President-elect Donald J. Trump delivered a boastful, campaign-style rally at a downtown Washington arena on the eve of his second inaugural, celebrating his election victory […]
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Trump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power
Donald J. Trump sat in the middle of a U-shaped table, surrounded by his hard-right allies. It was a Friday night, 10 days before his […]
The Trump Resistance Won’t Be Putting on ‘Pussy Hats’ This Time
The week after Election Day in 2016, Shirley Morganelli, a women’s health nurse and lifelong Democrat, invited a dozen friends over to the living room […]
Under Trump’s Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting to Clash
Democrats have long been viewed as the big-tent party — a proudly noisy collection of differing views and competing interests, often prompting headlines describing them […]
New York State Senator Quits D.N.C. Leadership Fight
James Skoufis, a little-known New York state senator whose long-shot campaign to lead the Democratic National Committee failed to catch fire, has dropped out of […]
Before Taking Office, L.A.’s Mayor Said She Would Not Go Abroad
After the first rally in her campaign for mayor of Los Angeles in 2021, Karen Bass spoke candidly about what she saw as a potential […]
Mexico and Canada Are Sending Firefighters to California to Help Put Out Wildfires
When Canada was fighting wildfires in Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia in 2023, blazes that would go on to eventually burn more than 45 million […]
A Reporter’s Reflection on Jan. 6, Then and Now
A loudspeaker in the Senate press gallery crackled with a dire warning on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, and a voice announced a lockdown […]
‘One of the Faces of Jan. 6’
The photograph was an immediate symbol of Jan. 6, 2021: a man in bluejeans and a thick plaid overshirt reclining in the chambers of then-Speaker […]
Minneapolis Promises Police Overhaul in Deal With Justice Department
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted on Monday to overhaul its police department to address a pattern of systemic abuses, as part of an agreement […]