From Science to Diversity, Trump Hits the Reverse Button on Decades of Change

President Trump has moved aggressively to reopen long-settled issues and to dismantle long-established institutions as he tries to return to what he considers better times.

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Joseph Giordano, Surgeon Who Helped Save Reagan’s Life, Dies at 84

He had built one of the country’s leading trauma centers in Washington, which made it possible for his team to respond quickly after the president was shot.

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Growth Claims Behind Trump’s Big Policy Bill Rarely Pan Out in Reality

A retrospective on four previous Republican-driven tax-cut packages found that the results always come up short compared to bullish predictions of economic booms and lower deficits.

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Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.

The federal government has taken a reactive approach to aviation policy, often leading to delays in modernization efforts and inadequate staffing and funding.

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How Each of the Last 15 Presidents Managed His First 100 Days

They signed landmark legislation, created new programs, ordered military action and endured early stumbles.

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Trump Did What Castros Couldn’t: Take Radio Martí Off the Air

For four decades, a U.S.-financed broadcaster provoked the ire of the communist government in Cuba. President Trump dismantled it in a matter of days.

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Elon Musk Proposes Privatizing Amtrak, Calling Rail Service ‘Sad’

Amtrak, after investing more than $4 billion in a year to improve its creaky infrastructure and aging fleet, said it expected to make a profit for the first time under President Trump.

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Rare Protest at U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Reflects Fears Over Trump

The demonstration drew only a handful of people, but showed how some Ukrainians fear that Washington is drifting away from backing Ukraine now that President Trump is in power.

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Trump’s Inauguration Day is Likely One of the Coldest in Decades

An arctic chill is headed to Washington, D.C., (and much of the United States) on Monday.

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Gaza Hostage Deal Could Come as Trump Takes Office, in Echoes of 1981

Dozens of American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for more than a year were freed just as Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.

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