The former Treasury secretary corresponded routinely with Jeffrey Epstein. In one series of exchanges, he sought Mr. Epstein’s advice on how to handle a female acquaintance.

Health and Human Services directed its employees to plan to report to work on Thursday morning if legislation to fund the government passes.

What the government shutdown revealed about Trump’s America.

It was unclear when the Trump administration planned to reverse mandated cuts at major airports, though transportation officials and industry groups said it would take a week after the shutdown ended for air travel to return to normal.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails suggesting that President Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities than he has acknowledged.

Representative Lauren Boebert, one of the Republicans pressing for more Epstein disclosures, was summoned for a meeting in the White House Situation Room.

They are as divided as the party. Some wanted to continue to fight. Others were worried about jobs or people depending on SNAP food relief.

For the poorest Americans, the expected end to the longest shutdown in history has left doubt and anxiety around the benefits known as SNAP.

The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance.

In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.

As he prepares a congressional run, J.F.K.’s grandson admits, “I’m not for everybody.”

After a 54-day break, the House is expected to vote on the Senate-passed spending deal. Approval would clear it for President Trump’s signature.

Dale Romans, pitching himself as an independent-minded Democrat in the mold of Joe Manchin, will try to win a seat for the party in the deep-red state.

Many business leaders are skipping the annual United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, or are attending events in other cities.

New court cases seek to define content created by artificial intelligence as defamatory — a novel concept that has captivated some legal experts.

Government employees distributed Bibles and prepared materials “commonly used in Hinduism, Sikhism and Rastafarianism,” according to emails.

“The Look” should be studied by generations to come, not because of what it reveals about fashion, but politics.

Like many on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the I.R.S.

As he prepares a Congressional run, J.F.K.’s grandson admits, “I’m not for everybody.”