Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress
Fri, 09 May 2025 03:39:28 +0000 Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats.: Two Priests Reflect on Their Longtime Friend Bob, Now Pope Leo XIV
Fri, 09 May 2025 01:57:24 +0000 When Robert Francis Prevost walked onto the balcony, “it was as if a family member appeared.”: Laura Loomer Targets Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General as Kennedy Pushes Back
Fri, 09 May 2025 01:34:17 +0000 The selection of Dr. Casey Means drew ridicule from a Trump ally, Laura Loomer. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the surgeon general nominee.: Reincarnated by A.I., Arizona Man Forgives His Killer at Sentencing
Fri, 09 May 2025 02:04:56 +0000 A likeness of Christopher Pelkey, who was killed in a 2021 road rage episode, was created with artificial intelligence. It was part of a victim’s impact statement.: In Tyre Nichols Case, an Out-of-Town Jury Heard a Familiar Police Defense
Thu, 08 May 2025 23:33:23 +0000 The acquittal of three former officers in the state trial over the fatal beating adds to a mixed series of verdicts for officers accused of wrongdoing.: New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans
Fri, 09 May 2025 02:39:29 +0000 His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experience in America.: Trump Declares Biden’s Digital Equity Act ‘Racist’ and ‘Unconstitutional’
Fri, 09 May 2025 03:32:39 +0000 President Trump denounced the Biden-era Digital Equity Act as “woke handouts based on race,” raging in a social media post against a broad effort to improve high-speed internet access.: Pope Leo XIV Has Voted Often in Illinois, Public Records Show
Thu, 08 May 2025 22:53:57 +0000 He voted in November’s presidential election with an absentee ballot, according to records from a suburban Chicago county.: Trump Administration Demands Records From Penn on Foreign Ties
Thu, 08 May 2025 23:10:42 +0000 The Education Department accused the school of filing inaccurate reports, adding to the growing list of elite schools it has targeted over foreign funding disclosures.: In Battle With Trump, Harvard Leaders See Bad Outcomes Ahead
Thu, 08 May 2025 23:07:53 +0000 Harvard could choose to either keep fighting or seek a deal with the administration. Its leaders are starting to realize that any path will very likely change the identity of the school.: Trump Names Jeanine Pirro, Fox News Host, as Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C.
Fri, 09 May 2025 01:17:27 +0000 The Fox News personality has known the president for decades and would provide him with a reliable line into a crucial prosecutors office in the Justice Department.: Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled ‘Soft Power,’ Dies at 88
Thu, 08 May 2025 21:51:46 +0000 He coined the term, arguing that a country’s global influence can’t be built on military might alone. Diplomats around the world paid heed.: Agency Moves to Fire a Judge Who Rejected a Trump Directive
Thu, 08 May 2025 22:44:19 +0000 Karen Ortiz wrote to 1,000 colleagues at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission criticizing the “illegal and unethical orders of our president.”: Trump Revives Push for Higher Taxes on the Rich
Fri, 09 May 2025 00:15:33 +0000 The president is said to want to create a new top income bracket for people making more than $2.5 million per year and to tax income above that level at a rate of 39.6 percent.: Transportation Secretary Unveils Plan to Overhaul of Aging Air-Traffic Systems
Thu, 08 May 2025 21:02:16 +0000 Officials promised to replace derelict equipment with state-of-the-art technology but said funding was dependent on Congress.: The Pentagon’s Culture Wars Strike West Point
Thu, 08 May 2025 23:31:06 +0000 A Jan. 29 order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led to canceled classes, book bans and an argument about American greatness.: ‘JD Vance Is Wrong’: The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies
Thu, 08 May 2025 23:59:18 +0000 Before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became pope, a social media account under his name shared criticisms of the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.: Father of Girl Who Killed 2 at Wisconsin School Is Charged
Thu, 08 May 2025 22:37:34 +0000 Jeffrey Rupnow, whose 15-year-old daughter fatally shot a teacher and a fellow student at a Christian school in Madison in December, faces two weapons-related counts, the authorities said.: Americans Celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the First Pontiff From the U.S.
Fri, 09 May 2025 01:41:50 +0000 Across the country, Catholics and non-Catholics alike greeted the news of the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV with reverence and satisfaction.: Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow for the End of Biden-Era Migrant Program
Thu, 08 May 2025 19:26:14 +0000 In an emergency application, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow it to revoke protections provided to migrants from troubled countries.: New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse
Thu, 08 May 2025 19:12:43 +0000 The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is investigating.: Pope Leo XIV Grew Up in the Chicago Area
Fri, 09 May 2025 00:57:17 +0000 For Chicagoans, the selection of Robert Francis Prevost was thrilling and a little stunning.: F.B.I. Director Walks Back Concerns About Trump Budget Cuts
Thu, 08 May 2025 19:23:33 +0000 After telling House lawmakers that the F.B.I. needed more resources, Kash Patel told senators that he agreed with a proposal to slash more than $500 million from the agency.: Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of ‘Killing Children’ by Cutting Foreign Aid
Thu, 08 May 2025 20:37:06 +0000 The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist condemned his fellow billionaire for overseeing deep cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Trump administration.: Crypto Bill Stalls in the Senate as Democrats Balk
Thu, 08 May 2025 23:22:57 +0000 Democratic supporters of the measure to regulate parts of the industry refused to allow it to move forward amid concerns in their party that President Trump and his family are profiting from cryptocurrency.: New Joint Chiefs Chairman Picks a Friendly Crowd for His Debut
Thu, 08 May 2025 18:26:34 +0000 Gen. Dan Caine, who spoke at a special operations conference, has kept a low profile since assuming the military’s top job.: Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency
Fri, 09 May 2025 00:05:39 +0000 The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated.: Trump drops his nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington after Republicans balk.
Thu, 08 May 2025 18:55:44 +0000 Senate Republicans had signaled that they would reject Mhim over concerns about his fitness to hold such an important prosecutorial post.: Bison Gores Man in Yellowstone National Park
Thu, 08 May 2025 18:43:11 +0000 The man, who had approached the animal, sustained minor injuries.: Buddy Carter to Run for Georgia Senate, Seeking to Challenge Jon Ossoff
Thu, 08 May 2025 18:37:08 +0000 Representative Buddy Carter became the first Republican to enter the primary field to take on Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, one of the nation’s most vulnerable Democrats.: Biden, on ‘The View,’ Blames Sexism for Harris’s 2024 Election Loss
Thu, 08 May 2025 17:48:14 +0000 On ABC’s “The View,” the former president dismissed reports that he had declined while in office and said he had not been surprised that Kamala Harris lost the election, citing the role of sexism.: Trump Drops Nominee for U.S. Attorney, Ed Martin, After Republicans Balk
Thu, 08 May 2025 17:13:11 +0000 The means of Ed Martin’s ascent as the leading prosecutor for the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington was his path out of power.: Intelligence Agencies Increase Focus on Greenland, U.S. Officials Say
Thu, 08 May 2025 16:52:42 +0000 A growing number of reports about the island have been included in information circulated in the executive branch and Congress, officials said.: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Vulnerable Republicans in a Political Bind
Thu, 08 May 2025 18:36:42 +0000 G.O.P. lawmakers from swing districts face tough votes as soon as next week, when key House panels are scheduled to consider legislation that would cut popular programs to pay for President Trump’s agenda.: House Votes to Rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America, Taking a Symbolic Step
Thu, 08 May 2025 15:10:24 +0000 The legislation was all but certain to die in the Senate, but the move put the Republican-led House on the record supporting President Trump’s nomenclature.: Mistrial in Murder Case Against Michigan Officer Who Shot Motorist
Thu, 08 May 2025 17:54:36 +0000 The jury deadlocked in the trial of Christopher Schurr, who testified that he feared for his life when he fatally shot Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 2022.: Mississippi Man Is Charged With Stalking Jennifer Aniston
Thu, 08 May 2025 12:07:21 +0000 Prosecutors said that Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, drove through the front gate of Ms. Aniston’s home on Monday after stalking her for nearly two years.: A Salacious Saga Engulfs the Virginia G.O.P. and Weakens Youngkin
Thu, 08 May 2025 09:03:43 +0000 Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s failure to push out the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor over a scandal involving explicit photos showed the party’s divisions and the power of its right-wing base.: Efforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness
Thu, 08 May 2025 18:36:57 +0000 Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.: Trump Has Made Claims About Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Tattoos. Here’s a Closer Look.
Thu, 08 May 2025 09:01:41 +0000 Gang experts say the tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s knuckles are unlikely to signify gang membership. The president says otherwise.: He Faced a Possible Prison Term for Assault. Instead, He Was Deported.
Thu, 08 May 2025 09:01:34 +0000 Federal agents are rounding up criminal defendants and deporting them before trial. Local prosecutors say the disruptions make communities less safe.: Smokey Robinson’s Lawyer Slams ‘Vile’ and ‘False’ Sexual Assault Claims
Thu, 08 May 2025 20:05:25 +0000 Four women have accused the Motown legend of sexually assaulting them while they worked as housekeepers.