Trump Renews Attack on Fed as Mnuchin Tries to Calm Markets
An attempt by Steven Mnuchin to calm jittery markets did little to stop volatility.
Sidebar: Texas’ One-Stop Shopping for Judge in Health Care Case
Courts have the power to stop plaintiffs from choosing their own judges in politically charged cases, a new article argues.
Peddled on the Streets of Los Angeles: Ice Cream, Hot Dogs, and Fake Social Security Cards
For undocumented immigrants, forged employment documents can easily be purchased at places like MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.
Texas Tent City Housing 2,500 Migrant Children Is Said to Close in January
“We’re not extending our contract with the government,” said an official from the operator running the shelter in Tornillo, Tex. Most of the minors there had fled violence and poverty in Central America.
Far From Washington, the Routine Symbiosis of the Border Plays Out in Texas and Mexico
Except for that business about the government shutting down because of the deadlock over President Trump’s wall, it was a pretty normal weekend at a quarter-mile bridge separating Mexico from Texas.
Stock Market Rout Has Trump Fixated on Fed Chair Powell
Mr. Trump increasingly blames the Fed for the downtrend in stock prices. Some investors say the president himself is the bigger problem.
Roberts, Leader of Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority, Fights Perception That It is Partisan
“We don’t work as Democrats or Republicans,” he has said, a theme he has returned to while trying to strike a delicate balance as the chief justice.
Shutdowns Are ‘All Games of Chicken.’ Here’s How They’ve Evolved.
There have been at least 21 lapses in government funding over the last 40 years, under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
Trump, Angry Over Mattis’s Rebuke, Removes Him 2 Months Early
Mr. Trump, in a Twitter post, said that Patrick M. Shanahan, Mr. Mattis’s deputy, would serve as the acting defense secretary.
Mulvaney and Mnuchin Say Trump Knows He Lacks Authority to Fire Fed Chairman
Two White House officials responded to reports that President Trump had asked aides whether he could fire the Fed chairman, Jerome H. Powell.
A Shutdown for Weeks? Washington Merely Shrugs
With a resolution further out of grip, a sense of resignation settled over lawmakers, in a sharp contrast to the frenzied political warfare of previous shutdowns.
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