In the aftermath of the 2020 election, as supporters of Donald J. Trump scoured the nation for any malfeasance that might explain his defeat, the county clerk’s office in Boise, Idaho, was inundated with queries. Voters wanted to know who had built the county’s voting machines. What software were they using? Did any parts came […]

Oregon officials are set to require health insurers, both public and private, to cover procedures like sex-change surgeries and cross-sex hormones for all ages. Those that fail to do so risk losing their state licenses. The proposed rule from Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services relies on the latest standards of care developed by […]

Mangi faced Democratic opposition for his ties to anti-police groups Adeel Mangi (Graeme Sloan/Wikimedia Commons) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has abandoned hopes of confirming Third Circuit Appeals Court nominee Adeel Mangi, whom some Senate Democrats opposed over links to anti-police groups uncovered by the Washington Free Beacon. Schumer struck a deal Thursday with Republicans […]

Tehran announces installation of new advanced centrifuges used to quickly enrich uranium for an atomic bomb (Vahid Reza Alaei/AFP via Getty Images) Iran publicly accelerated its contested nuclear work on Friday, installing advanced centrifuges to more quickly enrich the uranium needed to fuel an atomic bomb. Tehran announced its latest escalation after the International Atomic […]

American taxpayers paid for hundreds of thousands of meals that went to al Qaeda-affiliated fighters in Syria, federal prosecutors revealed in announcing charges against the NGO employee they say was responsible for it. Mahmoud Al Hafyan ran the Syrian division of the nongovernmental organization and skimmed as much as $10 million worth of meals paid […]

A version of this article first appeared in the most recent edition of the Stiles Section newsletter. Subscribe here. Democrats in Congress are coping with Donald Trump’s second/third election victory by holding a series of meetings to analyze the results and revise their messaging strategy. Ostensibly the goal is to help Democrats sound less insane […]

Republican senators who met with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, are all in for the former Fox News co-host who is trying to dispel concerns about a 2017 sexual assault complaint that resulted in no charges. Mr. Hegseth, an Army combat veteran, was escorted into the Capitol on Thursday by Vice […]

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Thursday that he was withdrawing from consideration to be attorney general in the Trump administration amid persistent allegations that he had sex with a minor and paid women for sex. Hours later, President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday night that he is nominating former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, 59, to […]

The Drug Enforcement Administration paused its practice of seizing cash from airline travelers after an inspector general delivered a scorching denunciation of the program. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said the program may have illegally targeted minorities. He found at least one case where the DEA paid an airline employee to suggest targets for […]

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer plans to put Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in charge of a subcommittee that will work closely with President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. The subcommittee, led by Ms. Greene, Georgia Republican, will investigate waste and fraud in government spending and coordinate with DOGE leaders Elon Musk and Vivek […]