California Rejects Trump Demand to Remove Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports
The Trump administration signaled that it would pursue enforcement actions against the state and previously threatened to cut federal education funds.Read More
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers
The Trump administration had asked the justices to block a lower court’s ruling that paused the largest phase of the president’s efforts to downsize the government.Read More
State Dept. Is Investigating Messages Impersonating Rubio, Official Says
A person or people imitating the secretary of state used artificial intelligence to send text and voice messages to foreign diplomats and U.S. officials, the department said in a cable to employees.Read More
Liberal Fund-Raising Drive Seeks $250 Million to Aid Pushback Against Trump
Donors hope to raise huge sums of money to help those fighting what they see as a drift toward authoritarianism, but without attracting unwanted White House attention.Read More
How Insularity Defined the Last Stages of Biden’s Career
The effort by Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inner circle to limit access to him helps explain why it took him more than three weeks to drop his re-election bid after his disastrous debate performance.Read More
He Opposes Illegal Immigration, but Gely Won His Heart
Chris Allred’s views were shaped by economic changes. Now, facing an immigration crackdown, where do he and his wife go from here?Read More
Trump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change
The three scientists joined the administration after it dismissed hundreds of experts who were assessing how global warming is affecting the country.Read More
The Wild Russian Plot to Burn a London Restaurant and Kidnap Its Owner
Court proceedings revealed how a criminal gang in Britain were directed to target Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a dissident Russian who owns Hide, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Mayfair.Read More
Land Mines, a Cold War Horror, Could Return to Fortify Europe’s Borders
Five countries plan to revive the use of a weapon prohibited by treaty for more than a quarter of a century, hoping to strengthen their defenses against any Russian attack.Read More
Trump’s U-Turn on Weapons Leaves Ukrainians Hopeful but Cautious
After President Trump’s announcement that the United States would send more military aid, some were grateful, others were skeptical, mindful of his seesawing policy.Read More