Maurene Comey, a Prosecutor in Epstein Case, Joins New York Law Firm

Maurene Comey is joining Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. She was abruptly fired by the Trump administration last year after a career as a top federal prosecutor.Read More
Larry Summers Will Resign From Harvard After Jeffrey Epstein Revelations

Mr. Summers, former president of the school, had stepped back from teaching after documents showed a closer relationship to Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. He will leave at the end of the academic year.Read More
Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.Read More
Surgeon General Nominee Is Pressed on Vaccine Stance in Confirmation Hearing

Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and critic of mainstream medicine, is appearing before a Senate committee.Read More
How The Times Handles the Congressional Hearing Circus

Three editors in Washington discuss their approach to coverage of politicians and witnesses who sometimes seem to be performing for the cameras.Read More
How Trump’s Economic Pitch at the State of the Union Echoes Biden’s

With the midterms approaching and polls showing unease about the economy, some of President Trump’s arguments about its strength sounded eerily like those of his predecessor.Read More
The World Waited on Edge for Trump’s Thinking on Iran. It’s Still Waiting.

Even as the president considers an attack, his State of the Union address offered little more than a brief repetition of vague talking points from recent days.Read More
Hunters and Veterans Are Fighting Trump’s Pick to Oversee Public Lands

Steve Pearce, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, is set to face a Senate hearing on Wednesday.Read More
Casey Means, Critic of Mainstream Medicine, May Become Nation’s Top Doctor

Dr. Means, a wellness influencer and President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, will appear before a Senate committee Wednesday.Read More
Ukraine Wants to Join the E.U. to Secure Peace. Here’s What to Know.

Negotiators agree that joining the bloc is critical to Kyiv’s future. But obstacles abound, and compromises might forever change how the union works.Read More