U.S. and Allies Race to Shape a New Syria
As a rebel alliance with a tenuous hold on power struggles to assert control of the fractured country, Israel, Turkey and the United States are trying to influence what Syria will become.
Clarke Reed, Who Helped the G.O.P. Conquer the South, Dies at 96
He built Mississippi’s Republican Party into a conservative powerhouse, making himself a regional power broker in the process.
Trump Reacts to Time ‘Person of the Year’ and Stock Exchange Opening
For a man who rose to fame in the gilded yuppie era of New York City, today’s ringing the bell to open the stock exchange, and being named Person of the Year by Time, must have a certain appeal.
Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt unveils bill demanding fed watchdogs keep Congress in the loop on censorship by agencies
Sen. Eric Schmitt introduced new legislation Thursday that would mandate the watchdogs of federal agencies hunt for any collusion between federal agencies and social media companies and inform Congress of such activities.
Patel’s Warm Senate Welcome Reflects the G.O.P.’s Turn Against the F.B.I.
Senate Republicans have largely embraced President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to run the bureau, demonstrating that his anti-F.B.I. stance is now party orthodoxy.
Trump says he doesn’t ‘trust’ Netanyahu — but vows to bring Israel-Hamas war to an end
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to finalize a peace deal between Israel and Hamas and end the war in the Gaza Strip during his second term, but doesn’t place trust in anyone else to bring that about — not even Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Dolton ‘Super Mayor’ Tiffany Henyard defiant after losing nomination, claims voter suppression
Dolton “Super Mayor” Tiffany Henyard is planning to fight back after losing the Democratic nomination for Thornton Township supervisor, a position she currently holds.
Oversight panel probes federal agency over unhinged post claiming US is devolving into Nazi Germany
House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer demanded answers from the Selective Service agency for reposting a vulgar social media screed last month suggesting the US may be on a similar trajectory as Nazi Germany.
F.B.I. Didn’t Instruct Informants to Encourage Violence at Capitol, Report Says
The review acknowledged that several informants were in Washington on Jan. 6, but said that only a handful were collecting information for the F.B.I. that day, contrary to conspiracy theories.