Supreme Court to Hear Trump’s Claim to ‘Absolute Immunity’
The justices will consider on Thursday whether the former president must face trial on charges that he tried to subvert the 2020
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Biden, Seeking to Build on Fruitful Week, Will Announce Billions in Chip Grants
The $6.1 billion for Micron, to shore up the domestic supply of semiconductors, comes after a key union endorsement and passage of an aid bill central to the president’s foreign policy agenda. Share full article President Biden on a Micron…
Juggling Campaign and Foreign Policy, Biden Sends Complicated Messages
The president signed a bill that could ban TikTok even as his re-election team uses it to reach young voters. It was hardly the first internal disparity on matters around the globe. Share full article President Biden spoke after signing…
Trump Compares Campus Protests to Violent White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville
The former president portrayed largely peaceful pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses as “riots,” saying that “Charlottesville is like a ‘peanut’” in comparison. Share full article White nationalists rallying at the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville in 2017. Former President…
Supreme Court Case on Idaho’s Abortion Ban Reveals Language Debate
The word choice is not merely a question of semantics but gets to the heart of the ultimate goal of the anti-abortion movement: fetal personhood, and prohibiting abortion entirely. Share full article The Supreme Court in Washington. On its face,…
A decentralized power grid can help Ukraine survive Russian bombardment
In recent months, Russia has launched a major new bombing campaign targeting Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure. Building on key lessons learned from an earlier air offensive conducted during the first winter of the war, the current wave of Russian airstrikes…
Supreme Court Arguments on Idaho’s Abortion Ban: 5 Takeaways
The court’s ruling could extend to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans, and the implications of the case could stretch beyond abortion. Share full article Idaho’s attorney general, Raúl Labrador, speaking outside the Supreme…
Trump Respects Women, Most Men Say
Women do not see it that way, and that could matter this fall. Share full article Attendees at a rally for former President Donald J. Trump in Schnecksville, Pa., this month. This month, The New York Times/Siena College poll asked…
Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided in Emergency Abortion Case
The justices weighed whether a federal law aimed at protecting access to emergency medical care superseded Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. Share full article 579 Protesters outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on Wednesday over…
Prosecutor Says Sept. 11 Suspects Can Be Held Past War Crimes Sentence
The argument, in a pretrial hearing, dealt with the unresolved question of whether a prisoner who completes such a sentence is entitled to release from military detention. Share full article Defense lawyers were asking the judge to rule that, if…