President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee refused to weigh in on critical matters that could come before the court, including health care, abortion rights and a possible election dispute. Judge Amy Coney Barrett demonstrated easy familiarity with Supreme Court precedents but said almost nothing about whether they should stand. Democrats pressed Judge Amy Coney Barrett more with the election in mind than out of any hope of derailing her rise to the Supreme Court. After extending the deadline to count every person in America, a process complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration reversed course. Critics saw a political motive. The president’s personal lawyers say lower courts should not have upheld a broad subpoena by the Manhattan district attorney. The four companies known as Big Tech — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — now have more than 22,000 employees in the city, with thousands added just this year. A case in Nevada has spurred new concerns that people who have recovered from the infection may still be vulnerable. That’s unlikely, experts say. The hurdles to early voting in places like Georgia and Texas resulted from a combination of intense voter interest that stressed local capacity and the sort of messiness long common to American elections. Baseless claims are circulating online about a Democrat-led coup, inflaming tensions in an already turbulent election season. Democrats are pushing to expand their use, while Republicans insist, without evidence, that they make fraud easier — even as they deploy their own in California. New accounts from the scene raise questions about whether Michael Reinoehl, suspected of killing a far-right Trump supporter, pulled out a gun before officers fatally shot him. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The economy needs it, and the public wants it. So why can’t Congress and the White House reach a deal on a new stimulus package? Her strong faith, embrace of motherhood and career accomplishments have made her an icon for the right. So why aren’t more girls from conservative Christian traditions encouraged to be like her? U.S. efforts to cut Iran off from the rest of the world in the midst of the pandemic are cruel. So is Iran’s refusal to release political prisoners. I’m not afraid of criticism, and “Protect Black women” should not be controversial. With a different leader, the United States could have contained the coronavirus. And child care, at its best, fosters children’s development. So how did we come to treat them so differently? It’s not hard to imagine how conservatives would smear her religious beliefs. If she lives as long as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she could still be on the court in 2059. What would she do? The G.O.P. blocked Obama and quick-pitched Amy Coney Barrett. Democrats must fight fire with fire. As America retreats from world affairs, Russia is promising other nations help on the pandemic. After 27 years and more than 2,500 reviews, The Times’s co-chief theater critic reviews his own tenure and talks about why he’s (quietly) making an exit. Long before it was fashionable, PBS educated us about the realities of American life, and spoke some truth to power along the way. The suggestion emerged in an arbitration case over the critical comments Ms. Manigault Newman, a former White House aide, made about President Trump in her 2018 book “Unhinged.’’ Chief Fausto Pichardo told colleagues that he felt insulted by Mayor Bill de Blasio during a turbulent time for the city, a police official said. The Jets released the running back, their marquee free-agent signing from 2019, not even halfway through his four-year, $52.5 million contract. Mayor Ethan Berkowitz apologized for engaging in a “consensual, inappropriate messaging relationship” with a local news anchor after she posted a photo on social media. Steven D. Pankey was arrested on Monday in Idaho and charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Jonelle Matthews, whose disappearance drew national attention. Armenians and Azerbaijanis coexisted in Soviet days. But conflict over the disputed territory exploded in the late 1980s, leaving festering wounds that have erupted anew. The lawsuit was the third in recent months where the government has taken on a perceived foes of the White House. A virtual unknown 10 months ago, the wealthy and polished British finance chief gained stature during the pandemic, while remaining in his boss’s good graces. She first achieved acclaim on the stage. But she was best known for her Emmy-nominated role as Berta, Charlie Sheen’s gruff housekeeper. The Showtime mini-series is the latest work to take up the question of whether the 19th century abolitionist was a martyr or a madman. The answers tend to break along racial lines. Martin Puchner’s “The Language of Thieves” recounts the history of Rotwelsch — a secret code used by vagabonds across Europe for centuries — and the efforts to stamp it out. The director of the provocative horror film “Possessor Uncut” argues that none of us are ever truly ourselves: “There’s an internal performance that we all engage with.” Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Swedish study found that men and women with depression or other mental health ills slept better when using the popular therapeutic aids. Helen H. Richardson, a photographer at The Denver Post, was steps away when a rally and a counterprotest ended in a fatal shooting. More Recent Articles |
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