President Biden’s campaign released a new ad on Friday narrated by the actor Robert De Niro that seeks to remind voters of the chaos of Donald J. Trump’s presidency and…
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Biden Administration Advances $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
The Biden administration has told Congress that it intends to move forward with a plan for the United States to sell more than $1 billion in new weapons to Israel,…
A Loss at Mercedes-Benz Slows U.A.W.’s Southern Campaign
After suffering a setback at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama on Friday, the United Automobile Workers union’s efforts to organize other auto factories in the South are likely to slow…
Amid Scrutiny, Paul Manafort Leaves Republican Convention Role
Paul Manafort, the longtime Republican strategist and chairman of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 campaign, who had assumed an unpaid role advising party officials on the nominating convention, stepped aside on…
Trump and Hope Hicks Meet Again as She Testifies in Hush-Money Trial
Her voice low, her posture tense, the woman who spent years steering Donald J. Trump through strife and scandal stepped to the witness stand on Friday carrying a different burden.…
For American Jews, Biden’s Speech on Antisemitism Offers Recognition and Healing
President Biden, standing in front of six candles symbolizing the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust, delivered on Tuesday the strongest condemnation of antisemitism by any sitting American president.…
Biden, a Bystander to ’60s Protests, Is Now a Target
When students took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in April 1968, a young Joe Biden was studying law 250 miles away, just weeks from graduation. Protests and chanting and…
Colin Jost Falls Flat at White House Correspondents Dinner
People in the media have long worried about the impact of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on journalism. The concern is that it makes the press look too chummy…
Biden Vows to Bring Home Detained U.S. Journalists
“There are some who call you the enemy of the people. That’s wrong and it’s dangerous. You literally risk your lives doing your job. And some of your colleagues have…
Biden and Colin Jost Address the White House Correspondents Dinner
President Biden didn’t waste time. Just minutes into his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, Mr. Biden launched into the issues dominating the 2024 election, including…
Trump’s Trial Could Bring a Rarity: Consequences for His Words
“So that’s not true? That’s not true?” The judge in control of Donald J. Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial had just cut off the former president’s lawyer, Todd Blanche. Mr. Blanche…