Tag: United States Politics and Government

In the Senate, Chasing an Ever-Elusive Gun Law Deal

“We know we can pass legislation that will be supported by 88…

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Lawyer Who Plotted to Overturn Trump Loss Recruits Election Deniers to Watch Over the Vote

“If they’re being obstructionary and slowing down the process, that’s going to…

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Pelosi’s Husband Faces Drunken Driving Charge in California

Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was charged with…

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A Big Lie in a New Package

She believed the I.R.S. litigation had been “a great fund-raising vehicle” for…

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Massacres Test Whether Washington Can Move Beyond Paralysis

WASHINGTON — Days after 19 children and two teachers were gunned down…

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Fact-Checking Trump and Cruz at the N.R.A. Convention

Prominent Republicans defended gun rights at the National Rifle Association convention on…

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Prosecutors and Defense Duel in Closing Arguments of Politically Charged Trial

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors and a defense lawyer put forward starkly opposing views…

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Meet the Reclusive Software Billionaire Attacking Elon Musk

“Trillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme.”“Deep Flaws.”“Unsafe.”The television ads for Dan O’Dowd, a software billionaire…

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Why the Once-Hawkish Heritage Foundation Opposed Aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Hours before the House voted this month to approve $40…

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