Justice Dept. Policy Now Allows Pursuit of Reporters’ Records in Leak Inquiries

A new memo suggests that investigations may be launched not just for leaks of classified information, but where disclosures “undermine” Trump administration policies.Read More
Kristi Noem’s Stolen Purse at a Burger Joint Is Still a Washington Mystery

Kristi Noem, the top official charged with patrolling the nation’s borders and protecting it from terrorist threats, was robbed in plain view of her security detail.Read More
Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Arrested by FBI in Immigration Dispute

Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said.Read More
A Timeline of George Santos’s Rise and Fall

The disgraced former congressman has been sentenced to prison, years after his credentials and career began to unravel.Read More
Five Takeaways From the Times/Siena Poll on Trump

Voters think President Trump has gone too far in wielding his power. They see the start of his term as “scary” and “chaotic.” And while it’s still early, they disapprove of his handling of many issues.Read More
Four Perspectives on Trump’s Weak Poll Numbers

It’s not easy to burn this much good will so fast, and it doesn’t usually get any easier from here.Read More
Voters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds

Skepticism has grown of his efforts to expand his authority and of his handling of issues long seen as strengths for him, including the economy and immigration.Read More
‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal

The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.Read More
Who Is Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin Judge Arrested in Immigration Dispute?

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was elected in 2016. She spent much of her earlier career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups.Read More
Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs

A draft document outlines steep cuts or the elimination of funding for programs that provide child care, housing assistance, foreign aid and health research.Read More