WASHINGTON — A $265 million public campaign to “defeat despair” around the coronavirus was planned partly around the politically tinged theme that “helping the president will help the country,” according to documents released on Thursday by House investigators. Michael R.
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Turkish Bank Case Showed Erdogan’s Influence With Trump
WASHINGTON — Geoffrey S. Berman was outraged. The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Mr. Berman had traveled to Washington in June 2019 to discuss a particularly delicate case with Attorney General William P. Barr and some of his top aides:
Global economic rebound at risk from rising coronavirus cases: Reuters poll
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: George Washington is seen with printed medical masks on a U.S. dollar near Euro banknotes in this illustration By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU (Reuters) – There is a high risk the resurgence in coronavirus cases halts the
Who Is Miles Taylor?
WASHINGTON — Miles Taylor, who revealed on Wednesday that he was the anonymous author of a New York Times Op-Ed article in 2018 that was critical of President Trump, is a lifelong Republican whose service as a senior Homeland Security
USTR says it supports South Korea’s trade minister to lead WTO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration officially threw its support behind South Korea’s trade minister to be the next World Trade Organization Director General, saying that Yoo Myung-hee is a successful trade negotiator with the skills needed to lead the
Republicans Blast Social Media C.E.O.s While Democrats Deride Hearing
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers hammered the chief executives of Twitter, Facebook, Google and one another at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, with Republicans claiming the companies were suppressing conservative views while Democrats accused their colleagues of holding a “sham” hearing for
Miles Taylor, a Former Homeland Security Official, Reveals He Was ‘Anonymous’
WASHINGTON — Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, was the anonymous author of The New York Times “When I left the administration, I wrote ‘A Warning,’ a character study of the current commander
U.S. to Establish Embassy in the Maldives
WASHINGTON — The United States will establish an embassy in the Maldives for the first time since the countries opened diplomatic relations in 1966, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, signifying the archipelago’s growing role in the U.S.
As Supreme Court Weighs Election Cases, a New Life for Bush v. Gore
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore 20 years ago was supposed to work like the tape recorder in “Mission: Impossible.” It was meant to produce a president and then self-destruct. “Our consideration is limited to the
As Climate Disasters Pile Up, a Radical Proposal Gains Traction
WASHINGTON — As the effects of climate change become more devastating, prominent research institutions and government agencies are focusing new money and attention on an idea once dismissed as science fiction: Artificially cooling the planet, in the hopes of buying
‘We Merely Need to Dampen Turnout’: Leaked Docs Show Top Trump Allies’ 2016 Plan to Suppress Black Voters
WASHINGTON — The disinformation operation was christened “Project Clintonson.” It brought together two notorious figures in Republican political circles, Blackwater founder Erik Prince and Trump adviser Roger Stone. Their objective couldn’t have been more explicit. “We do not need to
Black Catholics celebrate Wilton Gregory’s elevation — knowing it took the George Floyd-era to bring this first
In this Sunday, June 2, 2019, file photo, Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, greets parishioners following Mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington. Pope Francis’ elevation of Gregory, archbishop of Washington, D.C., to cardinal — the first African American ever
How Mitch McConnell Delivered Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Rapid Confirmation
WASHINGTON — Within hours of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last month, Senator Mitch McConnell was on the phone with President Trump, assuring him that Senate Republicans would not hesitate to fill the sudden vacancy despite the imminent election. But
Entitled to help UCLA’s defense, Brian Norwood wants to fix what’s wrong
Growing up the nephew of an award-winning Washington Post reporter who would bring him into the newsroom, allowing him to marinate in a noble quest for truth, Brian Norwood understands the importance of accuracy. He’s spent much of the last
Early Turnout Is Huge. What Does that Mean for Biden’s Chances?
WASHINGTON — The raw numbers are staggering. As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 69 million Americans had already voted in the 2020 election. With six days left until polls close on the night of November 3rd, experts estimate about 40
Trump Appointee Rescinds Rule Shielding Government News Outlets From Federal Tampering
WASHINGTON — The chief of the U.S. Agency for Global Media on Monday rescinded a rule that protects news outlets funded by the government, including Voice of America, from federal tampering. The official, Michael Pack, defended the move as a
As Election Nears, Trump Makes a Final Push Against Climate Science
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has recently removed the chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier scientific agency, installed new political staff who have questioned accepted facts about climate change and imposed stricter controls on
A Week Before the Election, Time Is Running Out to Vote by Mail
WASHINGTON — With just a week to go before the election on Nov. 3, the window is rapidly closing for many people who still plan to cast an absentee ballot through the mail. The Postal Service has reported that on-time
Al Qaeda Feels Losses in Syria and Afghanistan but Stays Resilient
WASHINGTON — Last week was a bad week for Al Qaeda around the world. At least seven top Qaeda operatives were killed in the latest of a recent spate of U.S. Special Operations drone strikes in northwest Syria. Afghan commandos
Fighting an Uphill Senate Re-election Battle, Doug Jones Does It His Way
WASHINGTON — Politically endangered lawmakers about to face voters often find themselves tempering their instincts, breaking with their parties on tough votes to prove independence and placate constituents, and offering mealy-mouthed platitudes on the most divisive topics of the day.
In Swearing In Barrett, Trump Defiantly Mimics ‘Superspreader’ Rose Garden Ceremony
WASHINGTON — President Trump, who loves to boast of doing anything his predecessors have never done, pulled off such a historic first on Monday. He won confirmation of a Supreme Court justice only eight days before a presidential election, rushing
Supreme Court Won’t Extend Wisconsin’s Deadline for Mailed Ballots
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused on Monday to revive a trial court ruling that would have extended Wisconsin’s deadline for receiving absentee ballots to six days after the election. The vote was 5 to 3, with the court’s more
Senate Confirms Barrett, Delivering for Trump and Reshaping the Court
WASHINGTON — Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative appeals court judge and protégée of former Justice Antonin Scalia, was confirmed on Monday to the Supreme Court, capping a lightning-fast Senate approval that handed President Trump a victory ahead of the
Kushner, Employing Racist Stereotype, Questions if Black Americans ‘Want to Be Successful’
WASHINGTON — President Trump has repeatedly bragged about what he has done for Black America, pointing to his administration’s funding for Black colleges and universities, the creation of so-called opportunity zones and criminal justice reform. But on Monday, Jared Kushner,
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iran’s Oil Sector
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration imposed sweeping economic sanctions against Iran’s oil sector on Monday as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate in the days leading up to the American presidential election. The Treasury Department announced sanctions on
Trump’s Manufacturing Promises Disappoint as Economy Sours
WASHINGTON — At a 2018 groundbreaking ceremony for a Foxconn plant in Wisconsin, President Trump declared that the facility would be the “eighth wonder of the world” — a $10 billion hub that would hire 13,000 workers to make flat-screen
IRS Gives More Time to Claim $500 in Stimulus Aid for Each Child
© Bloomberg. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. The IRS will issue refunds to taxpayers even if the U.S. government shutdown extends into the filing season, a decision that may
The Cowboys ‘have checked out,’ they may be the worst team besides the Jets – Keyshawn Johnson | KJZ
Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams react to the Cowboys’ 25-3 loss against the Washington Football Team in Week 7 of the 2020 NFL season, then Mike Tannenbaum discusses Miami Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick as a viable option for Dallas after
Exports of Used Cars Are a Pollution Problem, U.N. Warns
WASHINGTON — In recent decades, the United States and Europe have gone to considerable lengths to mandate cleaner, more efficient cars at home. But at the same time, they are shipping millions of their oldest and worst-polluting vehicles to poorer countries
Infection of Pence Aides Raises New Questions About Trump’s Virus Response
WASHINGTON — “Covid, Covid. Covid, Covid, Covid, Covid,” President Trump groused at a rally in North Carolina on Saturday, expressing dismay that the deadly coronavirus pandemic had come to dominate the final days of his struggling re-election campaign. He made