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Penn Agrees to Limit Participation of Transgender Athletes

In a deal with the Trump administration, the University of Pennsylvania will not allow transgender women to participate in women’s sports.

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Social Security Backs Off Listing Living Migrants as Dead

Instead, the agency is flagging as “unverified” the Social Security numbers of thousands of people who lost their temporary legal status.

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Alabama Violated Constitutional Rights of Death Row Inmate, Appeals Court Rules

A federal appellate panel said that Michael Sockwell was eligible to be retried because prosecutors systematically eliminated Black potential jurors at his 1990 murder trial.

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Trump Falsely Claims Mamdani Is an Illegal Immigrant and Threatens to Arrest Him

President Trump claimed that the New York mayoral candidate, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was “here illegally,” his latest effort to promote false conspiracy theories about political opponents.

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After Narrow Senate Passage, Trump’s Policy Bill Faces Resistance in House

Party leaders were able to muscle through considerable internal rifts, but the bill’s fate in the House was uncertain.

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Senate Nears Vote-a-Rama Record Before Passing Trump’s Domestic Bill

Senators cast 43 recorded votes during a marathon session on President Trump’s domestic policy bill, nearly reaching the 44-vote record from 2008. The session lasted roughly 27 hours without a...

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Some House Republicans Already Plan to Vote Against Trump’s Policy Bill

To meet the president’s Friday deadline, the speaker will have to corral his party into accepting a bill several have criticized.

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Trump Pulls Back 150 Guard Troops From Federal Duties in California

The Trump administration sent the soldiers back to state command, allowing them to return to firefighting work. Thousands remain under federal control.

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Senators Work All Night on Trump’s Bill, Debating Tax Reductions and Other Cuts

Voting for over 24 hours, senators donned fluffy blankets in the frigid chamber, gobbled fast food and recorded behind-the-scenes tours of the Capitol as Republicans struggled to pass their sweeping...

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FBI Headquarters Moving to Ronald Reagan Building That Housed USAID

In his announcement, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, did not provide key details on the cost of the project or when employees would transition into the new headquarters.

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.

The pardoned rioter, a former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol, is a counselor to Ed Martin, the director of the so-called weaponization...

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Fact-Checking Trump and Republicans on Proposed Tax Cuts in Policy Bill

The president and his allies in the Senate have cited inaccurate claims about their tax and policy bill.