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 […]
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‘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 […]
Biden Warns Americans Not to Forget the Jan. 6 Attack
President Biden warned Americans not to forget the violent attack that took place at the Capitol four years ago, and he accused President-elect Donald J. […]
Who Are the 19 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
President Biden is expected to recognize an expansive cast of public figures, celebrities and cultural luminaries on Saturday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the […]
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class
Democrats had just absorbed a crushing defeat in the 1994 midterm elections when President Bill Clinton’s very liberal labor secretary, Robert Reich, ventured into hostile […]
Biden to Dole Out 19 Medals of Freedom, and One Unmistakable Message
With 16 days left in a political career that spanned a half-century, President Biden is expected on Saturday to confer one of the nation’s highest […]
Biden to Dole Out 19 Medals of Freedom, and One Unmistakable Message
With 16 days left in a political career that spanned a half-century, President Biden is expected on Saturday to confer one of the nation’s highest […]
Trump Has Reeled in More Than $200 Million Since Election Day
Since his victory in November, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s allies have raised well over $200 million for a constellation of groups that will fund his […]
State Dept. Tells Congress It Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel
The State Department has told Congress that it intends to approve $8 billion in purchases of U.S.-made arms by Israel, the department’s office in charge […]
Johnson’s Reward as Speaker: An Impossible Job Delivering for Trump
Just minutes after Speaker Mike Johnson could exhale, having put down a short-lived conservative revolt and won re-election to his post on Friday, hard-right lawmakers […]