Trump Gave Partisan Speech to Navy Troops, as He Deployed Troops to U.S. Cities

President Trump’s attempts to politicize the military have become more overt as he makes the case for having troops at his disposal in American cities.

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Judge Poised to Free Abrego Garcia if Officials Can’t Supply Deportation Plans

The judge expressed exasperation at government lawyers’ failure to answer “basic questions” or produce evidence during what she called a “topsy-turvy, inside-out day.”

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U.S. Air Travel May Soon Feel Shutdown’s Impact, Official Warns

The Essential Air Service, which subsidizes flights to small airports, will run out of money on Sunday, and air traffic controllers who have been working without pay have begun calling in sick.

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A Harvard Professor Is Placed on Leave After Firing a Pellet Gun

The episode initially raised concerns because it happened near a synagogue, but the police say it was unrelated to antisemitism.

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Man Breaks Into Washington State Capitol, Toppling Statues and Setting Fire

The vandalism did not appear to have been politically motivated, according to the Washington State Patrol, which said that a suspect was in custody.

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C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist. A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.

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Shutdown Politics Has Republicans Singing Government’s Praises

As Republicans try to pin blame for shutdown damage on Democrats, they are hailing a federal bureaucracy they normally bash as wasteful and overreaching.

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Marine Park in Ontario Warns It May Euthanize Beluga Whales Without Cash Infusion

The government has barred Marineland from shipping its whales to an aquarium in China so the park is threatening to put the whales down.

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Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

One man has appealed his conviction in a case in which a Frenchman drugged his wife and invited scores of men to rape her.

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Syria Chooses a Parliament of Revolutionaries

In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending authoritarian rule.

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