American forces are unlikely to be able to end a decades-long insurgency in Africa’s most populous country, despite President Trump’s order, officials said. Source: Original News
The flashpoint was the Justice Department’s failure to turn over seized communications from a confidant of Mr. Comey’s, Daniel C. Richman, a law professor at Columbia University. Source: Original News
President Trump’s declaration that the closure had hurt his party on Tuesday appeared to have stiffened Democrats’ resolve and put at least a temporary damper on talks to end the crisis. Source: Original News
Tuesday’s special election was forced by a court-ordered redistricting to offer Black voters a chance for more representation in the State Capital. Source: Original News
Anti-hunger groups and state officials have warned that the administration’s plans to make partial payments are onerous and could still result in severe harm. Source: Original News
Democrats harnessed worries about the cost of living, with polls showing that Republicans’ longtime advantage on the economy has evaporated. Source: Original News
Millions of low-income Americans will see staggering cuts and delays to their food stamps this month due to the government shutdown. Tony Romm, an economic policy reporter at The New York Times, walks us through the last several weeks of chaos around SNAP benefits. Source: Original News
Dick Cheney was once the face of hard-line conservatism. Then hard-line conservatism changed. Source: Original News
The agency had been planning to eliminate more than 2,000 positions before the lapse in federal funding, but a federal judge blocked the move. Source: Original News
