Stephen Miller Jousts With Reporters Over Immigration

Exchanges between the senior White House adviser and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times and Jim Acosta of CNN became combative at a news briefing on Wednesday.

Under Trump, a Hollowed-Out Force in Syria Quickly Lost C.I.A. Backing

The shuttering of the C.I.A. program, one of the most expensive efforts to arm and train rebels since the 1980s, has forced a reckoning over its successes and failures.

The Passion of a Congressional Health Care Battle

Our reporter compares the Republicans’ effort with prior fights over health care during the Obama, Bush and Clinton eras.

Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions

By CHARLIE SAVAGE August 1, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies...

Border Agents Test Facial Scans to Track Those Overstaying Visas

By RON NIXON August 1, 2017 WASHINGTON — On a recent morning, passengers boarding Emirates flight 232 from Washington Dulles airport to Dubai confronted an unfamiliar sight: a uniformed Customs and Border Protection officer at the gate. Before...