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Wages Grow Steadily, Defying Fed’s Hopes as it Fights Inflation
Pay gains picked up last month, the opposite of what Federal Reserve officials are hoping for as they try to cool inflation.
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Man who attacked police gets stiffest sentence so far for a Jan. 6 rioter
Peter J. Schwartz, 49, was sentenced to more than 14 years after he was convicted at trial of assaulting police during the Capitol attack.
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Florida groups will launch effort to put abortion access on the ballot
The effort, led by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and two of its Florida affiliates, would allow voters to decide whether the state should allow abortions until a fetus is viable.
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Kemp signs bill that allows ouster of local Georgia prosecutors
Atlanta-area prosecutor Fani Willis, who is considering bringing charges against former president Donald Trump over 2020 election interference, is an outspoken opponent of the bill.
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The brazen explanation for concealing the Ginni Thomas payment
That people can be “malicious and gossipy” apparently trumped their right to know who paid a Supreme Court justice’s spouse.
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A brief timeline of Clarence Thomas’s ethics questions
All the major events, in timeline form.
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The Next Fear on A.I.: Hollywood’s Killer Robots Become the Military’s Tools
U.S. national security officials are warning about the potential for the new technology to upend war, cyber conflict and — in the most extreme case — the use of nuclear weapons.
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Warring Parties in Sudan to Hold Talks in Saudi Arabia
American officials say they hope representatives of two rival Sudanese generals will agree to an enduring cease-fire and to allowing humanitarian aid into the country.
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Left-Leaning Groups Seek Florida Ballot Measure to Expand Abortion Access
Advocates could run into major roadblocks when it comes to collecting signatures for the measure, which Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans are sure to oppose.
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Biden Names Neera Tanden to Lead the Domestic Policy Council
Ms. Tanden, a longtime Democratic adviser, replaces Susan Rice.