Punishing Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger was a blunder, many in the party say. Representative Elise Stefanik, who replaced Representative Cheney as the third-ranking House Republican, said of the censure that “the R.N.C. has every right to take any…
After a scare in November, New Jersey’s governor and other Democratic leaders held back-channel talks over lifting mandates and helping voters impatient with restrictions reclaim a sense of normalcy. Gov. Kathy Hochul will drop New York’s stringent indoor mask mandate…
For the past three months, Ukraine has been in the global spotlight amid mounting fears that Vladimir Putin is preparing to launch a dramatic escalation in his eight-year undeclared war against the country. Russia has encircled Ukraine to the north,…
Once the bill clears the Senate, senior lawmakers will have until March 11 to reach an agreement on how to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year. The stopgap bill is an acknowledgement that Republicans and Democrats…
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Supporters say the legislation, which has bipartisan support, would address the agency’s financial woes while requiring it maintain a delivery standard of at least six days a week. The Postal Service has teetered on the brink of insolvency for years,…
Senator Mitch McConnell joined a chorus of Republicans distancing themselves from the committee’s action, describing the Capitol riot as “a violent insurrection.” Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, is normally taciturn. WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority…
Major shadows loom over the summit in Brussels on 17-18 February (Photo: wonker) There is never a shortage of bombastic declarations, full of good intentions and commitments, at high-level events. According to French president Emmanuel Macron, the upcoming EU-Africa Union…
As Russia continues massing troops close to the Ukrainian border, fears are rising over a possible dramatic escalation in Vladimir Putin’s eight-year undeclared war against Ukraine. Amid this growing geopolitical tension, one potentially critical period to watch will be 24-26…
Germany’s dialogue-based, peace-driven approach to the European security architecture has yielded considerable economic and diplomatic successes in the past, but it is increasingly clear that the EU’s biggest country has to (re-)learn the language of power if it wants to…