CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’

Mr. Pelley, a former “CBS Evening News” anchor, was ousted after months of tensions between staff and Bari Weiss, the network’s editor in chief.Read More
G.O.P. Works to Jump-Start Immigration Bill After Trump Retreat on Fund

Republicans hoped the acting attorney general’s vow that the administration was “not moving forward” with a fund for people claiming to be victimized by the government would unlock the votes.Read More
Justice Dept. Won’t Proceed With Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund, Blanche Says

The acting attorney general told lawmakers that he would leave in place an order forcing the I.R.S. to drop investigations into President Trump, his family and his businesses.Read More
Why We Might Not Know California’s Election Results for Days

Polls will close at 8 p.m. local time, but California’s meticulous review process and heavy reliance on mail ballots mean races may not be called quickly.Read More
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Is ‘Not Moving Forward’

Also, California votes on its next governor. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.Read More
Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says

The acting attorney general said the administration was preserving a broad order shielding the president and his family from audits of already filed returns, despite dropping a $1.8 billion payout fund.Read More
Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.

A chronic lack of investment in development of better tests has left clinicians blind and allows deadly viruses to spread unchecked.Read More
‘Did I Have a Choice?’ In New Jersey, Kean Voters Explain Themselves.

Some Republicans acknowledged how strange it felt to vote for Representative Thomas Kean Jr., who has not been seen for months. Mr. Kean issued a statement promising to be transparent about his situation.Read More
Polls of California Governor’s Race Show a Clear Top 3

Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer have consistently led the field in California’s nonpartisan primary, where the top two finishers advance.Read More
Trump Names Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence

Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist who leads the federal housing finance agency, will oversee the U.S. intelligence agencies. He has no known background in intelligence.Read More