Coast Guard Still Supports Transgender Troops, Commandant Says

Adm. Paul Zukunft said he remained committed to “our people right now,” despite President Trump’s statement that transgender people were not welcome in the military.

John Kelly, Asserting Authority, Fires Anthony Scaramucci

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN July 31, 2017 WASHINGTON — John F. Kelly, President Trump’s new chief of staff, firmly asserted his authority on his first day in the White House on Monday, telling aides...

Medal of Honor Goes to Vietnam Medic Who Ran Through ‘Hell on Earth’

By NICHOLAS FANDOS July 31, 2017 WASHINGTON — It was clear almost as soon as the May 1969 assault began that the orders — to attack Nui Yon Hill, near the city of Tam Kỳ, Vietnam — were flawed. The North Vietnamese and the Vietcong...

Campus Political Fights Come Home for the Summer

By DANA GOLDSTEIN July 31, 2017 College in the summer: Dorms and quads are quiet, and it seems that the whole community is catching its breath. No marches, sit-ins, shout-downs, protesters giving professors whiplash. No arguments over free speech, Black...

News Analysis: How to Repair the Health Law (It’s Tricky but Not Impossible)

How to Repair the Health Law (It’s Tricky but Not Impossible) By REED ABELSON, ABBY GOODNOUGH and KATIE THOMAS July 29, 2017 A man in Miami in 2015 directed passers-by to an insurance company where they could sign up for health coverage...

Boy Scouts Apologize Over President Trump’s Remarks at Jamboree

By LIAM STACK July 27, 2017 Facing an angry backlash from parents and former members, the chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America apologized on Thursday for political remarks made by President Trump at the organization’s National Jamboree this...