A Look Inside Jury Selection in U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case
More U.S. military officers are being mobilized late next week because the original pool in the death penalty case is being depleted.
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Chuck Schumer Is on Track to Become Senate Majority Leader After Election Blowout
The Democratic leader still faces skeptics in his ranks and hostility from some activists, but aides say he has enough commitments of support to be elected majority leader.
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South Carolina Republicans Fracture Over Stunning Defeat of Darline Graham
Some blamed President Trump for backing the novice candidate after the death of her brother, Lindsey Graham. Others accused Mr. Graham’s team of pushing her to run despite her lack of experience.
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He’ll Be Clerk of One of the Country’s Largest Counties. He’s 19.
Sebastian Matta, a sophomore at Arizona State University, was elected on Tuesday as Superior Court clerk in Maricopa County, Ariz.
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Mysterious Request Scrambles Major Supreme Court Gun Case Against Cook County
In an unusual move, the lead plaintiff in one of two cases challenging semiautomatic weapons bans has asked to drop out weeks before the cases are heard.
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Democrats, Newly Ascendant, Begin a Fight to Shape the Party’s Future
At a moment of opportunity for the party, its long-feuding factions are seizing on the midterm results to make their case for tacking to the center or to the left.
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After the Midterms, the Average Age in the Senate Falls to 63
Incoming senators are nearly 15 years younger than departing ones, on average. But the chamber’s overall age isn’t shifting much.
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U.S. Homeless Population Had Record Drop in 2025
The Department of Housing and Urban Development credited President Trump, while homeless advocacy groups said that so-called Housing First policies of his predecessors played a part.
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Trump’s D.C. Construction Blitz May Be About to Get Tougher
The president has bulldozed through obstacles as he has sought to remake the face of Washington. But newly empowered Democrats and angry judges are setting up a high-stakes showdown.
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Susie Wiles Is the Latest Powerful Woman to Exit the Trump Administration
A wave of high-ranking women have left the Trump administration in the past year. Many were replaced by men.
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Democrats Took Over Texas. What Now?
Democrats’ wins in the Lone Star state exceeded their wildest dreams.
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What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff
The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, Mr. Miller has been the public face of many of Mr. Trump’s immigration policies.
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China’s Top Spy Agency Recruited Woman Who Targeted Jensen Huang
A memo that circulated among U.S. policymakers cited intelligence that Alice Huang, a Chinese executive who developed a relationship with Nvidia’s leader, was an asset of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security.
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In Elevating Stephen Miller, Trump Doubles Down on Hard-Line Agenda
The new White House chief of staff is responsible for some of the most provocative policies of President Trump’s second term, as well as an aggressive approach to executive power.
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How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections
Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.
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Christopher Murphy Will Not Return to Senate Next Week After Stroke
Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, said in a statement that he would spend several weeks recovering at a rehabilitation center.
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Amazon Follows Melania Trump Film With Two-Part Series by the Same Director
The documentary, which the first lady executive produces, will debut on Nov. 20. Brett Ratner directs.
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Hegseth Faces Impeachment Effort and Bipartisan Scrutiny After Midterm Elections
A looming impeachment push could put President Trump’s polarizing defense secretary in a standoff with Democrats and Republicans.
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