White House May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers

Union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say the move would run afoul of a law adopted under President Trump’s first term.Read More
Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Mechanics

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis were recognized for work that made principles of the subatomic realm observable at a larger scale.Read More
With Sébastien Lecornu’s Resignation, France Faces Increasing Turmoil

The record-fast collapse of yet another government confronts President Emmanuel Macron and his country with an intensifying crisis.Read More
Witkoff and Kushner Expected to Join Israel-Hamas Talks

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, both architects of President Trump’s plan to end the war, are expected to join mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas.Read More
What to Know About Carney and Trump’s White House Meeting

President Trump on Tuesday is hosting Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, who is seeking relief from U.S. tariffs. Few people expect any major concessions.Read More
Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

As it did in 2018, the White House plans to dole out relief funds to struggling U.S. farmers who have lost their biggest customer.Read More
In 2020, Trump Intervened in Portland’s Protests. They Got Even Worse.

Here are five lessons for cities in the president’s sights, like Chicago and Memphis, drawn from the one city targeted by Mr. Trump in his first term, Portland, Ore.Read More
Supreme Court, for Now, Rejects Google Bid to Block Changes to App Store

The emergency order is the latest turn in a longstanding legal dispute between the tech giant and the creator of the popular game Fortnite.Read More
A Debate Over ‘Conversion Therapy,’ Once Widely Condemned, Is Back

As more young people identify as transgender, a fight has re-emerged over therapy that questions their gender identities.Read More
Supreme Court Hears Free Speech Challenge to Ban on Conversion Therapy

The court’s ruling in the Colorado case will have implications for more than 20 other states with similar laws.Read More