How Trump Plans to Kill the Refugee System
President Trump, who has criticized refugee resettlement, moved on his first day in office to suspend the decades-old program to admit persecuted people to the United States.
United States Politics and Government
‘A Quiet Force’: Harris Returns Home After Making History in Washington
The former vice president’s first acts as a nonelected official for the first time in decades could be a sign of what comes next.
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.
A Day of Triumph, Jubilation and Gloating in Washington
There were Proud Boys, billionaires, stiletto heels, cowboy hats, the Village People, icy cold and happy Canadians at President Trump’s inaugural.
Trump Grants Broad Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.
In Dueling Pardons, an Intensified Fight Over the Meaning of Jan. 6
President Trump’s grant of clemency to those who assaulted the Capitol in his name four years ago clashed with his predecessor’s decision to shield from retribution those who had sought to hold him to account.
Senate Passes Border Crackdown Bill, Teeing Up Final House Vote
The measure, which increases deportations for undocumented migrants charged with crimes, is likely to be the first bill to reach President Trump’s desk. It must pass one more House vote to clear Congress.
Trump Promises Americans the Moon (Well, Mars)
Donald Trump’s pledge-filled speech made him sound like a candidate trying to run up the score.
A Determined Trump Vows Not to be Thwarted at Home or Abroad
Wiser about the use of power, the newly sworn-in president suggests that this time he will not take no for an answer, whether in enacting an ambitious domestic agenda or in his expansionist worldview.
Marco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State
The Florida senator becomes the United States’ 72nd chief diplomat, and the first Latino to hold the job.