Whirlwind Harris Veepstakes Reaches Its Most Eager Phase Yet
With Kamala Harris expected to announce her running mate by Tuesday, contenders are making last-ditch efforts to showcase what they could bring to the ticket and keep themselves in the…
August 2024
If Harris Picks Shapiro as VP, Can He Deliver Pennsylvania?
The question of whether Josh Shapiro can deliver the biggest, baddest swing state is complicated. Share full article Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania at a rally in support of Vice…
Prisoner Deals Stoke Fears of Perverse ‘Incentive’ to Grab Americans
Hostile governments like Russia and Iran are often involved, and practical alternatives are hard to come by, experts say. Listen to this article · 9:30
Secret Service Chief Admits Lack of Certainty on Sniper Locations at Trump Rally
The location of local snipers when Donald Trump was shot has become a point of deep dispute, with local officials suggesting that the Secret Service is trying to shift blame.…
Alongside the Trump-Russia Inquiry, a Lesser-Known Look at Egyptian Influence
The Justice Department and special counsel Robert Mueller investigated whether a Trump adviser was part of an Egyptian plan, never proven, to funnel $10 million to the 2016 Trump campaign.…
Shapiro’s College-Era Criticism of Palestinians Draws Fresh Scrutiny
The Pennsylvania governor, a top contender to be Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, wrote in his college newspaper that Palestinians were “too battle-minded.” Share full article Gov. Josh Shapiro…
Defense Secretary Revokes Plea Deal for Accused Sept. 11 Plotters
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III assumed direct oversight of the case and effectively put the death penalty back on the table. Listen to this article · 3:37 min Learn…
Agency Votes to Replace Official Accused of Rushing Start of Seabed Mining
The international agency charged with regulating seabed mining elected a U.N. environmental regulator to replace a leader accused of too-close industry ties. Listen to this article · 5:58 min Learn…
Kamala Harris Hires David Plouffe, Former Obama Campaign Adviser
David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama’s first presidential bid, is among the new senior staff announced on Friday, along with veterans of both Obama campaigns as well as Hillary Clinton’s…
First Photo Released of C.I.A. Prisoner at Black Site
Lawyers for a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay said the image emerged from a classification review that blacked out much of a legal brief. Listen to this article · 6:05 min…