Leaders of the Appropriations Committee are trying to tighten up funding legislation to give the Trump administration less leeway to refuse to spend federal money.
Leaders of the Appropriations Committee are trying to tighten up funding legislation to give the Trump administration less leeway to refuse to spend federal money.
Senator Patty Murray of Washington joined other Appropriations Committee members in a letter to Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, to protest his decision to not spend nearly $3 billion in emergency funds.
The “Late Night” host announced her death on Instagram. Fans mused that the comic Andy Samberg, who famously hated his friend’s scrawny pet, was rejoicing.
The “Late Night” host announced her death on Instagram. Fans mused that the comic Andy Samberg, who famously hated his friend’s scrawny pet, was rejoicing.
Vinh Nguyen, an expert in artificial intelligence and advanced mathematics, was among the current and former officials whose security clearances were revoked by the president.
Vinh Nguyen, an expert in artificial intelligence and advanced mathematics, was among the current and former officials whose security clearances were revoked by the president.
Lt. Gen. William J. Hartman, the acting N.S.A. director, asked to see evidence that the agency’s chief data scientist had done anything to merit the revocation of his security clearance.
Students from some countries won’t make it to class this fall because of President Trump’s travel ban. Others can’t get visa appointments. Some are simply scared. Universities are panicking.
Students from some countries won’t make it to class this fall because of President Trump’s travel ban. Others can’t get visa appointments. Some are simply scared. Universities are panicking.
If you want to understand the health of a political party, take a look at their voter registration numbers. And for the Democrats, it’s not looking good.
If you want to understand the health of a political party, take a look at their voter registration numbers. And for the Democrats, it’s not looking good.
Florida has had a significant shift of registered voters in the Republican direction, a remarkable inversion that explains the state’s transformation from a perennial battleground to the new symbol of red America.
The instruction amounts to a declaration that the understaffed U.S. attorney’s office will seek to ramp up criminal charges arising from the president’s takeover of law enforcement in the capital.
The instruction amounts to a declaration that the understaffed U.S. attorney’s office will seek to ramp up criminal charges arising from the president’s takeover of law enforcement in the capital.
Democrats hoping to retake the Senate in the midterm elections next year are targeting the seat of Senator Collins, a Maine Republican who is seen as a moderate.
Democrats hoping to retake the Senate in the midterm elections next year are targeting the seat of Senator Collins, a Maine Republican who is seen as a moderate.
Diplomats scrambled to come up with detailed proposals for security guarantees and other sticking points following two high-level summits in Alaska and Washington.
Diplomats scrambled to come up with detailed proposals for security guarantees and other sticking points following two high-level summits in Alaska and Washington.
A fight between two students at Maryvale High School in Phoenix on Tuesday left one fatally stabbed and the other with non-life-threatening injuries and in custody, officials said.
A fight between two students at Maryvale High School in Phoenix on Tuesday left one fatally stabbed and the other with non-life-threatening injuries and in custody, officials said.
President Trump says President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has agreed to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, but Mr. Putin has not confirmed.
President Trump says President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has agreed to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, but Mr. Putin has not confirmed.
It was the second time that Mr. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have sought to hold the Trump administration accountable over its handling of his expulsion to El Salvador and its aftermath.
It was the second time that Mr. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have sought to hold the Trump administration accountable over its handling of his expulsion to El Salvador and its aftermath.
A manhunt was underway for the attacker as the ranger was airlifted to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after the episode at Staunton State Park, the authorities said.
A manhunt was underway for the attacker as the ranger was airlifted to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after the episode at Staunton State Park, the authorities said.
Voters casting their ballots in Brooklyn in November 2016. The Trump administration has been trying to shift the public’s attention to the 2016 election and away from questions about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Nicole Collier, a state representative, slept in the Capitol rather than agree to police surveillance imposed by Republicans after a Democratic walkout. “I am resisting,” she said.
Nicole Collier, a state representative, slept in the Capitol rather than agree to police surveillance imposed by Republicans after a Democratic walkout. “I am resisting,” she said.
President Trump has personally stipulated that hefty financial penalties be part of agreements his administration is negotiating with the elite universities. Critics call it extortion.
President Trump has personally stipulated that hefty financial penalties be part of agreements his administration is negotiating with the elite universities. Critics call it extortion.
After he was paralyzed in an accident, his use of marijuana for medical purposes led him to become one of the nation’s most influential cannabis activists.
After he was paralyzed in an accident, his use of marijuana for medical purposes led him to become one of the nation’s most influential cannabis activists.
Richard Lee spoke at a news conference in Oakland, Calif., in 2010 to bring attention to Proposition 19, a measure to legalize marijuana in California. He became a national face of the legalization movement when he spent more than $1.3 million of his own money to support the proposition.
The instruction amounts to a declaration that the understaffed U.S. attorney’s office will seek to ramp up criminal charges arising from the president’s takeover of law enforcement in the capital.
The instruction amounts to a declaration that the understaffed U.S. attorney’s office will seek to ramp up criminal charges arising from the president’s takeover of law enforcement in the capital.
The number of troops in the city is expected to grow. But Army officials appear to be trying to keep them on the sidelines of President Trump’s mission.
The number of troops in the city is expected to grow. But Army officials appear to be trying to keep them on the sidelines of President Trump’s mission.
A fiscal conservative who supported gun control and other liberal causes, he was the last Republican elected to serve his state as governor and to represent it in the House.
A fiscal conservative who supported gun control and other liberal causes, he was the last Republican elected to serve his state as governor and to represent it in the House.
The chair of the Democratic Governors Association, however, warned Republican governors against supporting “a dangerous, politically motivated agenda.”
The chair of the Democratic Governors Association, however, warned Republican governors against supporting “a dangerous, politically motivated agenda.”
The instruction amounts to a declaration that the understaffed U.S. attorney’s office will seek to ramp up criminal charges arising from the president’s takeover of law enforcement in the capital.
The instruction amounts to a declaration that the understaffed U.S. attorney’s office will seek to ramp up criminal charges arising from the president’s takeover of law enforcement in the capital.
The chair of the Democratic Governors Association, however, warned Republican governors against supporting “a dangerous, politically motivated agenda.”
The chair of the Democratic Governors Association, however, warned Republican governors against supporting “a dangerous, politically motivated agenda.”
James Gallagher, the Assembly Republican leader, criticized the Democrats’ plan to redraw the California congressional map. California Democrats have said that they were responding to redistricting changes by Republicans in Texas.
President Trump had suggested a meeting between Russia and Ukraine’s leaders could be a potential next step on the path to peace. Russian state news media barely mentioned the idea.
President Trump had suggested a meeting between Russia and Ukraine’s leaders could be a potential next step on the path to peace. Russian state news media barely mentioned the idea.
The Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, left, and Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, second left, accompanied President Vladimir V. Putin to Alaska on Friday.
The Rev. Jonathan Barker resigned from his post at Grace Lutheran in Kenosha, Wis., because of pressure for preparing a sermon urging Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, to run for president in 2028.
The same U.S. attorney’s office that praised a drop in crime in the capital in April has begun an investigation into the Police Department resisting President Trump’s takeover.
The same U.S. attorney’s office that praised a drop in crime in the capital in April has begun an investigation into the Police Department resisting President Trump’s takeover.
City officials have challenged the rationale of such an aggressive assertion of power, noting that most major categories of crime have been falling since 2023.
Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said. The attacks came after European leaders met with President Trump to try to find a path toward peace.
Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said. The attacks came after European leaders met with President Trump to try to find a path toward peace.
A soldier from Ukraine’s 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade ran at the site of a Russian glide bomb strike minutes earlier, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on Sunday.
Edward R. Martin Jr.’s conduct is part of a pattern in which top administration officials try to use the vast powers of the government to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump’s enemies.
Edward R. Martin Jr.’s conduct is part of a pattern in which top administration officials try to use the vast powers of the government to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump’s enemies.
Edward R. Martin Jr. has said that if he is unable to successfully obtain indictments against the targets of his inquiries, he will name and shame them.
Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents and Metropolitan Police Department officers at a checkpoint on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.
Democrats hope to recruit Governor Janet Mills to challenge the powerful Republican senator, but an oyster farmer with a working man’s pitch thinks he has a better chance.
Democrats hope to recruit Governor Janet Mills to challenge the powerful Republican senator, but an oyster farmer with a working man’s pitch thinks he has a better chance.
President Volodymyr Zelensky emerged upbeat, but repeated that Ukraine will not cede land to Russia. There were few tangible signs of progress toward a peace deal.
President Volodymyr Zelensky emerged upbeat, but repeated that Ukraine will not cede land to Russia. There were few tangible signs of progress toward a peace deal.
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