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The Republicans have been reshaped by Trump, but remaining candidates reflect broader shifts within the party
David Shribman
analysis
Sandra Day O’Connor leaves a deep legacy in American political and civic life
David Shribman
world
Indicted lawmaker Santos expelled from U.S. House
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u.s. politics
Democrats have no Biden backup plan for 2024
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Nikki Haley is barnstorming New Hampshire and looks like Trump’s biggest threat in primaries
David Shribman
world
Biden’s support for Israel may affect his re-election prospects
Around a thousand Palestinian and pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied at the corner of W. Hubbard St. and N. Armour St. near where President Joe Biden was attending a fundraising event in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. Demonstrators were demanding that the President as well as national Democrats use their power to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas whose conflict has killed thousands of civilians most of whom are Palestinian. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
opinion
Fear of a Trump planet: The world is watching the American voter
Doug Saunders
analysis
Field of Republican presidential candidates is smaller, but latest debate shows the differences are bigger
David Shribman
analysis
A U.S. congressman previously staunchly opposed to gun-control measures reverses course after 18 die in Maine shooting
David Shribman
analysis
Maine massacre is another stain on America
David Shribman
analysis
Republicans’ choice as Speaker strains metaphors for calling in an untested backup
David Shribman
analysis
With Republicans split, the U.S. now has a three-party system
David Shribman
analysis
The dysfunction on Capitol Hill is a regular element of Republican politics, not a departure of custom
David Shribman
world
Joe Biden, Democrats report raising more than $71 million for his 2024 presidential run
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's economic agenda during an event at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $71 million for his reelection in the three months ending Sept. 30, a strong indication that party donors remain united behind him going into a 2024 race that may feature a rematch with Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
analysis
U.S. Jewish community sets aside differences over Israel and rallies behind government after Hamas attack
David Shribman
analysis
Kevin McCarthy vanquished by the very weapon he handed Republican insurgents
David Shribman
world
Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters amid news that Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of his harshest critics, plans to use a procedural tool — called a motion to vacate — to try and strip McCarthy of his office as soon as this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
u.s. politics
California governor to name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Dianne Feinstein’s vacant Senate seat
FILE - Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, listens during a rally held by the Latino Victory Fund, Oct. 20, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. A spokesman in California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, that he will name Butler to the Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
analysis
Kevin McCarthy stepped up with an 11th-hour bipartisan deal. It could be his undoing
David Shribman
world
What Dianne Feinstein’s death means for control of the Senate and the looming government shutdown
FILE - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and a group of women senators gather at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 4,2014, to advocate for a bill by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, that would allow people with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the lower interest rates currently offered to new borrowers. From left are, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Feinstein, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died. She was 90. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
analysis
U.S. shutdown not just a failure of Congress but a failure of the American system
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Long-serving U.S. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
FILE PHOTO: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) asks a question as U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "The Justice Department's Investigation of Russian Interference with the 2016 Presidential Election." on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo
analysis
The Republican nominees would be almost unrecognizable to Ronald Reagan
David Shribman
u.s. business
Biden tells striking auto workers to ‘stick with it’ in historic visit to Michigan picket line
President Joe Biden joins striking United Auto Workers on the picket line, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Van Buren Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
analysis
Trump seeks to appeal to unlikely Republican voters
David Shribman
u.s. politics
House Republicans set first Joe Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for Sept. 28
FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters about avoiding a government shutdown and launching an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, following a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. The most vulnerable House Republicans whose elections in swing districts next year will determine which party gains control of the chamber are overwhelmingly voicing their support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. It's a stance, Democrats say, that could come back to haunt them. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
analysis
Powerful engines of political mayhem are cranking up in the U.S.
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Biden’s popularity in negative territory as he fights for pole position in presidential election
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks to service members, first responders, and their families on the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on September 11, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
u.s. politics
Top U.S. House Republican Kevin McCarthy launches Biden impeachment inquiry
FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., holds a news conference as the House prepares to leave for its August recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2023. McCarthy suggested Sunday, Aug. 27, that an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was becoming more likely, calling it “a natural step” as Congress soon ends its summer break and House Republicans seek to expand their investigative power. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
u.s. politics
Nancy Pelosi says she’ll run for re-election in 2024 as Democrats try to win back House majority
FILE - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to The Associated Press about her visit to Ukraine a year ago and her time as the Democratic leader in the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday, Sept. 8, that she will run for reelection to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority in 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
u.s. politics
Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, President Biden tests negative, White House says
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk to board Air Force One for departure at Gainesville Regional Airport after surveying damage caused by Hurricane Idalia, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
analysis
What would Congress impeach Biden for? So far it’s not clear
David Shribman
analysis
Is the 14th Amendment the key to ending Trump’s bid for presidency?
David Shribman
world
Largest U.S. women’s group makes early Biden endorsement, citing abortion rights threats
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: An abortion rights protester holds a sign to keep abortion safe in Ohio at a rally in Columbus, Ohio, after the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger/File Photo/File Photo
analysis
How Trump’s arrest and GOP debate make for a country totally unsettled
David Shribman