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Medical Plane That Crashed in Philadelphia Lacked Cockpit Recorder

In the weeks after a medical transport plane crashed in northeast Philadelphia in January within a minute of takeoff, killing seven people, investigators...

As Trump Seeks New Air Force One Planes, Security Requirements Are Eased

The Trump administration has eased security requirements for some of the Boeing staff working on building new Air Force One jets, as part...

2 Texas Lottery Wins Prompt Investigations and Stir Public Outrage

The unusual circumstances surrounding two of the largest Lottery jackpots in Texas history have touched off a furious debate about the unorthodox methods...

Trump and Johnson Push a Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert a Shutdown

With time running short to avoid a government shutdown at the end of next week, President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson are pitching...

L. Clifford Davis, Who Fought to Desegregate Texas Schools, Dies at 100

L. Clifford Davis, a civil rights lawyer who led efforts to desegregate high schools in Texas, sometimes in the face of mob violence,...

Government Watchdog Ends Fight to Keep His Job After Trump Firing

Hampton Dellinger, head of the federal government’s independent watchdog agency, ended his fight to keep his job on Thursday, bowing to President Trump’s...

Senators Call for Investigation of Acting U.S. Attorney in Washington

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the District of Columbia’s bar association to investigate Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in...

House Censures Al Green for Heckling Trump During Speech to Congress

The House on Thursday officially rebuked Representative Al Green of Texas, the Democrat who Republicans ejected from the chamber on Tuesday night for...

Trump Administration Says Maine Broke Law by Allowing Transgender Athletes on Teams

The Trump administration has concluded that Maine is violating federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on women’s teams, the state attorney...

Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases

Justice Amy Coney Barrett is the junior member of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, having served just three full terms. But her vote...

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