Trump Breaks Silence on Navalny Death, but Doesn’t Condemn Putin
Days after the death of the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny was first reported, Donald J. Trump broke his silence in a social media post on Monday that barely mentioned Mr. Navalny and that did not condemn President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Instead, he used Mr. Navalny’s death to suggest that his own […]
In New York, the Trump Brand Is Costing Some Condo Owners
In the world of real estate, Donald J. Trump’s name has long been synonymous with luxury. At one of his buildings in Manhattan, a five-story waterfall slides down a wall of Breccia Perniche marble. White-gloved doormen, cascading chandeliers and panoramic views of the city’s skyline are the hallmarks of another. It’s that image of luxury, […]
How Jill Biden and Melania Trump Approached the Role of First Lady
By Inauguration Day, it was clear: She was going to keep her day job. “Of course, you know, people around me said, ‘No, no, you can never do it,’” Dr. Biden recalled, reflecting on the process in a later interview. “And I said, ‘I’m going to do it. So figure it out.’” ‘Something bad happened’ […]
Trump Privately Expresses Support for a 16-Week Abortion Ban
Former President Donald J. Trump has told advisers and allies that he likes the idea of a 16-week national abortion ban with three exceptions, in cases of rape or incest, or to save the life of the mother, according to two people with direct knowledge of Mr. Trump’s deliberations. Mr. Trump has studiously avoided taking […]
Opinion | Spare Us Lara Trump
Just imagine the most extreme version as Don Jr. barrels around the West Wing, knocking heads as chief of staff, while his gal pal Kimberly Guilfoyle works her magic as communications director. And lest anyone accuse Trump Sr. of playing favorites, Tiffany, just a few years out of Georgetown Law, could be brought in as […]
Why the Age Issue Is Hurting Biden So Much More Than Trump
“Even though we know both candidates are three and a half years apart, one side seems to have it sticking a little more, and that’s going to be a concern,” said Representative Mark Pocan, Democrat of Wisconsin. Some of it comes down to basic physical differences. Mr. Biden’s voice has grown softer and raspier, his […]
Opinion | Whoever Donald Trump Chooses as His Running Mate, Please Let It Not Be a Woman
Whoever Donald Trump chooses as his running mate, please let it not be a woman. Perhaps you think it’s beside the point to worry over this. But before writing off the vice presidency as a distraction, remember, three years ago, his vice president stood between democracy and autocracy, after he noticed at the very last […]
Fani Willis Admits Relationship With Nathan Wade in Trump Georgia Case
Fani T. Willis, the district attorney prosecuting the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald J. Trump, acknowledged on Friday a “personal relationship” with a prosecutor she hired to manage the case but argued that it was not a reason to disqualify her or her office from it. The admission came almost a month […]
Judge in Trump Federal Election Case Scraps Trial’s Start Date
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election issued an order on Friday scrapping the March 4 trial date for the case. The order by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan was a formal confirmation of what had seemed fairly obvious for weeks. It came after […]
Opinion | Taylor Swift, Donald Trump and the Right’s Abnormality Problem
There was a brief period in the later part of the Covid-19 pandemic, between the moment when Glenn Youngkin swept into the Virginia governorship and the full political return of Donald Trump, when I became convinced that American liberalism was headed for a truly epochal defeat in 2024. It seemed then that — under the […]