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White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs
About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.
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Republicans Summon Jack Smith to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee
The panel’s Republican chairman, Representative Jim Jordan, accused the former special counsel of “prosecutorial misconduct and constitutional abuses.”
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U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry
The departures of Todd Gilbert and his deputy in the Western District of Virginia show the pressure being brought on prosecutors to pursue the president’s perceived foes.
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E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded
The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.
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A 4-Day Motorcycle Tour on Vietnam’s Ha Giang Loop
The roughly 230-mile Ha Giang Loop, six hours north of Hanoi, thrills riders with breathtaking views, cultural wonders, and plenty of twists and turns.
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7 Hotels Haunted by Ghosts and Dark Histories
Travelers looking for a taste of dark drama can stay in accommodations built in former prisons, cult compounds and defunct military installations.
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Trump to Award Posthumous Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk
President Trump was scheduled to attend a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday to honor the influential right-wing activist, who was assassinated last month.
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Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins
A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview. But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.
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Slowing Electric Vehicle Sales Will Cost G.M. $1.6 Billion
General Motors said it would lower its earnings by that amount to mainly reflect the drop in the value of equipment, factories and other assets.
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Trump to Meet With Argentina’s Leader as U.S. Moves Ahead With Bailout
President Javier Milei will visit the White House on Tuesday after the Trump administration agreed to provide Argentina a $20 billion lifeline.