After Texas Disaster, Trump Shifts His Tone on FEMA
Earlier this year, President Trump suggested he wanted to shutter the agency. Now, he says his aides “fixed it up in no time.”
Aware of Trump’s Desire for Retribution, Experts Appear Shy to Speak Up
A New York Times investigative reporter explains how a problem he encountered while reporting reveals something important about the second Trump era.
Schumer Urges Kennedy to Declare Public Health Emergency Over Measles
Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the “nightmare” seen in Texas.
Immigration Arrests in Los Angeles Spike Amid Aggressive Enforcement
Nearly 3,000 people have been arrested since the beginning of June, more than three times the number in previous months this year.
Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Sweeping Drug Charges
The plea came at a vulnerable moment for the Sinaloa drug cartel, the organization Ovidio Guzmán López’s father helped found.
State Department Begins Mass Firings
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.
Pam Bondi and FBI’s Dan Bongino Clash Over Handling of Epstein Case
An irate attorney general is said to have confronted the deputy director of the F.B.I. at a tense White House meeting earlier in the week.
Trump Says NATO Countries Will Buy Weapons to Give to Ukraine
If the plan is finalized, it would allow critical aid to flow to Ukraine as it endures one of Russia’s heaviest assaults of the war.
Appeals Court Overturns Plea Deal in 9/11 Case
The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the accused mastermind and a Pentagon official.
Can ‘Superman’ Fly Above Today’s Polarized Politics?
The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton “an immigrant,” thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.