Shan Goshorn, Whose Cherokee Art Was Political, Dies at 61
A multimedia artist who was best known for weaving calls for human rights into her imaginative basketry — work that now resides in many museums.
Trump Administration Says Migrants Seeking Asylum Must Wait in Mexico
Mexico reluctantly agreed to accept the immigrants while their cases are considered in court. The move could substantially reduce the number of people trying to gain entry into the United States.
Asylum Seekers May Be ‘Returned To Mexico,’ Nielsen Says
Kirstjen Nielsen, the Homeland Security secretary, announced that the Trump administration would start sending people seeking asylum in the U.S. back to Mexico while their cases were pending.
Read Jim Mattis’s Letter to Trump: Full Text
Jim Mattis, the defense secretary, released the letter shortly after President Trump announced Mr. Mattis’s departure on Twitter.
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: A Chat With Progressive Leaders About the Future of the Left
In the On Politics newsletter, three progressive leaders talk about where they think the Democratic Party should be headed.
Beyond the Wall at Mexico’s Border: Six Photojournalists’ Perspectives
The idea of building a border wall remains a central flash point of the Trump era. But as Times photojournalists have seen for themselves, a wall already exists, and it takes many forms.
Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Making Lynching a Federal Crime
Nearly 200 similar bills have been introduced in Congress from 1882 to 1996, but none have successfully passed both chambers.
Justice Department Investigating Migrant Shelter Provider
Prosecutors are looking into whether Southwest Key, the nation’s largest operator of shelters for migrant children, misappropriated government money.
Climate Team, and Its Boss, Just Got Harder to Find at Top Health Agency
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it had folded its Climate and Health Program into a branch that studies asthma.
Senate Recognizes Lynching As an ‘Act Of Terror’
The Senate passed a bill for the first time in its history that, if enacted, would make lynching a federal crime. More than 4,700 people were lynched in the U.S. from 1882 to 1968, according to one estimate, and over 70 percent of the victims were black.
Acting Attorney General Whitaker Won’t Recuse Himself From Russia Inquiry
The deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, who has been overseeing the investigation while Matthew G. Whitaker spoke with ethics lawyers, will continue to manage the inquiry day to day.
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