In Ruling on Cellphone Location Data, Supreme Court Makes Statement on Digital Privacy
The 5-to-4 decision, in which the court said a warrant was generally needed to collect troves of the data, has implications for all kinds of personal information held by third parties.
In Tense Meeting, Trump Officials Debate How to Process Migrant Families
The reality of a vastly complicated bureaucratic system is colliding head-on with President Trump’s shoot-from-the-hip use of executive power.
California Today: California Today: Recalling Japanese Internment in the Era of Trump
Friday: A 1942 executive order that resonates today, migrant children to be sheltered at military bases, and a gorilla with an aptitude for sign language.
OPEC, Having Bolstered Oil Prices, Considers Ramping Up Production
The shift effectively ends a deal that had more than doubled prices and raised revenues for oil producers, but that drew the ire of President Trump.
Senator Jeff Merkley, a Quiet Stalwart of the Left, Has a Breakout Moment at the Border
Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, has been an under-the-radar presence in Washington. Then a video of his visit to a former Walmart in Texas went viral.
In the Race for Governor, How Far Left Is Colorado Willing to Go?
Jared Polis, who has earned a reputation for his left-wing politics, is one of four Democrats seeking to replace Gov. John Hickenlooper, whose trademark has been moderation.
Behind Trump’s Plan to Overhaul the Government: Scaling Back the Safety Net
A small army of conservatives have produced dozens of initiatives like the cabinet reshuffle proposal, with the goal of dismantling the social welfare system.
No Relief in Sight for Parents of Thousands of Migrant Children Still in Custody
President Trump’s executive order aimed to halt future separation of migrant families, but parents of children still in detention say they still have no idea how to get them back.
25th Person at U.S. Embassy in Cuba Is Mysteriously Sickened
The case was the first confirmed in Cuba since August and could suggest that whatever caused the earlier illnesses had started again or was continuing.
Who Is Dolly Gee, the Judge Deciding the Fate of Trump’s Executive Order?
The national crisis over immigration will shift to a judge’s chambers in Los Angeles, before Judge Molly Gee, who has taken a dim view of the government’s treatment of migrants.
Banned Pesticide Killed 13 Bald Eagles at Maryland Farm
The dead birds were discovered in 2016, the largest known die-off of bald eagles in the state in three decades. No one was ever charged.
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