How Universities Became So Dependent on the Federal Government
For decades, universities got billions in federal dollars for research. The relationship was mutually beneficial, until President Trump decided it wasn’t.Read More
Inside El Salvador’s CECOT Prison, Where Abrego Garcia Was Held
A U.S. senator was denied entry to a prison holding Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and other deportees. The authorities arranged a meeting at a hotel instead. Here’s what to know.Read More
Justice Dept. Pushes Trump’s Agenda on Religion, Sports and Antisemitism
The head of the division directed its staff to focus on enforcing edicts on transgender women in sports and other issues, shifting from its founding purpose of fighting race-based discrimination.Read More
Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of Trump?
The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.Read More
Top DOGE Officials Moved From Social Security Administration to Justice Dept.
The Elon Musk operatives were abruptly shifted to the department’s immigration enforcement unit as part of an expanding effort to use personal data in deportation cases, one official said.Read More
Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Bromance With Xi Beyond Reach
President Trump says he wants Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to call him to talk tariffs. Mr. Xi is ghosting Mr. Trump, and markets are plummeting.Read More
Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.Read More
Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Held Millions Himself.
As of August, the president’s investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any bearing on his decisions regarding tariffs.Read More
Trump’s Attack of Powell Tempered by Risk of Market Panic
President Trump again attacked the chair of the Federal Reserve this week, but advisers say the president has turned more cautious on policies that could stoke extreme financial volatility again.Read More
Google Makes History With Rapid-Fire Antitrust Losses
Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad technology. The tide may be turning for antitrust.Read More