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Today — 11 September 2025Main stream

Norton Says Little as Bills to Clamp Down on D.C. Advance

11 September 2025 at 07:09
At a heated committee session on bills exerting more federal control of Washington, the 88-year-old delegate sat quietly, reading with difficulty from a script.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The session on Wednesday was a fresh reminder of Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton’s frailty and limitations at a critical moment for her city.
Yesterday — 10 September 2025Main stream

Republicans Shrug at Epstein Birthday Sketch Apparently Signed by Trump

10 September 2025 at 06:54
The Republican response to the release of a suggestive note to Jeffrey Epstein apparently signed by President Trump followed a familiar pattern of deflection.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson, who did not emerge from his office on Monday in the hours after the drawing was released, eventually said he had not seen President Trump’s note.
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