United States Politics and Government

• Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force Near Iran - President Trump has not authorized military action in Iran, but the U.S. has built up its presence in the region in recent days.
• Trump Weighs New Military Options Against Iran - The plans being weighed by the president go beyond those he considered weeks ago amid widespread protests against Iran’s government.
• Patrick Schiltz, an Ethicist, Is the Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE - Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely foil for his criticism of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.
• An Ethicist ‘in the Scalia Mold’: The Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE - Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely foil for his criticism of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.
• Trump Says He Only Appeared to Nod Off in Last Cabinet Meeting Because It Was ‘Boring’ - Mr. Trump’s allies have strenuously insisted that he was alert and attentive at the meeting last month. The president said he had only closed his eyes.
• Man Accused of Squirting Ilhan Omar with Vinegar Is Charged With Assault - Ms. Omar was sprayed with liquid from a syringe as she spoke at a town hall and called for the resignation of Kristi Noem, who leads the Homeland Security Department.
• Man Accused of Squirting Ilhan Omar with Vinegar Is Charged With Assault - Ms. Omar was sprayed with liquid from a syringe as she spoke at a town hall and called for the resignation of Kristi Noem, who leads the Homeland Security Department.
• Democratic Governors Promise Accountability After Alex Pretti Killing - The chin-out rhetoric of Democratic governors about holding Trump administration officials responsible for violence in their cities may be more political than practicable.
• U.S. Trade Deficit Bounces Back as Tariffs Cause Volatility - The monthly trade deficit and imports rebounded in November after shrinking significantly in prior months, new data show.
• U.S. Trade Deficit Bounces Back as Tariffs Cause Volatility - The monthly trade deficit and imports rebounded in November after shrinking significantly in prior months, new data show.