McConnell and Pelosi Have a Fraught Relationship. The Shutdown Hasn’t Helped.
The shutdown has not only widened the divide between the Senate majority leader and the House speaker, but also imperiled prospects for passing major legislation when the impasse ends.
Critic’s Notebook: Rebuilding a Puerto Rico Barrio: ‘Dead Is the Only Way They’ll Ever Get Me to Leave’
Hurricane Maria led to a host of new plans to fix island barrios plagued by chronic flooding. A look at the Vietnam neighborhood shows why they may never be achieved.
Fate of Confederate Monuments Stalled by Competing Legal Battles
A cultural reckoning remains distant as both sides quarrel in courts, college campuses and town squares over Confederate symbols in public spaces.
Trump’s Deal Meets With Skepticism Among Immigrants in Texas
President Trump has offered a deal on immigration, but the clients at one hair salon in San Antonio weren’t buying it.
Moscow Skyscraper Talks Continued Through ‘the Day I Won,’ Trump Is Said to Acknowledge
The Trump Tower Moscow talks went on for months longer than the president has previously acknowledged, his lawyer said.
Winter’s One-Two Punch: Behind the Storm, a Dangerous Flash Freeze
Plunging temperatures on Sunday threaten to turn the rain, sleet and snow dumped on much of the Midwest and Northeast into solid ice.
Republicans Push Trump Immigration Plan, Seeking to Corner Democrats on Shutdown
Republican leaders hope to pressure Democrats — who insist they won’t negotiate with President Trump on border security until the shutdown ends — not to block Mr. Trump’s proposal.
Norway and Canada Go Head to Head Over the World’s Tallest Moose Statues
Canada was bested by Norway for bragging rights to the world’s tallest moose sculpture. Now Canadians are raising money to make Mac the Moose great again.
Newsbook: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Seven books present a nuanced view of this giant’s legacy in modern American civil rights.
How to Watch the Lunar Eclipse and Supermoon on Sunday Night
You don’t really need to call it a “Super Blood Wolf Moon.”
In Iowa, Gillibrand Uses Small-Town Roots to Sell Electability
At a political moment when Democrats are desperate to pick a winner, Ms. Gillibrand seemed determined not to be pigeonholed as just another blue-state Democrat.
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