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Harvard, Columbia and Penn Pledge to Fight Antisemitism on Campus

The universities are trying to address criticism by banning pro-Palestinian student groups, condemning slogans and starting task forces to address antisemitism.

November 11, 2023

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Claudine Gay, the Harvard president, condemned the phrase “from the river to the sea.”Credit...Sophie Park for The New York Times

House Republicans applaud as Rep. Mike Johnson (R., La.) is elected the new Speaker of the House. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump ally didn’t lose a single GOP vote in securing speakership

October 25, 2023

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Can America handle two wars, and maybe a third?

October 24, 2023

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October 05, 2023

Biden approves new section of border wall as Mexico crossings rise

US President Joe Biden's administration is to build a section of border wall in southern Texas in an effort to stop rising levels of immigration.

October 05, 2023

October 03, 2023

Judge gags Trump in New York trial

The former US president was prohibited from “personal attacks” on court staf

October 03, 2023

September 14, 2023

Judge Rules DACA Program for Young Immigrants Is Still Illegal

The judge maintained that former President Obama exceeded his authority with the program, which has allowed undocumented migrants to avoid deportation.

September 14, 2023

The judge maintained that President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program by executive action in 2012.Credit...Al Drago for The New York Times Miriam Jordan

September 08, 2023

Former speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will run for reelection to House in 2024

By running for reelection, Pelosi is poised to extend her lengthy career on Capitol Hill, which began by winning a special election in June 1987, further cementing her role as a towering figure in Democratic politics in Washington and on the national stage.

September 08, 2023

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appears on Capitol Hill on June 22, 2023. (Minh Connors/The Washington Post)

September 06, 2023

Texas ordered to remove buoys meant to block migrants from Rio Grande River

Preliminary order issued by judge David Ezra requires the floaters to be relocated to an embankment on the state side of the river

September 06, 2023

A border patrol boat navigates alongside a string of buoys in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. Photograph: Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images

September 05, 2023

Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Convicted of seditious conspiracy, he recruited a group of 200 to march on Capitol, though he wasn’t in D.C. that day

September 05, 2023

Prosecutors have asked for a 33-year sentence for ex-Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio. (Allison Dinner/AP)

August 31, 2023

Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case

Prosecutors proposed a 33-year sentence for Biggs of Ormond Beach, Florida. Biggs helped lead Proud Boys at the Capitol, made it inside to the Senate chamber and posted on social media the riot was a "warning shot" to the government, according to a sentencing memo from prosecutors.

August 31, 2023

Joseph Biggs walks toward the Capitol in Washington, DC, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, Carolyn Kaster/AP 2021.

August 27, 2023

US soldiers killed in horror Darwin crash

Tragic details are emerging about a helicopter crash that killed three US Marines north of Darwin on Sunday.

August 27, 2023

Three US Marines died on August 27 after an Osprey aircraft crashed on a remote tropical island north of Australia during war games.

August 21, 2023

Maui Knew Dangerous Wildfires Had Become Inevitable. It Still Wasn’t Ready.

As President Biden arrives to survey the damage with state and local officials, shock and grief are giving way to anger and questions about the government’s preparation.

August 21, 2023

A neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, that was heavily damaged by wildfires.Credit...Bryan Anselm for The New York Times

August 16, 2023

Maui fire: First victims named as death toll reaches 106

The first names of people killed by wildfires in Maui have been released by officials, one week after at least 106 people were killed on the island.

August 16, 2023

GETTY IMAGES | The vast majority of Lahaina's wreckage is yet to be searched

August 12, 2023

Stunned residents find nothing but ashes in Hawaiian town

A new fears has emerged as stunned Hawaiian residents return to their homes to find nothing but ashes.

August 12, 2023

Anthony La Puente, 44, recovers items from his house in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Paula RAMON / AFP)

August 12, 2023

Hawaii to probe response to devastating wildfires as death toll continues to rise

Hawaii's chief legal officer said Friday she was opening a probe into the handling of devastating wildfires that killed at least 80 people in the state this week, as criticism grows of the official response.

August 12, 2023

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green speaks during a press conference about the destruction of historic Lahaina and the aftermath of wildfires on Aug. 10, 2023." PHOTO CREDITS: PATRICK T. FALLON, AFP Via Getty Images

July 27, 2023

Biden announces new measures to protect Americans from extreme heat

Critics say steps positive but modest as US president stops short of declaring climate emergency

July 27, 2023

Joe Biden makes his announcement at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

July 25, 2023

Federal Judge Blocks New Biden Asylum Policy

Immigrant advocacy groups had challenged the administration’s decision to dramatically limit who is allowed to apply for asylum in the U.S.

July 25, 2023

Migrants walk along the bank of the Rio Grande as members of the Texas National Guard look on in Eagle Pass, Texas.Credit...Go Nakamura for The New York Times

May 31, 2023

Debt limit deal passes House, heads to Senate as June 5 default looms

The debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S. House vote. Congressional leaders looking for support are running into stiff opposition.

May 31, 2023

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May 12, 2023

As Title 42 expires, is Joe Biden doing what he condemned Donald Trump for?

"Promises broken," said Julián Castro, who served with Biden in Obama's cabinet.

May 12, 2023

Migrants reach for water through the Mexico - U.S. border wall in San Luis Rio Colorado in Mexico, before the lifting of Title 42, as seen from San Luis, Arizona, U.S., May 11, 2023. Zaydee Sanchez/Reuters

April 15, 2023

Air Guardsman Is Charged Over Leaked Documents

The 21-year-old was charged with unlawfully taking and sharing a trove of highly classified intelligence documents, in a security breach that exposed significant vulnerabilities in how the U.S. retains its most closely held secrets.

April 15, 2023