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Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals
Top officials, unwilling to fight for the historical independence of their institutions, watched on Wednesday as President Trump continued his pursuit of controlling law enforcement.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Firing Government Workers During Shutdown
Labor groups are set to square off against the Trump administration one day after the president renewed his threat to cut “Democrat programs.”
Boy and Girl Face Rape and Attempted Murder Charges in Attack on Girl
Prosecutors in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, filed the charges in juvenile court. The victim’s mother wrote on social media that her daughter was found “unresponsive and unrecognizable.”
When the Trump Guardrails Fall
The president’s second term is telling us a lot about the constraints that he faced during his first administration.
American Flag With Swastika Is Found in Republican Congressman’s Office
Representative Dave Taylor of Ohio condemned the symbol as “vile” and said his office was investigating with the U.S. Capitol Police.
Republicans Face Fallout From Racist and Homophobic Texts
Some local G.O.P. officials who participated in the text exchanges are losing their jobs or being pressured to resign. But top Republicans have been dismissive.
Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment
Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.
F.B.I. Agent Who Raped 3 Women at Tattoo Parlors He Ran Gets 60 Years in Prison
The man, who has since been fired by the F.B.I., maintains the conduct was consensual, his lawyer said.
Hegseth Warns U.S. Will Impose ‘Costs’ on Russia if Peace Efforts Falter
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles.
Part of a 4,200-Year-Old Human Skull Is Found Along an Indiana Riverbank
The bone fragment, found in June, “is a powerful and humbling reminder that people have walked this land, our home in Fayette County, for millennia,” the county’s coroner said.
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being...
A second perilous challenge to the Voting Rights Act awaits.
The justices will decide next month whether to hear an appeal from a ruling that would shut down almost all lawsuits under the law.