WASHINGTON — A week after concerned Republicans promised quick work to shield young, undocumented immigrants from President Trump’s decision to end their federal protections, lawmakers have tied themselves
WASHINGTON — Six Baltimore police officers will face no federal charges in the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died of a severe spinal cord
NEWARK — Rosiell Polanco received a surprise call in 2008 from the United States consulate in the Dominican Republic, roughly a week after her visa had been initially
WASHINGTON — As Hurricane Irma rampaged through Florida, snapping power lines and damaging vital equipment, it left as many as 15 million people in the state without electricity,
WASHINGTON — Gary D. Cohn, the chief White House economic adviser, is convening senior climate and energy ministers from about a dozen nations in advance of next week’s
John Oliver will be on HBO through the next presidential election. HBO announced on Tuesday that it had signed its late-night star to a new three-year deal, keeping
SAN FRANCISCO — On Prince Khalid bin Salman’s first official American trip as the Saudi ambassador to the United States, he visited Saudi military officers at Nellis Air
WASHINGTON — American household incomes rose strongly for the second straight year in 2016, as the long-running economic recovery generated broad gains in prosperity. The median household income
DETROIT — The Transportation Department is expected to unveil voluntary guidelines for testing autonomous vehicles on Tuesday as part of a broader government effort to encourage the development
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration remains open to forging bipartisan tax legislation with Democrats but will push for a Republican-only plan using the budget reconciliation process if necessary.
HONG KONG — In the White House, Stephen K. Bannon helped shape President Trump’s nationalistic rhetoric that blamed China for economic woes in the United States. Now, less
The theory has gained such prominence that a United States senator is investigating it. “Medicaid expansion may be fueling the opioid epidemic in communities across the country,” Senator
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President Trump led a national moment of silence on the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Monday, the first
WASHINGTON — Back in March, when President Trump released the first draft of his budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, he asked lawmakers for deep cuts to
WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell thinks Democrats were a tad premature in exuberantly celebrating the surprise spending deal they struck last week with President Trump. “Let’s put it
NEWARK — Senator Robert Menendez took a personal interest in obtaining visas for three women who were acquaintances of a wealthy friend and donor, directing senior members of
Wagering that the new federal health care law would be a boon, the billionaire investor Larry Robbins bet big on hospital stocks five years ago. Those investments helped
Many Democrats giddy from their recent health policy successes are starting to reach enthusiastically for a mountaintop goal: establishing a single-payer system for all Americans. But they may
WASHINGTON — Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Monday issued a temporary order allowing the Trump administration to exclude most refugees from entering the United States while the Supreme
