Ben Carson Tries to Cancel $31,000 Dining Set Purchase for HUD Office
Canceling the order for the custom-made furniture, which had come under investigation from the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, will not be easy.
Trump Wants to Arm Teachers. These Schools Already Do.
Hundreds of school districts across the country have given staff access to guns, seeing the weaponry not as a political statement but a practical response to a potent threat.
A West Virginia Teacher Explains Why She’s on Strike: ‘I Can’t Afford’ Health Care
We spoke to Katie Endicott, a high school English teacher, about why teachers are not returning to the classroom, despite a deal that offered them a 5 percent raise.
In a Gamble to Make Climate Change a Political Win, a Governor Pursues a Carbon Tax
A statehouse vote was canceled, but Gov. Jay Inslee is making climate a central plank in his political platform, perhaps ahead of a 2020 presidential run.
After U.S.-Based Reporters Exposed Abuses, China Seized Their Relatives
The Radio Free Asia journalists, at least three of whom are American citizens, have reported on China’s crackdown on ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang region.
Senate Intelligence Leaders Say House G.O.P. Leaked a Senator’s Texts
In an extraordinary confrontation, the bipartisan leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee told the House speaker that his troops had leaked a senator’s texts with a Russia-connected lawyer.
California Today: California Today: Has the Governor Failed the Homeless? Some Democrats Say Yes
Thursday: Democrats point fingers at one another on poverty, President Trump changes his tune on gun control, and a horse walks onto a freeway.
Widow of Pulse Nightclub Killer Goes on Trial, a Challenge for Prosecutors
Noor Salman, accused of aiding and abetting her husband, Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in Orlando, Fla., says she was abused and knew nothing of his plans.
Trump Targets MS-13, a Violent Menace, if Not the One He Portrays
The transnational gang is a bit player compared with drug cartels. But its violence has helped the Trump administration sell its campaign against immigration.
5 Places: Five Places to Go in Nashville
Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood was long a run-down part of town. After creative types moved into the area, trendy restaurants, galleries, distilleries and other business have followed.
Spurned by U.S. and Facing Danger Back Home, Iranian Christians Fear the Worst
The United States rejected 100 Iranians, mainly members of Christian minorities, who had applied for refugee status under a law offering religious protections.
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