U.S. Politics
No Deal, but No Consequence for Putin
President Trump’s failure to reach an accord on Ukraine only made his warm welcome for the Russian leader more striking.
At Nationals Park, It Was Game Time as Usual
A warm and muggy Friday night seemed to have a typical ballgame atmosphere in Washington.
6 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Putin
While no deal was announced, the Russian leader secured some wins and left on good terms with the U.S. president.
Trump and Putin Put on a Show of Friendship but Come Away Without a Deal
President Trump gave President Vladimir Putin a warm public reception, effectively ending his diplomatic isolation over the past three years for his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr. Putin did not agree to stop the war.
Newsom’s Gerrymander of California Has a Formidable Foe: Schwarzenegger
The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to preserve that legacy.
4 Takeaways From the Week Trump Took Control of D.C.’s Police
The administration’s grip on the city has only tightened as the week has worn on, while pushback has begun to intensify.
D.C. Police Chief Retains Control of City Police After Court Hearing
After a judge threatened to block an order federalizing Washington’s police, the Justice Department issued a new directive leaving the city’s police chief in charge, for now.
Trump Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Putin. He Still Didn’t Get a Peace Deal.
President Trump clapped for his guest, Vladimir V. Putin, as he stepped off the plane. But their visit ended with little but an agreement to see each other again — perhaps, Mr. Putin said, “in Moscow?”
MAHA Draft Report Brings Relief to Some, Chagrin to Others
A draft of an upcoming White House report on children’s health was not as harsh toward the agriculture industry as some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allies had hoped.
Appeals Court Paves Way for Mass Layoffs at C.F.P.B.
In a 2-to-1 ruling, a federal appeals court said a lower court could not block the Trump administration’s plans to reduce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s staff by nearly 90 percent.
Officers Clear More Homeless People from Sites Around Washington
Local police now under federal oversight dismantled encampments, discarding tents and other belongings.
Trump Is Testing D.C.’s Home Rule. What Is It?
The city’s limited self-governance has set the stage for the president’s police takeover.
As Trump Tightens Hold on Kennedy Center, Top Theater Producer Resigns
Jeffrey Finn, a Broadway producer who has overseen theater programming at the Washington venue since 2016, will leave next month.
Congressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police
The legislation has little chance of success, given that Republicans control Congress.
A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply
The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
$5,000-Per-Plate Dinner Tests Museum Ban on Political Fund-Raisers
Carnegie Museums employees objected that a fund-raiser for a nonprofit with ties to a senator had violated museum policy against renting space for partisan political events.
How Trump’s Meeting With Putin Could Unfold
A sudden feud, an impasse or a first step toward a cease-fire are all possible at the summit in Alaska as the two leaders navigate thorny issues such as Ukraine’s territory and NATO expansion.
How Ambitious Democratic Governors Are Navigating Trump’s Redistricting War
Some have emerged as a front line against Trump’s push to grab more seats in Congress, putting the issue at the center of their party’s politics. Others are ceding the spotlight.
Is California Really More Gerrymandered Than Texas? It’s Complicated.
Republicans claim California is more gerrymandered than Texas, based on a simple partisan calculation. Experts say such a comparison is one of many useful but imperfect measures to quantify gerrymandering.
Tribal Colleges Rely on Federal Funding. Their Leaders Fear the Trump Years.
As the Trump administration has publicly targeted elite universities, it has also quietly pursued funding cuts for the nation’s tribal colleges, which rely on federal dollars to operate.
The Trump-Putin Meeting: What to Know
The leaders of the United States and Russia will hold talks at an American military base in Alaska and are expected to hold a news conference afterward.
Federal Raids Target D.C. Homeless Camps
It was unclear how widespread or effective the raids were, after district officials and advocates had spent much of the day trying to clear the camps, urging people to go to shelters ahead of the raids.
