U.S. Politics

Frank Kendall, who grew up on an apple farm and then rose to the pinnacle of the U.S. military, has preached the need for better preparation for the next big fight.

By Eric Lipton

He said in an interview that he had used the visas for skilled workers “many times.” But he has mainly used visas for unskilled workers like housekeepers.

By Ken Bensinger

In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app. Now, he is opposing the Biden administration’s effort to do just that.

By Lisa Friedman and Sapna Maheshwari

Marc Fogel was convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced in 2022 to 14 years in prison by the same court that handled the case of Brittney Griner.

By Helene Cooper

The Biden administration’s consideration of three proposed tribal casinos in California and Oregon has touched off a fierce debate about tribal sovereignty and land rights.

By Aishvarya Kavi

President-elect Donald J. Trump filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to block a law that requires TikTok to be sold or shut down by Jan. 19, the day before his inauguration.

The president-elect took no position on the app’s First Amendment challenge to the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or close the popular platform.

By Adam Liptak

The Treasury secretary urged Congress to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by raising the debt limit.

By Alan Rappeport

A fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk.

By Ryan Mac and Ken Bensinger

The North Korean losses amount to almost 10 percent of the country’s deployment to Russia, the Biden administration said.

By Helene Cooper