Lawmakers Consider Adding Measure Protecting Israel to Languishing Spending Bills
With a partial government shutdown days away, Congress looking to load up the bills with pet measures, including one to protect Israel from boycotts.
Higher Interest Rates Could Lighten Workers’ Wallets
The Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates, prompting concerns that growth will slow — and workers will reap fewer of the benefits.
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: Republicans Got Their Health Care Wish. It Backfired.
The G.O.P. is forced to reckon with health care, an issue Democrats hammered them on in the midterms; plus, the latest updates on the 2020 race.
‘Justice’ Prevails as 2018 Word of the Year
In choosing the noun, Merriam-Webster said it was looked up on its website 74 percent more often than in 2017.
Trump Officials Plan to Rescind Obama-Era School Discipline Policies
A school safety commission created after the Parkland school massacre contends that the policies, intended to protect minority children, eased up too much on discipline.
Five Takeaways From New Reports on Russia’s Social Media Operations
The reports, by teams at the cybersecurity company New Knowledge and Oxford University, fill out a portrait of the impressive operations by the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg.
Nebraska Petition Seeks Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure in 2020
With marijuana partially legalized in a growing number of states, advocates in Nebraska are pushing for their state to embrace medicinal cannabis.
Mississippi Officer Placed a Retired Police Dog in a Shelter Instead of Keeping Him. He’s Been Demoted.
Ringo worked nine years for the Jackson Police Department’s narcotics team. The department recently learned he was taken to a shelter after he left the force in October.
Justice Department Asks Court to Halt Emoluments Case Against Trump
The government asked an appeals court to throw the case out or at least block an order that the Trump hotel in Washington produce financial records.
Study Shows Big Rise in Teen Vaping This Year
Use of other drugs, including opioids, alcohol and tobacco cigarettes, was down and marijuana use was steady, the annual survey of American teenagers found.
A Power Grab? Politics as Usual? Michigan’s Governor Will Decide
All eyes are on Gov. Rick Snyder, who is considering whether to sign bills by Michigan’s Republican-dominated legislature that would limit the power of incoming Democrats.
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