How Prediction Markets and Crypto Firms Steamrolled a Watchdog Agency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission purged its ranks, dialed back its enforcement and boosted industries in which President Trump’s family is heavily invested.The building in Washington that houses the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

S Sharon LaFraniere and David Yaffe-Bellany

With Big Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Collides With a Testy Trump

President Trump has alternated between bullying the justices and cozying up to them as the court prepares to announce major decisions that will determine the fate of the key aspects of his agenda.Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh at the State of t

A Ann E. Marimow

Do U.S. Automakers Have a Future in Canada?

Detroit-based automakers pioneered open trade between Canada and the United States, benefiting both countries. President Trump’s trade war now leaves their future in the country in question.

I Ian Austen

Rubio Says U.S.-India Ties Are Strong, Despite Fury Over Trump’s Actions

In New Delhi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to explain why President Trump has pushed aggressive trade and immigration policies affecting India and Indians in the United States.Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at a news conference on Sunday in New Delhi, said the relationship between India and

E Edward Wong

Gunman in Shooting Near White House Killed in Exchange of Fire With Secret Service

A gunman known to the U.S. Secret Service opened fire near the White House and was shot and killed by federal officers. President Trump was in the White House at the time.Gunfire broke out near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, at the northwestern corner of the White House grounds.

C Campbell Robertson, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Clarence Williams

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Try Boosting Progressives in Red Districts

In highly competitive House races that Democrats need to flip in November, the left is betting that calls for universal health care and taxing the wealthy will resonate — even among Republicans.Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont said running candidates who stand up for the working class should be a “

K Kellen Browning

At Least 14 Killed in Bombing Attack That Derailed a Train in Pakistan

The explosion was so powerful that several nearby buildings were damaged and a resident 15 miles away was jolted awake by the blast. A separatist group claimed responsibility.A Pakistani soldier aiming his weapon after an explosion struck a passenger train in Quetta, Pakistan, on Sunday.

Z Zia ur-Rehman

Kyiv, Ukraine, Hit in Russian Missile Attack

Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. Russia launched an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile for only the third time in the war.The widespread Russian missile attack on Sunday left entire city blocks in Kyiv ablaze.

A Andrew E. Kramer

New York’s Rape Laws Leave Out Many Victims Who Drank Willingly

Prosecutors say accusers who chose to drink or get high have a “very high burden” of proving they were physically helpless and unable to consent. There is a push to change the law.Leslie Hunt said she was raped in October 2015 when she went out with a co-worker for drinks. She woke up in a Brooklyn

M Maria Cramer and Olivia Bensimon