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Trump Hosts Dinner for Wealthy Donors to White House Ballroom
The president lauded dozens of executives and businesspeople for the “tremendous amounts of money” they have pledged for his project, which has prompted ethical concerns.
Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money
The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide...
Gavin Newsom Vetoes Reparations Bills in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed bills that would have provided tangible benefits to those descendants, though he approved a state agency to determine who qualifies for potential reparations.
The Lonely House Republican Still Coming to Work During the Shutdown
Representative Kevin Kiley of California has criticized his own party for keeping the House out of session during the shutdown. He is battling boredom and disaffection as the stalemate drags...
As Trump’s Federal Hiring Freeze Expires, He Puts New Restrictions in Place
The terms of the new order indicate that federal agencies will be hiring only with the approval of his political appointees.
Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs
The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women.
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.
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.
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.