‘A War Zone’: Spokane Wildfires Leave a Devastating Trail of Destruction
Despite the scale of the damage, there have been no reported fatalities in the fires that started over the weekend. Late on Monday, official…
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Senate Moves Ahead on Bill to Avert a Shutdown
Senators in both parties are eager to avoid another spending skirmish before the midterm elections, but the measure still must pass the Hous…
Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say
The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Lopez-Cornejo. The New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its tre…
Wildfires Force 60,000 Evacuations in Spokane
Plus, two deaths are linked to cyclosporiasis. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
N.Y. Law Barring ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Is Blocked by Judge
While the ruling dealt a blow to New York’s efforts to rein in ICE, a ban on formal cooperation with local police officers will move forwa…
Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned Pres…
Michigan’s Fiery Primary Pits Old-Guard Democrats Against a Rising Coalition
The Democratic Senate primary will pit the old guard against a rising coalition.
House Panel Finds Lawmaker Likely Violated Rules on Sexual Harassment
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers …
Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case
President Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., “folded like an umbrella.” For now, her job appeared to be s…
Falling Space Junk
The race to control the skies is sending a record amount of debris crashing back to Earth.
How a Centrist Split Boosted Progressive Hopes in a Democratic House Primary
Unable to unite behind a single candidate in Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District, moderate Democrats worry that they’ve complicate…
Russian Opposition Politician Flees to France
Boris B. Nadezhdin, 63, appeared in a video standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. He said he was “alive and free, but, unfortunately, not…