Congress Plans Hearings on Racial Violence and Use of Force by the Police
Top lawmakers in both parties, spurred to action by the death of a black Minnesota man in the custody of white police officers, said on...
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Does Hong Kong Have a Fighting Chance Against China?
ImagePresident Xi Jinping of China reaching to vote in favor of new national security laws for Hong Kong during the National People’s Congress in Beijing...
Virus Forces N.Y.C. to Consider Tactic That Nearly Led to Ruin in ’75
The coronavirus pandemic has plunged New York City into the most dire fiscal crisis it has faced in generations. More than 900,000 people have lost...
Does a Crisis Spur Political Unity? Not This Pandemic
It was not so long ago that the conventional wisdom in Washington was that a genuine crisis like the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks had the...
Trump’s Order Targeting Social Media Sites, Explained
Much of the president’s order consists of complaints about social media companies and their efforts to flag or remove content deemed inappropriate. Here is an...
Coronavirus Aid: Millions Can See Its End, and They’re Scared
For millions of Americans left out of work by the coronavirus pandemic, government assistance has been a lifeline preventing a plunge into poverty, hunger and...
Hungary Outlaws Changing Gender on Documents After Birth
Yet with migration fading as a potent issue, and with the world struggling to manage the coronavirus pandemic, Mr. Orban’s government has shifted its focus...
Protesters in Hong Kong Rally Against China’s Tightening Grip
HONG KONG — Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong defied police orders on Wednesday as they took to the streets and gathered in shopping malls...
House to Vote on Limiting F.B.I. Power to Collect Americans’ Internet Data
WASHINGTON — House leaders have agreed to permit a vote on tightening limits on when the F.B.I. may collect Americans’ internet browsing and search records...
Ignoring Coronavirus Fears, Hong Kong Protesters Rally Against China’s Push
HONG KONG — The police fired tear gas in a busy Hong Kong commercial district on Sunday as hundreds gathered to protest China’s push to...