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Tyre Nichols’s death provokes deep introspection of America’s racial and cultural crises
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Biden lambasts House Republicans in economic speech
President Joe Biden speaks at the Steamfitters Local 602 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
analysis
Discovery of classified documents at Trump and Biden’s homes raises many questions
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Chief Biden aide Ron Klain expected to soon leave White House
FILE - White House chief of staff Ron Klain walks to the South Lawn of the White House to attend an event in Washington, April 8, 2022. Klain, who has spent more than two years as President Joe Biden's top aide, is preparing to exit his post in the coming weeks, according to a person familiar with Klain's plans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
analysis
With Biden facing his own documents probe, power of charges against Trump substantially weakened
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Biden set to deliver annual State of Union address on Feb. 7
FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union Address before lawmakers in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., March 1, 2022. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
analysis
What could the Kevin McCarthy era in the U.S. House of Representatives look like? Disarray, and maybe disaster
David Shribman
analysis
Kevin McCarthy’s degrading bid for U.S. House speaker puts on stark display power of few over many
David Shribman
analysis
U.S. Congress impasse seems primed to go on for an infinite amount of time
David Shribman
analysis
Kevin McCarthy’s historic rebuff is (another) sign of American political chaos
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Joe Biden plans to renominate stalled picks for key federal posts
U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he arrives with his family following a holiday visit to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. January 2, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
analysis
Kevin McCarthy ready to upend the ‘regular order’ on Capitol Hill in House speaker bid
David Shribman
analysis
New U.S. Congress faces many fights in new year, including McCarthy’s troubled bid for Speaker
David Shribman
analysis
There are serious, if not terrible, repercussions to consider in the decision to criminally charge Trump
David Shribman
opinion
Franco Harris was a star for the Steelers, but a true giant for Pittsburgh
David Shribman
analysis
Committee’s vote on Trump’s Jan. 6 involvement a sombre, historic moment in American politics
David Shribman
analysis
Jan. 6 panel’s likely criminal referrals against Trump could condemn him to darkest corner of presidential history
David Shribman
analysis
Jan. 6 panel’s likely recommendation of criminal charges for Trump would smash another precedent
David Shribman
opinion
It took a lot for the Liberals to screw up a gun bill this badly
Campbell Clark
analysis
Kyrsten Sinema withdrawing from the Democratic Party could mean everything for U.S. politics – or nothing
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, adding drama to tight U.S. Senate margin
FILE - Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing to examine social media's impact on homeland security, Sept. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In 2024 Sinema will be up for reelection. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
world
Chuck Schumer re-elected Senate leader after Democrats expand majority
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives at an event in front of the U.S. Capitol December 8, 2022 in Washington, DC. Airport service workers organizing with SEIU including baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, janitors, security guards, and wheelchair attendants joined lawmakers to urge Congress to pass the Good Jobs for Good Airport Act. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
analysis
The implications of Raphael Warnock’s victory spill far beyond the borders of Georgia
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Georgia U.S. Senate runoff between Warnock and Walker too close to call
Supporters of Reverend Raphael Warnock, Democratic Senator for Georgia attend a election night party after polls closed for the U.S. midterm runoff elections between Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
analysis
With call to terminate Constitution, Trump drives bulldozer into guard rail of U.S. law
David Shribman
analysis
Donald Trump’s dinner with antisemites and white supremacist is another test of his endurance in U.S. politics
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Hakeem Jeffries elected to lead House Democrats’ next generation
House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arrives for leadership elections where he is expected to become the top Democrat in the House when Nancy Pelosi steps down as speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Jeffries will become the first Black American to lead a major political party in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
analysis
Major questions persist for Jan. 6 committee as it prepares long-awaited report
David Shribman
world
Elon Musk says he will support Ron DeSantis if Florida governor runs for president
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill at Classical Preparatory school, on March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla. The Walt Disney Company announced late Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, that former CEO Bob Iger will return to head the company for two years in a move that stunned the entertainment industry. Disney said in a statement that Bob Chapek, who succeeded Iger in 2020, had stepped down from the position. Chapek faced blowback early this year for not using Disney's vast influence in Florida to quash the Republican bill that would prevent teachers from instructing early grades on LGBTQ issues. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)
analysis
Trump’s prospects of repeating his win in the New Hampshire presidential primary have suffered a blow
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Rising star Hakeem Jeffries announces bid to lead U.S. House Democrats
FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following a House Democratic Caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
u.s. politics
Nancy Pelosi won’t seek leadership role, plans to stay in Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
analysis
Change ordinarily refreshes a democracy. Nobody feels that’s the case in today’s America
David Shribman
world
Republicans win slim U.S. House majority, complicating ambitious agenda
Members-elect from the U.S. House of Representatives cheer as a few late comers for a class photo jog up the steps to join the group outside of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
analysis
Trump’s 2024 presidential announcement was an all-out extravaganza, with glitter, grandiosity and gibes
David Shribman