Celsius Is Crashing, and Crypto Investors Are Spooked
The difficult market is forcing once-highflying digital-currency companies to slash jobs, halt mergers and bar clients from withdrawing digital investments, all moves that are shocking investors.Read More
DNA analysis reveals source of Black Death
Tombstones in what’s now Kyrgyzstan have revealed tantalizing details about the origins of the Black Death, the world’s most devastating plague outbreak that is estimated to have killed half of Europe’s population in the space of seven years during the Middle Ages. Read More
Nine-page plan to occupy congressional buildings on January 6, 2021, released in court filing
A lawyer for one of the Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy released a 9-page document on Wednesday that outlines a plan to occupy key congressional buildings connected to the US Capitol and the Supreme Court on January 6, 2021, and to distribute a list of demands calling for a new election. Read More
‘Are you out of your effing mind?’: Hear what Trump White House attorney told John Eastman
January 6 committee co-chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) released an extended clip of former White House lawyer Eric Herschmann’s testimony in which he said he warned conservative attorney John Eastman who advised the Trump campaign to back off plans to file appeals in Georgia based on the election results after the events of January 6, […]
Man who carried Confederate flag in US Capitol and son found guilty of felonies
The man who was captured parading through the US Capitol with a large Confederate flag during the January 6, 2021 riot, was — along with his son — found guilty by a federal judge on Wednesday of obstructing an official proceeding, a felony. Read More
Aides say today’s session will make the case that Trump’s pressure campaign against the former Vice President ‘directly contributed’ to the violence
Thursday’s hearing from the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection will be all about former Vice President Mike Pence, who was at the center of former President Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021. Read More
Bracing for the End of Roe v. Wade, the White House Weighs Executive Actions
The Biden administration has been deluged with ideas to help mitigate a Supreme Court ruling overturning abortion rights, but many come with legal risks.Read More
Winning When Trump Is Against You: A How-To Guide
A blueprint is emerging for Republicans who defy the 45th president and still hope to win a G.O.P. primary. Here are five rules of political survival for the aspiring Trump critic.Read More
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto Hopes History Repeats as She Faces Adam Laxalt
Adam Laxalt has Trump’s support and a favorable climate for Republicans as he challenges Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, who was mentored by Harry Reid, a victor in 2010 against a Tea Party foe.Read More
Democrats’ Risky Bet: Aid G.O.P. Extremists in Spring, Hoping to Beat Them in Fall
As Democratic leaders warn loudly of right-wing threats to democracy, their campaign arms are meddling in Republican primaries, betting they can help pick easier opponents in November.Read More
