Politics

How Republicans Could Win Control of the House

The political winds that once favored Republicans in the coming midterm elections appear to have shifted in the Democrats’ favor, but in the quest for the House, geography may be destiny. Many congressional district lines were redrawn this year to favor one party or the other so much that even a hurricane-force gale cannot overcome […]

Read the Search Warrant for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home

Case 9:22-mj-08332-BER Document 17 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/11/2022 Page 2 of 7 AO 93 (Rev. 11/13) Search and Seizure Warrant To: In the Matter of the Search of (Briefly describe the property to be searched or identify the person by name and address) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT the Premises Located at 1100 S. Ocean […]

In Wisconsin, G.O.P. Voters Demand the Impossible: Decertifying 2020

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — When she started her campaign for governor of Wisconsin, former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, a Republican, acknowledged that President Biden had been legitimately elected. She soon backtracked. Eventually, she said the 2020 election had been “rigged” against former President Donald J. Trump. She sued the state’s election commission. But she will still […]

Arizona Officials Warned Fake Electors Plan Could ‘Appear Treasonous’

Two Arizona Republicans recruited by allies of former President Donald J. Trump to join an effort to keep him in office after he lost the 2020 election grew so concerned about the plan that they told lawyers working on it that they feared their actions could be seen as treason, according to emails reviewed by […]

China Has Leapfrogged the U.S. in Key Technologies. Can a New Law Help?

In the weeks before the House and the Senate ended 13 months of arguments and passed the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act, China’s main, state-supported chip maker cleared a major technological hurdle that delivered a bit of a shock to the world. Experts are still assessing how China apparently leapfrogged ahead in its effort […]

On U.S. Foreign Policy, the New Boss Acts a Lot Like the Old One

WASHINGTON — A fist bump and meeting with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Tariffs and export controls on China. Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. American troops out of Afghanistan. More than a year and a half into the tenure of President Biden, his administration’s approach to strategic priorities is surprisingly consistent with the […]

Secret Service Says Some Missing Jan. 6 Texts Are Unlikely to Be Recovered

WASHINGTON — The Secret Service said it may not be able to recover a batch of erased text messages from phones used by its agents around the time of the attack on the Capitol last year, a development that comes amid intensified scrutiny over lapses in the agency’s accounting of its actions during the riots. […]

Democrats Face Deepening Peril as Republicans Seize on Inflation Fears

WASHINGTON — Triple-digit gasoline bills. Bulging hamburger prices. A Fourth of July holiday that broke the bank. Prices are rising at the fastest rate in four decades, a painful development that has given Republicans a powerful talking point just months ahead of the midterm elections. With control of Congress very much in play, Republicans are […]