Trump Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain for Democrats and Move Forward With Layoffs
The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify.Read More
Israel Intercepts Boats Headed to Gaza With Humanitarian Aid
The boats were part of a flotilla, carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists, that was organized to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and protest the war.Read More
These Democrats Voted With Republicans Against a Shutdown
Two Democratic senators and one independent who caucuses with them crossed party lines to support the G.O.P. plan to keep government funding flowing.Read More
Israel Escalates Gaza Offensive as Hamas Mulls Trump Plan
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled Israel’s assault on Gaza City, but many are believed to remain, having nowhere to go or no means to leave.Read More
Republicans Demand Information From the College Board and Firms That Help Set College Prices
In letters to consultants and the College Board, House and Senate Judiciary leaders invoked antitrust law and asked how student data feeds pricing algorithms.Read More
Why Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela Faces Criminal Charges in the U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader who faces narco-terrorism charges, a “fugitive from American justice.”Read More
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”Read More
How Government Shutdowns Got More Severe and Further Reaching
Shutdowns started having significant effects after an attorney general in the 1980s argued that it was illegal for the government to spend money without congressional appropriations.Read More
The Dodgers United Los Angeles. Then the ICE Raids Began.
For decades, the Dodgers have been the pride of L.A.’s Latino community. Trump’s immigration raids are testing that.Read More
How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE
A series of arrests captured on video reveal how immigration officers have worked with other law enforcement agencies to identify migrants during stops for minor infractions.Read More