Dallas Asks Its Residents: What Should We Do With City Hall?
Faced with a billion-dollar repair bill and a desire to find a new arena for the Mavericks, the city is considering options that include dem…
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South Carolina Governor Formally Calls for Redistricting Special Session
But he stopped short of ordering lawmakers to redo the map so that Republicans could sweep the state’s congressional delegation, which Pre…
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Resigns in Latest Homeland Security Shake-Up
Michael Banks is the latest high-profile official to leave the Department of Homeland Security amid President Trump’s immigration crackdow…
Vance Blames Democrats as U.S. Halts Some Medicaid Payments, Claiming Fraud
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Maine for a speech, making a midterm election pitch that only Republicans could root out fraud in public…
G. Robert Blakey Dies at 90; Drafted the RICO Anti-Racketeering Statute
He was also the chief counsel to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late 1970s and spent years as a Notre Dame law professo…
Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue
A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.
Plane Crashes Into House in Ohio, Killing 2
No one on the ground was hurt when a small plane crashed into a house on a residential street south of downtown Akron, the authorities said.
Congress Has Rejected 10 Chances to Assert Its War Powers in Iran
The vote was the latest in a series of 10 similar measures across the House and Senate since the war began in late February, all of which ai…
House Again Blocks War Powers Vote to Halt Iran Conflict
But two vulnerable Republicans joined Democrats in the effort to force President Trump to win authorization from Congress, in the latest sig…
C.I.A. Director Travels to Cuba as U.S. Intensifies Pressure
John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration to visit the country.
Justice Dept. Accuses Yale Medical School of Discriminating Against White and Asian Applicants
The finding was the second time in eight days that the Trump administration had targeted a major medical school over admissions policies.
A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran
Adm. Brad Cooper’s testimony suggested that he believed that the U.S. military had been near perfect in avoiding civilian casualties.