Their numbers are dwindling now, the faded yellow newspaper clippings reporting their childhood trips to the hospital tucked away in family scrapbooks. Iron lungs, the […]
Category: Politics
How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War
Making his final trip as America’s top diplomat last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Paris, his former hometown, to a hero’s […]
Why the Supreme Court Upheld a Ban on TikTok
A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that effectively bans the wildly popular app TikTok in the United States starting on Sunday, Jan. […]
When the U.S. Hit Canada With Steep Tariffs Before, Canada Had a Plan B
After Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration on Monday, Canadians will learn whether he intends to follow through on his threat to immediately impose 25 percent […]
Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump
Many Americans who otherwise dislike President-elect Donald J. Trump share his bleak assessment of the country’s problems and support some of his most contentious prescriptions […]
George Washington’s Inaugural Coat on Display at Mount Vernon
Scholars were only recently able to establish that this coat was, in fact, the one Mr. Washington wore at his inauguration, said Adam T. Erby, […]
Under Trump’s Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting to Clash
Democrats have long been viewed as the big-tent party — a proudly noisy collection of differing views and competing interests, often prompting headlines describing them […]
Trump Officials Plan Immigration Raids in Chicago Next Week
The incoming Trump administration intends to carry out “post-inauguration” immigration raids in Chicago next week, according to two people familiar with the planning and correspondence […]
Pence Is Said to Be Planning to Attend Trump’s Inauguration
Former Vice President Mike Pence is planning to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the planning. […]
Democrats Frame Trump’s Friends as Foes
As Washington prepares for the second inauguration of Donald Trump, Democrats are locked out of power, stuck reckoning with the fact that despite years of […]