Mark Sanford, Years After Scandal, Aims for a Comeback to Congress
The former South Carolina governor and congressman filed papers to run for his old seat, six years after running for president and nearly two decades after a high-profile affair.Read More
Senate Republicans Make No Move to End DHS Shutdown in Brief Session
With Congress in recess, much of the Homeland Security Department remains without money because of the impasse on Capitol Hill, even as airport security workers are to begin getting paid.Read More
Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say
As leaders are killed and replaced, Iranian negotiators may not know what their government is willing to concede in any negotiations.Read More
Doctors Believed Woody Brown Would Never Understand Language. He’s Publishing a Novel.
Doctors believed that Woody Brown would never be able to speak or process language. He went to graduate school and is publishing his debut novel.Read More
Israel Passes Law to Allow Hanging of Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks
The law was written in such a way that it is unlikely to ever apply to Jewish extremists.Read More
A Democratic Electrician Nabs a State Senate Seat in Republican Florida
With Brian Nathan’s victory certified, Democrats won two of three state legislative races in this month’s special elections, all in Republican-leaning districts.Read More
T.S.A. Lines Appear to Be Getting Shorter as Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks
The hourslong waits at airports appear to be easing after the president signed an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers.Read More
‘I Think That MAGA Is Dying:’ Inside the Youth Movement at CPAC
At a sparsely attended Conservative Political Action Conference, young Republicans were eager to start the post-Trump era.Read More
Who’s ‘Safer’ or ‘Riskier’? Maine Democrats Clash Over How to Beat Collins.
Gov. Janet Mills argues that her rival for Senate, Graham Platner, could be doomed by his history of offensive online remarks. But at a time of anti-establishment anger, Mr. Platner says he is the safer choice.Read More
Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Gone Silent, Lawyers for Whistle-Blower Say
Lawyers for a fired Justice Department lawyer say the agency’s inspector general appears to have ignored at least 20 different requests to scrutinize misconduct.Read More