Mark Kreidler / Capital & MainThe president has gone nuclear against federal union jobs — historically African Americans’ ladder to economic equality.Health & Wellness
Natasha Gilbert / U.S. Right to KnowVeterinarians were working on guidelines to help stem excessive use of the drugs on farms, which can lead to a fatal resistance in humans.Wounds of War
Paul R. Pillar / Responsible StatecraftWednesday is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, marking the beginning of decades of repairing relations and national reflection.Immigration
Anita Hofschneider / GristThe move gives companies that want to scrape the ocean floor a way to bypass waiting for permission from international bodies.TD Column
Émile P. Torres / TruthdigPowerful figures in Silicon Valley advocate a new-age religion that sees humanity as a transitional species — one whose time is almost up.
Ashley Murray, Jacob Fischler / States NewsroomDemocrats in Washington who sounded their objections to the arrest Friday argue it subverts separation of powers.Education
Erica Meltzer / ChalkbeatThe Education Department had given states until Thursday to certify compliance with its controversial interpretation of civil rights law. Federal judges complicated that effort hours before the deadline.Politics
Andy Kroll, Jeremy Kohler / ProPublicaAs interim U.S. attorney in D.C., Martin has fired career prosecutors, dropped Capitol riot cases and launched sweeping probes into Trump’s political enemies.Environment
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow!In his drive toward authoritarianism, the president won’t be deterred by 250 years of constitutional precedent.Film
Siddhant Adlakha / TruthdigHur Jin-ho’s “A Normal Family” explores the chasm between parents and a generation raised on a violent, free-for-all internet.
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Race
The president has gone nuclear against federal union jobs — historically African Americans’ ladder to economic equality.
Health & Wellness
Veterinarians were working on guidelines to help stem excessive use of the drugs on farms, which can lead to a fatal resistance in humans.
Wounds of War
Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, marking the beginning of decades of repairing relations and national reflection.
Immigration
New 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the state legislature considers mandating ICE cooperation.
Environment
The move gives companies that want to scrape the ocean floor a way to bypass waiting for permission from international bodies.
TD Column
Powerful figures in Silicon Valley advocate a new-age religion that sees humanity as a transitional species — one whose time is almost up.
Courts & Law
Democrats in Washington who sounded their objections to the arrest Friday argue it subverts separation of powers.
Education
The Education Department had given states until Thursday to certify compliance with its controversial interpretation of civil rights law. Federal judges complicated that effort hours before the deadline.
Politics
As interim U.S. attorney in D.C., Martin has fired career prosecutors, dropped Capitol riot cases and launched sweeping probes into Trump’s political enemies.
Environment
Broad support for public lands in the West is forcing some Republicans to break with the White House.
TD Original
ICE’s mass deportation tech is undergoing an upgrade.
