As a democratic socialist gains ground up north, South Florida brokers are buzzing—will a fresh wave of affluent New Yorkers…
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Officials Warn Air Traffic Will Soon Be Cut by 10 Percent in 40 Markets if Shutdown Continues
Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, warned earlier this week that if the shutdown went on, he could close parts of…
Read MoreFive Key Takeaways From the Supreme Court Tariff Argument
The Supreme Court justices grappled with the legality of President Trump’s tariffs in an oral argument that stretched for almost…
Read MoreRepublicans Point Fingers After Election Losses, but Not at Trump
Casting around for culprits, leaders in the party blamed their candidates, the government shutdown and a weak economic message.
Read MoreJared Golden, Key House Democrat, Won’t Run Again in Maine
Pointing to “the plain nastiness” of politics and threats he has faced, Representative Jared Golden of Maine will retire instead…
Read MoreTrump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for South Sudanese
The program was first authorized for South Sudanese nationals in 2011. The Department of Homeland Security said that “renewed peace…
Read MoreDemocrats in Mississippi Break the G.O.P.’s State House Supermajority
Tuesday’s special election was forced by a court-ordered redistricting to offer Black voters a chance for more representation in the…
Read MoreTrump Blames Shutdown for Republican Losses on Election Day
Speaking to senators at a breakfast, President Trump acknowledged that the results of Tuesday’s races were not a positive outcome…
Read MoreDemocrats Dig in on Shutdown After Election Wins
President Trump’s declaration that the closure had hurt his party on Tuesday appeared to have stiffened Democrats’ resolve and put…
Read MoreCandidates Notched Several Historic Firsts in the Election
New York will have its first Muslim mayor. Virginia will have its first female governor, and, for the first time…
Read MoreJudge Berates Justice Dept. in Its Prosecution of Comey
The flashpoint was the Justice Department’s failure to turn over seized communications from a confidant of Mr. Comey’s, Daniel C.…
Read MoreU.S. Military Draws Up Nigeria Plans, With Limited Options to Quell Violence
American forces are unlikely to be able to end a decades-long insurgency in Africa’s most populous country, despite President Trump’s…
Read MoreRedistricting Battles, Set Off by Trump, Have Few Parallels in U.S. History
First, Texas redistricted. Other states followed, and now California. Some legal experts say it’s a crisis: “The wheels are coming…
Read MoreInterior Department Pauses Plans for Layoffs Amid Shutdown
The agency had been planning to eliminate more than 2,000 positions before the lapse in federal funding, but a federal…
Read MoreWhere Things Stand With SNAP Benefits
Millions of low-income Americans will see staggering cuts and delays to their food stamps this month due to the government…
Read MoreIn the Trump Era, Cheney’s Brand of Conservatism Became Obsolete
Dick Cheney was once the face of hard-line conservatism. Then hard-line conservatism changed.
Read MoreJacob Frey Wins Third Term as Minneapolis Mayor
The race for Minneapolis mayor tested the appeal of democratic socialist policies, drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid in…
Read MoreHow Would Maduro’s Military Respond to U.S. Pressure?
Venezuela has an arsenal of Russian weapons and armed civilian cells that could mount a guerrilla war. But a coup…
Read MoreEmergency Workers Search Scene of Deadly UPS Crash in Louisville
At least nine people died after a cargo jet plunged to the ground shortly after taking off for a flight…
Read MorePower behind Trump’s tariffs under microscope in Supreme Court arguments
Donald Trump’s use of tariffs in the last nine months was sharply questioned during arguments before the Supreme Court.
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