Posts by Swedan margen
Video: Trump Settled a Case With Himself. Was That Legal?
new video loaded: Trump Settled a Case With Himself. Was That Legal? The Trump administration this week created a $1.8 billion fund to dole out taxpayer dollars to the president’s political allies, and declared that Mr. Trump is immunized from tax audits. Our chief legal affairs correspondent, Adam Liptak, explains how these legally questionable moves…
Read MoreVideo: How Rubio Is Driving the U.S. Pressure Campaign on Cuba
new video loaded: How Rubio Is Driving the U.S. Pressure Campaign on Cuba Our diplomatic correspondent Michael Crowley explains how Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has long lobbied for an end to the regime in Cuba, is ramping up pressure on the island. By Michael Crowley, Nikolay Nikolov, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Jon Miller and Whitney…
Read MoreVideo: Why Were These C.E.O.s in Beijing With Trump?
new video loaded: Why Were These C.E.O.s in Beijing With Trump? Some of America’s most powerful C.E.O.s accompanied President Trump to Beijing during his summit with President Xi Jinping of China. Our reporter Ana Swanson explains what they were hoping to gain from the trip. By Ana Swanson, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov and James Surdam…
Read MoreVideo: The G.O.P. Rush To Break Up Majority-Black Districts
new video loaded: The G.O.P. Rush To Break Up Majority-Black Districts Republican-controlled legislatures in the South are breaking up majority-Black congressional districts in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti describes what it means for the midterms. By Nick Corasaniti, Laura Bult, June Kim, Edward Vega and Leanne…
Read MoreVideo: Why Trump’s Feud With the Pope Worries Republicans
new video loaded: Why Trump’s Feud With the Pope Worries Republicans Our national political correspondent Lisa Lerer explains the impact of President Trump’s spate of attacks against Pope Leo XIV ahead of the closely contested midterm elections. By Lisa Lerer, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Nikolay Nikolov, Edward Vega and Rafaela Balster May 7, 2026 Source link
Read MoreVideo: Florida Redistricts in Republicans’ Favor
new video loaded: Florida Redistricts in Republicans’ Favor Our politics reporter Nick Corasaniti explains how Florida redrew its congressional district maps to create four more Republican-leaning House seats. By Nick Corasaniti, Laura Bult, June Kim and Leanne Abraham May 1, 2026 Source link
Read More‘Excruciating and Agonizing’: A New Reality for Jewish Democrats
It had been less than a month since Noah Arbit’s childhood synagogue in West Bloomfield, Mich., was attacked by a man who rammed a truck through the entrance, forcing dozens of staff members and preschool children to flee the burning building. A letter he received left him outraged, and horrified. “Let’s remember Jews brought this…
Read MoreDOJ Secures New James Comey Indictment Over Alleged Threat Against Trump
James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, was indicted on Tuesday over a social media post, signaling a renewed effort by the Justice Department to pursue charges against him after its bid last year ended in failure. A federal grand jury in North Carolina charged Mr. Comey with making a threat against the president and…
Read MoreICE Warehouse Plan Faces Delay Over Lack of Environmental Reviews
The Trump administration is scrambling to conduct environmental impact reviews of warehouses it plans to convert into immigrant holding facilities, after a flurry of lawsuits claiming the administration sidestepped federal requirements. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is buying the warehouses to help it increase the rate of deportations, which depends on having enough space…
Read MoreAfter Shooting, Trump Demands Approval for His White House Ballroom
Just hours after an armed man rushed the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, spurring evacuations and scuttling the event, President Trump and allies online had coalesced around a solution for presidential security. The mayhem proved, once and for all, they argued, the need for the new White House ballroom that Mr. Trump has made a top…
Read MoreVideo: Why Are Politicians Dropping So Many F-Bombs?
new video loaded: Why Are Politicians Dropping So Many F-Bombs? Times reporters had a hunch that politicians were using the F-word more than ever. So they analyzed the data and found an interesting trend: Democrats are swearing far more than Republicans. Our reporter Kellen Browning breaks down why. By Kellen Browning, Mimi Dwyer, Yasu Tsuji,…
Read MoreAn Independent Senate Hopeful Tries to Scare Off Montana Democrats
The carpenters and sheet-metal workers sitting inside a Montana union hall were Seth Bodnar’s kind of crowd: fed up with Democrats and Republicans. Mr. Bodnar, an Iraq war veteran and former president of the University of Montana, had come to the old copper-mining town of Butte to pitch himself as an independent candidate for an…
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