Trump Promotes Original ‘Travel Ban,’ Eroding His Legal Case

By ADAM LIPTAK and PETER BAKER June 5, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump has excellent lawyers. They have a challenging client. In a series of Twitter posts Monday that continued into the evening, Mr. Trump may have irretrievably undermined...

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...

Bob Casey Was an Understated Senator. Then Came Trump.

Casey, an even-tempered Democrat from Pennsylvania, has been ahead of the pack in his criticism of the president, at some political risk.

Immigration Arrests Rise Sharply as a Trump Mandate Is Carried Out

By CAITLIN DICKERSON May 17, 2017 Immigration arrests shot up 38 percent in the first three months of the Trump administration compared with the same period last year, according to figures released Wednesday, one of the first clear indications that the...

Trump Is Expected to Relax Tax Rules on Churches Endorsing Political Candidates

Several administration officials said the president would mark the National Day of Prayer on Thursday by issuing an executive order easing the risk of religious groups losing their tax-exempt status.