https://www.nytimes.com/ca/section/politics en-us Copyright 2025 The New York Times Company Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:46:15 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:23:46 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/section/politics https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/politics/spanberger-congress.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/politics/spanberger-congress.html Representative Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, the only Democrat in a leadership position to leave Congress this year, talked about her party, her competitive district, and what the Trump era has in store. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:02:05 +0000 United States Politics and Government Presidential Election of 2024 Elections, House of Representatives Central Intelligence Agency Democratic Party House of Representatives Biden, Joseph R Jr Houlahan, Chrissy Pelosi, Nancy Spanberger, Abigail Trump, Donald J Kenny Holston/The New York Times Representative Abigail Spanberger at the Capitol last month. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/us/politics/jimmy-carter-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/us/politics/jimmy-carter-dead.html Rising from Georgia farmland to the White House, he oversaw the historic Camp David peace accords, but his one-term presidency was waylaid by troubles at home and abroad. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:54:07 +0000 Carter, Jimmy Presidents and Presidency (US) United States International Relations Deaths (Obituaries) United States Politics and Government Presidential Election of 1976 Carter Center Democratic Party Plains (Ga) Damon Winter/The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/us/politics/will-the-us-ever-be-ready-for-a-female-president.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/us/politics/will-the-us-ever-be-ready-for-a-female-president.html Democrats wanted to end the electability debate. After Vice President Kamala Harris’s defeat, a conversation that has frustrated and foiled two generations of female candidates rages on. Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:01:49 +0000 Presidential Election of 2024 United States Politics and Government Democratic Party Clinton, Hillary Rodham Women and Girls Michelle Gustafson for The New York Times A Harris campaign office in Philadelphia in November. That Vice President Kamala Harris lost to the same man who defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016 has only deepened anxieties over gender bias in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/politics/trump-carter-funeral.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/politics/trump-carter-funeral.html In wide-ranging remarks at a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect also predicted that Mike Johnson would secure enough votes to be re-elected as House speaker. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:46:30 +0000 Trump, Donald J Carter, Jimmy Funerals and Memorials United States Politics and Government Johnson, Mike (1972- ) House of Representatives Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, Fla) Eric Lee/The New York Times President-elect Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump arrived at a New Year’s Eve event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/politics/trump-new-orleans.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/politics/trump-new-orleans.html The president-elect said on social media that he was right about fearing criminals on the other side of the border. Officials later identified the suspect as a U.S.-born citizen and Army veteran. Maggie Haberman Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:16:19 +0000 New Orleans, La, New Year's Day Attack (2025) Terrorism Immigration and Emigration Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Truth Social (Social Network) Trump, Donald J United States Politics and Government New Orleans (La) Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times President-elect Donald J. Trump said that his administration would “fully support the City of New Orleans.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/politics/new-orleans-attack-terrorism.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/politics/new-orleans-attack-terrorism.html U.S. officials have warned that the conflict in Gaza and Lebanon could spill into the United States, most likely in the form of small radicalized groups acting on their own initiative or lone-wolf terrorists. Eric Schmitt Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:21:17 +0000 Terrorism New Orleans, La, New Year's Day Attack (2025) United States Politics and Government Improvised Explosive Devices Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Islamic State Khorasan New Orleans (La) Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times A counterterrorism analyst said the attack in New Orleans on Wednesday was a fairly sophisticated assault, given the multiple layers involved: truck ramming, firearms and improvised explosive devices. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/magazine/marie-gluesenkamp-perez-politics-regulation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/magazine/marie-gluesenkamp-perez-politics-regulation.html Less regulation is an easy rhetorical pitch. Better regulation is harder to stump for. Peter C. Baker Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:00:56 +0000 Gluesenkamp Perez, Marie United States Politics and Government Law and Legislation Regulation and Deregulation of Industry https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/politics/jimmy-carter-hostages.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/politics/jimmy-carter-hostages.html The Iran hostage crisis became a symbol of a failed presidency, but for some of those who lived it, Jimmy Carter was the one who brought them home at the expense of his political career. Peter Baker Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:59:27 +0000 United States International Relations Kidnapping and Hostages Iran Carter, Jimmy Laingen, L Bruce Courtesy of Rocky Sickmann Former President Jimmy Carter, center, with some of the Americans who were taken hostage by Iran in 1979. Mr. Carter met with the hostages in West Germany after their release on Jan. 20, 1981. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/politics/chief-justice-roberts-report.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/politics/chief-justice-roberts-report.html In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings. Adam Liptak Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:06:25 +0000 United States Politics and Government Rumors and Misinformation Threats and Threatening Messages Courts and the Judiciary Supreme Court (US) Roberts, John G Jr Barrett, Amy Coney Kavanaugh, Brett M Eric Lee/The New York Times “Violence, intimidation and defiance directed at judges because of their work undermine our Republic, and are wholly unacceptable,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote in his year-end report. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/world/middleeast/houthis-israel-missile-attack.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/world/middleeast/houthis-israel-missile-attack.html The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. They launched a missile at Israel overnight. Adam Rasgon Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:47:41 +0000 Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict Hamas Hezbollah Houthis Beit Shemesh (Israel) Gaza Strip Israel Mohammed Huwais/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A cloud of smoke billowed on Tuesday after an airstrike on Yemen’s capital, Sana. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/business/economy/trump-tariffs-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/business/economy/trump-tariffs-china.html The companies have found plenty of new channels to the U.S. market — demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose. Ana Swanson Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:28:40 +0000 Protectionism (Trade) International Relations International Trade and World Market Customs (Tariff) Factories and Manufacturing United States Economy United States International Relations United States Politics and Government United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Supply Chain Relocation of Business Economic Conditions and Trends Trump, Donald J Canada China Mexico North America Southeast Asia Vietnam Kate Thornton for The New York Times Kent International imports some bicycles from China and makes others at a South Carolina factory. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/politics/wada-doping-salt-lake-city-2034-olympics.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/politics/wada-doping-salt-lake-city-2034-olympics.html A Justice Department investigation into whether antidoping authorities covered up positive tests for elite Chinese swimmers set off a power play to kill the inquiry. Michael S. Schmidt and Tariq Panja Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:01:00 +0000 Doping (Sports) Olympic Games (2034) United States Politics and Government United States International Relations World Anti-Doping Agency International Olympic Committee Justice Department Zhang Yufei (1998- ) Cox, Spencer J (1975- ) China Salt Lake City (Utah) Paris (France) Federal Bureau of Investigation vis-video https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/jimmy-carter-17-objects.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/jimmy-carter-17-objects.html Items from his family, the military, his political career and long post-presidency — and two he made himself. Bill Marsh and Tony Cenicola Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:00:17 +0000 Carter, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter Center Presidents and Presidency (US) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/911-case-plea-deals.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/911-case-plea-deals.html The three-judge decision appeared, at least for now, to put plea proceedings for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others back on track to take place in early January at Guantánamo Bay. Carol Rosenberg Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:11:27 +0000 Decisions and Verdicts United States Defense and Military Forces September 11 (2001) United States Politics and Government Detainees Defense Department Mohammed, Khalid Shaikh Attash, Walid Muhammad Salih bin McCall, Matthew N Escallier, Susan K Marisa Schwartz Taylor/The New York Times The plea deals are a first step in a monthslong process that will potentially continue through 2025 at Camp Justice, the military commission complex Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/guantanamo-detainee-released-tunisia.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/guantanamo-detainee-released-tunisia.html The prisoner, who was repatriated to Tunisia, was never charged. His transfer is part of a Biden administration push to further reduce the dwindling detainee population at the wartime prison. Carol Rosenberg Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:05:47 +0000 Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba) Detainees Yazidi, Ridah Bin Saleh al United States Defense and Military Forces United States Politics and Government United States International Relations Defense Department Bahlul, Ali Hamza al Biden, Joseph R Jr September 11 (2001) Tunisia Terrorism Petty Officer First Class Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Navy An image taken by the U.S. military on Jan. 11, 2002, showing the first prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, soon after their arrival. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/jimmy-carter-joe-biden-history.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/jimmy-carter-joe-biden-history.html President Biden is yet another one-term Democrat hurt by inflation and struggling to free hostages before leaving office. But Mr. Carter’s enhanced reputation offers hope that he too may be remembered more favorably. Peter Baker Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:12:41 +0000 United States Politics and Government Presidential Election of 1980 Presidents and Presidency (US) Presidential Election of 2024 Biden, Joseph R Jr Carter, Jimmy Barry Thumma/Associated Press President Jimmy Carter and Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. in 1978. Both saw themselves as straight shooters in a world of spinners. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/china-hack-treasury.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/china-hack-treasury.html The episode comes at a particularly sensitive moment, just as the Biden White House is dealing with one of the most far-reaching, and damaging, hacks into American infrastructure in the cyberage. Ana Swanson and David E. Sanger Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:35:33 +0000 China Cyberwarfare and Defense Treasury Department United States Politics and Government United States International Relations Commerce Department Justice Department Rod Lamkey Jr. for The New York Times The Treasury Department said it had worked with the F.B.I., the intelligence community and other investigators to determine the impact of the breach. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-mar-a-lago.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-mar-a-lago.html For much of the period since Election Day, the billionaire has been staying at a $2,000-a-night cottage at Mar-a-Lago, giving him easy access to the president-elect. Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Ryan Mac Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:52:39 +0000 Presidential Election of 2024 United States Politics and Government Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, Fla) Musk, Elon Trump, Donald J Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Elon Musk has attended personnel meetings at Mar-a-Lago, sat in on phone calls with foreign leaders and spent hours with President-elect Donald J. Trump in his office. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/amy-carter-jimmy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/amy-carter-jimmy.html Jimmy Carter’s daughter had an extraordinary and well-documented childhood in the White House. Since then she has for the most part lived a very private life. Sheryl Gay Stolberg Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:08:31 +0000 Carter, Amy Carter, Jimmy United States Politics and Government Content Type: Personal Profile Chuck Fishman/Getty Images Amy Carter, the daughter of President Jimmy Carter, was the first child of a U.S. president to attend public school since Theodore Roosevelt. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/arts/music/jimmy-carter-berry-gordy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/arts/music/jimmy-carter-berry-gordy.html According to a detailed family history compiled by one of the former president’s sons, the two men shared a common ancestor in 19th-century Georgia. Ben Sisario Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:41:09 +0000 Pop and Rock Music Genealogy Carter, Jimmy Gordy, Berry Jr Motown Records Slavery (Historical) Race and Ethnicity Michael Kovac/Getty Images ”We had such fun discussing this in 1980 at a Democratic fund-raiser in Los Angeles,” Berry Gordy said. “From that point on, we started calling each other ‘cuz.’” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/trump-johnson-house-speaker.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/trump-johnson-house-speaker.html The question of whether the president-elect would back the speaker for another term has hung over Republicans, especially after recent tensions. But the endorsement does not lock up the job for Mr. Johnson. Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Carl Hulse Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:24:51 +0000 Trump, Donald J Johnson, Mike (1972- ) House of Representatives Republican Party United States Politics and Government Kenny Holston/The New York Times The endorsement ended days of private discussions by the president-elect and his allies about whether to try to save Speaker Mike Johnson. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/jimmy-carter-post-presidency.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/jimmy-carter-post-presidency.html Jimmy Carter redefined what a president can do after departing the White House, leaving a lasting imprint through his work overseas, particularly in the realm of public health. Sheryl Gay Stolberg Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:05:10 +0000 Carter, Jimmy Carter Center Guinea Worm Disease International Relations Parasites Peace Process Schistosomiasis Content Type: Personal Profile United States Politics and Government Presidents and Presidency (US) David Goldman/Associated Press Former President Jimmy Carter, left, and Suleiman Jasir al-Herbish, the director general of the OPEC Fund for International Development, in 2010. The fund provided financial support for the Carter Center’s efforts to eliminate Guinea worm disease.