Students Receive ‘Target Letters’ in College Admissions Scandal, Lawyer Says
At least some children of the parents who were charged in the college admissions scandal have reportedly received letters that notify people that they could be targets of a criminal probe.
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: How Ilhan Omar Fits into Trump’s New Culture War
In the On Politics newsletter: Mr. Trump has taken the old culture war mantra, “God, guns and gays,” and transformed it into “immigration, identity and Islamophobia.”
Bernie Sanders Released His Tax Returns. He’s Part of the 1%.
Mr. Sanders’s income shot up after his last presidential bid, topping $1 million in 2016 and 2017 as proceeds from books drove up his earnings.
Mueller Report Will Be Released Thursday, Justice Dept. Says
The attorney general has promised that he would release a stripped-down version of the report after law enforcement officials blackout delicate information.
Trump and Sanders Lead 2020 Money Race, With Fund-Raising Reports Due Monday
Presidential campaigns were required to disclose their finances for the first quarter of the year by Monday night, a key moment in the early days of the race.
Interior Dept. Opens Ethics Investigation of Its New Chief, David Bernhardt
The department’s inspector general has said that she is looking into a “wide assortment” of allegations of conflict of interest and other potential violations.
White Man Gets 10 Years in Prison for Trying to Hire Hit Man to Lynch Black Neighbor
“$500 and he’s a ghost”: Brandon Cory Lecroy thought he was telling a hit man to target his neighbor. It turned out to be an F.B.I. agent.
David Brion Davis, Prizewinning Historian of Slavery, Dies at 92
In a revelatory trilogy, Professor Davis, called “one of the most influential historians of his generation,” placed slavery at the center of American history.
A Vulgar Term Goes Unmentioned as It Gets Its Day in Court
The Supreme Court seemed torn about whether the government may refuse to register a trademark for a word evoking a profanity.
In Attack on Transgender Woman, Dallas Man Was Offered $200, Police Say
The authorities were investigating the episode, which was described by the mayor as an attack of “mob violence.” It is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
Trump Lawyer Urges Treasury Not to Release his Tax Returns
The Internal Revenue Service is facing an April 23 deadline to comply with a Congressional request.
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