Biden Maneuvers to Try to Avoid Devastating Rail Strike
The Biden administration is considering executive action to try to avoid a shutdown of the nation’s rail network that would harm the economy ahead of the midterm elections. Send any…
September 2022
Even When Trump Endorses No One, G.O.P. Voters Go Far to the Right
The former president stayed out of New Hampshire’s primaries, but Republicans nominated the candidates for Senate and the House most aligned with his political brand. Send any friend a story…
Prosecutor Who Sought to Use Evidence Derived From Torture Leaves Cole Case
The Biden administration had adopted a policy excluding all evidence obtained through torture; the prosecutor argued the law allowed it. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have…
Pelosi Says Bill on Investing Rules for Lawmakers Will Face Vote This Month
The House will take up legislation intended to curb stock trades by members of Congress that can create real or perceived conflicts of interest. Send any friend a story As…
US Charges 3 Iranians in Broad Hacking Scheme
The men, who remain at large in Iran, breached the computers of hundreds of people in the United States, Israel, Russia and Britain. Send any friend a story As a…
Two 25-Year-Olds Could Be Elected to Congress, a Historical Rarity
Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Give this article Karoline Leavitt won the…
The Brief — Von der Leyen’s missed opportunity
Set-piece speeches are the political equivalent of eating a packet of biscuits in one sitting: It feels good at the time, but you feel hungry and bloated an hour later.…
Robert Burns, Right-Wing Republican, Wins House Primary in New Hampshire
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U.S. Establishes Trust With $3.5 Billion in Frozen Afghan Central Bank Funds
The Afghan Fund, which will be based in Switzerland, is meant to help stabilize Afghanistan’s economy and pay for imports like electricity — without benefiting the Taliban. Send any friend…
The complex reality behind Vladimir Putin’s nuclear blackmail in Ukraine
The decision by Ukrainian state-owned atomic energy agency Energoatom to shut down the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on September 11 averted much of the risk of a nuclear disaster…