Iran War Poses Test for Justice Dept. After Firings Deplete National Security Ranks
Firings, resignations and diversions to the president’s priorities have left elite counterterrorism and counterintelligence units stretched thin, current and former officials say.Read More
New Nonfiction to Read This Spring
Memoirs from Liza Minnelli and Arsenio Hall; essays from David Sedaris and Jesmyn Ward; plus histories, true crime, biographies and more.Read More
Lawmaker Asks Court to Block Trump From Closing Kennedy Center
The president has said he plans to shut down the center for two years starting this summer for a “complete rebuilding.”Read More
Florida Bar Retreats From Statement Saying Lindsey Halligan Was Under Scrutiny
The Florida bar said that it had “erroneously” made that assertion, disclosed in a letter last month, and that no investigation into Ms. Halligan was pending.Read More
What to know about the jobs report.
Employers shed 92,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent.Read More
Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, Learned to Spar in Oklahoma
He hosted a home improvement radio show, fought in cage matches and inherited a plumbing business before becoming a “MAGA warrior” in Congress.Read More
Justice Dept. Pushes for Charges Against Cuban Leaders
The move comes as President Trump is ratcheting up his rhetorical assault on Cuba’s leadership.Read More
Top National Symphony Leader Quits in New Blow to Kennedy Center
The executive director, Jean Davidson, said her departure reflects frustration at the turmoil that has engulfed the arts center.Read More
Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran
President Trump’s comments on Friday reflected yet another shift in the goals of U.S. military actions.Read More
New Novels to Read This Spring
New novels from Tana French, Emma Straub, Ben Lerner, Solvej Balle, Shannon Chakraborty, Tom Perrotta, Elizabeth Strout — and plenty more.Read More