Seven Republicans joined Democrats to vote down a measure that would have repealed the Affordable Care Act without a replacement.
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has been a contrarian when it comes to the Republican health plan, but she is not as beholden to the party as others are. The president has chosen to pick on someone who is unlikely to be rattled by his attacks, or by accusations that she has deserted her fellow Republicans.
Among those urging Mr. Trump to spare the attorney general have been Reince Priebus, the chief of staff, and Stephen K. Bannon, the president’s chief strategist.
The president’s announcement, made on Twitter, blindsided the Pentagon and Republican congressional leaders and thrilled members of his conservative base. President Trump’s announcement that the military would no longer allow transgender people to serve led to warnings about the return of an era of secrecy and shame.
In a move that caught many in Washington by surprise, President Trump issued via Twitter a ban on transgender people serving in the military. New Yorkers United Together appears to be the third nonprofit formed by allies of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to emerge in support of his policies.
Mr. Brownback, whose fiscal policies turned some fellow Republicans against him, would serve as ambassador at large for international religious freedom.
David J. Apol has sought to loosen ethics requirements on federal employees, and will face an early test when he makes a decision on Anthony Scaramucci.
President Trump could face a choice whether to sign a bill his team has opposed or to honor Moscow’s wishes by seeking to scuttle the efforts of a Republican-led Congress.
White House officials highlighted President Trump’s negotiations with the world’s largest contract electronics maker, to secure the project, which they said would represent a $10 billion investment.
California wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions more than even President Barack Obama had proposed. But can the state pull it off, or will it falter?
The two nuclear powers are fighting over a border, but their battle is really over the shape of Asia’s future.
Max Brooks’s new novel has an unusual feature: It can also be played within a video game.
In this 360° video, travel through archival photographs to sites of one of the most destructive civil disturbances in American history and hear from a woman who witnessed it. For years, Merlin Alston assumed a role in a world of guns and drugs, flashing his badge to other officers to get him out of trouble. Alphons Iacobelli was charged with taking $1.2 million from a training center to pay for lavish travel and gifts for himself and his union negotiating partner.
The Federal Reserve is wrapping up its post-crisis economic stimulus campaign, and said the next step would come “relatively soon,” so long as moderate economic growth continues.
The execution of Ronald Phillips was the first in Ohio since the state changed its methods after an inmate took an unusually long time to die.
The Mumbai police arrested a man affiliated with a local political party and charged him with culpable homicide in the collapse, which killed at least 17 people.
A Chinese man has transferred more than 29 percent of HNA Group of China to a private foundation, adding to the questions about the firm’s structure and political connections.
Paul Shanley, convicted of raping a boy in a suburban Boston parish, is scheduled for release on Friday, and victims and their families are protesting.
For years, Apple was the innovative leader in personal computers. Not anymore.
The agency’s chief financial officer said fare increases of about 4 percent every other year were needed, but some board members balked.
The man, Zachary Bear-heels, 29, died after the Omaha officers used a Taser and punched him. The coroner ruled the death a result of “excited delirium” and the officers were fired.
Ms. Spalding, a singer and bassist, is making her sixth record during a marathon 77-hour writing and recording session that she will stream live online.
The crime blotter item came from Arlington, a city in the ninth year of a 10-year plan to eradicate homelessness.
Athletes whose results from past world championships have been upgraded because of others’ doping violations will receive the flag and anthem treatment next month in London.
At least 10,000 people were forced to flee after a fire started near the town of Bormes-les-Mimosas, as summer blazes raged across the region.
The city’s popular new ferry service keeps getting better, as riders discover the delights of a beer or a glass of rosé on the slow boat to a night out.
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