Cuts have hit most of the department’s main functions, which include investigating civil rights complaints, providing financial aid, researching what works in education, testing students and dispersing federal funding. Read full article

American fatigue with the war and the fickleness of the Trump administration remain concerns for Ukraine’s leaders. Read full article

The fallout of the Epstein case is testing the power the president holds over his most loyal followers, many of whom have broken into open revolt against him. Read full article

The right-wing congresswoman from Georgia suggested that the president’s new proposal to help speed weapons to Ukraine betrays the promise to voters to end U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts. Read full article

The pace of judicial confirmations is lagging compared with the president’s first stint in office, but more are in the pipeline. Read full article

Samuel Haskell, 37, was accused of dismembering his wife and his in-laws. He was the son of Sam Haskell III, an Emmy-winning film producer and veteran talent agent. Read full article

For years, Republican and Democratic administrations have dispatched civilian Pentagon officials and military commanders to the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. Read full article

A key survey of homelessness in Los Angeles determined that the number of people sleeping without shelter fell again. More than 72,000 people remain homeless in Los Angeles County. Read full article