Liz Norden, the mother of two men who lost legs in the bombings, said the decision was a bitter disappointment. “If this case didn’t deserve the death penalty, what would?” she said. “He admitted to it. His attorney admitted to it. I’m in disbelief.” A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Andrew …...Read More

WASHINGTON — Alarmed at Republicans’ success at reshaping the federal courts, Democrats plan to use their forthcoming party platform to push for “structural court reforms” to counter what they describe as a concerted Republican campaign to pack the judiciary with “unqualified, partisan judges.” The platform language stops well short of …...Read More

“His family failed him,” LaVerne Cheatham, his closest sibling, said in an interview. “It was a sad situation. All of us, including me, didn’t give him what he needed.” She said of her mother, “There wasn’t a day that she didn’t worry about him.” With public schools unable or unwilling …...Read More

SAN FRANCISCO — TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app that has been under scrutiny from the Trump administration, is in talks to sell itself to Microsoft and other companies as President Trump weighs harsh actions against the business, including forcing TikTok to divorce itself from its parent company, ByteDance, said people …...Read More

Not surprisingly, the administration rejects the notion that it has given Mr. Putin free rein. Mr. Trump regularly says no American president has been tougher on Russia than he has, “maybe tougher than any other president.” The president’s advisers point out that Mr. Trump’s own Justice Department indicted 12 Russian …...Read More

China hawks in the administration blamed Mr. Trump and top economic advisers, including Mr. Mnuchin, for holding back on sanctions in order to avoid jeopardizing trade talks with China and to cozy up to Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader. But now, as the pandemic roils the United States and endangers …...Read More

The storm hit the Bahamas as it is grappling with a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus infections that has only accelerated in recent days, in what health officials are calling a second wave. On Thursday night, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis announced the temporary relaxation of restrictions to give …...Read More

WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. has entered the final stage of his deliberations about choosing a running mate as he prepares to talk one-on-one with the finalists next week, while Democratic leaders lobby him furiously to elevate their allies and sink their enemies. Mr. Biden’s campaign has conducted extensive …...Read More

As the centennial of the 19th Amendment approaches, it is worth taking up Bonnin’s call to remember Native women and their full range of political experiences. With this in mind, Prof. Cathleen D. Cahill, a historian who has written about Native suffragists, joined Prof. Sarah Deer, a scholar of Native …...Read More

The virus has been difficult to control in large part because many infected people without symptoms have unknowingly spread it, he said. More testing will help identify these hidden cases, Dr. Rondello said. But Candace L. Upton, a professor of philosophy at the University of Denver, said people should not …...Read More