Acting I.R.S. Commissioner Doug O’Donnell to Announce Retirement
The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is retiring, according to three people familiar with the move, the latest agency head…
Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto President John F. Kennedy’s limousine as it came under fire in Dallas and prevented a scrambling Jacqueline Kennedy from falling to…
Trump and Paramount Seek Mediator for CBS News Lawsuit
Lawyers for Paramount and President Trump have agreed to appoint a mediator in his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The move…
Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary
Elon Musk’s monthlong rampage through the federal bureaucracy appears to have met its first real test, as some of President Trump’s top loyalists flatly reject the billionaire’s demand that their…
Alvin F. Poussaint, Pioneering Expert on Black Mental Health, Dies at 90
Alvin F. Poussaint, a psychiatrist who, after providing medical care to the civil rights movement in 1960s Mississippi, went on to play a leading role in debates about Black culture…
Crypto Trader OKX Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal U.S. Operation
An offshore cryptocurrency trading firm pleaded guilty on Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to a charge of operating as an unlicensed money transmitting business in the United States…
Stefanik’s Confirmation Is on Ice as Republicans Guard Their Scant Majority
Speaker Mike Johnson revealed on Monday why Representative Elise Stefanik of New York has yet to have her confirmation vote to serve as ambassador to the United Nations: He cannot…
Jen Psaki Gets Nightly Prime-Time Show at MSNBC
MSNBC said on Monday that Jen Psaki, the former White House press secretary who has become one of the most prominent hosts at the network, would anchor a nightly weekday…
Hamas Official Expresses Reservations About Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
For months, leaders of Hamas have defended the militant group’s decision to launch the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, even though it ignited a devastating Israeli offensive that has…
Trump, Meeting With Macron, Says He Might Visit Russia
President Trump welcomed President Emmanuel Macron of France to the White House on Monday at a time of growing tension over the future of the Atlantic alliance and peace talks…