Four top aides to Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III were informed last Tuesday that he had been hospitalized a day earlier but did not notify the White House until …
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Many Have Preached Politics From This Pulpit, but Biden Is the First President
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., the oldest A.M.E. church in the South, will forever be associated with former President Barack Obama because of his memorable — and …
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In a flurry of appearances and commentary, former Representative Liz Cheney has stepped up her denunciations of former President Donald J. Trump in a last-ditch effort to persuade Republicans not …
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Austin’s Hospitalization Prompts Questions Over Pentagon Timeline
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Pentagon came under increased pressure Sunday to explain why senior Biden administration officials, congressional representatives and the president himself were not notified of the hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd …
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On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Trump Repeats Lie That 2020 Election Was Stolen
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThree years to the day that supporters of Donald J. Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s electoral victory, Mr. Trump …
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U.S. Steel Acquisition Proposal Tests Biden’s Industrial Policy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesU.S. Steel is an iconic example of the lost manufacturing muscle that President Biden says his economic policies will bring back to the United States. But last month, the storied-but-diminished …
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On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Trump Repeats Lie That 2020 Election Was Stolen
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThree years to the day that supporters of Donald J. Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s electoral victory, Mr. Trump …
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President Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address on March 7, an opportunity to detail his vision of the nation amid a presidential campaign that the White …
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House Dysfunction By the Numbers: 724 Votes, Only 27 Laws Enacted
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs Congress comes back into session this month, Annie Karni, a New York Times politics reporter, reflects on its lack of productivity in 2023, and what that could mean for …
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Red Sea Attacks Leave Shipping Companies With Difficult Choices
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe shipping companies that move goods on one of the world’s busiest trade routes for factories, stores, car dealerships and other businesses face an excruciating decision. They can send their …