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Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s announcement that she would become an independent left Democrats in her state, many of whom have long wanted to defeat her in a primary, facing a new…

U.S. officials say Moscow had been pushing for the release of a Russian assassin being held in Germany before finally agreeing to release Ms. Griner for Viktor Bout, a Russian…

The department wants the court to force a representative of Donald J. Trump to swear under oath that there are no more classified documents at any of his properties. Send…

A federal judge in Florida had shocked experts by intervening after the F.B.I. seized sensitive files from the former president’s residence and club. Send any friend a story As a…

The senator told CNN that she would register as an independent. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have

Ms. Griner has been at the center of a fraught geopolitical showdown between Washington and Moscow. The Biden administration traded her for Viktor Bout, a notorious Russian arms dealer known…

Here’s what to know about a court case that could change the way Americans vote — and who decides how they do. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…

The group represented less than one fifth of the G.O.P. contingent in the chamber, and was smaller than the one that backed a version of the legislation when it passed…

The money comes from last year’s Covid-19 relief package and will avert cuts of up to 60 percent in pensions for 350,000 Teamster truck drivers, warehouse and construction workers and…

The legislation would rescind the coronavirus vaccine mandate in defiance of the Biden administration’s wishes, and increase the defense budget $45 billion over the president’s request. Send any friend a…