In a court filing, the tax agency said a decades-old ban on campaigning by tax-exempt groups should not apply to houses of worship speaking to their own members.

With each passing day, the federal government is becoming less prepared to face the next big disaster.

Top concerns include the displacement of longtime residents as rents and food prices surge. Ire over the influx of well-heeled foreigners has been building for years.

“They have to be able to defend themselves,” the president said, appearing to signal a reversal after his administration paused some weapons transfers just last week.

The president held forth in public for 104 minutes, using a cabinet meeting to express much that is on his mind.

Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts may thwart their efforts.

Court proceedings revealed how a criminal gang in Britain was directed to target Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a dissident Russian who owns Hide, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Mayfair.

A new study that found high levels of heavy metals in popular nicotine vapes adds to concerns about the products.

A focus on economics misses the human brutality that is the most problematic aspect of this legislation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel praised President Trump’s role in his country’s establishment of diplomatic relations with some Arab states. But Mr. Trump has supported Israeli actions that have strained those ties.

The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong.

The storm flooded roads, downed trees and stranded residents across the central part of the state. It is headed northeast toward Washington, D.C., and Maryland.

The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will go on display in London for the first time, on loan from France.

As both the death toll and number of questions about official preparedness increased, the Texas governor invoked football metaphors, saying “every team makes mistakes.”