President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sworn into office on Monday. Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains what makes […]
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Ahead of Day 1, Trump’s Team Works to Temper Expectations on Immigration
President-elect Donald J. Trump vowed throughout his campaign to carry out the “largest deportation program in American history,” including a “Day 1” effort to send […]
The Trump Resistance Won’t Be Putting on ‘Pussy Hats’ This Time
The week after Election Day in 2016, Shirley Morganelli, a women’s health nurse and lifelong Democrat, invited a dozen friends over to the living room […]
The Federal Work Force Grew Briskly Under Biden. It’s Still Historically Low.
When it comes to the federal payroll, two seemingly contradictory things are true. One, the Biden administration went on a hiring spree that expanded the […]
Trump Returns to White House With More Deferential Allies and Foes
More than 30 miles of anti-scale fencing are being erected all over the nation’s capital. Concrete barriers are being placed at key junctures. Certain roads […]
Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Adviser, Reflects on China Policy
“That to me, I think, has a practical answer, which is government-to-government agreements that emplace effective security safeguards and transparency around the hardware, the model […]
Biden to Spend a Last Day as President in Charleston
President Biden will spend his final full day as president in Charleston, S.C., where five years ago he revived his flailing campaign and secured South […]
First Lady Fashion at Inaugurations, in Photos
For the most part, presidential inaugurations are moments of communal pageantry. There is music and poetry. There are oaths to recite and vows to make. […]
What Trump Could Do on Ukraine, Iran, China and Crises Around the Globe
Putting aside that argument, clearly there are some diplomatic opportunities Mr. Trump can seize, though history and ominous recent warnings suggest that he may soften […]
Virginia Governor Criticizes Biden for Commuting Sentences of 2 Men
The governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, sharply criticized President Biden on Saturday for commuting the life sentences of two Virginia men who had pleaded guilty […]