Musk Targeted FEMA. Disaster-Stricken Communities Are Paying a Price.

A FEMA funding freeze illustrates the extraordinary power of Elon Musk and DOGE, who have made claims of undue benefits for undocumented immigrants and spurred swift action by federal officials.

She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target.

A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.

Trump Administration Deflects Blame for Leak at Every Turn

President Trump and other officials have given shifting, varied, implausible and sometimes conflicting explanations for how highly sensitive military information was shared in a group chat.

A Musk Lawsuit in Wisconsin Is the Backdrop to the State’s Supreme Court Race

A legal battle over Tesla sales in Wisconsin is the quiet backdrop to a big State Supreme Court race.

Judge Howell Assails Trump White House Bid to Remove Her From Perkins Coie Case

The move to disqualify the judge was emblematic of the Trump administration’s broader attacks on the federal judiciary, which in recent weeks has pushed back against executive actions.

H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics

Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.