Politics

President Donald Trump and his allies are leaning heavily into a new 2020 strategy tying Democrats and their presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden not just to China but to its role in spreading the coronavirus. Democrats are increasingly worried that the strategy will work. The Trump re-election campaign released a new ad this week going…

This article is part of “The America We Need,” a Times Opinion series exploring how the nation can emerge from this crisis stronger, fairer and more free. Read the introductory editorial and the editor’s letter. A once-in-a-century public health crisis is unfolding, and the richest country in the world is struggling to mount an effective…

With the Israeli government enacting a series of emergency measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing accusations that he is exploiting the crisis to entrench himself in power and undermining the country’s democratic foundations. Amid a wave of sweeping restrictions that have put Israel in near…

WASHINGTON — As the country reeled from growing health and economic crises brought on by the spread of the coronavirus, President Trump announced on Sunday that he was “strongly considering” a pardon for his former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn. Mr. Trump, who appeared to spend the day stewing at the White House, also…

The enduring vacancy at Liberty Crossing is indicative of an increasingly hollowed-out executive rank in government that will surely only worsen this year. The Justice Department has no third in command—the associate attorney general role has been vacant for more than two years now, ever since the departure of Rachel Brand—nor is there a Senate-confirmed…

I was passing by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington the other afternoon when the raking winter sun made the patterned, bronzed-aluminum facade glow. The building seemed to warm its patch of a frozen National Mall, alongside the chilly phalanx of gray stone behemoths, nearly all classically designed. Style-wise,…

RIO DE JANEIRO — Federal prosecutors in Brazil on Tuesday charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes for his role in bringing to light cellphone messages that have embarrassed prosecutors and tarnished the image of an anti-corruption task force. In a criminal complaint made public on Tuesday, prosecutors in the capital, Brasília, accused Mr.…

In a market where it’s hard to tell cameras apart without looking at the logo, the design of the X-Pro3 makes it truly stand out. The main LCD screen on the back is hidden. In its place, there’s a small LCD screen that imitates the little window on analog cameras that shows you what type…

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune announced Thursday that Manny García has been selected as the senior editor of their new investigative reporting initiative. García will help build and manage a team of five reporters and other staffers based in the Tribune’s Austin, Texas, newsroom. García is currently the ethics and standards editor for the USA…

As the immigrants’ controversy continues to range in America, the Census Bureau published data showing that America needs more immigrants to help sustain the economy. Economists and Demographers in the United States warn the aging baby boomer population poses a serious challenge to the economy as the age-dependency ratio and ratio of seniors to working-age…