President Trump’s revenge tour continues. Late Friday night, he issued a memo rescinding security clearances and access to classified information for a slew of erstwhile […]
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Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech Shows a Renewed Quest for Vengeance
Presidents and prosecutors have for generations appeared in the Great Hall of the Justice Department to announce important anti-crime initiatives or to offer plaudits for […]
Fact-Checking Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech on Crime, Immigration and His Cases
President Trump repeated a number of well-trodden falsehoods on Friday in a grievance-fueled speech at the Justice Department, veering from prepared remarks to single out […]
U.S. Investigation Into Global Antidoping Agency Continues Under Trump
The Justice Department and F.B.I. investigation into whether the global antidoping authority and China covered up the positive tests of Chinese Olympic swimmers who went […]
Elon Musk Proposes Privatizing Amtrak, Calling Rail Service ‘Sad’
Almost since Amtrak’s creation in 1971, the 21,000-mile U.S. intercity passenger rail service has been fighting calls that it should be privatized. Now it may […]
Trump Says Pakistan Captured Man Tied to Kabul Airport Attack
President Trump announced the capture of a top leader of the Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan who helped plan the 2021 attack on the […]
Trump Marks Black History Month, Even as He Slams the Value of Diversity
The Black History Month reception held at the White House on Thursday had all of the pomp of celebrations past. Guests sipped champagne and snacked […]
A Long Journey Home: After 50 Years, Back on the Reservation
Leonard Peltier had waited five decades to do something he had increasingly doubted he would ever be able to: say thank you, in person, to […]
Under Trump, Schools Tells to Change Sexual Misconduct, Title IX Guidance
The Education Department sent notice to K-12 schools and colleges on Friday that it would revert to policies put out during President Trump’s first term […]
Trump Administration Moves Swiftly to Shake Up Top Career Justice Dept. Ranks
The frenetic scale and speed of leadership changes that the Trump administration has made at the Justice Department in its first week alone indicate the […]