Artists and Speakers Withdraw From SXSW Over U.S. Military’s Support of Israel
About 80 musical acts, conference speakers and sponsors pulled out of engagements at the festival in Austin to protest the Defense Department’s […]
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Boebert Opts Out of Special Election to Focus on Colorado Primary
Lauren Boebert’s decision will protect the House Republicans’ razor-thin majority, but it could make her pursuit of the new seat more challenging. […]
Read moreBipartisan Tax Bill Is Stuck in Senate Limbo After Broad House Approval
The measure would expand the child tax credit and restore three popular business tax breaks. But Senate Republicans have rejected the existing […]
Read moreWith Sinema and Manchin Departing, Is the End of the Filibuster Near?
The Senate’s signature procedural tactic is losing some of its staunchest defenders in Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, leaving its future […]
Read moreHow FAFSA Upended This Year’s College Admissions
The Education Department was supposed to make applying for federal financial aid easier. Instead, it got worse. The Education Department was supposed […]
Read morePro-Israel Lobby Faces Challenges Amid Gaza War and Shifting Politics
AIPAC, long influential with both parties in Washington, is drawing criticism from Democrats for trying to defeat incumbents while it struggles to […]
Read moreJames Crumbley Declines to Testify in Oxford High School Shooting Trial
Witness testimony in the trial ended on Wednesday. Mr. Crumbley faces involuntary manslaughter charges for the four students killed by his son. […]
Read moreA Deadly Journey on the U.S.-Mexico Border
The day before President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump both visited the U.S.-Mexico border, I traveled to the spot where […]
Read moreJudge Quashes Six Charges in Georgia Election Case Against Trump
The ruling said charges that Donald Trump and allies solicited public officials to break the law were not specific enough; it left […]
Read moreLove Pi Day? You Can Thank San Francisco for That.
The celebration of March 14 began as a weird Bay Area tradition. The celebration of March 14 began as a weird Bay […]
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