Scientists Set Up Camp on Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica
Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge of Antarctica.Read More
California Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Block New Congressional Map
Republicans asked the justices to step in after a federal court rejected their claims that the state’s new congressional map violated the Constitution.Read More
Trump Escalates Tensions With European Allies With Greenland and Gaza Efforts
President Trump’s bellicose demands about Greenland and participation in his “board of peace” are deepening worries about the fate of the trans-Atlantic alliance.Read More
C.I.A.’s New Focus on Latin America Reflected in Raid to Seize Maduro
A senior U.S. official declined to confirm the specific operations in Venezuela, but said a covert team provided real-time support for the military.Read More
Some Republicans Begin to Echo Trump’s Case to Acquire Greenland
While the party remains split as President Trump presses to “take” Greenland, some in his party are publicly embracing his reasoning for wanting to control the territory.Read More
A Birthday Card Replica From Trump to Epstein Appears on the National Mall
An oversize card reproduces a suggestive birthday greeting from 2003, released as part of a congressional inquiry. President Trump has denied that he signed it.Read More
Comer Rejects Clinton Interview on Epstein, Setting Up Contempt Vote
The Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee refused an offer to interview the former president under oath, rejecting terms he said were unreasonable.Read More
University of Pennsylvania Rebukes Trump Administration for Demanding Information About Jewish Staff
The federal government has sued the University of Pennsylvania for information on its Jewish employees. The university said the request recalls a “frightening” history.Read More
In U.S. Attorney Standoff, Judges in Virginia Seek to Fill Top Prosecutor Job
Some judges have expressed frustration that Lindsey Halligan continues to claim she is the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, despite a ruling in November declaring her appointment invalid.Read More
One Year In, Searching for a Strategy Behind Trump’s Unpredictability
One great truth of Trump II so far is that nobody has any idea what tomorrow holds.Read More