Monkeys Escape After Truck Crashes on Pennsylvania Highway
Jamie Labar was working at the front desk at a Super 8 hotel in Montour County, Pa., on Friday when she heard that there had been a crash on the highway nearby. “I thought it…
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Judge Issues Stinging Free Speech Ruling Against University of Florida
WASHINGTON — A federal judge handed a crucial free-speech victory to six University of Florida professors Friday, ordering the university to stop enforcing a policy that had…
Arizona Sues to Stop Treasury From Recouping Relief Funds
WASHINGTON — Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona sued the Biden administration on Friday to block its efforts to claw back pandemic relief money that the state has been using to undercut…
As F.B.I. Breached Texas Synagogue, Hostages Were Dashing for Exit
COLLEYVILLE, Texas — Eleven hours into the standoff in a synagogue in suburban Fort Worth on Saturday evening, it was clear to the F.B.I. that the situation was devolving. The…
Biden Looks to Intel’s U.S. Investment to Buoy His China Agenda
WASHINGTON — In celebrating a $20 billion investment by Intel in a new semiconductor plant in Ohio, President Biden sought on Friday to jump-start a stalled element of his…
What Mattered This Week
And while it might be hard for “President Senator” to let go of a place he served for four decades, Democrats told us it’s a political necessity: “He has vast power in the…
Jan. 6 Panel and State Officials Seek Answers on Fake Trump Electors
Mr. Thompson’s committee this week received more than 700 pages of documents from the Trump White House related to various attempts to challenge the election, according to a…
Brian Laundrie Claimed Responsibility for Gabrielle Petito’s Death, F.B.I. Says
Brian Laundrie claimed responsibility for killing his fiancée, Gabrielle Petito, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday, as it prepared to close a case that had…
Supreme Court to Consider Limits of Ruling for Native Americans in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide a question left open by its landmark 2020 decision declaring that much of eastern Oklahoma falls within an Indian…
Justice Dept. Charges Texas Man With Threatening Georgia Election Officials
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday charged a Texas man with publicly calling for the assassination of Georgia’s election officials on the day before the Jan. 6…
Abortion Opponents Descend on Washington for March for Life Rally
Anti-abortion protesters descended on Washington from across the country on Friday for the annual March for Life, a ritual that this year took on the tone of a celebration as they…
Court Battle Over a Ventilator Takes a Patient From Minnesota to Texas
Scott Quiner, an operations manager at a transportation company in Minnesota, became sick with Covid-19 in October. Mr. Quiner, 55, who was unvaccinated, was hospitalized the next…
What a Dry January Means for California’s Drought
In the final three months of 2021, hope arrived in California in the form of rain. Record-breaking downpours nourished the parched land. The state’s snowpack, a major source of…
Back to School, but Still Learning Online
“A key piece of tutoring is that social relationship with a caring adult,” said Amanda Neitzel, an assistant research scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Research and…
Racial Turmoil Mars Signs of Progress at the U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON — The United States Mint celebrated a milestone this month when it announced the first shipment of a new batch of quarters bearing the image of the writer and poet…
Biden as a New F.D.R.? Try L.B.J.
Like Mr. Roosevelt’s First Hundred Days, the $1.9 trillion dollar Rescue Plan sought to offer relief from the pandemic and a path back to normalcy. It lacked the political…
4 Dead in Brutal Cold at U.S. Border Are Believed to Be Human Smuggling Victims
The bodies were found on Wednesday in barren, snow-covered terrain just feet from the U.S. border in Manitoba, Canada: a man, a woman, a teenager and an infant who appeared to…
Fact-Checking McConnell’s Comparison of Black Turnout Rates
A spokesman for Mr. McConnell also cited Census Bureau demographic data on voter turnout for the past four federal elections. In the 2020 election, for example, 62.6 percent of…
Republicans Want New Tool in Elusive Search for Voter Fraud: Election Police
WASHINGTON — Reprising the rigged-election belief that has become a mantra among their supporters, Republican politicians in at least three states are proposing to establish…
Republicans Want New Tool in Elusive Search for Voter Fraud: Election Police
WASHINGTON — Reprising the rigged-election belief that has become a mantra among their supporters, Republican politicians in at least three states are proposing to establish…
On Voting Rights, Democrats Say They Had to Go Down Swinging
WASHINGTON — In forcing a tense Senate showdown over voting rights, Senator Chuck Schumer violated a cardinal rule of congressional leadership: Don’t go to the floor unless…
Three Black Senators Play Outsized Roles in Voting Rights Debate
“To have a conversation and a narrative that is blatantly false is offensive, not just to me or southern Americans but offensive to millions of Americans who fought, bled and…
Three Black Senators Play Outsized Roles in Voting Rights Debate
“To have a conversation and a narrative that is blatantly false is offensive, not just to me or southern Americans but offensive to millions of Americans who fought, bled and…
With Broad Safety Net Bill Stalled, Democrats Weigh What to Salvage
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s concession this week that his marquee social safety net and climate package must be broken apart to have any hope of becoming law reignited a…
With Broad Safety Net Bill Stalled, Democrats Weigh What to Salvage
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s concession this week that his marquee social safety net and climate package must be broken apart to have any hope of becoming law reignited a…
Winning Virginia Was the Easy Part. Can Glenn Youngkin Govern?
Glenn Youngkin’s winning bid for governor of Virginia last year was closely scrutinized by both parties for signs of what was to come in 2022. Now, as the Republican begins his…
Supreme Court Refuses to Require Prompt Action on Texas Abortion Law
The Texas law has novel features. Usually, a lawsuit seeking to block a law because it is unconstitutional would name state officials as defendants. However, the Texas law, which…
Supreme Court Refuses to Require Prompt Action on Texas Abortion Law
The Texas law has novel features. Usually, a lawsuit seeking to block a law because it is unconstitutional would name state officials as defendants. However, the Texas law, which…
Biden the Negotiator Confronts the Cold Reality of Capitol Hill Gridlock
WASHINGTON — President Biden entered the White House promising to engage with Congress in a way that few presidents ever had, thanks to his three decades as a senator. A year…
Biden the Negotiator Confronts the Cold Reality of Capitol Hill Gridlock
WASHINGTON — President Biden entered the White House promising to engage with Congress in a way that few presidents ever had, thanks to his three decades as a senator. A year…
