POLITICS

In Trump’s Jan. 6 recast, attackers become martyrs, heroes

WASHINGTON  — A cocktail of propaganda, conspiracy theory and disinformation — of the kind intoxicating to the masses in the darkest turns of history… Read more

Biden pledges appeal of ‘deeply disappointing’ DACA ruling

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era… Read more

GOP eyes Latinos in South Texas in effort to regain Congress

McALLEN, Texas — In Republicans’ bid to retake control of Congress, this traditionally Democratic stretch of South Texas has quietly become a top battleground.

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Top Senate Dem sets infrastructure vote, pressures lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pressuring lawmakers to reach agreement by next week on a pair of massive domestic spending measures,… Read more

On farewell visit to US, Merkel brings message of stability

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Thursday for what is likely her last official visit… Read more

Cuba, Haiti stir fresh political pressures for US president

WASHINGTON — They are two tiny Caribbean states whose intractable problems have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are suddenly… Read more

Biden blasts ‘un-American’ voting limits; Texas Dems act

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden declared preserving voting rights an urgent national “test of our time” on Tuesday but offered few concrete proposals… Read more

Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill

AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats in the Texas Legislature on Monday bolted for Washington, D.C., and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in a second… Read more