U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind
A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid.
United States Politics and Government
How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble
The phone call centered on a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s who in the eyes of the Trump team must prove his loyalty to the president-elect.
Fetterman Accepts Trump’s Invitation to Meet
The Pennsylvania Democrat is the first senator in his party to announce a meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump, a sign of the political times as the Republican trifecta is about to begin.
Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to find the right disease to build their case for closing the border.
Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students
The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.
Senate Moves Forward Bill to Expand Deportations of Migrants Accused of Crimes
Most Democrats joined Republicans in voting to take up the measure, which would require the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes.
At Jimmy Carter’s Funeral, a Rare Image of Presidential Unity
President-elect Donald J. Trump becomes part of the club. Melania Trump joins the first ladies.
House Passes Bill to Sanction I.C.C. Officials for Israeli Prosecutions
The action put the measure on track for likely enactment given strong support for it among Republicans, who now control the Senate, and President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Carter will be buried later at his Georgia home. Here’s the latest.
A state funeral for the 39th president on Thursday will bring together all five living presidents and feature a eulogy from President Biden.
Nation’s Leaders Will Gather to Honor Carter at Washington Cathedral
A state funeral for the 39th president on Thursday will bring together all five living presidents and feature a eulogy from President Biden.