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Jury selection started on Monday for Sean C. Dunn, who was charged with misdemeanor assault after hitting a federal agent with a "sub-style sandwich."

Heather K. Gerken, a voting rights scholar and former dean of Yale Law School, plans to intensify its emphasis on democracy as it girds for attacks from the Trump administration.

President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps to stave off Democratic control of the House. But the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties.

Democrats have no federal contests that would allow them to check President Trump's power, but governors' races, mayoral contests and referendums will test momentum and divisions in both parties.

Mr. Musk's supporters say he may quit if shareholders don't approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it's excessive and would give him too much sway.

The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.

Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies.

One lawsuit, underway since February, has sought to compel President Trump to honor Congress's vision for foreign aid. It still has a long way to go.

The ruling prevents the Trump administration from sending in Guard soldiers to protect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, at least until Friday.

In an interview with "60 Minutes," President Trump was circumspect on potential escalation targeting Venezuela. He was also pressed on deportations, the government shutdown and his recent demand for nuclear tests.