Some judges have expressed frustration that Lindsey Halligan continues to claim she is the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, despite a ruling in November declaring her appointment invalid.
Lindsey Halligan was chosen by President Trump to serve as the U.S. attorney of the Eastern District of Virginia, but the validity of that appointment has been disputed. A new court order noted that Lindsey Halligan’s appointment, even if it were valid, expires Tuesday, suggesting that federal judges expect her to step aside.
An arson attack at a synagogue in Mississippi was a reminder of the threat Jews face, but also of the strength of a small community forged over generations.
Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether to recognize postpartum psychosis as a distinct disorder.
Emily Swilinski of Greensboro, N.C., did not have a history of mental health issues when, after giving birth to her first child, she suddenly had racing thoughts, trouble sleeping, and began hallucinating that her dog was speaking to her.
The U.S. envoy to Syria said Washington was confident the Syrian government could take over the country’s fight against the Islamic State terrorist group.
President Trump, who is scheduled to speak in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, has been heaping dismissive scorn on many of the leaders he will greet there.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was a mistake for Jerome Powell to attend arguments in a case on Fed independence. But Mr. Bessent attended a tariff case.
“If you’re trying not to politicize the Fed, for the Fed chair to be sitting there trying to put his thumb on the scale is a real mistake,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
The plane, organized by the National Archives, will take rare 18th-century documents around the country in a tour loosely inspired by the Bicentennial’s Freedom Train.
As the government moves to assert control over areas under Kurdish rule, it will be the latest test of President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s pledge to form an inclusive administration that empowers minorities.
Syrian soldiers entering the city of Raqqa, on Sunday. After months of stalled negotiations with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the government made a military push into Kurdish-held territory last week.
Founders of the A.I. start-up Humans& aims to focus on how A.I. can support human workers rather than replace them. From left, Georges Harik, Andi Peng, Noah Goodman, Eric Zelikman and Yuchen He.
The scene near Adamuz, a town in southern Spain, on Tuesday after a deadly train crash over the weekend. Nearly two dozen autopsies have been completed, but the authorities are struggling to identify the victims.
The second Trump administration has made many changes in its first year. In Illinois, it blocked the shutdown of a U.S. Steel plant, saving hundreds of jobs.
After a century of defending other countries against foreign aggression, the United States is now positioned as an imperial power trying to seize another nation’s land.
Thousands of Minneapolis residents have joined a church-run effort to deliver donated groceries to immigrant families who fear being caught in public by federal agents.
President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.
Economists from across the ideological spectrum warn that President Trump is setting the country on a path that will, in the long run, leave the economy less dynamic in the decades ahead.
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