Minority Workers Who Lagged in a Boom Are Hit Hard in a Bust
African-Americans and Latinos are especially vulnerable to job losses in the pandemic and at a disadvantage in getting government support.
Frustration and Fury as Rand Paul Holds Up Anti-Lynching Bill in Senate
A dispute over legislation to make lynching a federal crime has grown fierce as Congress turns its attention to issues of race and law enforcement amid protests across the country.
Trump’s False Claim That ‘Nobody Has Ever Done’ More for the Black Community Than He Has
The records of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson, among others, beg to differ.
Cyclist Charged With Assaulting Teenagers Who Posted Fliers Against Police Brutality
The police said that Anthony Brennan III, 60, of Kensington, Md., was arrested after investigators received hundreds of tips from people who had seen a video of the encounter.
Security Concerns Give the White House a Fortified New Look
It increasingly resembles a Washington version of the Green Zone that sheltered American and Iraqi officials in Baghdad.
Temecula Mayor Resigns Amid Uproar Over Email About Police Killings
James Stewart blamed a voice-to-text translator for adding the word good in this sentence: “I don’t believe there’s ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer.”
D.C.’s Mayor Fights for Control of Her City at Trump’s Front Door
Amid tensions with the president over his deployment of federal officers during protests, Washington’s mayor had “Black Lives Matter” painted near the White House in an unmistakable assertion of control.
People Are Marching Against Racism. They’re Also Reading About It.
Books on the subject have soared up best-seller lists as protests continue across the country.
Milley, America’s Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle
The military that Gen. Mark A. Milley represents is facing what could be the worst schism with the American public since the fractious Vietnam War years.
Falling Jobless Rate Could Imperil Aid Underpinning the Recovery
A surprise jump in the number of people working may give Republican lawmakers less incentive to renew the very programs that have hastened the labor market’s rebound.
Is It Safe to Go to a Pool During Coronavirus?
Worry less about the water, and more about the person standing next to you in a crowded locker room or wading in the shallow end as you swim by.
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