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Elon Musk has become a valuable heat shield for a president who avoids blame at any cost. Read full article

A summary of the police investigation, released two years after the attack, found that the shooter had spent years planning the violence and covering up mental health problems. Read full article

Democratic senators said in a letter that the administration was failing its first test of humanitarian aid as China and Russia send teams to help. Read full article

If confirmed, Stanley Woodward would join a number of other former lawyers for President Trump who have been selected to key law enforcement positions. Read full article

American Jews have watched with both alarm and enthusiasm as strong-arm tactics, including arrests of activists, have been deployed in their name. Read full article

The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen an institutional fight it’s not clear he can win. Read full article

The team that responds to requests at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been eliminated. We are trying to determine whether this is a governmentwide pattern. Read full article

The court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider. Read full article

The driver, Douglas Horn, sued the maker of a product advertised as THC-free under a federal racketeering law, saying he had suffered a business injury. Read full article

The justices said the Food and Drug Administration had acted lawfully in rejecting applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes. Read full article