The remarks, at a hearing ostensibly about the coming budget for law enforcement agencies, veered from sedate exchanges about operational matters to ugly personal confrontations.

12 May 2026 23:15 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

His achievements on the court were eclipsed by an essay he wrote in Sports Illustrated in 2013 in which he declared: “I’m a 34-year-old N.B.A. center. I’m Black and I’m gay.”

13 May 2026 18:41 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

The presidential protection agency detailed how it would use a proposed $1 billion as Republicans asked for more detail and Democrats went on the attack.

12 May 2026 22:10 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

David Venturella’s appointment is in line with a push by Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, to keep his department under the radar and out of headlines.

13 May 2026 00:09 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Politicians are fighting viciously for power, said Shane Massey, leader of the State Senate. “To what end?” he asked, warning of eroding fundamental American values. “I’m voting no.”

13 May 2026 16:57 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES