Tag: United States Politics and Government

Afghan Charged in 2021 Kabul Attack That Killed 13 U.S. Service Members

The F.B.I. arrested an Afghan national charged with playing a role in the deadly 2021 attack on U.S. service members as they carried...

Justice Dept. Indicts 12 Chinese in Hacking Plot Against U.S. Targets

The Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed charges against a dozen Chinese citizens accused of being part of a sophisticated hacking ring that steals...

Democrats Wore Pink to Protest Trump’s Congress Speech. But Was It a Moment?

Forget white suffragist pantsuits, the political uniform of the female Trump opposition during the president’s first term. On Tuesday night during President Trump’s...

Sylvester Turner, Sworn In as U.S. Representative in January, Dies at 70

Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston who was sworn in as a U.S. representative in January, died on Tuesday night in Washington....

Trump Administration Suggests Tariffs Against Canada and Mexico Could Be Reduced

A day after President Trump scrambled trade relations with Canada and Mexico and sent stock markets plunging, Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, said...

Department of Government Efficiency Deletes a Claim and Resurrects an Error

The Department of Government Efficiency has deleted one of its more bizarre claims: that it had saved taxpayers $53.7 million by “canceling” a...

Trump Administration Is Frustrated Over Pace of Deportations

Just about every week since taking office, President Trump has called Thomas D. Homan, the enforcer of his immigration agenda, looking for an...

During Trump’s Rowdy Speech to Congress, the Quiet Moments Said the Most

There were props and costumes, guest stars, hecklers, a couple of turncoats and one freed hostage. There was wicked laughter, imperial imaginations, fantastical...

Trump’s Nominee for N.I.H. Chief Faces Questions From Senators

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health economist who came to prominence crusading against lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic, faced questioning from the...

C.I.A. Director Says U.S. Has Paused Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine

The C.I.A. director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been paused alongside military aid to pressure its government...

What 6 Americans Thought of Trump’s Speech

In an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump denounced Biden-era policies, mocked Democrats and lauded his administration’s...