Politics

In an abrupt shift, Atty. Gen. Janet Reno said Thursday that she has halted an FBI investigation into the White House security files controversy and will ask that the inquiry be conducted by Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr. Reno said the step is necessary to avoid any conflict that might arise if a branch … Read more

President Trump, citing the economic impact of the coronavirus shutdown, on Tuesday ordered a 60-day ban on new immigrants seeking permanent status in the United States. The ban will cover people seeking green cards that provide permanent status, not temporary visitors. It would also not affect foreign agricultural laborers, Trump said. Although he cited the … Read more

The Senate is taking a break, rising from stiff brown chairs for a leg stretch, heading for bathrooms, raiding the gum machine. A welcome respite for a group mired in an unsavory task. A perfect opportunity for the lone figure in a forest-green suit who starts traversing the room, sidling up to a liberal here, … Read more

Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., trying to control mounting damage to his drive for the Democratic presidential nomination, admitted Thursday that he had committed plagiarism during his first year of law school but called the controversy surrounding his borrowed passages in recent speeches “much ado about nothing.” In his most detailed response to the … Read more

Photos that authorities said show an AK-47 rifle, a backpack and a GoPro camera on a fence outside the Trump International Golf Club. (Stephany Matat / Associated Press) The man authorities say is being investigated for bringing a gun to a Florida golf course while former President Trump played there Sunday flew to Ukraine in … Read more