The administration is appealing an order to rescind Title 42, a pandemic policy that has allowed it to quickly expel new migrants. It said it nonetheless planned to lift the policy.
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Donald Trump and His Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad 3 Weeks
For the former president, who raced to announce his third run for the White House in hopes of clearing the Republican field, the losses, legal setbacks and embarrassments are rapidly piling up.
Continue readingAs Covid Cases Rise in a Weary Los Angeles, So Does Apathy
Hospitalizations and Covid cases have increased sharply in Los Angeles since Thanksgiving. But fear — and masks — are missing this time around.
Continue readingPentagon Divides Big Cloud-Computing Deal Among 4 Firms
Contracts that could total $9 billion were awarded to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle. An earlier effort, won by Microsoft, was scrapped after rivals objected.
Continue readingNew York Times Union Announces One-Day Strike
Negotiators for the company and the union, which represents most of the newsroom, have failed to come to an agreement on salaries, health and retirement benefits, and other issues.
Continue readingWait! Wait! Georgia’s Over?
As the sun sinks over Georgia, we bid adieu to the Senate runoff election that seems to have been contested since the beginning of time. Yes, dinosaurs once ruled the earth and Senate candidate Herschel Walker probably has a theory about how they …
Continue readingXi Loosens Up. It Won’t Be Enough.
Xi Jinping may be the most powerful autocrat in the world, but he was forced this week to pirouette to meet the demands of ordinary Chinese fed up with his failed “zero Covid” strategy. Throngs of ordinary Chinese — “old hundred names” in Chinese …
Continue readingHow Can Democrats Use Their Final Weeks in Power?
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Wednesdays. The Democratic Party’s success in securing a 51st Senate seat in the Georgia runoff Tuesday is certainly consequential, but it did nothing to avert an …
Continue readingSupreme Court Faces Increasing Scrutiny From Congress After Leaks
The House Judiciary Committee is set to hear from a whistle-blower who says he was tipped off about a religious freedom ruling.
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