Jan. 6 Committee Seeks Interview With Kevin McCarthy
The panel said it was interested in conversations the top House Republican had with then-President Donald J. Trump on the day of the riot and afterward. Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican…
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Democrats Plan to Fast-Track Voting Rights Bill, Speeding a Showdown
The move will allow for debate on the legislation to begin this week, hastening a confrontation with Republicans and the moment when Democrats could try to change Senate rules. Republicans…
As Infrastructure Money Flows, Wastewater Improvements Are Key
The new law allocates $11.7 billion for wastewater and stormwater projects. Will it get to the impoverished communities who need it most? Marilyn Rudolph’s house just outside of Hayneville, Ala.,…
How the Voting Rights Bills Miss the Target on Election Subversion
The proposed legislation and the push to reform the Electoral Count Act leave open a variety of pathways to subvert a presidential election. Many analysts believe that in a presidential…
Trump Ends NPR Interview After Challenges to False Fraud Claim
Former President Donald J. Trump abruptly ended the interview after a lengthy back-and-forth over his claims of widespread election fraud. The NPR correspondent Steve Inskeep pressed former President Donald Trump…
Amy Wax’s Odd Campaign to Promote Bourgeois Culture
Besides the Eiffel Tower and foie gras, France is known for having produced an intellectual class that, over the centuries, from Diderot’s Encylopédie to Derrida’s critical theory, has successfully exported…
North Carolina Court Upholds Republican Gerrymander of Maps
The ruling set up a final battle over the maps in the state Supreme Court, where Democrats hold a slim edge. In their ruling, the judges agreed that both the…
Why Democrats Aren’t Attacking Ron Johnson for His Outlandish Comments
Ron Johnson has a history of making outlandish comments. But Democrats aren’t focusing on those for now. In response to Senator Ron Johnson’s re-election announcement, Democrats seem to be gravitating…
Biden Calls for Legislative Action on Voting Rights
President Biden says he won’t keep “quiet” any longer about protecting ballot access. But voting rights groups say he should’ve raised his voice months ago. “I’m tired of being quiet!”…
Biden Administration Approves 5 More Guantánamo Releases
Nearly half of the last 39 detainees have now been approved for transfer, and the challenge for U.S. officials is to find countries to receive them. The news came on…