Politics
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‘This Was a Failure’: Biden’s A.T.F. Pick Says White House Left Him Open to Attack
David Chipman’s confirmation odyssey began with a short congratulatory buzz from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in April and ended,…
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Republicans at Odds Over Infrastructure Bill as Vote Approaches
WASHINGTON — Business groups and some Senate Republicans — working at cross-purposes with Republican leaders in the House — have…
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Military Officials Say They Urged Biden Against Afghanistan Withdrawal
WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders publicly acknowledged on Tuesday that they advised President Biden not to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan…
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How the Debt Ceiling Came to Be a Political Cudgel
Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Over the weekend, Germany conducted a…
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Pelosi Plans Infrastructure Vote as Safety Net Bill Remains Mired in Rifts
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California signaled to Democrats on Monday that she would push ahead with a vote…
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Intelligence Agencies Pushed to Use More Commercial Satellites
WASHINGTON — A cluster of satellites operated by an American company called HawkEye 360 looked down on the Middle East…
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Republicans Block Government Funding, Refusing to Lift Debt Limit
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown this week and a…
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Biden Administration Moves to Protect Undocumented Young Adults
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to publish a proposed rule on Tuesday in hopes of preserving Deferred Action for…
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Explaining the U.S. Debt Limit and Why It Became a Bargaining Tool
WASHINGTON — As Congress continues to flirt with the idea of not raising or suspending the nation’s debt limit, economists…
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How an Anti-Trump Plotter in 2016 Became His Champion Against Liz Cheney
Former President Donald J. Trump is leading an all-out war against Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming because of her perceived…