Mike Johnson’s Top Aide, Hayden Haynes, Arrested for D.U.I. After Trump Speech, Police Say

The Capitol Police said the chief of staff to Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested for drunken driving after he backed his car into a police vehicle on Tuesday.

Senate Confirms Trump Attorney Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice Dept. Official

The president’s lead criminal defense attorney takes the key role of running day-to-day operations of federal prosecutors.

What to Know About the Supreme Court Ruling Against Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze

The groups that sued insist the court’s ruling ought to force the Trump administration to restore all funding delivered via U.S.A.I.D. But the administration says it has the power to decimate the agency.

Democratic Response to Trump Shows a Party Divided on How to Resist Him

Party leaders opted for a soberly delivered, centrist counter to the president’s speech, but the dominant image of Democratic pushback was a liberal congressman waving his cane in protest.