As Downtowns Prosper, Voters Ask Mayors: What About My Neighborhood?
In places like Kansas City, a growing gap between a booming downtown and struggling neighborhoods can breed resentment. Both candidates in the city’s mayoral election have promised to address it.
Phoenix Mayor Apologizes for ‘Unprofessional’ Police Response Seen in Videos
A family has taken the first step to file a lawsuit against Phoenix police after they say officers threatened to shoot them during a shoplifting investigation.
Trump Campaign to Purge Pollsters After Leak of Dismal Results
Just two days before President Trump is set to kick off his re-election campaign, his team was cutting ties with three pollsters as part of an effort to prevent further leaks.
Visa Delays at Backlogged Immigration Service Strand International Students
The Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has increased processing times for applications from international students seeking summer jobs, leaving hundreds stranded.
Liberals Want Trump Impeached, but Centrist Freshmen May Have the Final Say
The president outrages the Democratic base daily, but the lawmakers who gave Democrats their House majority remain firm that impeachment is not what their constituents want.
Wall Street Donors Are Swooning for Mayor Pete. (They Like Biden and Harris, Too.)
Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris are generating the most buzz, but for different reasons. Hometown candidates like Kirsten Gillibrand and Bill de Blasio are stirring less excitement.
Memories of That Night at the Stonewall Inn, From Those Who Were There
On June 28, 1969, a gay bar in Greenwich Village helped change the course of L.G.B.T.Q. history.
Jennifer Finney Boylan: Love Prevails, Mostly
The author and professor of English talks about going from boys’ camp to womanhood and expressing love and support for her own trans daughter.
Inmates Can Legally Possess Marijuana, but Not Smoke It, California Court Rules
An appeals court said that inmates were within their rights to possess up to an ounce of pot, but noted that prison authorities could still ban it.
Danez Smith: Reimagining Ourselves in an Increasingly Queer World
The poet Danez Smith says the shifting sands have revealed what we’ve known for years: that queer people are innovators of body, mind and spirit.
A New Migrant Surge at the Border, This One From Central Africa
Two cities more than 2,100 miles apart — San Antonio and Portland, Me. — are scrambling to respond to an influx of African migrants.
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