Opinion | Trump’s First Four Weeks Felt Like Four Years
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Opinion | Trump’s First Four Weeks Felt Like Four Years

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I’m just saying the best way to tackle those issues is to forget about stupid, greedy tax cuts for the rich and juice up the economy with efficient government, targeted spending on services like quality child care, good schools and health care for…

Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash
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Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The demoralization and fear gripping blue America in the early weeks of President Trump’s administration have left liberal groups and their allies struggling for cash, hurting their ability to effectively combat the right-wing transformation of the federal government. The small-dollar online spigot that…

He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.
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He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo may not yet have entered the race for mayor of New York City, but his campaign in waiting received its most significant endorsement on Saturday from H. Carl McCall, a Black elder statesman who was once Mr. Cuomo’s…

Opinion | Trump’s Ideas Are Terrible. That’s Not an Accident.
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Opinion | Trump’s Ideas Are Terrible. That’s Not an Accident.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The first month of the second Trump presidency has put the lie to the widespread wisdom that Donald Trump has no ideology and no ideas, only an insatiable thirst for power and money. Trump has shown that he has ideas. So many ideas….

Bracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given
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Bracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One month out from a deadline to avert a government shutdown, Republicans in Congress are struggling to find the votes to extend federal funding, and Democrats are issuing a stark warning: Don’t look at us this time. After two years of coming to…

Opinion | Democrats Don’t Need a Perfect Message Against Trump, They Need to Show Some Fight
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Opinion | Democrats Don’t Need a Perfect Message Against Trump, They Need to Show Some Fight

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I asked Senator Chuck Schumer what Americans want from Democrats right now. “They want us to beat Trump and stop this shit,” he told me. “And that’s what we’re doing.” It was a welcome sign of life. For three weeks now, President Trump…

Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway
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Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Justice Department on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, a remarkable incursion into a continuing criminal case that raises questions about the fair administration of justice during President Trump’s second term. The…

Opinion | ‘Why Don’t Democrats Fight Fire With Fire?’ Three Opinion Writers on a Wounded Party
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Opinion | ‘Why Don’t Democrats Fight Fire With Fire?’ Three Opinion Writers on a Wounded Party

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists Michelle Goldberg and Bret Stephens and the contributing Opinion writer Frank Bruni on the problems and challenges for the Democrats as President Trump seeks unchecked power. Patrick Healy:…

Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab
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Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In his first term, President Trump seemed to relish ripping through the norms and standards of self-restraint that his predecessors had respected. Three weeks into his second term, hand-wringing about norms seems quaint. Other presidents have occasionally ignored or claimed a right to…