At a weekend fund-raising retreat, a group of governors worried about voters’ frustrations with Democrats. They hoped President Biden’s State of the Union speech would be a pivot point. President Biden with Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina, center, and…
The participation of Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar at a far-right event renewed calls for Republican leaders to root out extremism in their party. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia spoke at the America First Political Action Conference,…
With a Supreme Court ruling looming, both parties expect the issue to resonate in this year’s midterm elections. Abortion rights advocates demonstrating in front of the Supreme Court in November. WASHINGTON — Republicans on Monday blocked the Senate from taking…
Lawmakers in both parties hailed the action as historic, but a separate bill to outlaw discrimination based on a person’s natural hair failed amid Republican opposition. A mural in Chicago of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old who was lynched in 1955. Representative…
A security fence, National Guard troops and more police surround the Capitol in preparation for the State of the Union address and a possible truck convoy of protesters. A security fence gate on Capitol Hill. The U.S. Capitol Police recently…
After years of talks about the need for public-private partnerships to combat cyberattacks, the war in Ukraine is stress-testing the system. Ukrainians gather in a train station in Kyiv in an effort to leave the city shortly after the Russian…
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The speech was originally going to center primarily on the president’s domestic agenda. But the war in Europe has forced the White House to change gears. President Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night.…
The participation of Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar at a far-right event renewed calls for Republican leaders to root out extremism in their party. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia spoke at the America First Political Action Conference,…
As a financier, he amassed a fortune that he spent on Democrats, helping to propel his wife from San Francisco mayor to a long career in the Senate. Richard Blum, center, joined his wife, Senator Dianne Feinstein, as she was…