Counseled by Industry, Not Staff, E.P.A. Chief Is Off to a Blazing Start

By CORAL DAVENPORT July 1, 2017 WASHINGTON — In the four months since he took office as the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, Scott Pruitt has moved to undo, delay or otherwise block more than 30 environmental rules, a regulatory...

Going to a New Jersey State Park or Beach? Not This Holiday Weekend

By NICK CORASANITI July 1, 2017 ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK, N.J. — This spot is usually a choke point for shore traffic, not a U-turn. Yet roughly every 10 minutes on Saturday morning, a new vehicle approached the entrance to the beach here — some...

Asked for Voters’ Data, States Give Trump Panel a Bipartisan ‘No’

By MICHAEL WINES June 30, 2017 A White House commission’s sweeping request for the personal and public data of the nation’s 200 million voters set off an avalanche of opposition by state leaders in both parties on Friday, as officials from...

White House Moves to Carry Out Partial Travel Ban

By GARDINER HARRIS and MICHAEL D. SHEAR June 29, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday moved aggressively to fulfill one of the president’s most contentious campaign promises, banning entry into the United States...

With 3 Words, Supreme Court Opens a World of Uncertainty for Refugees

By MIRIAM JORDAN June 27, 2017 Fouad Dagoum fled Sudan after his village was ransacked by militia members who captured, detained and tortured him until his body was limp. Eventually, he escaped to Egypt, where he was parked for more than a decade until...

Senate Health Bill Reels as C.B.O. Predicts 22 Million More Uninsured

By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR June 26, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act was edging toward collapse on Monday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it would increase the number of people...