Michael Cohen says he’s reformed. Will America buy it?
When Michael Cohen takes the stand in the coming days as the star witness in his former boss’s criminal trial, it will mark the climax of his transformation from Donald…
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Cornel West, focusing on Gaza, has harsh critiques for opponents, former allies
To hear Cornel West tell it, Joe Biden, whom West campaigned for in 2020, is complicit in war crimes occurring in Gaza. Jill Stein, whom West voted for in 2016,…
The anti-college subtext to the right-wing response to Gaza protests
In early December, the House Education Committee held a hearing considering antisemitic incidents on college campuses. This was the hearing in which the presidents of Harvard University and the University…
Biden rebukes Trump over ‘cruelty’ of Florida’s six-week abortion ban
TAMPA, Fla. — President Biden traveled to Florida on Tuesday to denounce that state’s six-week abortion ban — just days before the law goes into effect — blaming former president…
Ted Cruz spotted the Trump-National Enquirer alliance in 2016
Eight years ago this month, Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) was in the waning days of his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, watching Donald Trump scoop up increasing shares of…
Biden aims to strike careful balance as college protests spread
The continued fervor of college protests against the Israel-Gaza war as it drags into its seventh month highlights the political challenges President Biden still faces from his unconditional support of…
A secret pact at Trump Tower helped kill bad stories in 2016
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was repeatedly aided by the National Enquirer, which squelched potentially damaging stories about him and pumped out articles pummeling his rivals, the…
Biden to travel to Florida to rebuke Trump over six-week abortion ban
President Biden will travel to Florida on Tuesday to denounce that state’s six-week abortion ban — just days before the law goes into effect — in his latest push to…
Unpacking the alleged crime that made Trump’s alleged crime a felony
Attorneys offered opening arguments in the criminal trial of Donald Trump on Monday in Manhattan, beginning the process of presenting to the jury the state’s case against the former president.…
House Republican infighting getting worse after foreign aid vote
The House came together Saturday to pass a sweeping $95 billion foreign aid package, a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the closely divided chamber. But the move only intensified…