A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd’s killing led to the firing of about 16 agents.

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Court filings identify more than two-dozen quasi-independent boards and commissions that could be affected by a Supreme Court ruling in President Trump’s favor.

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The gutting of the East Wing of the White House and our national preoccupation with “renovation.”

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Once nativism escalates, it’s hard to stop.

Readers discuss an essay by Anand Giridharadas about Jeffrey Epstein’s circle. Also: The White House ballroom; Medicare for All; immigrant fears.

The National Guard members shot in Washington are the latest victims of a political violence permeating our society.

A brief history of the National Guard in Washington.