Trump to Propose Government Reorganization, Targeting Safety Net Programs
Many aid programs would be shunted into a giant new department, where they would be easier to cut or contain, and the Education and Labor Departments could merge.
Airlines Ask Government Not to Use Their Flights to Carry Children Separated at the Border
The request by several major carriers is the latest fallout from the administration’s decision, now reversed, to separate children from parents who have arrived illegally.
Read the Executive Order Trump Signed on Family Separation
President Trump signed an executive order that he said would end the forced separation of migrant families along the border.
Critic’s Notebook: Images of the Border Crises Speak Louder Than ‘Womp Womp’
On cable TV and social media, the separation of parents from their children provoked empathy and exposed the emptiness of trolling.
Newly Discovered ‘Limb Pit’ Reveals Civil War Surgeons’ Bitter Choices
Two skeletons and the remains of 11 amputated limbs are leading to new knowledge of combat injuries and medical practices on long-ago battlefields.
Steve Schmidt, Longtime G.O.P. Strategist, Quits ‘Corrupt’ and ‘Immoral’ Party
Mr. Schmidt, an adviser to George W. Bush and John McCain, denounced President Trump’s immigration policy, calling for a Democratic wave this fall.
‘An Ongoing Battle’: Readers on Pride Month and L.G.B.T. Rights
We heard from hundreds of readers around the country, many with their own stories of Pride going back as far as the Stonewall riots of nearly 50 years ago.
Jeff Sessions Faces Complaint From Fellow United Methodists Over Border Separations
Signed by 639 church members, it called the separations “child abuse” under church law and asked for an inquiry into his actions.
Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms. His Goal: Flip the House
Mr. Bloomberg plans to pour money into advertising on television, online and in the mail, with most of it going to support Democratic congressional candidates.
Unarmed 17-Year-Old Fatally Shot as He Ran From East Pittsburgh Police
A video of the shooting, which occurred after a traffic stop, shows two people running from police vehicles as three shots are fired.
Trump Retreats on Separating Families, but Thousands May Remain Apart
“It is still very early, and we are awaiting further guidance on the matter,” Brian Marriott, the senior director of communications for the Administration for Children and Families.
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