Rising From Pandemic, New York Seeks a New Mayor to Face Looming Crises
Eric Adams is considered the front-runner in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, but the race is fluid enough that another candidate may win....
Yang and Garcia Form Late Alliance in Mayor’s Race, Drawing Adams’s Ire
Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia campaigned together on Saturday in a show of unity that their top rival, Eric Adams, sought to portray as racially motivated....
As Money Launderers Buy Dalís, U.S. Looks at Lifting the Veil on Art Sales
Secrecy has long been part of the art market’s mystique, but now lawmakers say they fear it fosters abuses and should be addressed....
Pope Francis’ Silence Speaks Volumes on Controversial Communion Vote by US Bishops
The divergence of the conservative American church from Francis’ agenda is now so obvious as to be unremarkable, even when U.S. bishops ignore a Vatican warning....
How Americans are Celebrating Juneteenth: Photos Across the US
From Brooklyn to Galveston, there were scenes of joy and reflections on the meaning of the holiday. “We have to celebrate that we survived,” one man said....
Targeting Biden, Catholic Bishops Advance Controversial Communion Plan
The decision was aimed at the nation’s second Catholic president and exposed bitter divisions in American Catholicism....
Eyeing One Big Economic Bill, Democrats Face Myriad Challenges
With bipartisan infrastructure talks coalescing around a plan that omits many of their top priorities, Democrats are vowing to push through their own package. It won’t be easy....
Biden’s First Task at HUD: Rebuilding Trump-Depleted Ranks
An exodus of top-level officials during the previous administration has left the Department of Housing and Urban Development short of expertise even as its role expands....
Congress Rushes to Help Afghans Seeking Visas for Helping U.S.
With President Biden planning to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September, a bipartisan coalition in Congress is rushing to bring Afghans facing retribution to the United States....
The Supreme Court’s Newest Justices Produce Some Unexpected Results
In the term so far, including two major decisions on Thursday, the court’s expanded conservative majority is fractured and its liberals are often on the winning side....
Obamacare Is Here to Stay. Brace for New Health Care Battles.
Republicans in Congress have largely abandoned efforts to repeal the law. With the latest Supreme Court ruling, health policy now shifts to new territory....
Obamacare Survives Latest Supreme Court Challenge
The court sidestepped the larger issue in the case, whether the 2010 health care law can stand without a provision that required most Americans to obtain insurance or pay a penalty....