Trump Signs Bill Reopening Government for 3 Weeks in Surprise Retreat From Wall
The plan will fund the government until Feb. 15 while Republicans and Democrats negotiate over border security. The plan includes none of the money for the border wall that the president had demanded.
Speaking Black Dialect in Courtrooms Can Have Striking Consequences
A soon-to-be published study found court reporters in Philadelphia regularly made errors when transcribing sentences spoken in a dialect linguists term African-American English.
‘Our Country Is Being Run by Children’: Shutdown’s End Brings Relief and Frustration
Many of the federal workers who have been furloughed or working for free since December were leery of the three-week deal reached on Friday to reopen the government.
Fact Check: Trump Repeats Unfounded Arguments in New Appeal for a Border Wall
Even as he agreed to reopen the government, the president used recycled inaccurate claims to press his case for a wall.
Did Trump Cave on the Wall? Some Conservatives Say Yes
Right-wing commentators accused the president of folding on a central promise and predicted that it would hurt him among voters who have long stood by him.
Anonymous Donor Gives $62,000 to Destroy Las Vegas Gunman’s Weapons
A San Francisco software executive has donated the money to destroy the cache of firearms, which includes the guns used in the 2017 attack that killed 58 people.
Many I.R.S. Workers Ignored Recall, Potentially Throwing Tax Season Into Chaos
Despite a deal to end the shutdown on Friday, the funding freeze paralyzed large swaths of the I.R.S. just ahead of tax filing season, which begins on Monday.
Schumer: Trump Learned ‘No One Should Ever Underestimate’ Pelosi
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, reacted to President Trump’s decision to reopen the government. Schumer praised Democratic unity during the shutdown and Pelosi weighed in on the State of the Union date.
Roger Stone’s Dirty Tricks Put Him Where He’s Always Wanted to Be: Center Stage
“I have always said, the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about,” Mr. Stone said after he was indicted in the special counsel investigation.
Newseum Building to Be Sold to Johns Hopkins for $372.5 Million
The struggling museum will have to find a new home in 2020, after years of running at a deficit.
Angela Davis Won an Award. It Was Revoked. Now It’s Been Reinstated.
The activist had said her support for a boycott of Israel was why a Birmingham, Ala., rights group revoked the award weeks ago. On Friday, the group reversed that move.
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