This Year’s Iowa Caucuses are Ice-Cold
And it’s not just the sub-zero temperatures. Share full article Snow blanketed the streets of Des Moines on Friday. It’s the Friday before Caucus Day, and in any other year,…
January 2024
With Roe Gone, Some House Republicans Back Away From National Abortion Ban
More than three dozen House Republicans who supported a federal abortion ban in the last Congress have yet to sign on this year, reflecting a shifting political calculus after the…
Manchin Teases 2024 Third-Party Bid in New Hampshire
The attention-seeking West Virginia senator, who has teased a late third-party presidential bid, tried to keep up the suspense at a Friday appearance in the state. Share full article Senator…
C.I.A. Homes In on Hamas Leadership, U.S. Officials Say
A new task force at the spy agency is also working to boost intelligence collection on hostages still held in Gaza. Share full article A funeral in Israel for a…
Trump’s Dominance and Snowy Weather Put Iowa’s Caucus Economy on Ice
Republican candidates have spent heavily in Iowa, but the state is seeing fewer visitors, and winter storms have upended events and travel plans. Share full article Downtown Des Moines on…
Hunter Biden, Facing Contempt Referral, Says House Subpoenas Are Invalid
With House Republicans on the brink of pushing through a contempt of Congress referral against President Biden’s son, his lawyers argued the subpoenas they have issued for his testimony carry…
Johnson Says He’ll Stand by Deal to Avert Shutdown, Spurning Hard-Right Demands
The House speaker is facing intense pressure from far-right Republicans to abandon the agreement he struck with Democrats to keep the government from partially shutting down next week. Share full…
Energy portfolio moves to economy ministry in French cabinet reshuffle
The French government reshuffle on Thursday (11 January) marked the end of the pairing of the Ecology and Energy Ministries, with commentators suggesting this marks a shift to an industrial…
Spanish energy boss Teresa Ribera does not rule out EU commissioner job
Teresa Ribera, Spain’s third deputy prime minister and minister for energy and climate, is prepared to take on a job in the European Commission after the EU elections in June,…
Advocate General: Czechia, Poland breach EU election law
Czech and Polish laws do not allow citizens of other EU countries to join Czech or Polish political parties, violating EU electoral law, according to the EU’s Court of Justice…