NY Times – Politics

President Trump has called on Republicans to end the filibuster as both parties search for a path out of the shutdown. [...]

The move prolongs the dispute over the F.B.I.’s headquarters, an aging colossus veiled in netting to keep concrete from falling on passers-by. [...]

All but two G.O.P. senators voted against a resolution to stop the president from expanding his military campaign against drug traffickers to include land targets inside Venezuela. [...]

The Central Asian country already has diplomatic relations with Israel, but the move appears to be a good-will gesture to President Trump. [...]

The G.O.P. teed up a vote on a new spending package, but Democrats were insisting on a deal that would address expiring health care subsidies. [...]

The investigation into Muriel E. Bowser, which is being handled by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department. [...]





