FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump
The letter, sent to Congress on Monday, said cuts made by the Trump administration had erased improvements made to disaster response since Hurricane Katrina.Read More
Justice Dept. Broadens Inquiry Into Key Players in Russia Investigation
It is the latest effort by President Trump and his allies to impugn the Russia investigation, which the president sees as having been a partisan witch hunt.Read More
Trump Plays Reality Television Host at Cabinet Meeting That Lasts Hours
As hours ticked by, President Trump played reality television host — “This has never been done before!” — as his cabinet members offered praise. It was a glimpse of how he runs his presidency.Read More
How the N.Y.P.D.’s Facial Recognition Tool Landed the Wrong Man in Jail
Trevis Williams is eight inches taller than a man accused of flashing a woman in Union Square in February. The police arrested him anyway.Read More
Trump Again Escalates Power Grabs in Bid to Fire Fed Member
President Trump claimed he has cause to remove a member of the independent board who has not obeyed his demands to vote for lower interest rates.Read More
Stock Market Reaction Is Muted After Trump’s Threats to Lisa Cook and the Fed
The market reaction was muted after President Trump moved to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. One economist likened the response to a frog in “gently heating” water.Read More
All in Good Fun, or a ‘Disgrace’? Names of Detention Centers Divide Americans
The use of jokey names for new immigrant detention centers by the Trump administration and its allies is causing serious disagreements.Read More
Purging ‘Equity’ Programs, G.O.P. Defunded Its Own Roads
When Republicans repealed a Biden-era “access and equity” grant program for transportation, they canceled funding for projects in some of their own districts.Read More
The Deadly Risks of Reporting In Gaza
Journalists endure the same harrowing reality as other Gazans: hunger and the constant threat of death. Those challenges risk further stifling what the world hears about the war.Read More
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
More people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life.Read More