Trump Calls on Republicans to End Filibuster in Shutdown Fight
The president said it was time for G.O.P. leaders to get rid of the longstanding rule requiring most Senate legislation to have 60 votes to pass.Read More
A Top Trump Official Had to Sell His Stock. He May Have Saved Millions.
Frank Bisignano, who holds top jobs at the Social Security Administration and the I.R.S., sold his stake in Fiserv before the company’s stock cratered this week.Read More
Air Traffic Controller Staff Shortage Causes Delays in Orlando and at Other Airports
The F.A.A. warned that a lack of certified air traffic controllers in Orlando could cause delays throughout the East Coast.Read More
JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures
After Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death, the bank reported more than $1 billion in potentially suspicious transactions.Read More
Executions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan
Evidence of atrocities emerging from the city of El Fasher stoked fears that the Sudanese region of Darfur is plunging, once again, into a cycle of genocidal violence.Read More
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved into a home at Fort McNair traditionally reserved for the Army’s vice chief of staff. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others also now live in military housing.Read More
What to Know About US Nuclear Weapons as Trump Threatens to Restart Testing
Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe.Read More
Democrats Condemn Trump Officials for Boat Strike Secrecy
Senator Mark Warner said the administration’s decision to hold a Republicans-only briefing on the campaign was “corrosive to our democracy.”Read More
In Louisiana, Threat of Lost SNAP Food Benefits Is Rattling the Vulnerable
The state has vowed to step in and provide food assistance for many who face a cut-off in federal SNAP aid. But there is still fear and anxiety about how to get by.Read More
In China Truce on Tariffs and Rare Earths, National Security Controls Are Bargaining Chip
Some analysts say Beijing won a major victory in its trade talks: Getting the U.S. to withdraw a national security measure that previously was not under discussion.Read More