World Sep 8, 2022
‘Special master’ wanted: Must keep secrets and ignore Trump’s barbs
That person will review documents seized from the former president's Mar-a-Lago home as part of a probe into his handling of sensitive government records.
World / Politics Aug 17, 2022
Liz Cheney loses Wyoming race, but vows to keep Trump from the White House
Cheney, who has served three terms in Wyoming’s sole U.S. House seat, lost to conservative lawyer Harriet Hageman.
World Aug 4, 2022
Pelosi’s Taiwan trip left White House scrambling to deal with fallout
Behind the scenes, officials in Washington were fuming at Pelosi's insistence on using the trip as a capstone for her career at a moment of highly delicate relations with Beijing.
World / Politics Jul 26, 2022
Pelosi’s Taiwan ambiguity has China fuming ahead of Biden call
Beijing has been warning Pelosi not to be the first sitting speaker since Newt Gingrich to visit the self-governing island.
World Jun 30, 2022
Explosive hearing on U.S. Capitol riot delivers blow to Trump as he eyes 2024 bid
The former president has so far maintained his hold on the Republican Party despite scandals and controversies that would have ended the careers of other politicians.
World Jun 29, 2022
Trump’s Jan. 6 rage gets vivid retelling in ex-aide’s testimony
Cassidy Hutchinson, then an assistant to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, gave the most gripping testimony yet in a House committee’s hearings on the Capitol riot.
World Jun 22, 2022
Trump-inspired menacing of officials dominates Jan. 6 hearing
The proceedings offered a portrait of public officials who said they drew deeply on reservoirs of faith and fidelity to their oaths of office as a fragile barrier to Trump.
World / Politics Jun 14, 2022
Trump raised millions citing 2020 election fraud that aides told him was false
FBI agents were dispatched to run down and eventually disprove bizarre fraud claims — including a suitcase and a truck laden with ballots — in the wake of the 2020 election.
World / Crime & Legal Jun 7, 2022
Jan. 6 hearings aim to catch America's attention with prime-time TV debut
The televised hearings into the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol will need to produce show-stopping moments to grab a divided, distracted nation that has largely moved on.
World / Crime & Legal Jun 6, 2022
U.S. Capitol riot apologists go unpunished as memories of horror fade
The Republican Party is set to make big gains in the U.S. midterm elections, despite fielding candidates who embrace the false narrative of election fraud that fueled the events of Jan. 6.