Chicago’s Political Order Was Upended This Week. Here’s How.
Chicago’s mayoral race broke some longstanding political ways. A Daley lost. Two black women won. And the meaning of ‘progressive’ is being reshaped.
House Passes First Major Gun Control Law in Decades
The House voted Wednesday to require background checks for all gun purchasers, the first major expansion of gun control laws in over two decades.
Rep. Paul Gosar Calls Cohen a Liar
At the hearing Wednesday of President Trump’s former lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, the Republican congressman from Arizona attacked the credibility of the witness.
Q&A: The Thrill of the Chase
Most dogs love to fetch. Some are obsessed with it.
‘You Wanted to Work in the White House’: Rep. Jordan Attacks Cohen’s Motive
Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, suggested on Wednesday that Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, turned on Mr. Trump because he didn’t get a job in Washington.
Supreme Court Rules for Death Row Inmate With Dementia
The court also issued decisions favoring a criminal defendant whose lawyer would not file an appeal and farmers in India suing over pollution there.
Thousands of Immigrant Children Said They Were Sexually Abused in U.S. Detention Centers, Report Says
There were 4,556 allegations in four years, including a rise in complaints during the Trump administration’s family separation policy.
Trump vs. Cohen: The Breakup of a New York Relationship
The bond, as Michael D. Cohen and associates described it, was a mix of father and son, lawyer and client, and the blind loyalty of mafia henchman to crime boss.
Even as President, Trump Focused on Hush Money, Cohen Says
The president’s former lawyer, speaking to Congress, also implicated Donald Jr. and the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer in an arrangement to pay off Stormy Daniels.
North Carolina Operative Indicted in Connection With Absentee Voter Fraud
L. McCrae Dowless Jr., whose illicit voter-turnout effort led the state to order a new election, has been indicted over his work in a previous election.
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Cross Honoring War Dead
A majority of the justices appeared inclined to rule that the 93-year-old cross did not run afoul of the First Amendment’s ban on religious favoritism.
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