Houston Voted to Raise Firefighters’ Pay. Now the Mayor Says 400 Could Be Laid Off.
For voters, it was a no-brainer: Firefighters should be paid the same as the police. But Mayor Sylvester Turner says the city can’t pay for it, and union leaders are furious.
Trump Proposes a Record $4.75 Trillion Budget
The president’s budget request for the 2020 fiscal year has little chance of becoming law because Congress control spending, and Democrats control the House.
Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention
The choice places a spotlight on a key Midwestern battleground state that the party lost for the first time in three decades in 2016 and sees as central to its efforts at reclaiming the White House.
Trump Finds Personal Rapport Goes Only So Far With Xi and Kim
President Trump’s honeymoon with North Korea came to an abrupt end, and his belief that bluster can bridge deep-rooted difference faces another test with China.
Former Gillibrand Aide Complained About Handling of Sexual Misconduct Claim
The aide resigned after saying Ms. Gillibrand’s office mishandled her allegations against a co-worker. The senator’s office said the claim was handled appropriately.
California Today: The Super Bloom in Pictures
Monday: Look at photos of a super bloom in Borrego Springs; House Democrats fight one another; and a monument to Silicon Valley
She Invented a Board Game With Scientific Integrity. It’s Taking Off.
How Elizabeth Hargrave turned a passion for ornithology and spreadsheets into a popular game about birds.
Beto O’Rourke Moves Toward a 2020 Race He Could Upend, Ready or Not
The former Texas representative has not toured Iowa or New Hampshire or assembled a campaign infrastructure. But he appears to lack an obvious big-ticket policy idea.
Cancer Patients Are Getting Robotic Surgery. There’s No Evidence It’s Better.
High-tech surgical robots aren’t an improvement over traditional operations, the F.D.A. warns. For some patients, the robots may be worse.
Rap Sheets Haunt Former Convicts. California May Change That.
A proposed law would make California the first state to automatically seal from public view the criminal records of people with misdemeanor or lower-level felony convictions.
Out There: Cut the Science Budget? Not So Fast.
Contrary to first impressions, Congress has done a decent job standing up for scientific research.
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