WASHINGTON — The United States could default on its debt sometime in October if Congress does not take action to raise or suspend the debt limit, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen warned on Wednesday. The “extraordinary measures” that the Treasury
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Opinion | A More Secular America Is Not Just a Problem for Republicans
By Ryan Burge Mr. Burge, an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and a Baptist pastor, has written extensively about the interaction of religion and politics. Since 1988, the General Social Survey has been asking Americans of
Lawmakers Unite in Bipartisan Fury Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
If President Biden hoped to find cover from politicians in both parties who had reached a broad consensus around withdrawal, he is finding little so far. By Catie Edmondson Moderate Democrats are furious at the Biden administration for what they
The Elan of Elon Musk
Muddy Waters comes clean on Tesla Much has been written about Carson Block, the volatile and sometimes venomous short-seller who runs Muddy Waters Capital. Now, Block is penning some rare words of his own. Block just sent clients his first
Biden’s Challenge at the Border
The president’s decision to keep a Trump-era policy has put his immigration strategy under scrutiny. By Clay Risen Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. With the Delta variant spreading, the Olympics ending and the
Opinion | Jan. 6: A Failed Coup Plot but, Yes, a Coup Plot
More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “What if There Wasn’t a Coup Plot?,” by Christopher Caldwell (Opinion guest essay, Sunday Review, Aug. 1): I think Mr. Caldwell and I must have very different definitions of the word “coup.”
As Taliban Advance, Biden Officials Cling to Hope for Afghan Peace
Taliban leaders and Afghan government negotiators still occasionally meet. But U.S. officials say prospects for a negotiated outcome appear to be fading fast. By Michael Crowley WASHINGTON — As Taliban fighters make startlingly swift advances across Afghanistan, Biden administration officials
‘Covid With a Vengeance’ Consumes U.S. Politics
Rising case counts and stagnant vaccination rates could prove equally frustrating for President Biden and the G.O.P., making it impossible to shift the public’s attention to other priorities. By Alexander Burns The American political system has come down with a
Pelosi bars two Trump allies from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she would bar the two top Republican lawmakers chosen by their party leader to sit on the special committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, taking an unusual step to blacklist two of former
Born of a Crisis, Remote Voting in Congress Has Become a Useful Perk
WASHINGTON — When the House revamped its rules in the early days of the pandemic to allow lawmakers to vote remotely, Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina was among 161 Republicans who sued to block the arrangement, arguing that it