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President Trump’s lawyers are discussing hiring Alan Dershowitz, the famed lawyer whom the president has frequently reached out to for advice, to help with aspects of his impeachment defense in the all-but-certain Senate trial, people familiar with the discussions said. No formal offer has been made to Mr. Dershowitz, the people familiar with the discussions […]

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled to decide what kind of new sentencing an Arizona death row inmate was entitled to after a federal appeals court ruled that the trial judge who had condemned him to death failed to take account of evidence of abuse the inmate had endured as a child. Several

The basics: Who, what, when and how to watch. Who: The 41 members of the House Judiciary Committee will debate two articles of impeachment against President Trump. What: The committee members will consider any amendments to the two draft articles that House Democrats unveiled Tuesday. The panel will then vote on whether to recommend that

But Democratic leaders trumpeted the bill for what it did contain: a White House-approved measure that would extend 12 weeks of paid parental leave to civilian federal employees, a 3 percent pay raise for troops and the end to a Defense Department policy known as the widow’s tax, which prevents the surviving family members of

In his State of the Union address in February, President Trump said the North American trade agreement his administration had negotiated would reverse the flow of auto manufacturing jobs by ensuring “that more cars are proudly stamped with our four beautiful words: Made in the U.S.A.” But with that deal, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, now

Some of the most intriguing moments in the impeachment fight on Capitol Hill take place in private, away from the hearing rooms and news conferences that throngs of cameras can scrupulously document. Democratic and Republican representatives alike granted The New York Times unusual access to photograph their preparations for the Judiciary Committee hearing this week

WASHINGTON — The primary liaison between the Justice Department and the special counsel’s office is set to step down at the end of the month, after helping oversee the department’s most consequential and controversial investigation in a generation. Edward O’Callaghan, who served as the deputy attorney general’s right-hand man, worked closely with the deputy attorney

Picture this: a president enjoying the lowest unemployment rate in decades and a booming stock market. He is about to notch a major legislative victory with the passage of a significant trade deal, has appointed two Supreme Court justices and has signed a major tax bill into law. Most voters say they’re better off financially

The House Judiciary Committee will convene Thursday morning to debate two articles of impeachment against President Trump, the final step before Democrats bring them to the House floor for an expected vote next week to charge the president with high crimes and misdemeanors. The basics: Who, what, when and how to watch. Who: The 41

“This is truly a sad day for America — it’s a sad week for America,” said Representative Louie Gohmert, Republican of Texas, his voice choking with emotion when he invoked the president. “He has hung in there, it’s amazing,” he said of Mr. Trump. Mr. Gohmert called for Democrats to apologize to the president for