Trump Says He Wants Congress to Stop Wall St. From Buying Single-Family Houses

The president said he wanted Congress to stop big investors from buying the houses, which has driven up rents and set obstacles for first-time buyers in some markets.Read More
Videos Show Federal Agent Shooting Motorist in Minneapolis

Clips analyzed by The Times show the moments immediately before and after a woman was fatally shot.Read More
A Close Call for U.S. Commandos and an Emboldened Trump

As a damaged U.S. helicopter struggled to stay aloft over Venezuela’s capital, the success of the entire operation hung in the balance.Read More
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