C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself
It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist. A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.Read More
Wesley Hunt Enters Texas G.O.P. Senate Race, Complicating Path for Cornyn
Mr. Hunt, a U.S. House member, and Senator John Cornyn will be competing for voters who dislike the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, who has led in many polls.Read More
Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition
The Democratic representative-elect won her Arizona seat overwhelmingly. But so far, the Republican speaker will not swear her in.Read More
Who is Judge Immergut? Trump Appointee in Oregon Blocks Troop Deployment.
Judge Karin Immergut worked on Ken Starr’s investigation of Bill Clinton. Now she’s ruled against Trump’s attempt to send troops to Portland.Read More
Trump Gave Partisan Speech to Navy Troops, as He Deployed Troops to U.S. Cities
President Trump’s attempts to politicize the military have become more overt as he makes the case for having troops at his disposal in American cities.Read More
Trump Aimed Shutdown Cuts at Democrats, but G.O.P. Districts Are Hit, Too
As the president cancels projects in Democratic-run states, he is cutting money that benefits his own party’s lawmakers in some of the most competitive House districts.Read More
Processing the Government Shutdown in a Divided America
As the government shutdown entered its first full week, emotions across the country ranged from uneasy to unconcerned.Read More
What Is the National Guard, and Who Controls It?
The state-based military force is made up mainly of part-time soldiers and organized by state. It can be activated by the state governor or by the president.Read More
Bessent Taps Social Security Chief to Serve as C.E.O. of I.R.S.
Frank Bisignano, who already leads the Social Security Administration, will also take on the day-to-day duties of the tax collector.Read More
How Bari Weiss of The Free Press Won the Top Job at CBS News
At The Free Press, she battled “wokeness” and buddied up with billionaires. Now she’s the editor in chief of CBS News.Read More