Business
President Trump’s new trade deal with Canada and Mexico needs changes to secure support from Democrats, according to a senior House Democrat in line to play a leading role on trade policy in the new Congress.
Nov. 14, 2018
Opinion
When President Obama was deciding in 2009 whether to approve a merger between the world’s largest concert promoter, Live Nation, and the biggest ticket provider, Ticketmaster, a group of bipartisan lawmakers pleaded with his administration to block the deal.
May 17, 2018
World & Nation
Mail deliveries could be delayed by a day or more under cost-cutting efforts being imposed by the new postmaster general.
July 16, 2020
Politics
New Jersey congressional primary pits Obama against Clinton
June 5, 2012
Ever since Donald Trump came down that Trump Tower escalator to announce his candidacy for president we’ve heard a great deal about the abuse of norms — constitutional norms, democratic norms, norms of decency — all kinds of norms.
May 14, 2019
A Republican congressman has told constituents that unless immigration is tightened, “many more Muslims” will be elected and follow the lead of a recently elected lawmaker who plans to use the Koran at his swearing-in.
Dec. 21, 2006
A year and a half ago, this city’s public school students were performing so poorly on statewide basic proficiency tests that the state of New Jersey decided to take an unprecedented step: In the largest state takeover of a school district in the nation, the state fired the district superintendent, dismissed the local school board and replaced them with state-appointed officials who were given five years to bring the district up to academic par.
April 25, 1991
Firearms: Legislators cite Jonesboro, Ark., schoolyard shootings in effort to ban high-capacity magazines.
March 31, 1998
The debate about the cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes has flipped the tables for lawmakers: Democrats are advocating for a large cut that would primarily benefit the wealthy.
June 25, 2019
Nation Now
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Jan. 20, 2010