The New York Times1 hour agoBiden Signs Bipartisan Gun Bill Into Lawverified_publisherThe New York Times - Emily Cochrane and Zolan Kanno-YoungsWASHINGTON — President Biden on Saturday signed into law a bipartisan gun bill intended to prevent dangerous people from accessing firearms and increase investments in the nation’s mental health system, ending nearly three decades of gridlock in Washington over how to address gun violence in the …
The New York Times1 hour agoHow the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional Hearingverified_publisherThe New York Times - Michael S. Schmidt, Luke Broadwater and Maggie HabermanThe typical congressional hearing features a pileup of long-winded statements — what some might consider bloviating. There are harsh partisan exchanges that can obscure the substance at hand. Visual presentations tend to involve an easel. The television audience is largely on C-SPAN. But the …
The New York Times2 hours agoDecades Ago, Alito Laid Out Methodical Strategy to Eventually Overrule Roeverified_publisherThe New York Times - Charlie SavageWASHINGTON — In the spring of 1985, a 35-year-old lawyer in the Justice Department, Samuel A. Alito Jr., cautioned the Reagan administration against mounting a frontal assault on Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that declared a constitutional right to abortion. The Supreme Court was not ready to …
The New York TimesNowA New Task for Biden: Readying Allies for a Long Conflict in Ukraineverified_publisherThe New York Times - David E. SangerWASHINGTON — When President Biden met his Western allies in Europe three months ago, the world was rallying behind Ukraine, and NATO suddenly had a new sense of purpose — its old purpose, containing Russia. There was talk of “crippling sanctions.” President Vladimir V. Putin was in retreat, and …
The New York TimesNowCommando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Sayverified_publisherThe New York Times - Eric Schmitt, Julian E. Barnes and Helene CooperWASHINGTON — As Russian troops press ahead with a grinding campaign to seize eastern Ukraine, the nation’s ability to resist the onslaught depends more than ever on help from the United States and its allies — including a stealthy network of commandos and spies rushing to provide weapons, …
The New York TimesNowSupreme Court Throws Abortion to an Unlevel State Playing Fieldverified_publisherThe New York Times - Jonathan Weisman and Jazmine UlloaIn his concurring opinion to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh struck a note of optimism that democracy and the will of the people would prevail, even on the agonizing issue of a woman’s right to end a pregnancy. “The nine unelected Members of this …
