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How Big Banks, Ranchers and Unions Found a Common Foe in Biden Regulators
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] When a member of Congress loses re-election and is trying to figure out what turned voters away, their position on an arcane bank regulation doesn’t usually come up. But a…
Read MoreTrump’s Lawyers Say It’s Impossible for Him to Post Bond Covering $454M Civil Fraud Judgment
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals. The former president’s lawyers wrote in a court filing that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of…
Read MoreIrish Leader Urges ‘Bombs to Stop’ in Gaza in St. Patrick’s Day Speech That Moves Biden to Tears
It’s an annual tradition for the leader of Ireland to spend St. Patrick’s Day with the leader of the United States to celebrate the close bonds between the two countries. But what would normally be a festive occasion at the White House, especially as President Joe Biden likes to herald his own personal Irish heritage…
Read MoreBiden Backs Schumer After Senator Calls for New Elections in Israel
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden expressed support Friday for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel, the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza. Schumer, a Jewish Democrat from New York, sent tremors through…
Read MoreU.S. Patience With Netanyahu Is Running Out
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] It’s never been a secret: many Democrats despise Benjamin Netanyahu. But with Israel’s military campaign to destroy Hamas producing a humanitarian catastrophe and tens of thousands of civilian deaths, Democratic leaders are taking a gloves-off approach toward the Israeli Prime Minister who refuses to change course in Gaza: calling for the end of…
Read MoreThe Fight for Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t Over. Far From It.
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago, Kelley Robinson was running the political shop at Planned Parenthood. Like so many abortion advocates and activists, she had seen the…
Read MoreJudge Dismisses Some Charges Against Trump in Georgia 2020 Election Interference Case
ATLANTA—The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but the rest of the sweeping racketeering indictment remains intact. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee quashed six counts in the indictment, including three against Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential…
Read MoreBiden and Trump Clinch Party Nominations to Officially Head Toward Presidential Rematch
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties’ presidential nominations Tuesday with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want. Read More: The Dread Election The outcome of contests across Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state was never in…
Read MoreWhy Trump Flipped on TikTok
As Congress moves ahead with legislation that could ban TikTok, the popular platform has found an unlikely ally in Washington: Donald Trump. Over the last week, Trump has railed against a bill that would remove TikTok from U.S. app stores unless its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, sells its stake. To many, the move came out…
Read MoreThe Biggest Takeaways From Hur’s Testimony on the Biden Classified Documents Probe
Special Counsel Robert Hur testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about his investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, offering his first public comments on why he chose not to seek charges against the President and characterized him as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” in his report last…
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