Federal Panel Approves Trump’s Plans for a 250-foot Arch in Washington
The panel, whose members were selected by President Trump, has an advisory role on the design of the project but no enforcement power.Read More
Republicans Seize on a Budget Exemption to Push Through Immigration Enforcement Funding
Republicans are using a special mechanism that was created to reduce deficits to push through immigration enforcement funds that should be provided in a regular spending bill.Read More
‘We’ve Never Been This Bad.’ Eastern Pennsylvania Weighs Rising Costs.
With two swing districts, the region from Scranton to Allentown could decide control of the House, and voters are expressing profound economic distress.Read More
Democrats’ Midterm Strength Masks Fierce Divides and Frustration, Poll Shows
Democratic voters are in a combative, anti-establishment mood, unhappy with their party and disagreeing about its best path forward, a New York Times/Siena poll found.Read More
Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Cuba, and Why Food Banks Are Getting Squeezed
Plus, Stephen Colbert’s last show.Read More
Trump’s Fund Puts Blanche in a Tight Spot as He Aims to Lead Justice Dept.
Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.Read More
Justice Dept. Charges Raúl Castro as Trump Escalates Pressure Campaign Against Cuba
The indictment was an extraordinary escalation of the Trump administration’s multifaceted pressure campaign against Cuba’s Communist government.Read More
News of U.S. Indictment Slow to Reach Cubans Waiting for a Breakthrough
While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raul Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread. “This has to change.”Read More
Trump’s Government Moves to Spare an Unhappy Taxpayer Named Trump
No president has ever used the federal government to advance his own personal interests and those of his family and allies as expansively and openly as Mr. Trump has.Read More
The U.S. Charges Raúl Castro, Increasing the Pressure on Cuba
Also, Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s new fund. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.Read More