As many of the Senate’s Republican men dismiss allegations against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, only a small group of G.O.P. women have voiced even a …
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On Issue After Issue, Trump Promises the Moon. No Word on the Rocket.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president-elect has made some of the most expansive campaign pledges in history. Some supporters fear that his bravado could undermine his ambitions.
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Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe officials, Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, ran an infamous prison in Damascus and “sought to terrify, intimidate and repress any opposition, or perceived opposition, to the regime,” according …
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Trump Picks Strident Supporter for Civil Rights Post at Justice Dept.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHarmeet K. Dhillon has been a conservative activist so devoted to the president-elect that she was willing to attack not only Democrats but also fellow Republicans.
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At the Kennedy Center, a Send-Off to Biden and Questions About the Future
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA bipartisan crowd honored Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Apollo Theater. Some wondered if Donald J. Trump would attend next year.
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Trump Says He Does Not Have Plans to Replace Jerome Powell as Fed Chair
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDonald J. Trump, the president-elect, said he doesn’t “see it” when asked if he would try to oust the head of America’s central bank.
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Trump Suggests RFK Jr. Will Examine Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president-elect has promoted the theory for more than a decade and said on Sunday that he was “open to anything” to address a nationwide rise in autism.
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Trump Picks Former Ambassador to Mexico for Deputy Secretary of State
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesChristopher Landau is a longtime lawyer and the son of a veteran U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to three nations in Latin America.
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Biden Says U.S. Conducted Airstrikes Against Islamic State Targets in Syria
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Biden hailed the fall of President Bashar al-Assad as a “fundamental act of justice” but warned of “a moment of risk and uncertainty.”
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Did Trump Drain Democrats’ Energy? These Races Will Be the First Test.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs Democrats try to fire up their fatigued base, two contests for the Virginia legislature will serve as the first measure of partisan enthusiasm since Donald J. Trump’s victory.