In Rare Alliance, Democrats and Republicans Seek Legal Power to Clear Homeless Camps

Dozens of leaders, mostly from Western states, have asked the Supreme Court to overturn lower court decisions that restrict enforcement against public camping.

As Menendez’s Star Rose, Fears of Corruption Cast a Persistent Shadow

The New Jersey Democrat broke barriers for Latinos. But prosecutors circled for decades before charging him with an explosive new bribery plot.

When Back to School Means Reliving the Worst Day in Your Life

Eight years ago, Brenda Valenzuela survived a mass shooting. Now she must send her own children to school.

‘Monster Fracks’ Are Getting Far Bigger. And Far Thirstier.

Giant new oil and gas wells that require astonishing volumes of water to fracture bedrock are threatening America’s fragile aquifers.