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When we face some risk of a bird flu pandemic, do we want to entrust our health to a man who has fought lifesaving vaccines?

The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has few qualms deploying federal law enforcement to punish perceived enemies.

The message reiterated an offer to take a second job or travel to a “dream destination” and remain on the federal payroll for months. But questions remain about whether that would be legal.

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal funding.

A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump’s directive to defund programs he considers to be “woke.”

President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.

There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.

President Trump at moments of national tragedy has always been more comfortable finding fault than providing comfort or expressing empathy.

The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit the Panhandle last week.

A new exhibition in London traces the evolution of tarot from Renaissance Italy to the present day, with the card designs shifting to reflect the times.

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the inquiry could help Congress decide whether to continue funding local stations.

Top officials have been told to retire or be fired in the coming days, fueling fear within an agency that has been a target of President Trump and Kash Patel, his nominee to be F.B.I. director.

A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.

The disbanding of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities came amid a flurry of executive orders touching on art, culture and history.

I define stupidity as ignoring the question: What would happen next? By that definition, the Trump administration has produced volleys of it.

Members of the U.S. figure skating community were traveling on the commercial jet that collided with a military helicopter outside Washington. They were returning from a skate camp in Kansas.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, doesn’t just hold fringe views on vaccines. We fact-checked five recent statements.

The president suggested 30,000 migrants could be housed on the base. It is unclear how the plan will take shape.