The raids marked the first large-scale enforcement of Trump’s order to crack down on the millions of immigrants living here illegally. The actions, which officials said targeted known criminals, also netted some immigrants who did not have criminal records — an apparent departure from Obama administration policy.
A government analysis estimated it would cost $21.6 billion, but the president tweeted that the figure — far exceeding the $8 billion he cited during the campaign — is high because he has not yet “gotten involved” in negotiations.
The vice president had apparently relied on inaccurate accounts from the national security adviser before denying sanctions were discussed with the Russian ambassador.
The East Millinocket-Medway Competition Cheer Squad warms up at Schenck High School in Maine. (Michael S. Williamson/Post)
With a new education secretary who prefers “school-choice” approaches — favoring charter schools and private-school vouchers so parents can opt out of public schools and bring taxpayer dollars with them — the nation’s rural schools are left to wonder about their fate.
How the White House decides to proceed on the issue of transgender students and bathroom use would affect several cases in which students are challenging district policies.
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One officer faces aggravated rape charges and three others have been charged with aggravated assault on the 22-year-old, who was hospitalized with severe injuries caused by a police truncheon
The December 2015 incident appeared this week on the White House's list of 78 "underreported" terrorist attacks.
The senator from Minnesota appeared on “Real Time With Bill Maher” and also joked about the possibility of an impeachment.
Vancouver — just a two-hour flight from San Francisco — already has 75,000 tech jobs and one-third of its office space devoted to the industry. And with foreign-born tech workers worried their U.S. visas may disappear, some companies are exploring whether to move more jobs over the border.
Scientists who study ripples in the fabric of space and time hope the U.S. government will extend funding for their basic research despite its esoteric quality, reliance on a global network and lack of an obvious practical application.
Some Republicans have proposed barring businesses from deducting payments to subsidiaries abroad or in Puerto Rico from their income. But the plan also includes an exemption for exports.
The new information suggests the possibility of a more rapid rate of global sea-level rise.
The changes wrought by the country's evangelical church and progressive movements are perhaps most evident in the covering up of a glitter-coated naked woman who dances across TV screens this time of year.
Was the meeting of a financial analyst and a policy analyst friendly or flirty?
A couple needed to get married — fast. Tying the knot turned out to be easier than getting a driver’s license.
Sparkling rosés show they don’t need to be limited to summer.
