Democratic Calls for Impeachment Inquiry Grow as Leaders Instead Vow to Toughen Tactics
Some Progressive Democrats have joined calls for an impeachment inquiry, arguing that it will strengthen the party’s efforts to stop President Trump’s stonewalling.
‘Flint is Everywhere’: California Farmworkers Confront a Tainted Water Crisis
The soil in California’s farm country is fertile, but the water is bad. Half of all failing water systems in the state are in the San Joaquin Valley.
Can’t Spell Pissaladière? Neither Can National Spelling Bee Competitors.
A study of 10 years of words that knocked contestants out of the final rounds shows spellers have trouble with words derived from French and German.
As Biden Rakes In Big Money, Will There Be a Political Cost?
While some of the 2020 Democrats have sworn off big donors, Joe Biden and his campaign have welcomed them into the fold.
Lawmakers Break Ramadan Fast on Capitol Hill
Representatives André Carson, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, all Muslims, hosted an iftar meal on Monday night at the Capitol Visitor Center.
On Politics: Secrecy Fight Between Trump and Congress Escalates
A judge ruled that President Trump’s accounting firm must turn over his financial records, and the president moved to block testimony by his former counsel.
Inquiries Into Reckless Loans to Taxi Drivers Ordered by State Attorney General and Mayor
The investigations come after The New York Times found that thousands of drivers were crushed under debt they could not repay.
Impeachment Appeal Pushes Justin Amash From G.O.P. Gadfly to Insurgent
Washington is a town of partisan herds, and Mr. Amash, a congressman from Michigan, has strayed far outside his.
Guatemalan Boy Dies at Border Station While Awaiting Move to a Shelter
The 16-year-old boy was the third migrant child to die in Customs and Border Protection’s custody since December. All three were from Guatemala.
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: Did Anti-Abortion Activists Overreach in Alabama?
In the On Politics newsletter: The president and some allies are distancing themselves from the Alabama abortion ban, worried that the law goes beyond what voters support.
Lawmakers Bring Familiar Claims From Michael Cohen Into the Open
House investigators appeared to be interested in his testimony that lawyers for President Trump and his family helped shape his false testimony about a Trump Tower proposal in Moscow.
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