How Trump’s trial is playing, politically
In none of Donald Trump’s criminal trials do the politics rank as close in importance to the legal issues as they do in Manhattan. The charges in the hush-money-election-interference case…
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The dishonest — and ironic — push to blame campus protests on George Soros
There is very obviously an element of opposition to the ongoing protests on college campuses that is rooted in familiar partisan rhetoric. The political right’s hostility to college professors and…
GOP urges Secret Service to move protesters from park near convention arena
The Republican Party is urging the Secret Service to move protesters farther away from the arena in Milwaukee where the party will hold its convention in July, according to a…
Utah man who recorded fatal Jan. 6 Capitol shooting sentenced to 6 years
A Utah man who recorded himself inciting violence and breaking a window before filming the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt outside the House chamber during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol…
Trump focused on campaign, not family, in ‘catch and kills,’ witness says
NEW YORK — Donald Trump repeatedly sought to block potentially damaging media reports that might hurt his 2016 presidential campaign but did not seem worried about how his family would…
Competing agendas and cover songs: Inside Trump’s talks with foreign leaders
In March, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban went to Mar-a-Lago, arguing to Donald Trump that Russia would grind Ukraine down and eventually win their war — and that the United…
Criticism, praise of Texas governor after dramatic use of troopers on protesters
AUSTIN — As word got out that pro-Palestinian protesters were planning to occupy a lawn on the University of Texas campus, Gov. Greg Abbott made a dramatic move: calling in…
Inside the long-odds push to undo an abortion ban in ruby red Arkansas
BRYANT, Ark. — Tony Chism pulled up to the library in a red pickup truck with a “Don’t Tread on Me” plate on the front and a “Biden Sucks” sticker…
Senate pursues action against AI deepfakes in election campaigns
Politicians, like us all, often engage in hyperbole to make a point. But don’t doubt the alliterative precision of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) when he warns about “a deluge of…
A day all about Trump: Mostly out of sight, but still ubiquitous
From the lofty chambers of the Supreme Court to the gutters of tabloid journalism, Thursday was, once again, a day all about Donald Trump. He was largely invisible, as he…