Democrats’ Supreme Court Expansion Plan Draws Resistance
Champions of the bill hope to use it to generate more support for an eventual overhaul. Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York and the...
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Senate Acts on Bill to Fight Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans
As Democrats sought to strike a bipartisan deal to allow lawmakers to quickly pass legislation aimed at combating hate crimes directed at Asian-Americans, Senator Chuck...
How the Capitol Riot Suspects Are Challenging the Charges
At this stage of what is shaping up to be a marathon legal process, the government’s most prominent cases have been filed against the Oath...
US Senate votes to confirm Gary Gensler as SEC chair
Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Gary Gensler to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. In a...
Pelosi Invites Biden to Address Joint Session of Congress
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday invited President Biden to speak at a joint session of Congress. Ms. Pelosi, a Democrat from California, said in the...
Police Told to Hold Back on Capitol Riot Response, Report Finds
“Heavier, less-lethal weapons,” including stun grenades, “were not used that day because of orders from leadership,” Mr. Bolton wrote. Officials on duty on Jan. 6...
Officer William F. Evans, Fatally Struck Outside the Capitol, Will Lie in State
Officer William F. Evans of the Capitol Police, who was killed when a car rammed into him outside the Capitol this month, will lie in...
President Biden Makes the Case for Infrastructure in Bipartisan Meeting
WASHINGTON — Facing opposition from Republicans and some centrist Democrats to parts of his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, President Biden on Monday convened a bipartisan...
Lee Hart, Wife of Ex-Senator Gary Hart, Dies at 85
Lee Hart, the wife of former Senator Gary Hart of Colorado, who stood by him when his front-running campaign for the presidency collapsed in 1987...
Biden Takes Initial Steps to Address Gun Violence
Mr. Chipman, an adviser to the gun control organization founded by former Representative Gabrielle Giffords, is a former agent with the A.T.F. Ms. Giffords left...