In Weaponized Courts, Judge Who Halted Affordable Care Act Is a Conservative Favorite
Judge Reed O’Connor, a federal judge in Texas, has often sided with Republicans in their challenges to Democratic policies.
After Skipping Events Honoring Fallen Soldiers, Trump Visits Arlington Cemetery
The visit was a studied contrast, and an implicit atonement, to the president’s decisions last month to forgo a ceremony in France and the traditional visit to Arlington on Veterans Day.
Health Law Could Be Hard to Knock Down Despite Judge’s Ruling
Legal scholars on opposite sides of previous Obamacare court decisions find the legal argument in this one shaky.
Pete Davidson of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Is Accounted for After Alarming Instagram Post
The police said he was accounted for at work after he posted a troubling message on Instagram that began: “I really don’t want to be on this earth anymore.”
A Bright Green ‘Christmas Comet’ Will Fly the Closest to Earth in Centuries
The comet, called 46P/Wirtanen, will streak near Earth on Sunday and be visible in some places with the naked eye.
Ruling Striking Down Obamacare Moves Health Debate to Center Stage
A Texas judge’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional may not stand, but it will elevate health care as a pressing topic in a divided Washington.
As the Trumps Dodged Taxes, Their Tenants Paid a Price
A phony business the Trumps created to siphon wealth from their empire drove up the rent for thousands living in their buildings.
Wisconsin Power Struggle Appears Bound for Court, Long Favorable to Republicans
Liberal groups promise to sue over new laws stripping power from the next governor, a Democrat.
Ryan Zinke, Face of Trump Environmental Rollbacks, Is Leaving Interior Department
Mr. Zinke is the latest Trump administration official to exit his position facing questions of ethical conflict.
A Museum Honoring Judy Chicago, Star of Feminist Art? Not in This ‘Sleepy Little Town’
New Mexico has long been a mecca for artists. But a proposal in the feminist artist’s hometown, Belen, to open a museum in her honor has exposed cultural fractures.
National Park Service Now Owns the Home Where Martin Luther King Jr. Was Born
Through a deal facilitated earlier this year, the National Park Foundation bought the home for $1.9 million and transferred it to the park service. The move comes after concerns about its upkeep.
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