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The battles of the recent past will no doubt extend into the coming fight over President Biden’s choice to replace Justice Stephen G. Breyer. Justice Stephen G. Breyer was confirmed…

The president believed pressuring the court’s oldest justice to retire might backfire. A chorus of liberals took a different approach. President Biden spoke about the upcoming retirement of Justice Stephen…

The Middle Eastern ally continues to buy billions of dollars worth of military equipment from the United States. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry of…

The president’s woes have delighted Republicans, who have been seeking to rehabilitate themselves in the eyes of voters after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Senator Mitch McConnell said…

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The panel demanded information from 14 people who were part of bogus slates of electors for President Donald J. Trump, digging deeper into an aspect of his efforts to overturn…

The decision deals a temporary blow to voting access in a critical battleground state. Democrats pledged an appeal. The law permitted no-excuse absentee voting, created a permanent mail-in voter list…

She interrupted a campaign speech. Jill Biden wanted to keep her. Willow, the Biden family’s new pet cat, wandering around the White House. WASHINGTON — The cat has landed. After…

Senators involved in the negotiations underway say the discussions are serious and substantive, but some Democrats remain wary. Demonstrators marched in Washington on Monday to urge the Senate to pass…

Lawmakers from both parties and interest groups swung into gear to influence President Biden’s choice for the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. Senator Mitch McConnell…