One thing is clear from a reporter’s conversations with laid-off federal workers this year: The cuts have been anything but straightforward and efficient. Read full article

The records are at the center of President Trump’s effort to manage fallout from the Epstein case. But unsealing them is complex and requires a judge to sign off. Read full article

Democrats denounced a report issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as politically motivated and error-ridden. Read full article

The jet, bound for Detroit from Omaha, made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a man shoved a flight attendant and displayed unruly behavior, SkyWest Airlines said. Read full article

A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S. turn away from promoting democratic values abroad. Read full article

The administration is offering financial incentives to lure back recently departed immigration officers as it works to fill 10,000 job openings. Read full article

Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat, was charged with felonies and accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home. Her party holds a slim majority in the Minnesota Senate. Read full article

The ceremonial swearing-in is the latest sign of the unusual relationship the president is cultivating with the tax agency. Read full article