United States Politics and Government
- Can We Really Afford to Let Health Care Get Any Worse? - With Trump’s health care cuts, I traveled to Ohio, Mississippi and Alabama — and encountered devastated families bracing for even more difficult challenges.
- Trump Celebrates Capture of Nicolas Maduro in New York Times Phone Interview - In a call with The New York Times, President Trump called the U.S. operation in Venezuela “brilliant" but did not address whether he had consulted Congress.
- Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Latest Boat Strikes - The service said that conditions in the area where the search was taking place included nine-foot seas and winds approaching 50 miles per hour.
- In Trump’s Second Year, Congress Weighs How to Reassert Its Power - Lawmakers head into President Trump’s second year facing questions about whether they can reclaim congressional clout in the face of his power grab.
- Dick Zimmer, N.J. Congressman Who Sponsored Megan’s Law, Dies at 81 - The landmark legislation, a response to the rape and murder of a New Jersey child, required states to disclose where convicted sex-offenders live.
- Democratic Socialists Celebrate Mayor Mamdani With a Rave in Brooklyn - Democratic Socialists gathered at a Bushwick dance club to celebrate as one of their members began to govern New York City.
- Oil Tanker Fleeing U.S. Coast Guard Broadcasts Location in North Atlantic - Russia requested this week that the United States end its pursuit of the vessel, which was intercepted in the Caribbean on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela.
- After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It. - In the 1970s, Congress passed a raft of laws to hold the White House accountable. President Trump has decided they don’t apply to him.
- The Two Questions I Wish We’d Stop Asking in 2026 - How did we get here? I don’t want to know.
- In Hearing Transcript, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Indict Trump - The former special counsel accused President Trump of “exploiting” violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an interview released by House Republicans.