Republicans claim victory for Harvard president’s resignation
Gay is the second college president to step down since the Dec. 5 hearing of the House Education and Workforce Committee investigating schools’ responses to…
Michael Cohen can’t hold Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, court says
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen can’t hold his former boss, former President Trump, liable because he was jailed for what he claimed was retaliation for writing…
Five stories will make or break New York in 2024
A big year stretches ahead with the presidential election topping the list of political events to watch. (And New York’s presidential primary date is April…
Harvard President Claudine Gay to resign, Crimson and Globe report
Harvard President Claudine Gay speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington. | Mark…
Hezbollah’s TV station says top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut blast
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the blast killed four people and was carried out by an Israeli drone. An explosion shook the Lebanese capital’s…
South Korean opposition leader stabbed in the neck
Sohn said Democratic Party officials quickly subdued the attacker before police officers detained him. He said 41 police officers had been deployed to the area…
‘Seething’ Putin hammers Ukraine with massive missile and drone attacks – POLITICO
Russia battered Kyiv and Kharkiv with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least four people and injuring 92 more, after President Vladimir Putin said he…
‘Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy’ almost didn’t happen. How it became the biggest VP debate moment in history
Reporting from Washington — Dennis Eckart still has the sheet from the yellow legal pad where he wrote it down: “Quayle thinks he’s JFK!” The year…
RIP ‘worker-centered trade’: Biden’s global economic agenda stalls
“There were some big concerns that we would be retreating back to the day where trade was a race to the bottom, especially for workers,”…
Judges let new California ban on guns in many public places take effect amid legal fight
A new California law barring licensed gun holders from carrying their firearms into an array of public places took effect Monday despite an ongoing legal…
Washington helps millions pay their internet bills. This spring that help could go away.
More recently in September, the IG chided the commission and described an internet service provider that improperly claimed nearly $50 million in benefits over a…
Biden Awake After Surgery to Artery Beneath His Brain
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) was alert and talking with members of his family Saturday after surgeons corrected an aneurysm in an artery…
‘Certain things require a machete’: House China Committee chair defends approach to Beijing
But that aggressive approach to Beijing has sown internal divisions and dismayed some China experts who warn that the committee’s approach harms administration efforts to…
Inside the battle over B Corp certification, the business world’s do-good badge of honor
WASHINGTON — After years of reporting on climate change, I have become slightly obsessed with being a more eco-friendly consumer. I’ve spent more time than I’d…
Why fears about Biden’s marijuana moves are overblown
“If you’re going to launch an enforcement initiative against cannabis, why would you start off with saying, ‘Oh, by the way, it’s less of a…
Abortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races
CHICAGO — The 2024 elections will be dominated by the presidential contest and the battle for control of Congress, but another series of races is shaping…
What is victory for Joe Biden in New Hampshire?
As the sitting president, Biden has a high bar to meet. At the same time, his name won’t appear on the ballot thanks to his…
Retirements could tip control of the House majority
WASHINGTON — A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding to leave the chamber, a disparity that…
2024 is a record year for world elections. Here’s what to watch.
“We will know whether democracy lives or dies by the end of 2024,” said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, founder of the investigative news…