Democrats’ Bid to Regain Hold on House Begins in California

By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JONATHAN MARTIN June 1, 2017 VISTA, Calif. — Representative Darrell Issa was 2,500 miles away from his Southern California home the other day, on a fund-raising mission to Florida. Outside his congressional district...

Trump Advisers Wage Tug of War Before Decision on Climate Deal

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and DIANE CARDWELL May 30, 2017 WASHINGTON — A divided White House staff, anxious corporate executives, lawmakers and foreign leaders are fiercely competing for President Trump’s ear this week as he nears a...

Investigation Turns to Kushner’s Motives in Meeting With a Putin Ally

By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, MARK MAZZETTI and MAGGIE HABERMAN May 29, 2017 WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, was looking for a direct line to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia — a search...

Drug Lobbyists’ Battle Cry Over Prices: Blame the Others

By ERIC LIPTON and KATIE THOMAS May 29, 2017 WASHINGTON — Hundreds of independent pharmacists swarmed the House and Senate office buildings one recent afternoon, climbing the marble staircases as they rushed from one appointment to the next,...

Senior P.G.A. Championship, Held at Trump National Golf Club, Draws Protests

By NOAH WEILAND May 28, 2017 STERLING, Va. — The usual atmospherics of a golf tournament were all there: quiet claps and distant roars, the metallic clink of a well-hit drive, hushed voices suited to a library. But there was also an unusual sight on...

Appeals Court Will Not Reinstate Trump’s Revised Travel Ban

By ADAM LIPTAK May 25, 2017 WASHINGTON — Describing President Trump’s revised travel ban as intolerant and discriminatory, a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected government efforts to limit travel to the United States from six predominantly...