Will the Justice Department Investigate the Trump Foundation?
Election law experts agreed that the New York attorney general made a compelling case in her lawsuit. What they could not agree on was whether investigators will pick up the case.
William Reese, Leading Seller of Rare Books, Is Dead at 62
For nearly 40 years, Mr. Reese shaped tastes, cultivated collectors and advised museums and libraries from his by-appointment-only store in New Haven.
The Biggest Stories in American Politics This Week
From the meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea to the release of a report highly critical of the former director of the F.B.I., a lot happened this week. Here are five of the biggest stories in American politics — and some addi…
Separated at the Border From Their Parents: In Six Weeks, 1,995 Children
The Department of Homeland Security released the figures as President Trump sought to shift blame for practice that has become the signature policy of his immigration agenda.
Sessions’s Use of Bible Passage to Defend Immigration Policy Draws Fire
The attorney general’s invocation of a passage once used to defend slavery and oppose the American Revolution has prompted criticism from historians and theologians.
Mulvaney Is Said to Want Deputy to Succeed Him at C.F.P.B.
Mick Mulvaney has picked Kathy Kraninger, who oversees the preparation of budgets for several cabinet offices, two people familiar with the situation said.
Steve King’s Inflammatory Behavior Is Met With Silence From G.O.P.
The Iowa congressman, who retweeted a Nazi sympathizer, seems to be protected by his eight-term incumbency and the fact that people are so used to his racist remarks that they just shrug their shoulders.
Video Shows Border Patrol Vehicle Hitting Native American Man, Then Driving Away
The Border Patrol is investigating a video that appears to show an agent running into a man on the Tohono O’odham reservation, then driving away.
College Admission Is Not a Personality Contest. Or Is It?
Harvard’s use of personality traits to rate applicants raises questions about how to evaluate intangible criteria. Here’s what some scholars and former admissions officers say.
George N. Leighton, Lawyer Who Fought Segregation, Dies at 105
Mr. Leighton overcame systemic discrimination to serve as a state and federal judge, eventually becoming a fixture in Chicago’s legal community.
Stephen Reid, Gentleman Bank Robber Turned Writer, Dies at 68
Mr. Reid, a member of the Stop Watch Gang, later found success as a writer, but he was never able to fully leave his past behind.
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