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Nearly 10 years after Congress instituted measures to make it easier for women to lodge harassment complaints, lawmakers and aides say the behavior is still rampant.
The EEOC has proposed ending a civil-rights-era program collecting demographic information from private companies.
FDA acting drug chief Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg claims she was fired, becoming the second high-ranking official to leave after Commissioner Makary resigned.
Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming top Sen. Bill Cassidy, who is defeated in bid for GOP Senate nomination
One way to know if an idea is bad is to see what Kamala Harris thinks about it. If she thinks it's good, it's probably bad.
The transatlantic battle over social media and censorship.
The case now goes back to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In North Carolina, Jamie Ager is distancing himself from his national party to win a congressional seat.
The Palestinian question never disappeared despite Israel's best efforts and worst brutality.
The United States armed forces, with our Israeli allies, have devastated Iran’s regime, including its ballistic missile capabilities.
In Dante’s Inferno, the eighth circle of Hell is where fraudsters are punished for eternity.
An analysis of oil export data offers clues about which nations have benefited from higher prices, and which have lost a lot of revenue.
The politics of corruption at the ICC and ICJ.
A year ago, Trump promised a new era during the first major foreign trip of his second term. On his recent visit to Beijing, the war with Iran and economic strain clouded his diplomacy.
Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate’s top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules.
While the British Medical Association now acknowledges that the Cass Review has been ‘vindicated,’ its Canadian counterparts still remain beholden to debunked activist slogans.
At a time of British establishment panic over populism, it is worth asking whether the definition of extremism needs tweaking.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
‘This felt like the two great powers of the world deferring any major issues.’
Former VP Kamala Harris called on Democrats to expand the Supreme Court and reform the electoral system, sparking swift Republican backlash from leaders.
If Trump cannot be convinced to observe civic propriety for its own sake, maybe he can be persuaded against setting fire to the GOP’s reputation.
Calls to “globalise the intifada” have produced a wave of antisemitic terror and encourage an unending cycle of violence.
The image of peer superpowers during President Trump’s visit displayed a dynamic that analysts say the Chinese have long sought and Americans had resisted.
The influential polling analysis site was shut down last year, but an earlier archived version, fivethirtyeight.com, had lived on. Now the site is redirecting users to ABC News.
The Democratic fund-raising group, which backs candidates up and down the ballot, has been the subject of scrutiny by Republicans.
Izz ad-Din al-Haddad was the highest-ranking military commander of Hamas and the last leader of the October 7 massacre remaining in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. Steel has announced plans to resume operations at its Gary, Indiana, tin mill.
Evolutionary psychology suggests an explanation for why so many people have found dating apps a frustrating experience.
Most citizens are not ideological absolutists, interested in permanent warfare. They hold conflicting views simultaneously.
Instead of focusing on group membership, Bejan argues that we should focus on merit.
Democrats spent upwards of $64 million trying to redraw Virginia's congressional map, dipping into House election reserves in a bet that ultimately failed.
Senator Bill Cassidy’s defeat means no more than two of them will be left in Congress next year.
Republicans accused Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano of allowing people in the country illegally to get away with serious crimes.
The Justice Department’s crackdown on crime comes ahead of 250th anniversary events in the nation’s capital.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…
The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…
Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
El-Sayed, McMorrow, and Stevens are bruising one another in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary-and giving Mike Rogers an opening.
inside the state department's effort to recruit a new generation of young patriots for america's diplomatic corps
As a senator, Marco Rubio even hinted at the need for regime change in China. Now he talks about cooperation.
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Senator Bill Cassidy, a two-term Republican who voted to convict President Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, could not muster enough votes to continue to a runoff next month.
The Senate unanimously agreed to forgo paychecks during future government shutdowns, but most senators are millionaires who may not feel the impact.
Colombian businessman Alex Saab, described as Maduro's "bag man," was reportedly deported and could become a star witness against his former president.
Beijing wants to ensure that the flow of information goes in only one direction.
Despite the dangers, we must seize the gifts bequeathed by world-altering technologies, since these amount to life in unprecedented abundance.
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee from Maine enters the general election fray.
The improbable story of rock’s greatest live album.
The New York Times would like to hear from people who work on Capitol Hill who have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior of a sexual nature in their workplaces.
Somebody should stand up for federal law, state law, science, and human life. Tonight, only two justices of the Court were willing to do so.
How can the American people know what to believe anymore? They're supposed to be able to turn to the New York Times and other legacy newspapers for impartial facts. Although that aspirational view was never as true as many of us supposed it to be,…
It's not poverty that drives men to violence, but the experience of losing status.
Cities nationwide brace for a summer surge in teen takeovers as experts warn social media is fueling violence, prompting curfews and mass arrests.
Last summer, Chicago's progressive Mayor Brandon Johnson used his first veto to kill an ordinance passed by the city council that would have given police authority to impose last-minute "snap" curfews for minors.
Senator Bill Cassidy, who has drawn President Trump’s ire, is fighting for political survival.
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, is in danger of losing his primary.
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Social media stars have become a magnet for campaigns and political groups that want to push priorities without disclosing where their money is going.
President Donald Trump attacked Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, in a scathing social media attack while endorsing his primary challenger Rep. Julia Letlow, R-LA., on the day of the Louisiana GOP primary
Nithya Raman’s wildfire ‘prevention’ plan targets backyard grills instead of California’s real failures.
With under six months to go before the midterm elections, Republicans are staring down a litany of challenges.
Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
CBC-funded TV producers using fake names are ambushing Canadians who take a positive view of their country—including an 82-year-old Ontario grandfather who invited the film crew into his home.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Muslim scholar who fled Egypt warns America's far-left alliance with Islamist extremism could repeat Iran's 1979 revolution pattern in the U.S. today.
ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones is set to face a congressional grilling on June 10 over alleged donor fraud and foreign donation safeguards.
President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.
It would be very difficult to make a great film from a source as flawed as Camus’s novel, but Ozon has managed to make a very good one.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Investigating abuse is a duty. Laundering propaganda is not.
Online, the glittering statue of Trump has become a flash point. In real life, golfers seem less excited.
Justice Diana Hagen’s resignation is the latest twist in Utah Republicans’ escalating campaign to remake the state supreme court.
Trump shares photos of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, saying the upgraded project should be completed before July Fourth in time for America's 250th anniversary.
Hamas and Hezbollah flags appeared at a Manhattan protest where organizers led chants rejecting Israel's right to exist and calling for its dismantling.