NY Times – Politics

The Secret Service usually protects a former vice president for six months after they leave office. [...]

The United States generally allows foreign officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly. The administration’s move comes amid a new push for Palestinian statehood. [...]

Activists are pointing to the attacker’s gender identity to falsely portray all transgender people as prone to mental illness and violence. [...]

Weather Service employees help air traffic controllers keep planes away from severe weather. Fewer than half of the country’s control centers are fully staffed, a government report says. [...]

Democrats still face an uphill fight to win in Iowa and retake the majority in the closely divided Senate. [...]

The extraordinary pushback in at least three separate cases comes as President Trump has flooded the streets with National Guard troops and federal agents. [...]