Nominee for Air Force Chief Would Be First African-American in Post
If he is confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. will become the rare black officer to sit on the elite Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Supreme Court to Hear Obamacare Appeal
The Affordable Care Act, which has survived two major challenges in the Supreme Court, faces another test.
Sneezing Dogs, Dancing Bees: How Animals Vote
The 2020 election is off to a complicated start. Maybe we can draw some comparative political lessons from the animal kingdom.
2020 California Primary: What Polls Show
Everything you need to know ahead of the California primary.
Mike Bloomberg’s Stealth Weapon
Diana Taylor, his longtime partner, has been crisscrossing the country with one clear job: To soften Mr. Bloomberg’s image.
U.S. Announces Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan as Respite From Violence Ends
Renewed attacks on Afghan forces over the weekend underscored the difficulties of enforcing a peace agreement — and understanding what was happening on the ground.
Supreme Court Weighs Whether Rejected Asylum Seekers Can Sue
The case, which concerns a member of Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority, could affect thousands of asylum seekers.
Public Enemy Splits With Flavor Flav After Bernie Sanders Dispute
Flavor Flav sent a cease-and-desist letter to Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign objecting to the use of his image to promote a rally in Los Angeles.
A Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research
An Interior Department official has pressed scientists to include misleading climate language—including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial—into their work.
Coronavirus Infections Approach 90,000, U.S. Scrambles to Slow Spread: Live Updates
Officials reported the first cases in New York, Rhode Island and Florida, which declared a public health emergency. In Iran, an adviser to the supreme leader has died.
Pete Buttigieg Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Race
The first openly gay major presidential candidate, Mr. Buttigieg rose to the primary’s top tier, but was unable to build a broad coalition of voters, and lost badly in South Carolina Saturday.
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