Mitt Romney Faces Counterattacks From Trump Allies
Several Republicans assailed Mr. Romney, including the party leader who is also his niece. One Republican official urged colleagues to change party rules to ensure Mr. Trump’s renomination in 2020.
Tech We’re Using: Hurricanes. Shootings. Fires. Time for an Editor’s Emergency Kit.
When news of natural disasters or man-made ones break in the U.S., Julie Bloom taps a variety of tools to communicate with reporters, edit stories and get them published.
Voting Issues and Gerrymanders Are Now Key Political Battlegrounds
The fairness of elections and voting have become political flash points in key states like Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Trump and Democrats Dig In After Talks to Reopen Government Go Nowhere
During the contentious meeting, the president made his case for a border wall and rejected Democrats’ proposals for reopening the government while the two sides ironed out their differences.
Overlooked No More: Karen Sparck Jones, Who Established the Basis for Search Engines
A pioneer of computer science for work combining statistics and linguistics, and an advocate for women in the field.
California Today: California Today: How Tech Surprised and Scared in 2018
Wednesday: Our Tech editor Pui-Wing Tam talks about what her team learned in 2018; a Rose Parade fire; and onscreen California geography goofs
Five Ways Elizabeth Warren (and Other 2020 Hopefuls) Will Campaign When There’s No Campaign Yet
Democrats will move quickly to try to build grass-roots support and raise money — two prerequisites for any candidate hoping to break out of what is likely to be a congested pack of contenders.
The Army, in Need of Recruits, Turns Focus to Liberal-Leaning Cities
Too few recruits are signing up from cities like Chicago and Seattle, so the Army is trying to frame enlistment as a patriotic detour.
Mitt Romney Says Trump ‘Has Not Risen to the Mantle of the Office’
The Utah senator-elect criticized the president in an op-ed essay in The Washington Post days before he enters Congress, raising speculation that he could try to challenge Mr. Trump in 2020.
In Newly Divided Government, Priorities of Trump and Democrats Diverge
As Democrats take control of the House, they will push an anti-corruption agenda while President Trump tries to keep the focus on immigration controls.
Judith Rich Harris, 80, Dies; Author Played Down the Role of Parents
Genes and peer groups play a greater role than parents in how children turn out, Ms. Harris wrote in the best-selling “The Nurture Assumption.”
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