United States Politics and Government – Page 9

Supreme Court Wrestles With Challenge to Affordable Care Act Over Free Preventive Care

The Supreme Court appeared divided during arguments on Monday over the constitutionality of a provision of the Affordable Care act that can require insurance companies to offer some types of preventive care for free. At issue is a part of the 2010 health care law that established a task force that determines certain kinds of […]

Can a Judge Hold the White House in Contempt of Court?

The Trump administration has arrived at the cusp of what a judge suspects is outright defiance of court orders. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explores what could come next. Source link

An Urgent Supreme Court Order Protecting Migrants Was Built for Speed

There are sculptures of tortoises scattered around the Supreme Court grounds. They symbolize, the court’s website says, “the slow and steady pace of justice.” But the court can move fast when it wants to, busting through protocols and conventions. It did so around 1 a.m. on Saturday, blocking the Trump administration from deporting a group […]

Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Held Millions Himself.

When President Trump paused a punishing round of global tariffs last week, he attributed his change of heart to one main thing. “I was watching the bond market,” he said. “The bond market is very tricky.” Mr. Trump should know — he had a big personal stake in it. A New York Times analysis of […]

The Conservative Christian Network Inside the White House

From the moment President Trump was re-elected, his conservative Christian supporters have rejoiced in a second chance at political power. Elizabeth Dias, the national religion correspondent for The New York Times, describes what that looks like in the White House now. Source link

Can the Menendez Brothers Get Parole?

The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but after recent documentaries and TV shows, new evidence has been introduced, and some are pushing for the case to be revisited. Matt Stevens and Tim Arango, reporters for The New York Times, explain the Menendez brothers’ legal avenues to freedom. […]

Trump Administration Sues Maine for Refusing to Bar Transgender Athletes

The Trump administration sued Maine on Wednesday over policies that allow some transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports, claiming the state is violating a federal law intended to prevent discrimination based on sex. Attorney General Pam Bondi, announcing the move at a news conference while flanked by young female athletes from the state, acknowledged […]

How the White House Press Briefing Is Changing

The Trump administration is considering taking control of the seating in the White House press briefing room from the independent White House Correspondents’ Association. Ashley Wu, a graphics reporter for The New York Times, explains why this matters and notes how questions at the briefings have already started to change. Source link

What Trump’s Meeting With Bukele Means

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has found a spot on the global stage by opening the doors of his prison system to President Trump. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains how Bukele, a self-proclaimed dictator, has gone from a pariah to a partner of Trump. Source link

Who Are the Venezuelan Deportees Sent to El Salvador?

Who are the 238 Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration without due process to El Salvador’s maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center? Julie Turkewitz, a bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what her team’s investigation reveals about the deportees, their criminal records and how they were selected for deportation. Source link