Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life

Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.Read More
Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Thousands of Syrians

A homeland security official said it was “contrary to our national interest to allow Syrians to remain in our country.”Read More
Fight Erupts Over Fate of U.S. Attorney Investigating Two Trump Foes

Trump officials told Erik S. Siebert that he was likely to be fired. He had hit roadblocks investigating New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, and the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey.Read More
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times

The judge said that the complaint failed to contain a “short and plain statement of the claim.” Mr. Trump has 28 days to refile.Read More
In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel, Trump May Have Crossed a Constitutional Line

The Supreme Court has distinguished bully-pulpit persuasion, which is permissible under the First Amendment, from coercion and threats, which are not.Read More
CDC Vaccine Panel Postpones One Vote and Reverses Another Amid Confusion

Committee members delayed indefinitely a vote on a hepatitis B vaccine for newborns because they did not feel ready to make a decision.Read More
The S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients

Devon Archer, Trevor Milton and Carlos Watson were convicted in fraud schemes totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Now, they will not be required to pay back victims.Read More
The Plot to Free the Nuns

The last of their order, they are now known for a dispute with the church they gave their lives to over where to live in retirement. And they wanted to stay home.Read More
Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Wage Drug Trafficking War

The potential legislation would grant President Trump sweeping power to use military force if he saw a link to “narco-terrorists.”Read More
Charlie Kirk’s Base Was Young People. Now His Tent Might Be Expanding.

Since his death, the parents and grandparents of his original followers are discovering his work. They like what they see.Read More