One of the big questions about Monday was just how many people would be willing to brave what has become the coldest caucus day in Iowa history to support their candidate of choice. So far, almost all of the precincts that have completed voting suggest a fairly low turnout for this year’s caucuses — roughly…
A spate of new state laws, including on guns, minimum wage and gender transition care, went into effect as the calendar flipped to 2024. Perhaps the most significant change bans programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at publicly funded colleges and universities in Texas. Conservative politicians have targeted these diversity initiatives, known as D.E.I.,…
When Hurricane Idalia struck last week, Michael Burnett’s bayside home in Crystal River, Fla., was inundated with a noxious cocktail of storm water and sewage from burst pipes that rose to his chest. “We lost everything we owned,” Mr. Burnett, the manager of a gun shop, said. “All my kids’ clothes, all my guitars, all…
Kenault Lawrence, 38, immigrated legally to the United States when he was 10, settling in Front Royal, Va., and graduating from high school as an undefeated wrestling champion. Years after two Virginia misdemeanor convictions for possession with intent to distribute less than half an ounce of marijuana, Mr. Lawrence was detained by federal agents for…
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has long said that evidence — not politics or external pressure — will determine the course of two Justice Department investigations into former President Donald J. Trump, but Mr. Trump’s expected announcement for the presidency complicates that calculus. The inquiry into Mr. Trump’s decision to retain sensitive documents…