Speaker Paul Ryan Will Not Seek Re-Election in November
Speaker Paul D. Ryan will tell colleagues in the House that he will retire at the end of the year, signaling the peril that the Republican majority faces.
Trump Promises Strike on Syria and Warns Russia Against Backing Assad
Mr. Trump’s early morning comments were remarkable in that he is, in some way, telegraphing the American response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Own Data Disclosed After Senate Hearing: His Notes
Photographs showed two pages the Facebook chief executive used to prepare his testimony on Capitol Hill, including answers to unasked questions.
Day 2 of Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony: What to Watch For
Mr. Zuckerberg will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in his second and final day of congressional testimony over Facebook’s handling of user data.
In Red-State Races, Democrats Seek an Edge by Defying the N.R.A.
Sensing a shift in the political winds, candidates in rural and red states, many of them pro-gun Democrats, are willing to break with the National Rifle Association.
Trump Signs Order to Require Recipients of Federal Aid Programs to Work
The order, directed at Medicaid and other low-income assistance programs across the government, has an ambitious title, but many of its changes are already underway.
With Scant Precedent, White House Insists Trump Could Fire Mueller Himself
There is little precedent supporting the notion that the president has lawful authority to bypass the acting attorney general and directly fire Mr. Mueller, legal scholars said.
At the White House, Trump Takes Selfies and Seethes Over Mueller
President Trump ate dinner with the Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz as he continued raging over news that the F.B.I. had carried out raids on his longtime personal lawyer.
Zuckerberg Testifies Before Skeptical Lawmakers Wary of Facebook’s Power
The Facebook chief executive endured almost five hours of questioning from lawmakers who appeared uncomfortable with the technology company’s dominance.
Facebook Fallout Deals Blow to Mercers’ Political Clout
Rebekah and Robert Mercer, the conservative donors behind Cambridge Analytica, are trying to limit damage to their nascent empire and deflect scrutiny from their business endeavors.
E.P.A. Assesses Threats on Twitter to Justify Pruitt’s Spending
The effort seeks to support the agency administrator’s first-class travel and 24-hour security detail, even on a personal trip to Disneyland.
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