When Grave Markers Are Stolen, He Speaks for the Dead
To Michael Hirsch, the desecration of hundreds of graves was a shanda, a shame, a ghoulish crime. He wanted to do something about it.Read More
Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.Read More
Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam
Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, President Trump’s gutting of foreign aid has halted American efforts to address a toxic legacy and build a strategic partnership.Read More
Who Are the 4 Key Officials Leaving City Hall?
Four deputy mayors in the Eric Adams administration — all respected veteran public servants — are resigning.Read More
Can the Federal Reserve Look Past Trump’s Tariffs?
Top officials are grappling with how to handle potential price increases caused by the administration’s policies.Read More
Thousands Gather on Presidents’ Day to Call Trump a Tyrant
Thousands of protesters opposing broad swaths of President Trump’s agenda took to the streets across the country, including outside the U.S. Capitol.Read More
Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs
The department’s Office for Civil Rights warned that it would penalize schools that consider race in scholarships, hiring and an array of other activities.Read More
Delta Plane Crashes at Toronto Airport While Landing
Nine people were injured, officials said. Two passengers, including a pediatric patient, were in critical condition but were expected to survive.Read More
N.Y.C. Council Speaker Calls on Mayor Eric Adams to Resign
The push by the speaker, Adrienne Adams, a Democrat, signals the mayor’s loss of one of his principal partners in government.Read More
Trump Pushes Business Interests in Golf, Mideast and New York as Conflicts Abound
Norms recognized for decades in Washington by both parties no longer appear to apply to the Trump White House, former prosecutors and ethics lawyers say.Read More