Firing of National Security Agency Chief Rattles Lawmakers

Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who was also the head of U.S. Cyber Command, was one of several national security officials fired on the advice of a conspiracy theorist.

Trump Is on Shaky Legal Ground With Mass Layoffs at H.H.S., Experts Say

Job and program cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services have teed up court challenges and prompted bipartisan criticism in Congress.

Surprising Allies for Syria’s New Leaders: Some Jews Who Fled Long Ago

A group of Jews who left Syria decades ago wants sanctions relief for a government with former ties to Al Qaeda, despite wariness from other Jewish groups and from Israel.