U.S. Politics

Energizing Conservative Voters, One School Board Election at a Time

Republicans hope that concerns about critical race theory can help them in the midterm elections. The issue has torn apart one Wisconsin suburb.

Calling Sinema an Obstacle to Progress, 5 Veterans Quit Her Advisory Council

The furious members accused the Arizona Democrat of “answering to big donors rather than your own people,” in the latest sign of the political pressure she faces.

A 30-Year Campaign to Control Drug Prices Faces Yet Another Failure

Democrats have made giving government the power to negotiate drug prices a central campaign theme for decades. With the power to make it happen, they may fall short yet again.

‘It Should Not Have Happened’: Asylum Officers Detail Migrants’ Accounts of Abuse

More than 160 reports, obtained by Human Rights Watch, reveal details of mistreatment that asylum seekers described experiencing from border officials and while in U.S. custody.

Stymied Before, Trump Finds Backing for His Own Media Venture

A merger could give the former president access to nearly $300 million in cash — and perhaps a new platform.

In Debate, Adams Acts Like Front-Runner, While Sliwa Goes on Attack

Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayor’s race, and Curtis Sliwa, his Republican opponent, clashed on vaccine mandates and congestion pricing.

F.D.A. Authorizes Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Booster Shots

The agency will also allow vaccine recipients to pick which vaccine they want as a booster, endorsing a mix-and-match approach.

Blinken Cites ‘Democratic Reckoning’ in South America

Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of an eroding trust in democracy in the Western Hemisphere and described challenges posed to open government by authoritarian leaders.

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Biden Promotes Social Policy Bill in Pennsylvania

President Biden visited Scranton, Pa., to press the case for his administration’s economic, environmental and social policy agenda, even as he has conceded that crucial elements of his proposal would most likely be dropped or substantially pared back.

Democrats Back Away From Raising Tax Rates to Pay for Agenda

Responding to concerns from a key centrist, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, the White House and leading Democrats are instead discussing a range of other taxes to pay for the plan.