoners were treated has complicated prosecutors’ efforts to hold trials in the Sept. 11 and the U.S.S. Cole bombing cases at Guantánamo. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ozIQS1a

The Haley campaign made the request for a security detail after an increase in threats as she takes on Donald J. Trump. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/6n9bZUO

“We are not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on earth,” a White House spokesman said. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/4qVzgHo

“I have a feeling it’s going to be mayhem, chaos and pandemonium,” the man, Thomas J. Method, said in the video while traveling to Washington, D.C., according to prosecutors. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/1bZFLVT

The president, who is facing mounting criticism over U.S. support for Israel, used an authority that exempts people from deportation if their homeland is in crisis. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/LfBIrJ3

Christopher A. Wray, whose agency has worked with Israeli authorities to pursue atrocities committed by Hamas, has made his first visit to Israel since the war began, the bureau disclosed. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FpyAUIo

Eighteen percent believe there is “a covert government effort” for the pop icon to help President Biden win re-election, according to a Monmouth University survey. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/s7oBM01

Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated he won’t put the Senate legislation to a vote in the House, leaving proponents scrambling to find a path to passage. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/v4fXdHb

Lawmakers in the House may resort to an arcane procedural move to force action on a foreign aid bill that Speaker Johnson has suggested he would not put to a vote. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Dop9jvw

The president cited the former president’s comments in seeking to increase pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to allow a floor vote on a $95 billion package of security aid for Ukraine and Israel approved by the Senate. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JLGuK34

Ms. Haley has traveled throughout the state trying to cut into former President Donald J. Trump’s lead. But even with a friendly audience, her uphill battle to win votes remained clear. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Mf7jDgz

Tracking the many criminal and civil proceedings against the former president highlights their tangled and interconnected nature, and the challenge to the judicial system. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/i3l0wWV

A White House visit from the superstar would add fuel to several theories that she has the power to bolster President Biden’s re-election bid and sink the prospects of his likely challenger, Donald Trump. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Z1dHpl7

U.S. spy agencies concluded that no hostile power was responsible for the mysterious ailments, a finding some whistle-blowers have challenged. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/IQ0b2mW

Allies and White House officials defended the president after the release of a report that cleared him of criminal wrongdoing in a classified documents case but raised new concerns about his age. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/yASmJpk

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Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, suggested there was nothing the former president could say that would shake Mr. Rubio’s support. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/52bHRXC

At a rally in South Carolina on Saturday, former President Donald J. Trump asked of Nikki Haley: “What happened to her husband? Where is he?” from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/PK54tey

Two superficially similar special counsel investigations came to contrasting ends — criminal charges in one case, and closure in the other — because the facts significantly diverged. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/3J2Prnj

Both Donald J. Trump and President Biden are elderly men. But voters are much less likely to worry that Mr. Trump is too old to serve. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/RHqJ7at

Democrats accused Mr. Kennedy of illegally coordinating with a super PAC to get him onto the ballot in several states that could be critical to President Biden. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/jiI4WcQ

Polling shows it’s a broad concern expressed about President Biden, not just one person’s opinion. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/UbOiYxo

The special counsel, Robert K. Hur, put President Biden’s age and memory in the spotlight during an investigation into his handling of classified documents. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/PnkNO6x

Forecasters say the president’s clean-energy incentives will be more effective than they had originally expected, in part because of new federal regulations. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/3yJBCML

Democrats say the state’s economy is getting better, while Republicans argue it’s getting worse. Which message resonates more could decide the pivotal battleground state this fall. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/UZQloCB

Congressional Budget Office projections released on Wednesday said a growing economy and recent spending cuts had slowed deficits. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/BFrIVwQ

A door that blew away from a Boeing 737 Max may not have been properly secured, a new report says.

Republicans were working to win support for their charges against the homeland security secretary amid skepticism in their ranks. There is virtually no chance of a conviction in the Democratic-led Senate. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/jvpr693

President Biden visited the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, where the culinary workers’ union agreed to a contract over the weekend. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fnxHzoS

The latest crisis involving a 737 Max jet is once again prompting scrutiny of the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Boeing. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/CfFIqPi

The UK-based operations of Arrival - once worth billions - have been placed in administration.

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Former President Donald J. Trump suggested to Fox News that China was orchestrating illegal immigration and that Latin American governments were picking criminals to send to the United States. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/n7SXmNa

CBS said the president declined its invitation to appear ahead of what may be the highest-rated television broadcast of the year. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/3ny1s6d

Plan for an early night — polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern, and the results will most likely be available not long after. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/WrnsRNE

The move comes as the Senate is racing to finalize and vote on a bill that would also include new border policies and funding for the war in Ukraine. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/OKBlDNP

Ryan Samsel, a Pennsylvania barber, was found guilty along with four co-defendants, but he was acquitted of trespassing on the Capitol grounds. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/XnPDjyq

Economies all over the world are lowering inflation while avoiding serious recession — but growth in the United States stands out. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FUPkRfJ

Should Trump be removed from the ballot for his role in the Capitol attack? Justices will hear arguments next week. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZLTBt4u

President Biden has begun to accuse stores of overcharging shoppers, as food costs remain a burden for consumers and a political problem for the president. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZaQBRHL

Kristina Karamo, the party’s far-right leader of almost a year, and Pete Hoekstra, a former House member who was elected to replace her, converged at a Republican National Committee conclave. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/b6cBxjP

President Biden has promised to respond to attacks that killed three American service members at a base in Jordan. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/X9HGR1E