Politics

Moving to counter the spreading coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration said Friday that it would bar entry by most foreign nationals who had recently visited China and put some American travelers under a quarantine as it declared a rare public health emergency. The temporary restrictions followed announcements by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United […]

The Senate voted on Friday nearly along party lines to block additional witnesses and evidence in President Trump’s impeachment trial, effectively accelerating the proceedings toward a final vote, which is expected to be held Wednesday. But even before votes were cast Friday, a number of top Republicans came forward with statements rejecting the notion that

The UK has left the European Union after 47 years of membership. An image of Elizabeth Tower was projected onto 10 Downing Street, and pre-recorded bongs from Big Ben were played at 23:00 GMT. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed a “new dawn” for the UK, as European leaders warn of a tough battle ahead in

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — The Democratic National Committee has opened the door to allowing former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York to participate in the presidential debate it will sponsor in Nevada next month, a change from its practice that demanded candidates demonstrate grass-roots fund-raising support. The D.N.C. announced Friday that in order to

The Senate temporarily recessed as leadership appeared to be negotiating an agreement over the next steps of President Trump’s impeachment trial. Colleagues milled around the floor — Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona, could be spotted chatting with Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, while Representative Zoe Lofgren, Democrat of California and one of the

After the death of Iran’s powerful commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, who was killed in an attack ordered by President Trump, Customs and Border Protection officers at American borders stepped up vetting of travelers of Iranian descent, including American citizens and legal permanent residents, who have a constitutional right to enter the United States. Two

“In my view, they kind of leave themselves open to a lot of criticism,” John F. Kelly, President Trump’s former chief of staff, said of the Senate.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times John F. Kelly, President Trump’s former chief of staff and secretary of homeland security, said on Friday that the Senate would be known forever

OTTUMWA, Iowa — No presidential campaign is spared its awkward moments: overlong hugs from supporters, groaners about the Iowa weather, white lies about the caliber of the local cuisine. But Pete Buttigieg — who came to Iowa a year ago suggesting it might help that he was “not a household name” and is now a

Close to 100 law professors and legal historians, in an open letter to the Senate on Friday, rejected the arguments put forward by the Trump impeachment legal team. They explained that the scholarly consensus is that impeachment does not require proof of an indictable crime and that “abuse of power” is an impeachable offense, contrary

WASHINGTON — More than two months before he asked Ukraine’s president to investigate his political opponents, President Trump directed John R. Bolton, then his national security adviser, to help with his pressure campaign to extract damaging information on Democrats from Ukrainian officials, according to an unpublished manuscript by Mr. Bolton. Mr. Trump gave the instruction,