Trump Storms Out of White House Meeting with Democrats on Shutdown
President Trump slammed a table, then stormed out of a negotiating session with Democrats, declaring it “a total waste of time” as the shutdown stretches on.
Trump on Shutdown: ‘I Didn’t Want This Fight’
President Trump repeated his warning that he could call for a national emergency in order to get his demand for a border wall met.
Victims of Abuse by Religious Order Priests Say Their Claims Fall Through the Cracks
Religious orders include the Jesuits, Franciscans and Augustinians. But when a priest in an order is accused of sexual abuse, the abused say they are treated like second-class victims.
Trump Again Warns He May Declare National Emergency to Build Wall
The president faces the urgent task of persuading wavering Senate Republicans that he could still come to an accord with Democrats.
Supreme Court Weighs Core Questions of Precedent and States’ Rights
In a case on whether states may be sued in the courts of other states, the justices considered whether to overrule a 40-year-old precedent.
Congress Summons Mnuchin to Explain Russian Sanctions Removal
The Treasury secretary will speak in a classified session about his plan to end sanctions on companies controlled by Oleg Deripaska, a Kremlin ally.
A Shut Down Government Actually Costs More Than an Open One
Sending workers home, not collecting fees and not paying bills on time all come with a cost, which escalates every day President Trump and Congress fail to reach a deal to reopen federal agencies.
Pressure Builds on Senate to End Shutdown as Trump Prepares a Visit
President Trump’s Oval Office address appeared to do little to change minds as cracks spread among Senate Republicans ready to reopen the government.
Pastor Who Praised Pulse Nightclub Gunman Resigns After Allegedly Paying for Sex
Donnie Romero, a pastor who praised the killing of 49 people at a gay bar in Orlando, Fla., in 2016, stepped down for allegedly paying for prostitutes.
Rod Rosenstein, a Tough-on-Crime Conservative Thrust Into a Political Maelstrom
Mr. Rosenstein was eager to put his stamp on the Justice Department as deputy attorney general. Instead, he was dropped into the Russia inquiry. Now he plans to step down.
California Today: Images of Black Panthers Through a New Lens
Wednesday: Exclusive images of Black Panthers in the Bay Area from the 1960s; how workers are hurting during the shutdown; and Google’s future mall office
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