Before the Gunfire in Virginia, a Volatile Home Life in Illinois

By JULIE TURKEWITZ, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, JOHN ELIGON and ALAN BLINDER June 17, 2017 BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Signs of a deeply disturbed family life kept surfacing from the well-kept house with the pale sun awning and the pretty...

Popularity Contest: Trump Is Offering Populism, Minus the Free Candy

Popularity Contest By NEIL IRWIN June 17, 2017 The thing about populism is it usually involves doing things that are popular. This is something that European nationalists and Latin American strongmen have long known. When they come to power, they aim to...

Post-Snowden Efforts to Secure N.S.A. Data Fell Short, Report Says

By CHARLIE SAVAGE June 16, 2017 WASHINGTON — The government’s efforts to tighten access to its most sensitive surveillance and hacking data after the leaks of National Security Agency files by Edward J. Snowden fell short, according to a newly...

Don’t Believe Anonymously Sourced Reports, Justice Official Says

The deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, issued a statement late Thursday after news reports revealing new details about the special counsel’s Russia inquiry.

Central American Leaders Voice Concerns About U.S. Deportations

Leaders from Honduras and El Salvador implored Vice President Mike Pence to allow their citizens to remain in the United States under a temporary work program.