Politics

Past a certain hour, the drinks started flowing faster and the lobby turned into a who’s who of fixtures in Mr. Trump’s circle. At one table, Mr. Lewandowski held forth with Eric Bolling, a host for the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Mr. Bolling echoed some supporters by focusing on Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, whose […]

Tom Steyer spent nearly $17 million on television ads in Iowa but emerged from the caucuses with less than 1 percent of the state delegate count. What happened? This was one of the first questions of Mr. Steyer’s hourlong CNN town hall, and his response was the first in a series of attacks on Pete

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security temporarily barred New Yorkers on Wednesday from enrolling in Global Entry and similar programs that allow travelers to speed through borders and airport lines, escalating a conflict between the Trump administration and the state over a law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Chad Wolf, the

Mr. Buttigieg held a town hall event at the Rex Theater in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday.Credit…Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times As he did Monday night before any results were announced, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., again declared himself the Iowa caucus winner during a conference call with supporters Wednesday night.

Mr. Buttigieg held a town hall event at the Rex Theater in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday.Credit…Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times As he did Monday night before any results were announced, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., again declared himself the Iowa caucus winner during a conference call with supporters Wednesday night.

What happened today By an almost straight party-line vote, the Senate acquitted President Trump on the charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress to aid his own re-election, bringing the impeachment trial to a close and allowing Mr. Trump to claim vindication and exoneration. As expected, the tally in favor of conviction fell

WASHINGTON — Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, has long hoped to land a meeting with President Trump that would demonstrate the United States’ support for his claim to being the country’s rightful president. He struck out when he and Mr. Trump were both in Davos, Switzerland, last month, and then again when they were both in

WASHINGTON — New opponents confronted Facebook on Wednesday as it moves forward with a plan to encrypt all of its messaging platforms: child welfare advocates who said that encryption would allow child predators to operate with impunity across the company’s apps. “Facebook has a responsibility to work with law enforcement and to prevent the use

Pete Buttigieg was holding two fund-raisers on Wednesday, according to his public schedule.Credit…Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., who appears headed toward a first- or second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses based on partial results, is taking a break from his victory lap to raise money.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The infamous Iowa caucus delays may soon have a compatriot in Texas. Though the state is not using a new app to record results or planning to understaff help lines, the Texas Democratic Party said that the secretary of state informed them that some presidential primary results could be delayed on election