Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein has been charged with running a sex-trafficking operation involving underage girls as young as 14. How Russian intelligence helped start and spread the Seth Rich conspiracy theory that eventually made its way to primetime Fox News. Homeland Security plans to hold mass video immigration proceedings
Another major earthquake rocks buildings and baseball stadiums across Southern California. The 7.1 magnitude quake, the second big tremblor in two days, caused damage, rockslides, and power outages in the Ridgecrest area. For our West Coast readers: how to plan; what to do; a podcast that simulates the Big
One day following news that the 2020 US census was being printed without a citizenship question—adhering to the Supreme Court ruling against adding the question—Trump instructs the Justice Dept. to find a way to include it. "The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by
The total taxpayer cost for Trump's Fourth of July extravaganza in DC tomorrow is unknown, but it's going to be expensive—and $2.5 million of the bill will be covered by funds diverted from National Park improvement. Iran will "take the next step"
This month marks the longest US economic expansion on record, and the longest stretch of monthly job gains. Most of those jobs are in the service sector, doing little to lift communities suffering lost manufacturing jobs. A good headline to summarize the weekend in diplomacy: “Trump Helps Bring Shunned Authoritarians
Following a meeting with Xi at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Trump announces trade negotiations with China are "back on track." Trump tweets an invitation to Kim Jong-un to meet up and shake hands at the DMZ tomorrow. Obama birthers are going after Kamala Harris, questioning
Trump is still so bothered about the legitimacy of his election, Russian hacking is now a joke he makes with Putin. Your weekly white paper: How Saudi Arabia is introducing "a new form of obedience" that replaces the old social contract. An Economist reporter live-tweeted the greatest
Among the takeaways from the first night of Democratic debates: Castro had a breakout evening, Warren stayed the course, and de Blasio surprised. Here's what to watch for in tonight's debate. In a pair of rulings, the Supreme Court blocks adding a citizenship question to the
Democrats pass a $4.5 billion emergency border aid bill tied to efforts to oppose Trump's broader immigration agenda. Republicans in the Senate have a different plan in mind. Robert Mueller will testify before Congress on July 17. Two neighborhoods in Chicago, Streeterville and Englewood, have the most
Hundreds of migrant children are being moved from a Border Patrol station in Texas after lawyers visited last week and discovered the squalid conditions, where detainees aren’t provided with adequate soap, toothpaste, and other essentials. "For God's sake, they're kids, man." Town residents
