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Jan. 6 Panel to Seek Interview With Ginni Thomas

The House committee is reaching out to the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas after public disclosure of text messages documenting her support for President...

Biden’s Center-Leaning Budget Bends to Political Reality

The president’s budget addresses the main attack lines that Republicans are using against him and his Democratic allies in Congress in the run-up to...

 

At every step of his political career, Joe Manchin helped a West Virginia power plant that is the sole customer of his private coal...

Elise Stefanik, Reinvented in Trump’s Image, Embodies a Changed G.O.P.

Once a mainstream Republican from a moderate district, Ms. Stefanik, the party’s No. 3 House leader, has embraced Trumpism and the extremists in her...

Ginni Thomas Texts Expose Rift in House Jan. 6 Panel

There is debate within the committee investigating the assault on the Capitol over whether to seek testimony from the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas...

Congress Needs to Fund the Fight Against Covid-19

The pandemic isn’t over yet, but Congress seems to have lost interest in funding public health efforts against Covid.

Manchin Backs Jackson as Democrats Unite Behind Confirmation

The support of the centrist from West Virginia shows that Democrats are unifying behind Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination in the face of strong...

How Ketanji Brown Jackson Can Wield Influence Without Wielding Power

Justices Kagan and Sotomayor offer different pathways. Choosing one won’t be easy. 

Ted Cruz’s Daughters Attend a Private School That Is ‘Antiracist’

The Texas senator aggressively questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson this week for serving on the board of a school “overflowing with critical race theory.”

Nebraska Congressman Convicted in Campaign Finance Case

Representative Jeff Fortenberry was accused of lying to F.B.I. agents investigating illegal foreign donations.

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