Some of the country’s most prominent Democrats recounted tales showcasing the former Senate majority leader’s tenacity and modesty. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the majority leader, were among the leading Democrats to speak at Mr.…
The three-term South Dakotan had considered retiring because of family concerns and the continuing grip of former President Donald J. Trump on the Republican Party. Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Senate Republican, had recently told associates that…
A year into his term, only 41 percent of the president’s nominees for Senate-confirmed posts have been approved, a new analysis finds, the worst rate in decades. Deborah E. Lipstadt is among the most prominent of hundreds of President Biden’s…
The Biden administration and its allies are developing new possible sanctions ahead of a series of meetings to defuse the crisis with Moscow. Ukrainian soldiers at a combat position in Luhansk, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Diplomatic talks between the United States…
The president said the devastation caused by natural disasters rooted in climate change was “a blinking ‘code red’ for our nation.” Read in app Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each…
Inflation and the pandemic are hurting President Biden’s popularity, but the midterms are still months away. Gasoline and groceries have led the way in rising costs facing American households. Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to political news. We’re…
A sharp rebuke of Senator Ted Cruz by the Fox News host Tucker Carlson has heightened a legal and semantic debate over a charged term. The Fox News host Tucker Carlson criticized Senator Ted Cruz of Texas for calling the…
Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla would take over as the United States tries to conduct operations in Afghanistan from afar. Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla at Fort Campbell, Ky., last year. If confirmed, he would replace Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie…
President Bill Clinton pulled her nomination as assistant attorney general in 1993 after she came under criticism for her views on voting rights. Lani Guinier in 1998, five years after her nomination for a top post in the Justice Department…
The date is later than usual and was set as the White House confronts an evolving pandemic and a stalled legislative agenda. President Biden at the White House on Friday. It is unclear how the Omicron variant might affect this…