What the Trump Documents Might Tell the Jan. 6 Committee
Following last week’s Supreme Court ruling, the House panel has received material that it hopes could flesh out how the attack on the Capitol came about. Former President Donald J.…
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Judge Approves Special Grand Jury in Trump Election Inquiry
A district attorney in Georgia is investigating possible election interference by former President Donald J. Trump and his allies. Fani T. Willis, an Atlanta prosecutor, requested the grand jury last…
Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds
The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit. The differences in brain activity were modest, and it remains…
Pentagon Puts 8,500 Troops on ‘High Alert’ Amid Ukraine Tensions
The move signals a shift for the Biden administration as the United States and NATO allies brace for possible Russian military action. Most of the 8,500 troops would take part…
How US Employers Can Create Better Working Conditions
Before the coronavirus pandemic, our capitalist system relied on a generous supply of American workers willing and able to put in full-time hours. But with a declining birth rate, increases…
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and U.N.C.
The court’s new conservative supermajority may be skeptical of admissions programs that take account of race to foster educational diversity. The case against Harvard accused it of discriminating against Asian…
Top Jan. 6 Investigator Fired From Post at the University of Virginia
Democrats in Virginia denounced the action as a partisan move aimed at helping former President Donald J. Trump undercut the investigation of the Capitol riot. Timothy Heaphy, a registered Democrat,…
U.S. Orders Family Members of Embassy Staff to Leave Ukraine
The State Department warned that the United States would “not be in a position” to evacuate U.S. citizens should Russia invade. The Ukrainian military at a frontline position in Avdiivka,…
Biden Weighs Deploying Thousands of Troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics
The president is also considering deploying warships and aircraft to NATO allies, in what would be a major shift from its restrained stance on Ukraine. U.S. soldiers of the NATO…
Litter Boxes for Students Who Identify as Furries? Not So, Says School Official
A Michigan school superintendent debunked the rumor after a video from a December school board meeting resurfaced in which a speaker airs concerns about students who “identify as cats.” Lisa…