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New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

Biden Says He Made the Clemency Decisions Recorded With Autopen
Donald J. Trump and his allies have begun investigations to support their claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. was incapacitated and his staff conspired to take presidential actions in his name.

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

Excerpts From The Times's Interview With Biden on Clemency Decisions
The former president said he "made every single one of those" decisions and that Republicans were questioning them because "they've done so badly" and wanted to shift the focus.

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Flooding and Says Trump Wants Agency ‘Remade,' Not Cut
The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of staffing cuts was "false."

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

Ex-Secret Service Director Denies She Failed to Send Agents to Protect Trump
Kimberly A. Cheatle, who resigned after Donald J. Trump was grazed by a bullet as a candidate a year ago, pushed back against findings in a Senate report released on Sunday.

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

The NATO leader will meet with Trump and other top officials in Washington this week.


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Jul 13, 2025

How Trump's Latest Tariff Threat Risks Deeper Damage to Europe's Economy
Economists had already downgraded growth for the European Union, and the new duties would hit industries there especially hard. Companies are looking for ways to blunt the impact.

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

Justice Department Drops Case Against Utah Doctor Over Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Cards
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she had ordered the dismissal of charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of selling bogus vaccination cards for $50 each.

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

The latest threatened tariffs apparently do not apply to cars.
Cars and trucks a

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

What to Know About Secret Service One Year After Trump Assassination Attempt
The agency withstood criticism and a reckoning after a lone assassin grazed Donald J. Trump on the campaign trail. Today, recruiting is up.

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

What to Know About the Secret Service, a Year After It Failed to Protect Trump
The agency withstood criticism and a reckoning after a lone assassin grazed Donald J. Trump on the campaign trail. Today, recruiting is up.

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

How the Democrats Lost on Transgender Issues
Charles Homans, a New York Times reporter who covers national politics, describes how the Democrats' dilemma with transgender issues reflects their broader struggles after losses in 2024.

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

Democrats Lost Voters on Transgender Rights. Winning Them Back Won't Be Easy.
The party's vanguard position got ahead of voters in 2024, and the internal debate now underway reveals an uncertainty on how to adapt.

New York Times Politics
Jul 13, 2025

From Science to Diversity, Trump Hits the Reverse Button on Decades of Change
President Trump has moved aggressively to reopen long-settled issues and to dismantle long-established institutions as he tries to return to what he considers better times.

New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

Trump Pleads With Followers to Back Bondi in Dispute Over Epstein Inquiry
In a long social media post, President Trump said that Attorney General Pam Bondi was doing a "FANTASTIC JOB," and told his followers to "not waste Time and Energy" on the Jeffrey Epstein case.

New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

Trump's 30 percent tariff threat provokes anger and frustration in Europe.


New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

Latest tariffs apparently do not apply to cars.
Cars and trucks a

New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

Mexico has taken steps to curb drug trade and illegal migration. Trump says it's not enough.


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Jul 12, 2025

Trump Administration Fires More DOJ Employees Who Worked for Special Counsel
The latest round of firings targets not just prosecutors but also support staff members who played a smaller role.

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Jul 12, 2025

Carmakers brace for new tariffs in major manufacturing hubs.


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Jul 12, 2025

Trump Threatens to Strip Rosie O'Donnell of U.S. Citizenship
President Trump called Ms. O'Donnell, who has feuded with him since before he became president, a "threat to humanity."

New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

Trump threatens to strip Rosie O'Donnell of U.S. citizenship.


New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds
After the passage of President Trump's domestic policy law, the Department of Homeland Security is poised to hire thousands of new immigration agents and double detention space.

New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

Texas Flood Survivors: Mother of Five Returns to Cabin in Ruins
Jacque White and her five children escaped the rising waters of the Guadalupe River just in time. Now they have to rebuild.

New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

Trump Threatens Steep Tariffs on Goods From E.U. and Mexico
Leaders from both economies had been trying to negotiate more favorable terms, only to have those efforts blown up by form letters.

New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

A Mother of Five Survived the Flood to Return to a Cabin in Ruins
Jaque White and her five children escaped the rising waters of the Guadalupe River just in time. Now they have to rebuild.

New York Times Politics
Jul 12, 2025

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Ban Faces New Peril: Class Actions
In last month's decision limiting one judicial tool, universal injunctions, the court seemed to invite lower courts to use class actions as an alternative.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83
He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. "Centrism doesn't mean splitting the difference," he said.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

After Texas Disaster, Trump Shifts His Tone on FEMA
Earlier this year, President Trump suggested he wanted to shutter the agency. Now, he says his aides "fixed it up in no time."

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Aware of Trump's Desire for Retribution, Experts Appear Shy to Speak Up
A New York Times investigative reporter explains how a problem he encountered while reporting reveals something important about the second Trump era.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Trump Visits Texas Flood Sites: ‘Hell of a Situation, Isn't It?'
Mr. Trump and Melania Trump met with victims' families and viewed some of the aftermath of last weekend's flooding.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Schumer Urges RFK Jr. to Declare Public Health Emergency Over Measles
Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the "nightmare" seen in Texas.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Pam Bondi and FBI's Dan Bongino Clash Over Handling of Epstein Case
An irate attorney general is said to have confronted the deputy director of the F.B.I. at a tense White House meeting earlier in the week.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

David Gergen, Washington Veteran Who Advised Four Presidents, Dies at 83
After serving in the government, he became a prominent political commentator. "Centrism doesn't mean splitting the difference," he said in 2020.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Sweeping Drug Charges
The plea came at a vulnerable moment for the Sinaloa drug cartel, the organization Ovidio Guzmán López's father helped found.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Trump Administration Begins Mass Layoffs at U.S. State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America's standing and influence could be high.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Immigration Arrests in Los Angeles Spike Amid Aggressive Enforcement
Nearly 3,000 people have been arrested since the beginning of June, more than three times the number in previous months this year.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Trump Says NATO Countries Will Buy Weapons to Give to Ukraine
If the plan is finalized, it would allow critical aid to flow to Ukraine as it endures one of Russia's heaviest assaults of the war.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Can ‘Superman' Fly Above Today's Polarized Politics?
The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton "an immigrant," thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Appeals Court Overturns Plea Deal in 9/11 Case
The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the accused mastermind and a Pentagon official.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Republicans Blame Canada for Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating' the U.S.
Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Judge Signals She Will Protect Abrego Garcia From Hasty Second Deportation
The judge, Paula Xinis, said some legal safeguard was needed because the Trump administration had already shown in this and other deportation cases that it could not be trusted.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Trumps Visit Texas Flood Sites, Where Search for Missing and Dead Continues
The president and the first lady were set to tour areas devastated by flooding in Central Texas. The administration has faced scrutiny over its level of preparedness and its disaster response.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

S.E.C. Accuses Prominent Georgia Republican of Running Ponzi Scheme
Edwin Brant Frost IV, a well-known Republican, is accused of defrauding 300 investors of $140 million, and using some funds for political donations. He said he took "full responsibility."

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Trumps Head to Texas Flood Sites, Where Search for Missing and Dead Continues
The president and the first lady were set to tour areas devastated by flooding in Central Texas. The administration has faced scrutiny over its level of preparedness and its disaster response.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Rubio and China's Top Envoy Vie for Influence in Asia Over Trump's Tariffs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to bolster ties with Asia to counter Beijing's power, but President Trump's tariff threats have nations asking why they should align with Washington.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Kerr County Repeatedly Sought Help with Flood Risk. Texas Said No.
Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

The administration expands its crackdown on undocumented immigrants' access to federal benefits.


New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Trumps to Visit Texas Flood Sites, Where Search for Missing and Dead Continues
The president and the first lady were set to tour areas devastated by flooding in Central Texas, as the Trump administration has faced scrutiny over its level of preparedness and its disaster response.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power
Secret meetings, altered records, ignored intelligence: the inside story of the prime minister's political calculations since Oct. 7.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Trump Threatens 35% Tariffs on Canada in the Middle of Trade Talks
The president revived his discredited claims about fentanyl entering the U.S. from Canada to justify his latest proposed rate of 35 percent.

New York Times Politics
Jul 11, 2025

Rubio and Chinese Diplomat Vie for Influence in Asia Over Trump's Tariffs
Marco Rubio wants to bolster ties with Asia to counter China's sway, but President Trump's tariff threats have nations asking why they should align with Washington.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Trump Threatens 35 Percent Tariffs on Canada in the Middle of Trade Talks
The president revived his discredited claims about fentanyl entering the U.S. from Canada to justify his latest proposed rate of 35 percent.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

The Trump administration expands its crackdown on undocumented immigrants' access to federal benefits.


New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

In South Carolina, Newsom Tests the Presidential Waters (Without Saying So)
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California met with Democratic voters in an early primary state that has become pivotal in presidential races.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Texas County Flagged Need for Flood Alarm Months Before Tragedy
Kerr County repeatedly failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Trump Nominates Nick Adams, ‘Alpha Male' Influencer, for Ambassador to Malaysia
Nick Adams rose to prominence with a hypermasculine identity and crass jokes about Hooters. President Trump named him ambassador to a country of 35 million people.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plan to downsize a "bloated" department had been on hold after a court ruling.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Justice Dept. Promised to Prosecute Abrego Garcia. Now It's Not So Clear.
In the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the administration appears primarily concerned with ensuring that a man it has described as a "dangerous illegal alien" never walks free on U.S. soil.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

RFK Jr. Cancels Meeting of Key Preventive Health Panel
The task force recommends which screenings and other preventive health measures must be covered by insurance.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Justice Dept. Demands Private Patient Info From Trans Youth Medicine Providers
Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Secret Service Suspends Six Agents Over Trump Assassination Attempt
The announcement comes near the anniversary of the shooting at Donald J. Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pa.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials' Loyalty
Some senior officials who have taken the test have been asked whether they said anything negative about the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, in a highly unusual use of the tool.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Schumer Says Trump Bill Boosts Democrats' Hopes in 2026 Midterm Elections
The top Senate Democrat said the law would lead to widespread pain for voters, imperiling Republicans who supported it and allowing his party more openings to contest control of the Senate.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Targeting Brazil, Trump Tests Legal Limit of His Tariff Powers
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Some of Iran's Enriched Uranium Survived Attacks, Israeli Official Says
The assessment came as experts are trying to determine how long it would take Iran to rebuild its nuclear program in the aftermath of U.S. and Israeli strikes.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

L.A.-Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids
Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino lifted the obligation for members to celebrate Mass if they had a "genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions."

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order in Class-Action Challenge
The federal judge reignited the legal standoff over President Trump's efforts to deny citizenship to children born to undocumented parents.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Trump Administration Is Forcing Prosecutors to Ignore Law, Whistle-Blower Says
In an interview with The New York Times, a former Justice Department lawyer, Erez Reuveni, said officials pressed subordinates to mislead judges, and dared the courts to stop it.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Trump Says Bolsonaro, Like Other Allies Under Pressure, Faces a ‘Witch Hunt'
President Trump's defense of the former president of Brazil was the latest example of him invoking a term he has frequently used while describing himself as a victim.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

As Drone Warfare Evolves, Pentagon Sees Its Own Vulnerabilities
Israel and Ukraine have used drones against their adversaries in audacious ways that have helped the Pentagon see the need for new technology.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

As Israel and Ukraine Advance Drone Warfare, U.S. Sees Its Own Vulnerabilities
Israel and Ukraine have used drones against their adversaries in audacious ways that have helped the Pentagon see the need for new technology.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

L.A. Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids
San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas lifted the obligation for members of the diocese to celebrate Mass if they had a "genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions."

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows
An analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science shows the impact of the administration's budget plan on the kind of studies that produce the most breakthroughs.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Rubio Tells Top Russian Diplomat of Trump's Frustration Over Putin's War
The U.S. secretary of state met with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a gathering of Southeast Asian nations, where he also defended new U.S. tariff threats.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

New Democratic Group Says Answer to the Party's Woes Lies With the States
The founders of the initiative, the States Forum, say they hope to extend successful Democratic policies across states and even to the national level.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

What Democrats Can Learn From Mamdani's Victory
Beyond his social media talent and approaches on affordability and Israel, Democratic voters have been inching to the left for years.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

These Younger Democrats Are Sick of Their Party's Status Quo
Majority Democrats, a new group of elected officials from all levels of government, has outsized ambitions to challenge political orthodoxies and remake the party.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Trump Fuels Fear Among Immigrant Farm Workers in California's Central Valley
The fertile valley feeds the world. President Trump has thrown farmers and farmworkers there into turmoil, but recently offered them a glimmer of hope.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced Francesca Albanese, a special rapporteur, for investigating Americans and Israelis over the war in the enclave.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

A Reporter's Trail From a Bush-Era Cyberattack to Trump's Strike on Iran
During the Obama administration, a Times reporter revealed details of a cyberattack on a nuclear enrichment center in Iran. He followed the story to the White House, and learned lessons critical to covering the recent bombing of Fordo and Natanz.

New York Times Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Trump Names Sean Duffy as Interim Head of NASA
President Trump had pulled the nomination of a close associate of Elon Musk to lead the agency in May. The decision fueled a public breakdown of their alliance.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Trump Officials Take Steps to Target Comey and Brennan, Who Investigated Trump
It is unclear whether moves targeting the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey and the former C.I.A. director John O. Brennan will lead to charges.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Immigration Officials Used Shadowy Pro-Israel Group to Target Student Activists
A senior Homeland Security official testified in court on Wednesday that his department had relied in part on an anonymously compiled list to identify foreign academics for investigation.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Rubio Visits Asia as Trump Raises Trade-War Tensions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks about countering China as it expands its global influence. But President Trump's tariff threats have created friction with U.S. partners.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Tillis Suggests He Regrets Vote to Confirm Hegseth, Calling Him ‘Out of His Depth'
The North Carolina senator, who recently said he did not plan to run for re-election, said the defense secretary's decisions have been amateurish and show he is unfit to lead a large organization.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Trump Asks Liberian President Where He Learned English, the Country's Official Language
English is the official language of the West African country, which was founded in part by freed American slaves.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Is Trump Actually Making the U.S. Economy More Competitive?
Experts fear that the president's economic policies could increase costs and stifle innovation.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

James Comey Tracked by Secret Service After Post Critical of Trump
After the former F.B.I. director put a picture on Instagram of seashells arranged to say "86 47," law enforcement tailed his car and tracked his cellphone, steps usually reserved for serious threats.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

New U.S. Army Shaving Rule Could Affect Many Black Soldiers
Soldiers with skin conditions like razor bumps will no longer be granted permanent medical waivers that allow them to grow beards and could be kicked out of the Army if they are not clean shaven.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Administration Takes Steps to Target 2 Officials Who Investigated Trump
It is unclear whether the moves will lead to charges, but they suggest that President Trump's appointees intend to follow through on his campaign to exact retribution against his perceived enemies.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Supreme Court Won't Revive Aggressive Florida Immigration Law
The law, enacted this year, made it a crime for unauthorized migrants to enter the state. Challengers say immigration is a federal matter.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Senate Confirms Bryan Bedford to Lead FAA
The agency is under pressure to modernize outdated air traffic control systems that have contributed to a series of outages, near-misses and deadly accidents in recent months.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Trump Discusses Economic Investment With African Leaders at White House Meeting
The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States' access to critical minerals and to counter China's rising influence in Africa.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Paul Bugas, Director of a Nuclear Bunker For Members of Congress, Is Dead at 96
The Cold War-era shelter, hidden below the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia, was designed to house members of Congress in the event of a nuclear attack.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Senate Confirms Bryan Bedford to Lead F.A.A.
The agency is under pressure to modernize outdated air traffic control systems that have contributed to a series of outages, near-misses, and deadly accidents in recent months.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Thune Says Russia Sanctions Vote Could Come as Soon as This Month
Momentum has been building behind a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions on countries that purchase Russian oil, as Republicans work behind the scenes to win President Trump's support.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Biden's Former Doctor, Kevin O'Connor, Refuses Questions in GOP Health Inquiry
Kevin O'Connor cited both physician-patient privilege and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in refusing to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Trump Administration Renews Attacks on Harvard With Negotiations Uncertain
The Department of Homeland Security issued administrative subpoenas seeking data about the university's international students, while two federal agencies challenged Harvard's accreditation.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party
The two men spoke about Mr. Musk's push to create the America Party before the midterm elections. Mr. Yarvin has expressed support for a monarchy, along with provocative ideas about race.

New York Times Politics
Jul 09, 2025

Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athletes
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against two California agencies, accusing them of violating Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports.

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