Most Lawyers in the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office Are on Epstein Duty

The Justice Department has dedicated scores of lawyers, including more than 125 from the Southern District of New York, to reviewing over two million documents in the prominent case.Read More
Trump Deepens Scrutiny of Minnesota, a Potential Model for Other Blue States

The White House is intensifying and broadening its probes into fraud in states led by prominent Democrats.Read More
Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier Investments

Companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips say that Venezuela owes them billions of dollars for confiscating their assets two decades ago.Read More
Justice Dept. Staff Fear Turmoil Diverts Them From Potential Threats

Rank-and-file prosecutors and agents have expressed serious concern that a hobbled work force hurts the government’s ability to identify and stop terrorist plots, cyberattacks, mass violence and fraud.Read More
New Novels to Read This Year

Tayari Jones, Ann Patchett, George Saunders and Veronica Roth return with new novels; Jennette McCurdy makes her fiction debut; and more.Read More
New Nonfiction Books to Read This Year

Memoirs by Sylvester Stallone and the founder of Barstool Sports; essays from celebrated novelists Jesmyn Ward and Jayne Anne Phillips; and more.Read More
Yemen Separatist Leader Refuses to Attend Talks, Deepening Saudi Arabia-UAE Clash

Southern Yemen has been engulfed in a proxy conflict that pits two U.S. allies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, against each other.Read More
Nick Reiner’s Lawyer, Alan Jackson, Removes Himself From Murder Case

The announcement delayed the arraignment of Mr. Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents last month.Read More
Federal Agent Shoots Woman Amid Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown

The person was killed, federal authorities said. Gov. Tim Walz asked for calm as protesters gathered.Read More
New Dietary Guidelines Abandon Longstanding Advice on Alcohol

Now the government’s recommendation is to “limit” drinking, without specifying safe amounts for men and women. The guidelines no longer warn of risks like cancer.Read More