Rejected by Washington, Federal Workers Find Open Arms in State Governments

Seeking to serve as a counterweight to the Trump administration, a flurry of mostly blue states has created initiatives — and ad campaigns — to lure federal employees to state government jobs.

Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent

The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president’s power.

Arlington Cemetery Website Loses Pages on Black Soldiers, Women in Military and Civil War

The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.

Fact-Checking Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech on Crime, Immigration and His Cases

The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.

The Democratic Divide: Would a Shutdown Have Helped or Hurt Trump?

The party’s split over supporting a spending extension to avert a lapse in government funding boiled down to a practical question of how much power the president has in a shutdown.