Category : Opinions
Arizona Officials Warned Fake Electors Plan Could ‘Appear Treasonous’
Two Arizona Republicans recruited by allies of former President Donald J. Trump to join an effort to keep him in office after he lost the...
Democrats’ Climate Deal Isn’t Done Yet. Here Are the Remaining Hurdles.
“We have a good, balanced piece of legislation. It’s taken me eight months to get here,” Mr. Manchin said. “The process is what it is....
The Abortion Decision, Haunted by Brown v. Board of Education
WASHINGTON — In the Supreme Court decision that eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, the justices engaged in an extended debate over the meaning and...
Lies for Profit: Can Sandy Hook Parents Shut Alex Jones Down?
AUSTIN, Texas — When viral lies harm private people, are the courts their best refuge? A trial to decide how much the conspiracy broadcaster Alex...
Kansas Abortion Vote Tests Political Energy in Post-Roe America
OLATHE, Kan. — In the final days before Kansans decide whether to remove abortion rights protections from their State Constitution, the politically competitive Kansas City...
Biden Savors Much-Needed Victories. But Will the Highs Overshadow the Lows?
WASHINGTON — President Biden and his top advisers have tried for months to press forward amid a seemingly endless drumbeat of dispiriting news: rising inflation,...
Biden Administration Plans to Offer Updated Booster Shots in September
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration now expects to begin a Covid-19 booster campaign with retooled vaccines in September because Pfizer and Moderna have promised that...
After Clash, Manchin and Schumer Rushed to Reset Climate and Tax Deal
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, who had been the chief Democratic holdout on a climate, energy and tax increase package that...
Justice Dept. Asking Witnesses About Trump in Its Jan. 6 Investigation
Federal prosecutors have directly asked witnesses in recent days about former President Donald J. Trump’s involvement in efforts to reverse his election loss, a person...
‘Kind of Wild/Creative’: Emails Shed Light on Trump Fake Electors Plan
Previously undisclosed emails provide an inside look at the increasingly desperate and often slapdash efforts by advisers to President Donald J. Trump to reverse his...