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Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who ran a foreign policy-focused campaign for the presidential nomination of a party she sharply criticized, announced on Thursday that she was dropping out of the race. Ms. Gabbard, who had been one of only three candidates and the only woman remaining in the Democratic primary, said she would throw […]

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that the White House wants to send $1,000 payments to every American adult and $500 per child within three weeks to prop up the United States economy as it has been rocked by the coronavirus pandemic. The proposal is part of a $1 trillion economic stabilization

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that the White House wants to send $1,000 payments to every American adult and $500 per child within three weeks to prop up the United States economy as it has been rocked by the coronavirus pandemic. The proposal is part of a $1 trillion economic stabilization

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced the release of two Americans imprisoned overseas and said it had intensified demands for a third, amid global fears that the coronavirus could quickly spread among detainees and result in deaths. Amer Fakhoury, a Lebanese-born naturalized American citizen, was headed to his home state, New Hampshire, from

The war game-like exercise was overseen by Robert P. Kadlec, a former Air Force physician who has spent decades focused on biodefense issues. After stints on the Bush administration’s homeland security council and the staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he was appointed assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for Preparedness and Response. “He

Lebanese officials have accused Mr. Fakhoury of being a former warden at a notorious SLA prison camp in southern Lebanon, which remains something of a national landmark for what human rights groups describe as torture and mistreatment of prisoners. His family and U.S. officials say there is no evidence that Mr. Fakhoury participated in any

Good morning and welcome to On Politics, a daily political analysis of the 2020 elections based on reporting by New York Times journalists. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. Where things stand in the race The presidential race is in a holding pattern as Bernie Sanders contemplates whether to

The case, United States v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, was one of the government’s most prominent efforts to shut down funding of terrorist organizations in the decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. A Muslim charity had been sending money to Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza. But Mr. Ratcliffe played

Charles Stewart III, a professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressed optimism that states could gear up to expand mail and absentee voting for the coming primary elections, which tend to have relatively low turnout. The November general election will be another matter, he said. “I think that once people take

As the new coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, famous actors, athletes and politicians have tested positive for the virus. By going public with their diagnoses, they have helped put a face to the virus. Many have shared the news via social media and news conferences, while providing regular updates on their symptoms and