A List of Those Who Could Be in Line for Trump’s ‘Retribution’
President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised at times to use the vast powers of his office to seek revenge against politicians and officials who he contends have wronged him. Over the past several years, he has publicly named a range…
George Washington’s Inaugural Coat on Display at Mount Vernon
Scholars were only recently able to establish that this coat was, in fact, the one Mr. Washington wore at his inauguration, said Adam T. Erby, Mount Vernon’s curator of fine and decorative arts. The coat, in many ways, shows its…
Kennedy’s Plan for the Drug Crisis: A Network of ‘Healing Farms’
Though Mr. Kennedy’s embrace of recovery farms may be novel, the concept stretches back almost a century. In 1935, the government opened the United States Narcotic Farm in Lexington, Ky., to research and treat addiction. Over the years, residents included…
Russia Attacks Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles
Loud explosions were heard over the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday, as the authorities warned of incoming ballistic missiles. An air-raid alert had just ended when booms were heard throughout the city at 5:50 a.m. local time. Seconds later, air-raid…
Explosions Heard in Ukraine’s Capital
Loud explosions were heard over the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday, as the authorities warned of incoming ballistic missiles. An air-raid alert had just ended when booms were heard throughout the city at 5:50 a.m. local time. Seconds later, air-raid…
Pence Is Said to Be Planning to Attend Trump’s Inauguration
Former Vice President Mike Pence is planning to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the planning. Mr. Pence was invited by the congressional committee overseeing the event, as is the custom…
Appeals Court Rules DACA, Obama-Era Immigration Program, Is Illegal
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against an Obama-era program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of undocumented people from deportation. But in its decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, the three-judge panel…
How Wildfires Came for Southern California
For 18 years, Nancy Spiller savored “the magic of living in the canyon” high up in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., where the sun each morning would cast the craggy brush-covered mountains outside her window in a spectacular orange…
C.I.A. Analyst Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Documents About Israel
A former C.I.A. analyst admitted in federal court on Friday that he violated national defense laws after he shared classified information on social media about Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran for a missile attack in 2024. The former analyst,…
Ahead of Trump Presidency, the Fed Quits Global Climate Network
The Federal Reserve has withdrawn from a network of global financial regulators focused on climate risk days before President-elect Donald J. Trump returns to power. The central bank announced that it was formally joining the network in December 2020, shortly…