Tensions Rise Over U.S. Arrest of Iranian News Agency’s American Journalist
Iran said it had summoned the Swiss ambassador, which acts on behalf of U.S. interests in Tehran, to protest the Jan. 13 arrest of Marzieh Hashemi.
Senate Leaders Plan Competing Bills to End Shutdown
With competing votes planned for Thursday, the Senate will finally move off the sidelines a month into the partial government shutdown.
in her words: What Is ‘Toxic Masculinity’?
The concept has been around forever. But suddenly, the term seems to be everywhere.
Kansas Lawmakers Defect to Democrats as G.O.P. Struggles in Suburbs
Four moderates from the Kansas City metro area have changed parties in the last month, reflecting a national realignment on a key partisan battleground.
Los Angeles Teachers Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike
The settlement came after tens of thousands of teachers marched in downtown Los Angeles and picketed outside schools for six school days.
‘Compromise’ to End Shutdown Draws Protests Over Asylum Restrictions
The Senate will take up President Trump’s offer to pair wall funding with some immigrant legal protections, but an added measure to restrict asylum claims has drawn protests.
Harris Wofford, Ex-Senator Who Pushed Volunteerism, Dies at 93
A Pennsylvania lawyer, he was instrumental in the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps, advised Martin Luther King Jr. and headed two colleges.
Supreme Court Revives Transgender Ban for Military Service
By a 5-to-4 vote, justices temporarily stayed trial court decisions blocking the policy while litigation in the lower courts moves forward.
Supreme Court Doesn’t Act on Trump’s Appeal in ‘Dreamers’ Case
The court’s inaction almost certainly means it will not hear the administration’s challenge in its current term, which ends in June.
Record Numbers of Americans Say They Care About Global Warming, Poll Finds
“I’ve never seen jumps in some of the key indicators like this,” the lead researcher said.
Supreme Court Will Review New York City Gun Law
It is the court’s first Second Amendment case in nearly a decade and likely means the court will start exploring and perhaps expanding gun rights.
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