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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Saturday that it hoped to raise more than $50 billion to improve the lot of the Palestinians and their Arab neighbors, releasing an economic plan titled, “Peace to Prosperity,” that reverses the actual sequence of its peacemaking efforts in the Middle East. The blueprint sets the stage for […]

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday delayed plans for nationwide raids to deport undocumented families, but threatened to have Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents resume the raids in two weeks if Democrats do not submit to changes in asylum law they have long opposed. Immigration agents were planning to sweep into immigrant communities in 10

[The latest data and analysis to keep track of who’s leading the race to be the Democratic nominee.] While African-Americans in South Carolina’s cities are facing similar challenges as in other urban areas, the winning candidate here may prove to be the one who can make the best case to rural black voters. “When you’re

As Iran vows to gradually kick its nuclear production back into gear, both options are being revisited, officials say, in case Iran carries through its declared nuclear plans. This coming week it is likely to have amassed more than 660 pounds of low-enriched uranium, the limit set in the 2015 pact. The marginal move over

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is presenting a formidable challenge to the oversight authority of the Democrat-controlled House at a time when the House might not be best equipped for the task. With Democrats regaining power this year after eight years in the wilderness, not many in the majority have much experience leading panels during

The 1985 decision, Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank, said that such suits had to be brought in state court. That decision reasoned that there was no violation of the takings clause until the state or local government fails to pay just compensation after state-court litigation. Chief Justice Roberts said the 1985 decision

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has sought to distance himself from two segregationist senators whose names he invoked on Tuesday as he recalled a time of “civility” in the Senate. Instead, Mr. Biden, the former vice president, emphasized his relationship with a prominent liberal, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and highlighted his disagreement with the

WASHINGTON — Felix H. Sater, a former business associate of President Trump’s, failed to show up on Friday to an interview with House investigators meant to explore his work on a proposed Trump real estate project in Moscow. He will now face a congressional subpoena. Mr. Sater had voluntarily agreed to appear privately before the

These differences would affect how redistricting lines are drawn, in ways political scientists have not yet thoroughly modeled. Daryl Deford, a postdoctoral associate at M.I.T., has generated 50,000 possible redistricting plans for the Texas State Senate. The results using only the citizen voting-age population produced on average some districts that were 50 percent larger than

We’re trying something new in our 2020 presidential campaign coverage. Every Saturday morning, we’re publishing “This Week in the 2020 Race,” bringing you the key moments — from speeches and surprises among the candidates to new policies and polls that are influencing the campaign. It’s a quick way to follow the presidential race and the