President Biden said a Russian invasion of Ukraine would result in heavy economic penalties for Mr. Putin, in a tense meeting. The meeting was a big foreign policy test for President Biden, with consequences for the stability of Europe, the credibility of American threats and the future of Ukraine. At one clinic serving low-income children, treatment for health problems that have gone unchecked during the pandemic is more in demand than coronavirus shots. After Mayor Bill de Blasio set a mandate for all private employers, some raised questions about how the city planned to enforce it, while others said they backed the idea. Alarmed by the arrival of the new variant, health officials have called for everyone who is eligible to get a booster shot. Lawmakers tossed out some bipartisan provisions as they rushed to advance the bill, which would increase the Pentagon’s budget by more than what President Biden had requested. The bill would provide a one-time pathway for the Senate to raise the debt ceiling on a simple majority vote, skirting Republican obstruction. The bipartisan group voted 34 to 0 to send the president a report analyzing ideas like Supreme Court expansion, but it declined to take a stand. Under the agreement, commanders’ powers would be clipped after years of complaints about unfairness and retaliation. Saule Omarova withdrew herself from consideration to be comptroller of the currency after attacks from Republicans and banking lobbyists that labeled her a communist. As the clean energy revolution upends the centuries-long lock of fossil fuels on the global economy, dealmakers and hustlers converge on the Fleuve Congo Hotel. As legislators across the country draw House maps to protect incumbents, a nonpartisan commission of California citizens is drafting one that will scramble political fortunes for both parties. The former White House chief of staff told the House panel scrutinizing the Capitol attack that he was no longer willing to be deposed, reversing a commitment he made last week. Cinema is finally capturing, with uncanny precision and furious energy, more honest and complex versions of the mother. A new contemporary art space is probing how Russia engages with the West by reviving an unlikely 1990s TV hit. Somehow, America stopped honoring responsibility. Could we avert a similar catastrophe in the future? From period pains and hip dips to bullying and catcalling, five girls talk about the trials of growing up. What might the Republican Party look like in a post-Roe America? These days, it’s hard to tell. The landscape resembles frozen spinach left out on the kitchen counter too long. In debates about how best to confront our collective past, we must give weight to the present as well. The whys of American politics have much more to do with the ever-changing currents of race, religion and economic production than they do with political messaging. Teachers can do only do so much to protect their students from school shootings. Ai-jen Poo on the economic potential of a public investment in child care, elder care and paid family leave. The Supreme Court is about to consider that question. Democracies can find strength in numbers. Readers discuss James Madison and the role of Congress today. Also: Expanding the fight for abortion rights; a proposal for the National Mall. America can’t arrest its way out of a problem caused by the fundamental human need to connect. A conversation about his legacy, his engagements with pop music and whether he has any true inheritors. The accuser, who testified under her first name, Carolyn, described being preyed upon as an especially vulnerable child. Residents of Russell, the town in Kansas where Mr. Dole grew up, spoke longingly of a bygone era of bipartisanship. David Neal Cox admitted to the 2007 killing of his sister-in-law, Felecia Cox, a cold case in which he had long been the prime suspect, prosecutors said. Mr. Magnus, the police chief in Tucson, Ariz., will seek to win the trust of the U.S. Border Patrol, an agency championed by former President Donald J. Trump. The climax of the cross-examination of Ms. Holmes, founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos, sends her fraud trial to its end stage. Mr. Smollett was questioned Tuesday by the prosecution about his interactions with his attackers shortly before the 2019 assault. Urban parts of Honolulu saw significant flooding and loss of power, the authorities said. But heading into Tuesday evening, the state had largely avoided landslides and catastrophic floods. The United Arab Emirates, in a nod to global markets, has changed its workweek, declaring that Sunday, a work day in much of the Arab world, is now part of the weekend. Fridays will be half days. A man with the same name, Khalid Alotaibi, is wanted in connection with the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A Saudi official says France arrested the wrong man. Experts say there are important distinctions to keep in mind. The Broadway musical, “MJ,” with a book by Lynn Nottage and directed by Christopher Wheeldon, began previews Monday. Sixty-six tracks that tell the story of the year: a posthumous political statement, a hyperpop star finding his footing, an emerging force’s debut smash and a superstar’s 10-minute redo. Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. More Recent Articles |
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