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Yesterday — 21 December 2024Main stream

Justice Clarence Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Trips From Billionaire Patron, Democrats Say

21 December 2024 at 20:00
The revelation was included in a report by Democratic staff members on the Senate Judiciary Committee who had conducted a 20-month investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court.

© Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Justice Clarence Thomas had not disclosed the trips from a billionaire patron, even after refiling some of his past financial forms.

Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden’s Watch, Not His

The president-elect was eager to evade responsibility for the consequences of a potential shutdown even as he blew up a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government open.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, this week.

In Late Push, Senate Democrats Narrowly Top Trump on Judicial Confirmations

21 December 2024 at 08:20
With the vote, the Senate approved its 235th lifetime judge of President Biden’s tenure, besting his predecessor by a single judgeship.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Democrats wrapped up an effort to fill as many vacancies as possible on the bench before turning the majority over to Senate Republicans on Jan. 3.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Panned the Bipartisan Spending Deal. What Happens Next?

19 December 2024 at 18:05
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s denunciation of a bipartisan spending bill all but buried that deal while leaving unclear what form a new agreement could take.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Congress has until Friday night to come up with and pass a bill that can clear the Republican-led House and the Democratic-controlled Senate and be signed by President Biden to avoid a shutdown.

What’s Inside the Spending Bill to Avoid a Government Shutdown?

19 December 2024 at 03:50
The mammoth year-end federal funding measure congressional leaders agreed on does far more than just keep the government running. It is stuffed with all manner of policy and other changes.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

The 1,547-page behemoth of a spending package is the kind of year-end catchall bill that Republicans have long derided.

How the Right and the MAHA Movement Have Co-opted ‘Crunchy’

19 December 2024 at 07:46
Once, eating whole foods and avoiding toxins was associated with a lefty worldview. Now, being a “crunchy mom” is more often about “health freedom.”

© Hadley Chittum for The New York Times

Becca Tanner, a social media influencer, at home in rural Virginia.
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