The vice president is expected to announce her choice on Tuesday morning. One prominent Democrat recounted being asked by a contender, “Will you please make sure you put in a good word for me?”
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Joseph Tacopina, Key Trump Lawyer, Withdraws as Manhattan Criminal Trial Nears
Joseph Tacopina, the trial lawyer on Donald J. Trump’s legal team with the most successes defending high-profile clients, will no longer represent the former president in his criminal trial in Manhattan, according to a notice sent to the court on Monday. Mr. Tacopina also withdrew on Monday from another case in which he was still…
Senate on Track to Pass Debt Ceiling Bill as Default Date Nears
The Senate was on track on Thursday night to pass bipartisan legislation suspending the debt limit and imposing new spending caps and send it to President Biden, racing to avoid a default. After an afternoon of closed-door talks to resolve a last-minute dispute over Pentagon funding, Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the…
Biden and McCarthy Set for More Talks as Debt Ceiling Deadline Nears
With time running out to strike a debt limit deal, President Biden and congressional leaders are set to meet Tuesday for pivotal face-to-face negotiations at the White House to avoid a default that economists say could eliminate jobs and cause a recession. The 3 p.m. meeting comes a day after Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen…
U.S. Officials Offer Hopeful Tone on Covid as Winter Nears
Federal health officials expressed optimism on Tuesday that the nation was better prepared to weather a surge of Covid-19 infections this winter compared with a year earlier, and they renewed their pleas for Americans to get an updated booster shot ahead of the holidays. While the trajectory of the virus remains uncertain, Dr. Anthony S….