Much of the money was to go toward flood mitigation in vulnerable areas of New York City that were struck hard by Hurricane Sandy and the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

A fight over the testimony of Elizabeth G. Oyer could have a ripple effect on whether other fired Justice Department lawyers speak publicly about their experiences.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft balked at having one of its partners represent Donald Trump in his criminal cases. Now the firm is among those that have been pushed to agree to a deal with the White House.

A razor-close race for a seat on the court is the last 2024 statewide election in the nation to remain uncertified.

After five decades in the field of nutrition, Dr. Marion Nestle thought she had seen it all. Then came “Make America Healthy Again.”

Dr. Katrina Armstrong told a federal task force she could not remember details from the university’s report on antisemitism or her response to its recommendations.

The chief justice, acting on his own, issued an “administrative stay,” a brief pause meant to give the court time to consider the matter. The justices are expected to act in the coming days.

Inside the department’s civil division, litigators are squeezed between judges demanding answers and bosses’ instructions to protect the Trump agenda at all costs.

A brutal day for markets around the world added to the pain of last week’s turmoil. The S&P 500 ended nearly 18 percent below its February peak on Monday.

Heavy rains, damaging winds and dangerous floods have ravaged the South and the Midwest for days, killing at least 18 people.

“I realized that there was really no other conclusion,” the actor said in an interview on Monday about the season finale.

The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing billions of dollars in grants to make sure cities and states are complying with President Trump’s priorities on immigration and diversity.

Prosecutors said the men allowed dozens of cars with undocumented immigrants to pass through their inspection lanes in Southern California in exchange for cash.

A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.

Some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.

The Palestine Red Crescent released a video made by a paramedic before he was killed, and called the deaths of 15 rescue workers “a full-fledged war crime.” Israel has said it is investigating.

Ukrainian Navy officers and business owners in the port city pondered what Kyiv could gain from a truce after it pushed back Russian vessels and resumed commercial shipping.

European Union officials will vet and vote on a list of retaliatory tariffs this week, while contemplating what comes next.

In his annual letter to shareholders, Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, wrote that a trade fight could dampen consumer and investor confidence and increase inflation.

Marcy Rheintgen said she was held in jail overnight after she deliberately challenged a state law by entering a women’s bathroom in the government building.