US POLITICS

As President Biden prepares to announce his bid for a second term as soon as Tuesday, his decision to keep the news media at arm’s length is part of a deliberate…

The former governor of New Jersey — who ran against Donald Trump in 2016 and is exploring a presidential campaign in 2024 — tried to thread the needle with his…

Republicans’ opening bid to avert economic catastrophe by raising the nation’s borrowing limit focuses more on energy policy than reducing debt. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…

The court is expected to weigh in on whether a commonly used pill, mifepristone, should remain widely available. Here is what’s at stake. Send any friend a story As a…

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, seeking a ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, threatened to campaign against any candidate who does not support the proposal. Send any friend a story…

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democratic state representative in Montana, pleaded for her colleagues to reject a bill that would ban transition care for transgender minors. Republicans misgendered her and called…

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was asked to appear before the Judiciary Committee after reports raised new ethics questions about Justice Clarence Thomas. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…

The former New Jersey governor is testing a campaign as Donald Trump’s most vocal critic in the Republican field. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have

A campaign video is said to be in production, and donors are being mobilized, for a run that could be announced early next week. Send any friend a story As…

Prosecutors enlisted the full-time legal consultant to counter claims that a Saudi prisoner accused in the bombing of the destroyer Cole was in a state of “learned helplessness” at Guantánamo Bay.…