Barge Hits Maryland Rail Bridge Along Northeast Corridor
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:38:53 +0000
Amtrak said crews were conducting a safety assessment for the bridge, which crosses the Susquehanna River in Maryland. The U.S. Coast Guard reported no injuries.
Bob Packwood, Senator Forced to Quit in Sex Scandal, Dies at 93
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:46:39 +0000
An unorthodox Republican, he helped shape tax policy and women’s rights legislation before resigning in 1995 amid accusations by more than 20 women of sexual misconduct.
C.I.A. Officer Found With Gold Bars Said to Have Created Fake Spy Program
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:06:50 +0000
A federal judge has ruled that David Rush, the C.I.A. employee, must remain in detention. U.S. officials say Mr. Rush funneled millions in federal funds to himself.
Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:41:48 +0000
The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.
The Bidens Return With New Book and South Dakota Speech Targeting Trump
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:15:16 +0000
The re-emergence of the former first family has been fraught for some Democrats who just want to move on.
Deluged With Mail Ballots, California Takes Its Time Counting Votes Again
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:02:24 +0000
Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.
YouTuber and Wife Ended Pregnancy After Down Syndrome Diagnosis. They Got Death Threats.
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:11:05 +0000
After Jesse Ridgway, a popular YouTuber, and his wife, Ashley, revealed the news, death threats followed.
Dallas’s Halperin Park Seeks to Reconnect Oak Cliff Decades After Highway Divided Neighborhood
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:02 +0000
Built atop a freeway that once split a historic Black neighborhood, Halperin Park attempts to reconnect communities divided by midcentury highway construction.
As Trump Pushes Deportations, a Skyrocketing Caseload Strains Immigration Courts
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:35 +0000
A federal surge has more than doubled caseloads within some immigration courts nationwide. Lawyers say the tactic is causing errors and confusion.
Paxton’s Senate Bid Raises the Stakes in His War on Latino Voting Groups
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:27:12 +0000
The Texas attorney general has mounted an all-out effort to prove Democratic Hispanic groups have been corrupting elections. Now he could be the beneficiary of his own attacks.
Trump Pardons Stephen Buyer, Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:32:50 +0000
Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana, was convicted of trading stock related to two deals before they were made public.
Trump Greets Farmers in Wisconsin, but Says He Could Be Home Watching TV
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:34:52 +0000
President Trump was in Wisconsin to reassure farmers who have been stung by his tariff policies and rising fuel prices from the war in Iran.
Graham Platner Says His Past Is Being ‘Weaponized’ Amid Growing Democratic Concern
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:12:59 +0000
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine said the state would have his back in the face of accusations he has denied.
Trump Says Bill Pulte, His New Intelligence Director, Should Slash Staff
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:08:38 +0000
The president suggested that employees who worked for previous Democratic presidents were among those who should be fired.
Park Ranger Dies After Falling Into a Crevasse on Mt. McKinley
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:55:48 +0000
Robin Pendery, 33, who was part of a climbing patrol, was near a camp at about 14,000 feet on the mountain in Alaska when she fell, the National Park Service said.
Xavier Becerra Advances in California Governor Race
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:16:45 +0000
Mr. Becerra was long dismissed in the contest until the abrupt departure of Eric Swalwell created a surprise path for an experienced Democrat.
Iran Fired Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz With U.S. Shooting Down at Least 4, U.S. Military Says
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:22:36 +0000
The latest violence between the United States and Iran threatened a cease-fire and risked further stoking tensions in the region.
Patel Said to Have Fired Five F.B.I. Analysts Over Memo on Catholic Extremists
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:38:42 +0000
It is the administration’s latest effort to force out law enforcement personnel it accuses of “weaponizing” the government against President Trump and his supporters.
Ebola Cases May Top 20,000 in Three Months, C.D.C. Says
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:04:34 +0000
Still, the risk to people in the United States remains low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Friday.
Justice Dept. Promises to Drop Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:55:09 +0000
It was the department’s clearest statement to date that it was pulling back from a plan to use taxpayer money to make payments to people who claimed to have been politically persecuted.