The push began in the Trump administration and continued under President Biden, and the Justice Department obtained a gag order to keep it from public view. A transcript of the former White House counsel’s appearance, which ended a two-year dispute between the Justice Department and Congress over a subpoena, will be made public next week. The Manhattan district attorney’s office subpoenaed Jeffrey McConney, a long-serving financial executive at the company. Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, is lining up votes to build the case for defusing the procedural weapon, which Republicans have used to thwart the party’s agenda. Once again, a bipartisan group of senators is seeking to bridge a deep policy divide, but the lesson of failed negotiations on the Affordable Care Act has left Democrats skeptical about an infrastructure deal. Still adjusting to the White House, the president sees Delaware as a place where he can be on display but still have his privacy protected. As Republicans blame enhanced unemployment insurance for slower-than-expected job gains, the White House stresses that the benefit will expire in September as planned. Many employers report having trouble finding applicants. Economists say the labor market may simply need time to get sorted out. With Americans divided over who bears credit for the economic recovery, we spoke with our reporter Ben Casselman about the latest job numbers. A nursing shortage — driven by the pandemic — has made life miserable for parents with profoundly disabled children. “What if I’m so exhausted that I make a mistake?” Since the murder of George Floyd, the racial justice movement has received millions of dollars in donations. But some chapters have questioned how those funds are spent. Experts are examining a watercolor found in an antiques shop that may be a rare work by Edmund Walpole Brooke, who painted with van Gogh during his final months. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you. Francis Spufford talks about “Light Perpetual,” and Egill Bjarnason discusses “How Iceland Changed the World.” Coronavirus variants may be causing severe infections in children. The C.E.O. — and the rest of us — are paying the price. Schools and the entertainment industry, which help shape what is history and what is forgotten, must portray the burden of racism in our nation. A return to cinemas isn't a sure thing. The unemployed and potential employers are like single people at a giant mixer — there are opportunities, but most won't find the perfect match right away. They could help save our democracy. They prefer not to. Republicans are right that elder care only loosely counts as infrastructure. But something must be done about it. Republican state laws will be used as a weapon of intimidation against the people who run our elections at the local and state levels. Reports of a decline in male fertility rely on flawed assumptions, a new study contends. The Biden administration is taking steps to counter the growing threat of cyberattacks on U.S. businesses, and encouraging companies to do more to protect themselves. Iran-backed militias in Iraq are suspected of carrying out recent drone strikes on sensitive American targets in Iraq, evading U.S. defenses. For émigrés and exiles, pressure on families back home, social media intimidation, even kidnapping, have become a regular part of life. Six years after they were first reported, debilitating neurological symptoms have shaken the province of New Brunswick and still have doctors in Canada stumped. The woman, Teresa Logan, accused Mr. Stringer of sexual harassment and making unwanted advances while she was working for him at a bar and restaurant he co-owned in 1992. The state’s insurance regulator endorsed proposals that could reshape the real estate market, the latest sign of climate shocks hitting the economy. Mr. West’s spats with Governor Greg Abbott over his handling of the pandemic and with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over gun legislation have led to speculation that he will mount a primary challenge to one of them. Mr. Bell, who starred in the Nickelodeon series “Drake & Josh” from 2004 to 2007, has pleaded not guilty. The overhaul under discussion includes a minimum tax that companies would pay regardless of where their headquarters were. Research shows that wearing masks outdoors can protect against more than Covid-19 for people who suffer from seasonal allergies. Can it affect mammograms or the timing of fertility treatments? What side effects should you look out for? Experts weigh in. Based on a comic book about a pandemic-fueled apocalypse, the new Netflix series is actually full of big-hearted whimsy. Thank the remote-controlled ears. Italy has 10 players in the top 100, the most ever, and two 19-year-olds who look like major stars in the making. Just don’t ask them what’s going on. Historical images from Belmont Park, the challenging track where horse racing legends are made — or not. Netflix in the United States bids adieu to a ton of great movies and TV shows in June, including “Scarface” and “Twin Peaks.” Catch these while you can. Analysis of the fossil record shows a mysterious mass extinction that decimated the diversity of sharks in the world’s oceans, and they’ve never fully recovered. Regulators allowed a new antifungal treatment, but critics say it is unneeded and costs too much. A new study highlights the impressive biomechanics and suction power of an elephant’s most defining appendage. Created by the artist Sophia Al-Maria, the new series resituates Nin’s erotic short story collection in 1955 Morocco, a year before the country threw off its colonialist yoke. An Ohio city school board voted not to renew the contract of a high school head coach after he and others forced a student to eat pepperoni despite his religious beliefs, a lawyer for the boy’s family said. When Joshua Kappel first met Samantha Presnal in October 2015, she was dating someone else. However, Mr. Kappel felt that they were a better match and issued an ultimatum. Retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter was speaking at an American Legion service in Hudson, Ohio, on Monday when he was intentionally silenced. More Recent Articles |
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