‘It’s Just Too Much’: A Florida Town Grapples With a Shutdown After a Hurricane
In Florida’s deeply conservative Panhandle, federal prison workers were already struggling after Hurricane Michael. Then came the government shutdown.
Trump Says Predecessors Confessed Support for Wall. Not True, They Say.
Former President Jimmy Carter said that he never had such a conversation with President Trump, making him the last of the veterans of the Oval Office to dispute the assertion.
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: For Some, the Shutdown Isn’t About Politics. It’s About Bills and Groceries.
In the On Politics newsletter, the government shutdown threatens workers living paycheck to paycheck. Plus, a dispatch from Elizabeth Warren’s Iowa trip.
Newsom Pledges Fight for Equality as He Takes Over as California Governor
Taking the oath as California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom signaled a break from his predecessor, Jerry Brown, with a focus on income disparity.
Mick Mulvaney Has Two Jobs. He Has Been Discussing Another.
As recently as late last year the acting White House chief of staff explored becoming president of the University of South Carolina, people familiar with the discussions said.
When the Illness Is a Mystery, Patients Turn to These Detectives
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network takes on the toughest cases, patients whose symptoms have defied explanation.
Jim Yong Kim, President of World Bank, Abruptly Resigns
Mr. Kim’s departure could set the stage for a clash between the United States, which traditionally selects the bank’s president, and other nations over the future of the international body.
I.R.S. Will Issue Tax Refunds During Shutdown, Trump Official Says
The announcement could violate a law governing what federal agencies may do when their funding has lapsed.
A Wall and Two Prayers, but Little Progress at Weekend Meetings on Shutdown
The two meetings between White House officials and Democratic congressional staffers showed in ways big and small how the distance between the two sides remains a wide gulf.
Trump Will Take Case for Border Wall to Public in National Address
President Trump, stymied in talks over his border wall, will try to break Democratic intransigence with a national address on Tuesday and a trip to the border.
Cyntoia Brown Is Granted Clemency After 15 Years in Prison
Ms. Brown, 30, who as a teenage trafficking victim killed a man who had picked her up for sex, will be released in August after serving 15 years in prison.
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