Trump Returns This Weekend to Mar-a-Lago, His Gilded Comfort Zone
In his Palm Beach cocoon, President Trump is in his most comfortable mode, friends and allies say: playing the host in front of an adoring crowd.
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: Stacey Abrams and the Future of the Democratic Party
In the On Politics newsletter: Ms. Abrams will be the first black woman to deliver the Democratic response to a State of the Union address.
Unreported Sexual Assaults Surge at Military Academies, Pentagon Finds
The number of cases rose by almost 50 percent during the 2017-18 academic year, an increase that defied efforts to address a problem that has long plagued the military.
Mitch McConnell Sees Democratic ‘Power Grab’ in Proposal to Make Election Day a Holiday
The Senate majority leader denounced a bill proposed by House Democrats that would make it easier to register to vote and cast a ballot.
It’s Still Cold. Our Midwest Readers Tell Us How to Make the Most of the Polar Vortex.
Our readers found novel ways to entertain themselves in weather so cold, even the mail was not delivered.
Senate Rebukes Trump Over Troop Withdrawals From Syria and Afghanistan
The 68-to-23 vote marks the second time in two months that a Republican-led Senate has admonished the president on foreign policy.
University of Iowa Student Is Among More Than 20 Dead in Midwestern Deep Freeze
Gerald Belz, an 18-year-old who wanted to be a doctor, was found unconscious outside an academic building. He had visited his parents a few days before.
Russia’s Playbook for Social Media Disinformation Has Gone Global
Facebook and Twitter said on Thursday that disinformation on their platforms now comes from more domestic and foreign sources — and not just Russia.
3 Arrested in Crackdown on Multimillion-Dollar ‘Birth Tourism’ Businesses
Some Chinese couples were charged as much as $100,000 for a birth-tourism package that included housing, nannies and shopping at Gucci, according to the indictments.
Images of Life in the Polar Vortex’s Grip
What photographers across North America’s frigid midsection are seeing this week.
President Signs Order to Help U.S. Manufacturers and ‘Trump People’
The order is meant to be a shot in the arm for “blue-collar Trump people,” one official said, even as they face shaky economic prospects from disputes such as a trade war with China.
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