As older members of Congress head for the exits amid growing pressure for fresh faces in the Democratic Party, some of the most seasoned Black lawmakers are resisting retirement.
Representative Al Green, Democrat of Texas, made headlines last year for shaking his cane at President Trump. Mr. Green, 78, is seeking re-election to Congress.
The law Republicans passed last year has so far been largely imperceptible to most Americans. That’s changing as tens of millions file their taxes this spring.
Women walking by a mural of the Statue of Liberty on the outer wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran. In 1979, a group of militant students took over the embassy and kept 52 Americans captive for 444 days.
The name atop the Justice Department’s organizational chart matters less than the presence of a president whose demands for revenge have become so extreme that even his most obsequious appointees have fallen short.
The legal system has pushed back in an extraordinary manner over the past few months against President Trump’s attempts to investigate his enemies no matter how much — or rather, little — evidence exists to support the cases.
Faysal Alghoula, a 38-year-old pulmonologist from Libya who treats patients in an underserved area, could lose his ability to work in the U.S. because of a Trump immigration policy.
As the HBO comedy finished production earlier this year, a photographer captured some of the final days on set and the showrunners looked back on its award-winning run.
The city thinks four developments in Chelsea are too run-down to be saved, and wants to rebuild them, adding mixed-income housing. Some residents are opposed.
Public housing buildings on the campuses of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, left, have deteriorated over the years, even as the surrounding neighborhood of Chelsea has revitalized.
A Black woman is pushing for changes in the hair industry after claiming in a lawsuit that she and her 7-year-old were turned away from an Ulta Beauty salon in Manhattan because of their hair texture.
Lauren Smith, who lives in West Harlem, said a stylist at an Ulta Beauty salon on the Upper East Side of Manhattan refused service to her and her 7-year-old daughter. They both have textured hair.
The convicted sex offender gave Anil Ambani information on appointments and foreign policy. Some seemed prescient, though there was no evidence he was close to the administration.
The memorandum calls for paying employees at the Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who have gone without pay during a record-long shutdown.
On Friday, the White House posted a message from President Trump: “On Good Friday, the Son of God was nailed to the cross, crucified, and He died for all of us. It was a day of darkness, but it wasn’t the end.”
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