Why Won’t Congress Use Its Power?
Five Republicans just voted with Democrats to block Trump’s tariffs. This proves Congress can act. So why isn’t it using that same power to address hunger, health care costs or undeclared wars? The New York Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, explains.Read More
What You Need to Know About New York City’s Ballot Measures
Six proposals will appear on the back of ballots at the polls in New York City on Election Day. Emma Fitzsimmons, The New York Times’s City Hall bureau chief, explains the affordable housing proposals.Read More
California Promised Insurance Relief, But Delivered Loopholes
New regulations were supposed to ensure that homeowners in fire zones would have coverage available. But companies can still avoid serving many high-risk areas, a Times investigation found.Read More
Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito
Many corporate interests that have donated to the president’s pet project have business before his administration.Read More
Putin Brandishes Menacing Nuclear Weapons as Talks With U.S. Falter
Touting new weapons tests, Moscow signals to Washington that it must contend with the Kremlin’s power and negotiate.Read More
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim About SNAP and Partisanship
The president said a lapse in SNAP funding would “largely” hurt Democrats. But interruptions to the program will also affect Republicans.Read More
Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Food Benefits After SNAP Ruling
Judges on Friday ordered the federal government to continue providing food assistance during the shutdown. But benefits will still most likely be interrupted.Read More
Shutdowns, Obamacare and the Risks of Bargaining for Policy Wins in a Crisis
A 2013 attempt to leverage minority power in a health care fight blew up on Republicans. Can today be different for Democrats?Read More
Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Ad Reviving Reagan’s Tariff Criticism
The Canadian prime minister also said that he had asked the province of Ontario not to air the ad that later prompted the president to end trade talks.Read More
After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner
Election monitors and members of the European Parliament have questioned the election’s integrity, and violent protests have rocked the country.Read More