Treasury’s Tax Law Architect, Justin Muzinich, Is Tapped as Deputy Secretary
The promotion of Mr. Muzinich, who spent most of his career on Wall Street, elevates a moderate voice within the Trump economic team.
50 Years After Dr. King’s Death, Remembering the Women Who Steered the Movement
Five decades after Dr. King’s death in Memphis, we delved into photo archives to highlight pull out stories of a few of the female leaders inside the movement.
Elizabeth Esty Won’t Run for Congress Again, Saying She Mishandled Abuse Claim
The Connecticut Democrat has been consumed by revelations that she waited three months to fire a former aide who harassed and threatened to kill a co-worker.
Stephen Reinhardt, Liberal Lion of Federal Court, Dies at 87
Judge Reinhardt, a Carter appointee to the Ninth Circuit in California, was a target of conservatives and often overruled by the Supreme Court.
Calling Car Pollution Standards ‘Too High,’ E.P.A. Sets Up Fight With California
The agency announced a plan to relax Obama-era greenhouse gas rules and signaled that it aimed to make California, which sets its own standards, fall in line.
In a First, Mormon Church Appoints 2 People of Color as Senior Leaders
The appointments illustrate the church’s focus on international recruitment as membership in the United States levels off.
Ethan Couch, ‘Affluenza Teen’ Who Killed 4 While Driving Drunk, Is Freed
Mr. Couch spent 720 days in jail after killing four people and paralyzing a fifth in a car crash. His defense contended that he was too rich to know right from wrong.
Teachers Walk Out in Oklahoma and Kentucky: ‘It Really Is a Wildfire’
A wave of walkouts and rallies in red states has been organized largely by ordinary teachers.
Supreme Court Rules for Police Officer in Excessive Force Case
Justice Sotomayor issued an impassioned dissent, saying the majority had told officers that they can “shoot first and think later.”
How Dr. King Changed a Sanitation Worker’s Life
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis in 1968 to march with sanitation workers who were protesting low wages and poor working conditions. Cleophus Smith marched with him. He’s still on the job.
California Today: California Today: Remembering the Legacy of a Liberal Judge
Monday: Stephen Reinhardt’s legacy on the Ninth Circuit, President Trump vows “No More DACA Deal,” and a student mulls Stanford — along with 19 other schools.
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