Abortion Pill Lawsuit Leaves Trump in a Political Bind Ahead of the Midterms

Louisiana wants the Food and Drug Administration to curtail access to the medication. Doing so could cost Republicans at the polls.A lawsuit against the F.D.A. threatens access to medication abortion, and the Trump administration has remained strikingly silent about the case, even as it reached the

P Pam Belluck and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

What is Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund?

The Trump administration is creating a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people it says were wronged by the federal government, a group that could be largely made up of the president’s allies.The Justice Department is tapping an unlimited fund created by Congress to settle lawsuits filed against the g

A Andrew Duehren

What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak, as U.S. Restricts Travelers

The United States restricted entry of people who have been to three African countries, after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. The outbreak has killed more than 100.A motorcycle taxi driver at a hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.

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Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.Argentine security forces seizing a young man in 1982 in Buenos Aires during the Dirty War.

A Amanda Taub

Gun Found in Mangione’s Backpack Can be Used as Evidence, Judge Says

The ruling was a partial victory for prosecutors in the murder trial of Luigi Mangione. A state judge ruled that some other material and statements could not be used.Luigi Mangione’s lawyers have argued that the evidence found in his backpack when he was arrested was obtained illegally and cannot be

H Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya

Two Military Jets Collide in Midair at Idaho Air Show

Video shared on social media showed the jets striking each other and spinning toward the ground. Four crew members safely ejected before the planes crashed, officials said.The U.S. Air Force demonstration squadron Thunderbirds at the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho

J Johnny Diaz and Edgar Sandoval

New York Times Sues Pentagon for a Second Time

The Times is challenging a new requirement that reporters covering the military complex have an official escort, part of a broader legal challenge to the Pentagon’s press restrictions.The lawsuit is the second one from The New York Times over the Defense Department’s restrictions on the press.

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