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Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote an entire book, “The Court and the World,” on the ways the American legal system does and should interact with the international community. But none of the court’s four liberal justices asked about the apparently widespread international practice of asking about citizenship on censuses. Unfortunately, the briefs in the case, […]

LOS ANGELES — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that trade talks between the United States and China were entering a critical point as an American delegation heads to Beijing this week to try to finalize a long-awaited deal. The United States and China have spent more than a year trying to resolve a

BEIRUT, Lebanon — At a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wis., on Saturday, President Trump tore into Saudi Arabia, an important Middle Eastern ally, as yet another country giving the United States a bad deal. He said that although the kingdom had spent $450 billion in the United States, Washington was still “subsidizing” the Saudi

Mr. Chernow described Hamilton as “an immigrant who arrived, thank God, before the country was full.” He noted that John Adams, who took steps to outlaw criticism of the government, failed to earn a second term. “Campaigns against the press don’t get your face carved into the rocks of Mount Rushmore,” he said, “for when

What Trump Said “The baby is born. The mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby. They wrap the baby beautifully. And then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby.” President Trump revived on Saturday night what is fast becoming a standard, and inaccurate, refrain

This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The commander of the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been fired following an investigation, the United States Southern Command said on Sunday. Adm. Craig S. Faller relieved Rear Adm. John C. Ring for a “loss of confidence in

Richard G. Lugar, who represented Indiana in the Senate for 36 years and whose mastery of foreign affairs made him one of only a handful of senators in modern history to exercise substantial influence on the nation’s international relations, died on Sunday in Annandale, Va. He was 87. His death was announced by the Lugar

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr, who is scheduled to appear Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the special counsel’s report, is threatening to skip the session because he objects to the proposed format for questioning, a spokesman for Representative Jerrold Nadler, the committee chairman, said Sunday. The committee will hold

Mr. Thaler, who attended the event, said he believes Hillary Clinton lost in 2016 in part because she focused more on Mr. Trump than on issues that voters cared about. “I think that we’re primed to make that mistake again,” he said. Peggy Bradin Wilson, 66, a retired federal employee and a leader of Indivisible

KENDALL, Wis. — For decades, Denise and Tom Murray rose before 5 a.m. and shuffled through mud and snow to milk cows on the farm that has been in their family since 1939. This month, after years of falling milk prices and mounting debt, the Murrays sold their last milk cow, taking pictures while holding