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New York Times Politics
May 21, 2025

How Vani Hari, the Blogging ‘Food Babe,' Became a Trump-Era Megastar
A former Democrat who started out dispensing tips on diet and fitness is now a major voice in the administration's healthy-food agenda.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Official Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against' Trump
An assessment contradicted a presidential proclamation. A political appointee demanded a redo, then pushed for changes to the new analysis, too.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Judge Orders U.S. to Keep Custody of Migrants Amid Claims They Were Sent to South Sudan
In a chaotic hearing, Trump administration officials told a federal judge they did not know where a plane of deportees was going. The judge raised the possibility that he could order its return.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Senate Democrats Grill Defiant Rubio on Trump Policies
There was shouting and gavel banging as Marco Rubio and his former Senate Democratic colleagues clashed over U.S. foreign aid.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

RFK Jr.'s War on Pesticides Riles Farmers and a Republican Senator
A health report commissioned by President Trump has been causing angst within the agriculture industry who fear the chemicals will be identified as a driver of childhood disease.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Trump Squeezes His Party on Domestic Policy Bill as G.O.P. Hunts for Votes
The president visited the weekly meeting of House Republicans to make the case for the legislation and pressure members of his party to fall into line. Later, negotiations with key holdouts appeared to be bearing fruit.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Andrew Cuomo, Singling Out Another Political Target
After killing a criminal case against Mayor Eric Adams, the Trump administration has begun investigating his chief rival in the New York City mayoral race over his testimony about the pandemic.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

U.S.D.A. Approves Soda Ban for Food Stamps in Nebraska
The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, starting next year.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Chip Roy, Demanding More Spending Cuts, Reprises Role as Ringleader of G.O.P. Rebels
The Texas Republican is leading the conservative revolt against what his party calls its "big, beautiful bill." Whether he will dig in or relent could determine the measure's fate.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Trump Unveils Plans for ‘Golden Dome' Missile Defense System
The project has been a priority for President Trump since he took office, having promised during the campaign to build a defense system against foreign threats similar to Israel's Iron Dome.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

U.S. Debt Is on Pace to Set a Record High, Going All the Way Back to 1790
If Republicans pass their tax and spending megabill, the record will arrive even sooner — putting America's debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Judge Presses Trump Administration About Reported Deportations to South Sudan
The Justice Department said one migrant was flown back to his home country of Burma, but declined to identify the country that a second migrant was sent to, calling it classified.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Biden Did Not Get Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Before Last Week, Spokesman Says
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s office pushed back on speculation that there had been a coverup around the illness.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Hegseth Orders a New Review of U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The defense secretary's decision to select his chief spokesman to lead the inquiry into the chaotic end of the war was highly unusual.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

U.S. Debt Is on Pace to Set a Record. (The Data Goes Back to 1790.)
If Republicans pass their tax and spending megabill, the record will arrive even sooner — putting America's debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

What Is Habeas Corpus, and Why Are Trump Officials Talking About Suspending It?
Administration officials have suggested suspending a legal principle that protects against unlawful detention, and struggled to accurately define it.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Trump's New Position on the War in Ukraine: Not My Problem
In a reversal, President Trump appears to have backed off joining a European push for new sanctions on Russia, seemingly eager to move on to doing business deals with it.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Kristi Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as Trump's Right to Deport People
The right allows people to legally challenge their detentions by the government and is guaranteed in the Constitution.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Supreme Court Orders Maine House to Restore Voting Power to Censured Lawmaker, for Now
State Representative Laurel Libby, a Republican, had been banned from voting over comments opposing transgender athletes in girls' sports.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Trump Canceled Deportation Protections. Here's Where Legal Challenges Stand.
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to lift protections for thousands of Venezuelans, leaving them potentially vulnerable to deportation. What about people from other countries?

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President's Right to Deport People
The right allows people to legally challenge their detentions by the government and is guaranteed in the Constitution.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Elon Musk Plans ‘a Lot Less' Spending as He Edges Away From Politics
He spent hundreds of millions to elect President Trump. But now he's less visible in Washington, says he'll spend less on future elections and is even posting less about Mr. Trump on social media.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Joe Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Is a Familiar Scenario for Prostate Experts
Guidelines advise no screening after age 70, and doctors say that even men who test diligently may develop an aggressive cancer after none was found at a recent checkup.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Trump Squeezes His Party on Domestic Policy Bill, but Rifts Remain
The president visited the weekly meeting of House Republicans to make the case for the legislation and pressure members of his party to fall into line. Some were still not sold.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines
Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Elon Musk Suggests He Will Spend ‘a Lot Less' on Political Donations
The world's richest person, who spent more money than anyone else last year as he helped elect President Trump, has indicated lately that he wants to turn back toward his business empire.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online
At private gatherings, strategists and donors are swapping ideas to help the party capture the digital mojo that helped President Trump win. Yes, there's a price tag.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Trump Squeezes His Party on Domestic Policy Bill
The president visited the weekly meeting of House Republicans to make the case for the legislation and pressure members of his party to fall into line.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Billy Long, Trump's Pick to Lead IRS, Promoted Nonexistent Tax Credit
Billy Long's effort to promote the credit, along with his pushing of a fraud-ridden pandemic-era tax break, will be under close scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

G7 Officials Gather Amid Headwinds From Trump's Trade War
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet his international counterparts at a G7 finance ministers meeting in Canada.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Global Economic Officials Gather Amid Headwinds From Trump's Trade War
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet his international counterparts at a G7 finance ministers meeting in Canada.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

U.S. Bill Named for Artemis Ghasemzadeh Aims to Shield Asylum Seekers
A lawmaker is introducing a bill named for Artemis Ghasemzadeh, an Iranian Christian convert, that seeks to stop the expedited removal of people fleeing countries that persecute religious minorities.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

Trump's Pick to Lead I.R.S. Promoted a Nonexistent Tax Credit
Billy Long's effort to promote the credit, along with his pushing of a fraud-ridden pandemic-era tax break, will be under close scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing.

New York Times Politics
May 20, 2025

F.B.I. Closes Unit That Policed Compliance With Surveillance Rules
The office audited the bureau's use of a disputed warrantless wiretap law that is set to expire next spring unless Congress reauthorizes it.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Head of Trump's Kennedy Center Calls for Inquiry Into Its Finances
The center's new president said prosecutors should look at its "criminal" debt and deferred maintenance, as the center announced dance and theater offerings that include some with nonunion casts.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Senate Advances Crypto Regulation Bill With Bipartisan Support
Democrats who had sided with the rest of their party last week to block the measure over concerns that President Trump could benefit dropped their objections. They argued that regulating the industry was urgent.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

How Trump's Search for a New Air Force One Led to Qatar's Jet
Qatar had been trying to sell off a luxury jet for years, with no luck. Then President Trump's team set its sights on it.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Justice Dept. to Use False Claims Act to Pursue Institutions Over DEI Efforts
The department's use of the law is all but certain to be met with legal challenges.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Trump Suggests Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Was Hidden From Public
Mr. Biden's office said he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Trump Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
President Trump once vowed to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours. Now he says the two sides should work it out themselves.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Trump Targets Harris Campaign's Links to Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé and Bruce Springsteen
The president claimed without evidence on Monday that Kamala Harris had violated campaign-finance law, essentially by paying superstars for endorsements "under the guise of paying for entertainment."

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

G.M. Stops Exporting Cars to China
The decision affects relatively few vehicles because the vast majority that General Motors sells there are made in that country.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Trump Administration Takeover of Institute of Peace Illegal, Judge Rules
Judge Beryl Howell of U.S. District Court in Washington said that the administration, in a "gross usurpation of power," had acted with "blunt force" against the independent agency.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Debt Downgrade Bolsters The Right In Congressional Talks Over Megabill
Conservatives have been holding out against the major tax and spending cut package to implement President Trump's agenda, arguing it will swell federal deficits. The Moody's downgrade underscored their concerns.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

How Trump Has Changed America in His First Four Months
Four months in, the president and his advisers have overwhelmed political opponents who are still grasping for a message and a means with which to fight back.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Trump's Kennedy Center Comes Into Focus With Theater and Dance Plans
Some big shows and troupes will perform, while others will stay away. And in a shift, the center will present some Broadway shows with nonunion casts.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Trump Administration Discussing $5 Million Payment to Family of Ashli Babbitt
The payment, if approved, would represent an extraordinary concession by the Justice Department, which prosecuted nearly 1,600 people in connection with the riot.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Trump Berates Walmart and Mattel for Warning About Tariff Price Increases
The president recently attacked Walmart, saying it should "eat" the costs rather than pass them on to customers.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Trump and Putin Discuss Ukraine War in High-Stakes Call
A telephone call between the two leaders was the latest chapter in a flurry of diplomatic maneuvering over ending the three-year conflict.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Supreme Court Lets Trump Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans
A federal judge had blocked the administration's plan to remove the temporary protected status of more than 300,000 immigrants.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Leaves Democrats With New Questions
The former president's cancer diagnosis prompted an outpouring of well wishes and sympathy, as well as some whispered uncertainties that reflected a lack of trust in what he says about his health.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Inside the Republican Factions Dueling Over Trump's Tax Bill
For every group demanding one policy, another equally powerful bloc insists on the opposite. The coalitions encompass the divergent ideological, political and regional interests in the G.O.P.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Emil Bove, Top Justice Dept. Official, Is Considered for Circuit Court Nomination
Emil Bove III has emerged as a top contender to fill a vacancy on the appeals court covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, people familiar with the matter said.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

CBS News President to Depart Amid Network's Tensions With Trump
Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the "60 Minutes" executive producer who recently resigned.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Dick Garwin Fought Nuclear Armageddon. He Hid a 50-Year Secret.
Richard Garwin's role in designing the hydrogen bomb was obscured from the public, even his family, as he advised presidents and devoted his life to undoing the danger he created.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Trump and Putin Set to Discuss Ukraine War in High-Stakes Call
A telephone call between the two leaders would be the latest chapter in a flurry of diplomatic maneuvering over ending the three-year conflict.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Pittsburgh's Mayoral Race Heats Up as Pressure Mounts on Ed Gainey
The Democratic primary for mayor of Pittsburgh on Tuesday has become something of a proxy for the national struggle over the party's future direction.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

Brexit's Failures Could Foreshadow Trump's. Just Not in the Way You Might Think.
Long regarded as two versions of the same populist phenomenon, they're now clearly two different stories — each with its own cautionary tale.

New York Times Politics
May 19, 2025

House Republicans Advance Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful Bill'
The Republican hard-liners who had blocked their party's bill to deliver President Trump's agenda allowed it to advance after saying they had won some changes. But they still refused to support it.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

What a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Like Biden's Means for Patients
While prognoses for prostate cancer patients were once measured in months, experts say that advances in treatment and diagnosis now improve survival by years.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

Joe Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer
The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from Mr. Biden's personal office.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer
The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from Mr. Biden's personal office.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

Democrats try to thread a needle in discussing Biden's 2024 campaign and withdrawal.
Party leaders are walking a delicate line between defending the former president's legislative accomplishments and admitting that he should have passed the torch earlier.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

Trump Envoy Says Iran Must Give Up Nuclear Enrichment Capability
Steve Witkoff, President Trump's chief Iran negotiator, offered the clearest outlines of the administration's position in talks over Tehran's nuclear program.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

House Republicans Will Vote Again on Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful Bill'
A group of fiscal hard-liners on the Budget Committee blocked the bill Friday morning. The group will try again to pass the president's megabill out of committee Sunday night.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

Energized by RFK Jr., Texas ‘Mad Moms' Are Chipping Away at Vaccine Mandates
A measles outbreak in the state has not stopped "medical freedom" activists from pushing forward with their goal. They now have an influential ally in Washington: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

House Republicans Will Vote Again on President Trump's Legislative Agenda
A group of fiscal hard-liners on the Budget Committee blocked the bill Friday morning. The group will try again to pass the president's megabill out of committee Sunday night.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

Why Buttigieg, Walz, Beshear and Other Democrats Are Already Teasing 2028 Bids
Voters could be forgiven for thinking so. The party's up-and-comers, heavy on tough talk and light on new ideas, are being remarkably open about wanting to run despite how early it is.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

Inside a Plan to Shut Down Pro-Palestinian Activism
What is Project Esther? Katie J.M. Baker, a national investigative correspondent for The New York Times, explores the Heritage Foundation's plan to shut down pro-Palestinian activism, as well as actions taken by the Trump administration that appear to mirror its goals.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

Above the Law Is Where Lawyers Mock Firms Bowing to Trump
Above the Law, a legal industry website with a long history of skewering the nation's most elite firms, has found a moment and plenty of inside tipsters.

New York Times Politics
May 18, 2025

Energized by Kennedy, Texas ‘Mad Moms' Are Chipping Away at Vaccine Mandates
A measles outbreak in the state has not stopped "medical freedom" activists from pushing forward with their goal. They now have an influential ally in Washington: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions
The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

FDA Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions
The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

Trump Administration Abandons Fight to Ban Powerful Gun Accessory
The device, called a forced-reset trigger, allows semiautomatic weapons to fire hundreds of rounds. The Biden administration had sought to block them from being sold.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

Biden's Interview With Hur Confirms What Many Suspected
The former president's halting responses to questions by a special counsel show him exactly as a majority of Americans believed him to be — and as Democrats repeatedly insisted he was not.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

Federal Courts Buck Trump Deportation Schemes, Focusing on Due Process Rights
The Trump administration's aggressive push to deport migrants has run up against resistance from the judiciary.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

Trump Tells Walmart to ‘Eat the Tariffs' After Retailer Says Prices Could Rise
Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, is just one of several companies that have said they will be forced to pass on the costs of President Trump's global tariffs to consumers.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

Biden Faces Renewed Scrutiny After Release of Special Counsel Audio
A 2023 audio recording released by Axios comes on the heels of other recent disclosures that have prompted recriminations among Democrats over their handling of the matter.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

James Comey Is Questioned Over ‘86 47' Instagram Post
Senior administration officials have said the post amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

What Does ‘86 47' Mean? Term in James Comey's Instagram Post Has Changed Over Time.
Trump administration officials say that the term refers to assassination, but lexicologists say it emerged from diner slang.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

McMahon Wants Trump Talks With Harvard to Resume, Without Giving Ground
Linda McMahon, President Trump's top education official, has played a leading role in pressuring the Ivy League university to comply with the administration's demands.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It's a Decades-Old Problem.
The federal government has taken a reactive approach to aviation policy, often leading to delays in modernization efforts and inadequate staffing and funding.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

Trump Wants an Iran Deal, but It May Be Weaker Than His Supporters Demand
Iran rejects any deal that would ban it from any nuclear enrichment, long a demand of U.S. conservatives.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

‘Whom Shall I Fear?' In South Texas, Two Bakers Face Trump's Immigration Wrath.
A raid on Abby's Bakery in Los Fresnos heralded the crackdown to come. Ahead of the owners' trial for "harboring" undocumented workers, the community is seeing the impact of the president's policies.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

Inside the I.V.F. Deliberations at the White House as Key Report Nears
Trump aides have discussed requiring insurers to cover the procedure, though one leading medical group says it has been shut out of the process.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

‘Love on the Spectrum' Delivers on the Promise of Reality TV
The Netflix series, which follows a group of autistic people as they search for love in their hometowns, feels good to watch, but don't just call it feel-good TV.

New York Times Politics
May 17, 2025

Arizona Democrats Brace for a Bumpy Campaign as Governor Faces Re-election Fight
Members of Gov. Katie Hobbs's own party are worried about her re-election chances in a state that flipped to President Trump. The state party is in turmoil, too.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Audio of Special Counsel Interview Adds to Renewed Debate of Biden's Fitness as President
A 2023 audio recording released by Axios comes on the heels of other recent disclosures that have prompted recriminations among Democrats over their handling of the matter.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Audio Clip of Biden Special Counsel Interview Is Released, Showing Verbal Stumbles
Republicans have long sought to make public a recording of the 2023 interview, arguing that it might offer evidence of a decline in Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s mental acuity.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Trump's Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research
The proposed termination of medical research funded by the V.A. is part of the Trump administration's broader pressure campaign against the university.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Secret Service Questions Comey Over ‘86 47' Social Media Post About Trump
Administration officials had said the post — a picture of seashells forming the numbers "86 47" — amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

What Does ‘86' Mean? Term in Comey's Social Media Post Has Changed Over Time.
Trump administration officials say that the term refers to assassination, but lexicologists say it emerged from diner slang.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Republican Revolt Reflects a Core Party Divide Over Spending and Debt
Whether the ultraconservatives dig in and force big changes to the megabill carrying President Trump's agenda or capitulate, as they have in the past, will determine the fate of their party's signature legislation.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Secret Service Questions Comey Over Social Media Post About Trump
Administration officials had said the post — a picture of seashells forming the numbers "86 47" — amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Trump Officials Plan to Release Audio of Biden Special Counsel Interview
Republicans have demanded that the government release the recording of a 2023 interview in a classified documents inquiry, arguing that it might offer evidence of a decline in Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s mental acuity.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Michael Flynn, a Trump Ally, Sponsors Beethoven at the Kennedy Center
Following the president's overhaul of the center, Mr. Flynn, the former national security adviser, has made a substantial gift to the National Symphony Orchestra.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

As Trump Departs the Middle East, He Takes Aim at Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen
President Trump went on a social media posting spree after four days overseas, where he basked in the kind of lavish praise that so delights him.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Trump Takes Aim at Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen
President Trump went on a social media posting spree after four days overseas, where he basked in the kind of lavish praise that so delights him.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang
The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.

New York Times Politics
May 16, 2025

U.S. Takes Defiant Stance in Court, Saying Abrego Garcia Deportation Was Lawful
A Justice Department lawyer mirrored Trump officials' aggressive position in the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to a prison in El Salvador in March.

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