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‘Go Get Your Bathing Suits!’: Biden Takes a Vacation as Washington Beckons

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In modern times, presidential vacations often provide periods of relaxation interrupted by moments of crisis. President Biden spent the last week on Kiawah Island in South Carolina.

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Trump Search Said to Be Part of Effort to Find Highly Classified Material

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The former president said he would not object to the Justice Department’s move to release the search warrant used to carry out the search of his Florida home.

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Dick Cheney excoriates Trump in an ad for his daughter Liz Cheney.

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A new advertisement for Representative Liz Cheney’s re-election campaign features a leader of a bygone era in the Republican Party excoriating the leader of the...

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In the Philippines, Blinken Vows to Strengthen Military Ties

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Against a backdrop of rising regional tensions with China, the U.S. secretary of state reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to defending Manila.

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Democrats’ Long-Sought Plan for Lowering Drug Costs Is at Hand

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Empowering Medicare to negotiate prices directly with drug makers has been a Democratic goal for 30 years, one the pharmaceutical industry has fought ferociously.

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The Hosts of ‘5-4’ Never Trusted the Supreme Court

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With public confidence in the top judicial body at a record low, a leftist podcast is preaching to a growing choir.

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Biden’s Covid Symptoms Continue to Improve, Doctor Says

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Public health officials have pointed to his case — which an adviser said was caused by BA.5 — as a reminder of the risk posed by the highly transmissible subvariant.

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The Jan. 6 Panel After 8 Hearings: Where Will the Evidence Lead?

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The House committee has set out a comprehensive narrative of the effort to overturn the 2020 election. But it’s unclear if that will be enough to achieve its legal and political goals.

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Bannon Found Guilty of Contempt in Case Related to Capitol Riot Inquiry

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He is the first close aide to former President Donald J. Trump to be convicted as a result of one of the investigations into the Jan. 6 attack.

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Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Casting Missing Wife’s Ballot for Trump

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Prosecutors in April dropped a first-degree murder charge against Barry Morphew, whose wife, Suzanne Morphew, disappeared in May 2020.

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A Republican running for governor in Michigan is playing up the Jan. 6 charges against him.

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Ever since Ryan Kelley, a Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, was charged last month with trespassing and other crimes connected to the storming of...

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The Jan. 6 Hearings Did a Great Service, by Making Great TV

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Investigating a threat to democracy was always going to be important. But this time, it also managed to be buzzworthy.

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Ethics Board Moves to Penalize Jeffrey Clark, Who Aided Trump in Election Plot

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A D.C. Bar office filed a complaint against Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who worked to undo the results of the 2020 election.

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House Passes Bill to Protect the Right to Same-Sex Marriage

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The Midterm Races That Give Democrats Nightmares

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Professional Democrats have many fears about the 2022 midterm elections that keep them up at night.Chief among them: losing Congress and handing over investigative powers...

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America’s Safety Net for Workers Hurt by Globalization Is Falling Apart

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A 60-year-old program that provides retraining to workers whose jobs are eliminated because of foreign competition has expired, leaving many at risk.

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Albert Vann, Who Built a Black Power Base in Brooklyn, Dies at 87

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As a legislator for four decades, he led voter registration drives and challenges to redistricting that rattled the political establishment.

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Bannon ‘Decided He Was Above the Law,’ Prosecutor Says

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The jury in Stephen K. Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial is being asked a simple question: Did he defy the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack by ignoring a subpoena?

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Intelligence Agencies Say Russia Election Threat Persists Amid Ukraine War

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Top F.B.I. and National Security Agency officials said that Iran and China also remained potent threats, mounting their own campaigns to undermine American democracy.

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An Anti-Trump Republican Group Is Back for the Midterms

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Prominent conservatives who worked to oust Donald Trump in 2020 are back — with a plan to spend at least $10 million to defeat candidates...

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Who was James Webb, anyway?

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In 2002, Sean O’Keefe, then the NASA administrator, announced that the agency’s next telescope would be named for James Webb, who led NASA during the...

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Watch Live: Jan. 6 Hearings Resume With Focus on Domestic Extremists

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Democrats Schedule Votes on Abortion Access, but Lack a Legislative Path

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Democrats in Congress are under pressure to act after the Supreme Court’s decision. But with Republicans and at least one Democrat opposed in the Senate, the measures are all but certain to fail.

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Justice Department Taps Oregon Official to Run Troubled Bureau of Prisons

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The bureau has long been plagued by health and safety problems, physical and sexual abuse, corruption and turnover in the top management ranks.

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Border Patrol Agents Face Disciplinary Action for Treatment of Migrants

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The move came after a monthslong internal investigation found that agents had used “unnecessary” force against migrants at the border in Del Rio, Texas, in September.

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Biden Praises Strong Jobs Report

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E.P.A. Describes How It Will Regulate Power Plants After Supreme Court Setback

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Last week’s ruling took away a major tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Many regulatory options still remain, but the path will be more difficult.

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Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to 17 Accomplished Americans

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Biden and the Increasingly Anxious Democrats

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Michael D. Shear, a longtime White House reporter for The New York Times, talks about recent staff turnover in the administration and frustration around the president.

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I.R.S. Asks Inspector General to Review Audits of Comey and McCabe

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The agency said its commissioner asked the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration to look into the audits after The Times raised questions about them.

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Supreme Court Marshal Asks Officials to End Protests at Justices’ Homes

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One official criticized the request, saying that the federal government was primarily responsible for ensuring the safety of justices and their families.

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76 Fake Charities Shared a Mailbox. The I.R.S. Approved Them All.

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The tax agency is the gatekeeper for America’s charity system, but reduced vetting has opened the door to scams.

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The 20-Somethings Who Help the 70-Somethings Run Washington

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The story of Cassidy Hutchinson, who became the first Trump White House aide to testify publicly in the Jan. 6 inquiry, showed the outsize influence of young aides in the nation’s capital.

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New York Moves to Enshrine Abortion Rights in State Constitution

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The Equal Rights Amendment prohibits discrimination against anyone based on race, ethnicity, national origin, disability or sex — specifically sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy.

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Advanced U.S. Arms Make a Mark in Ukraine War, Officials Say

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The powerful and highly mobile weapons systems, which can fire guided rockets with a range of 40 miles, are desperately needed in the battle for eastern Ukraine.

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Biden Will Award Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, John McCain and Others

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The medal, the nation’s highest civilian award, will go to barrier-breaking figures as well as prominent political veterans.

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When Where You Work Determines if You Can Get an Abortion

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After the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, many women are discovering that their employer can shape major decisions in their lives even more than it did a week ago.

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