Trump Officials Plan to Release Audio of Biden Special Counsel Interview
Republicans have demanded that the government release the recording of the 2023 interview, arguing that it might offer evidence of a decline in Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s mental acuity.Read More
Democrats Who Championed Biden’s Re-election Bid Now Seek Atonement
With their party facing record low approval ratings, many top Democrats are trying to reposition themselves from Biden boosters to truth-tellers of what really happened in 2024.Read More
New Jersey Transit Engineers Strike, Idling Trains and Upending Commutes
Wages continued to be a sticking point as New Jersey’s first statewide transit strike in 40 years began Friday morning.Read More
Secret Service Questions Comey Over Social Media Post About Trump
Administration officials had said the post — a picture of seashells forming the numbers “86 47” — amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.Read More
As Trump Departs the Middle East, He Takes Aim at Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen
President Trump went on a social media posting spree after four days overseas, where he basked in the kind of lavish praise that so delights him.Read More
Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang
The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.Read More
Moody’s Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating Below Triple-A
The downgrade means that each of the three major credit rating firms no longer gives the United States its best rating.Read More
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Ruling on Mass Layoffs
A federal judge’s order had barred dozens of federal agencies from moving ahead with the largest phase of President Trump’s efforts to downsize the government.Read More
What Does ‘86’ Mean? Term Referenced in Comey’s Social Media Post Has Changed Over Time
Trump administration officials say that the term refers to assassination, but lexicologists say it emerged from diner slang.Read More
Conservatives Imperil G.O.P. Megabill That Would Fulfill Trump’s Agenda
Conservatives are demanding deeper cuts in federal spending, including the elimination of clean energy tax credits and work requirements for Medicaid recipients to start earlier.Read More