New audio recordings reveal Kevin McCarthy worried that comments by his far-right colleagues could incite violence. He said he would try to rein in the lawmakers, but has instead defended them. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
A onetime member of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s security detail is accused of assaulting a Washington police officer during the Capitol riot. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone…
Dr. Ashish K. Jha, the White House’s new Covid-19 coordinator, walking into the press briefing room at the White House on Tuesday. Dr. Ashish K. Jha, the White House’s new Covid-19 coordinator, said on Tuesday that as the United States…
Mr. Cawthorn, 26, a pro-Trump North Carolina congressman, was cited for possession of a dangerous weapon on city property, police in Charlotte said. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.…
The Food and Drug Administration has not yet authorized a coronavirus vaccine for children younger than 5. The Food and Drug Administration has not yet cleared a coronavirus vaccine for children under 5 because the vaccine manufacturers have not finished…
Known formally as the Migrant Protection Protocols, the program, adopted during the Trump administration, requires some migrants to wait in Mexico while their cases are heard. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Vice President Kamala Harris is the highest-ranking official in Washington to contract the virus. WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday, becoming the latest highest-ranking official in Washington to be infected and raising new…
There is a ‘good chance’ that transnational lists at the European elections ‘could fly’, according to the EU lawmaker seeking to take the proposal into law. “Now we have the buy-in from all the bigger groups, we are certain that…
The war in Ukraine is painfully exposing the decline of German leadership in Europe. Once referred to as the European ‘hegemon’ during the euro crisis, Berlin is now showing hesitance and indecisiveness instead of leading Europe through what could be…
The German ‘traffic light’ coalition will intensify its efforts to support Ukraine with weapons and is green-lighting the delivery of heavy weaponry by industry, marking a distinct change in approach. The move comes after pressure has continued mounted on Chancellor…