The country already has some of the most powerful surveillance laws in the world, with weak judicial oversight and little public criticism.
Reality Leigh Winner, 25, has been charged under the Espionage Act for sending a report about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election to the news media.
President Trump blames Attorney General Jeff Sessions for troubles plaguing the White House, and has fumed that Mr. Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation.
A campaign-trail view of smaller hotels inspired the Trump Organization to create a budget-friendly chain that features artifacts of American culture. The company says the move is not about politics, but that lens may be unavoidable.
Senior career diplomats have distanced themselves from the White House, with some citing a struggle to defend the president’s positions.
Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen also cut off travel to and from Qatar. The impasse could threaten Washington’s strategy on ISIS and Iran.
Alex Remnick/Retro Report
Live-streaming apps like Facebook Live and Periscope give us a voyeuristic peek into the lives of others. But what is our obligation when we encounter digital violence?
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
We put the terrorist attack in London over the weekend into political context, and look at the role the Islamic State might have played.
Follow The Daily: iTunes Radio Public Stitcher
Airlines this summer: The good (cheaper fares, more food) and the bad (possible laptop restrictions, less room for some passengers).
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50, and new data suggest the problem is getting sharply worse in 2017.
China, which has a considerable hold on solar and wind businesses, wants to use its expertise to help other countries meet their climate goals.
Prosecutors said Bill Cosby’s own words would help prove that he drugged and assaulted a woman in 2004. The defense said the woman made it up.
Apple held its annual developer conference, where it announced the HomePod speaker, other hardware and updates to its operating systems.
Alexander M. West will spend between five and 15 years in prison for killing Charlotte McCue, 8. Her mother called herself “an empty shell of a human.”
Zack Baddorf for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung,
More in
The Daily 360 »
The news and stories that matter to readers in Australia. Sign up to get it by email, Monday through Friday.
The news and stories that matter to readers in Asia. Sign up to get it by email, Monday through Friday.
The news and stories that matter to readers in Europe. Sign up to get it by email, Monday through Friday.
The news and stories that matter. Delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday.
The police killed the assailant and rescued the woman he took hostage in a wealthy neighborhood near Melbourne. The gunman had a lengthy criminal history, the police said.
Ms. Court, at a morning service on Sunday, also expressed regret over comments made to a radio station but said that she had received emails supporting her views.
Hiding, moving and climbing trees are survival strategies adopted by those on the run from President Duterte’s deadly antidrug campaign in the Philippines.
The festival brought Chance the Rapper, Lorde, Tool and a selection of British grime artists to Randalls Island in New York over the weekend.
From policy ideas to favorite Bruce Springsteen songs, here’s what matters about six candidates vying to replace Gov. Chris Christie.
The novelist Adam Ross is revamping The Sewanee Review, which has published giants like Sylvia Plath and William Faulkner.
We know about the prison, but what about the bucolic community next door?
What a strong woman on-screen can really do.
We can choose to live in different ideological worlds, but not on different planets.
To save the country’s democracy, voters should be able to cast out its political class.
The Duterte government may be Southeast Asia’s weak link in the regional fight against Islamist terrorism.
Our news website has been blocked, but we will continue reporting from the margins of a political void.
When the roots from a neighbor’s tree destroy your driveway, who is responsible for fixing it?
