Politics

“It’s not that rich people are moving to Reno and Nevada,” says Cristobal Young, a Cornell University sociology professor. “They’re moving to San Francisco and making living costs miserable for a lot of people.” (Eric Risberg / Associated Press) Are rich people fleeing California to escape astronomical state income taxes? That’s the word. But it’s … Read more

President Bush sidestepped two controversial environmental issues Monday as he took a brief swing along the West Coast. In Portland, Ore., where Bush arrived Sunday night and left Monday morning, the President avoided committing himself on protection for the northern spotted owl, the bird whose fate has been bound up with the future of the … Read more

Here’s a snapshot of the mission and history of the 19 independent agencies President Trump said he would stop funding entirely under his “budget blueprint.” Trump’s proposal also calls for deep cuts in other agencies and departments, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department, and shifts federal resources to defense. African Development Foundation … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention in Washington last May. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press) When President Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the nation’s top health official, his administration inherited a sprawling list of ideas to “Make America Healthy Again,” from banning TV drug advertisements to dropping … Read more

The targeted shooting of Republican lawmakers at play yielded a kaleidoscope of emotions Wednesday — anger, revulsion, horror — but little in the way of surprise. The attack almost seemed a natural, if sick, extension of the virulence that surrounds the country’s increasingly tribal politics. As if to prove it, events quickly settled into a … Read more

President Trump steps off Air Force One after arriving in Las Vegas on Friday. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) An impasse between the United States and Colombia over Colombia’s refusal to accept deportation flights ended Monday, following a day in which each side threatened tariffs on the other and then backed down amid rushed negotiations. … Read more

The Obama administration has concluded in a newly released counter-terrorism strategy that precision strikes and raids, rather than large land wars, are the most effective way to defeat Al Qaeda. “Al Qaeda seeks to bleed us financially by drawing us into long, costly wars that also inflame anti-American sentiment,” John Brennan, President Obama’s counter-terrorism advisor, … Read more

Here is a transcript of remarks Friday by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel as he accepted a Congressional Gold Medal from President Reagan : Mr. President, speaking of reconciliation, I was very pleased that we met before so a stage of reconciliation has been set in motion between us, but then we were never on two … Read more

If you want to gauge just how integral Sarah Palin has become to John McCain’s hopes of winning the presidency, consider this: On Tuesday, when the Republican nominee went before the cameras to address what, at that moment, looked like financial Armageddon, he repeatedly referred to how much better off people would be under “a … Read more

Destruction to the Faraway Inn Cottages & Motel is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Cedar Key, Fla. (Stephen Smith / Associated Press) Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz, addressing one of the first questions in their debate Tuesday night, offered differing takes on how to address climate change. They also … Read more