Menendez and Booker, From Corruption Trial to the 2020 Trail
As Cory Booker runs for president, Robert Menendez has “said yes to everything” to help his New Jersey Senate colleague and friend. Mr. Menendez reflected on their bond through highs and lows.
Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
The new rule would steer federal family planning funds under Title X to anti-abortion and faith based groups.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to Play Macbeth Onstage at the Geffen Playhouse
Mr. Coster-Waldau, known for playing Jaime Lannister on HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” is no stranger to the bloody side of feudal politics.
I.R.S. Employee Charged With Leaking Records of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen
The I.R.S. employee is said to have given information to Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for the adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, who claimed an affair with Mr. Trump.
Virgin Galactic Sends a Rocket Plane to Space Again, in Its Highest Flight Yet
After sending pilots to the edge of space in December, the company moved a step closer to commercial space travel with another safe flight, this time carrying a test passenger.
U.S. Catholics Wanted a Vatican Response on Sex Abuse. Is a New Proposal Enough?
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, proposed new global procedures on sexual abuse cases, saying local churches should not expect Rome to handle everything for them.
Jeffrey Skilling, Former Enron Chief, Released After 12 Years in Prison
Mr. Skilling and Kenneth Lay, Enron’s founder, were convicted after the Houston-based energy company collapsed in 2001 in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud in America.
After Shutdown, Grounded Planes and Delayed Repairs Ripple Through Coast Guard
Internal Coast Guard documents, obtained by The New York Times, outlined a grim forecast for the small service as a result of the 35-day government shutdown.
Pelosi Begins Drive to Block Trump’s Emergency Declaration
Speaker Nancy Pelosi scheduled a House vote next week in an effort to force congressional Republicans to choose quickly between their president and the prerogatives of their branch of government.
Jussie Smollett Won’t Be on Final Episodes of ‘Empire’ Season
The producers of the Fox drama announced that the actor, who was arrested on Thursday, would be removed from the final two episodes of the fifth season.
in her words: What Is the Equal Rights Amendment, and Why Are We Talking About It Now?
It would provide equal protection to women under the law — and it could still be added to the U.S. Constitution.
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