Divided House Democrats Delay Budget Vote as Ideological Gap Widens
Facing opposition from both the Democratic Party’s liberal wing and fiscal hawks, House Democrats delayed voting on a budget measure that would increase spending.
Texas Tech Medical School Will Stop Considering Race in Admissions
The university made the decision as part of an agreement resolving a 14-year investigation by the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights.
Justice Dept. Watchdog’s Review of Russia Inquiry Is Nearly Done, Barr Says
The inspector general is examining how the F.B.I. and Justice Department obtained a secret court order for surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser.
Richard Cole, Last Survivor of Doolittle Raid on Japan, Dies at 103
He was Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot in the first airstrike against the Japanese homeland, an event that buoyed Americans still reeling from Pearl Harbor.
Fact Check of the Day: Fact-Checking Trump’s Family Separation Claim about Obama’s Policy
Even as he maintained that the policy is effective, President Trump inaccurately said his administration’s practice of separating families on the border should be pinned on his predecessor.
Bernie Sanders, Now a Millionaire, Pledges to Release Tax Returns by Monday
“I wrote a best-selling book,” Mr. Sanders said in an interview. “If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too.”
in her words: Abby Wambach’s Leadership Lessons: Be the Wolf
In her new book, “Wolfpack,” the retired soccer superstar applies lessons of failure and triumph learned on the field to empower women.
Trump Administration to Push for Tougher Asylum Rules
President Trump denied he would bring back his policy of separating migrant families, but officials said they want to make asylum much harder to get.
‘Dr. Seuss’s Garden’ Yields a Deep-Sea Discovery, but It Already Faces Threats
Researchers said Tuesday they had found two new species of coral in undersea canyons off New England, an area where ocean temperatures are expected to increase sharply because of global warming.
A N.Y. Firefighter Went to Serve in Afghanistan. He Was Killed by a Roadside Bomb.
Christopher Slutman, who was a staff sergeant in the Marines, was also a decorated 15-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department.
How Dangerous Is It to Be a Bird in Your City? Buildings Kill Hundreds of Millions a Year
A new study shows how efforts to prevent migrating birds from flying into skyscrapers and other brightly lit buildings could be honed.
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