What had begun as a migrant protest of the slow pace of the asylum claims process devolved into a chaotic scramble where hundreds made their way to the border hoping to cross onto U.S. soil. To block that from happening, U.S. authorities took the rare step of firing tear gas into Mexico as well as closing all legal vehicle and foot traffic to the border crossing.
President Trump is asking his aides to address the country's ballooning budget deficits, but his limits on what they can do and calls for other spending have all but ruled out meaningful reduction.
The number of terrorist attacks motivated by right-wing extremism began growing during the Obama administration and has surged since President Trump took office.
(Video: Sarah Parnass/The Post; photo Ksenia Ivanova for The Post)
Power Ploys
Moscow has for years bankrolled an array of pro-Russian breakaway states within the former Soviet republics of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. For the Kremlin, the goals could not be bigger — rebuilding Russia’s influence and countering the region’s drift toward the West.
Sen. Kamala Harris is the lowest-seniority member of the high-profile Senate Judiciary Committee, where, absent some deal, Democrats are set to lose a seat.
A rise in health-code violations at the second-largest U.S. nursing home chain began after the Carlyle Group orchestrated a deal that extracted $1.3 billion for investors but left the firm with untenable financial obligations, according to interviews and financial documents.
A Saudi intelligence agent involved in the journalist’s death called the farm’s owner a day before the killing, a Turkish official said.
Perspective
Two Fox News interviews show why limiting reporters’ questions is so appealing to the president — and so bad for journalism.
The USS Ronald Reagan strike group underscored the U.S. military power in the region. But some warn that China could soon have the upper hand.
(Peggy Peattie)
Years after the fatal shooting that brought Azim Khamisa and Ples Felix together, their work toward “stopping kids from killing kids” continues to expand.
Retropolis
The Past, Revisited
If Democrat Mike Espy wins his bid for the Senate in Tuesday’s runoff against Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, he would be following in the footsteps of Hiram Rhodes Revels, who came to Washington in 1870.
Ricky Jay
1946–2018
He was also a scholar and actor who appeared in “Boogie Nights” and “Deadwood.”
