In the aftermath of Jussie Smollett’s arrest, one lawmaker has promised to draft a bill increasing the penalty for filing false reports.

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Interviews with more than two dozen former staff members and internal emails reviewed by The Times reveal demeaning and unusual behavior by Ms. Klobuchar toward her subordinates.

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Mr. Coster-Waldau, known for playing Jaime Lannister on HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” is no stranger to the bloody side of feudal politics.

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The I.R.S. employee is said to have given information to Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for the adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, who claimed an affair with Mr. Trump.

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After sending pilots to the edge of space in December, the company moved a step closer to commercial space travel with another safe flight, this time carrying a test passenger.

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Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, proposed new global procedures on sexual abuse cases, saying local churches should not expect Rome to handle everything for them.

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Mr. Skilling and Kenneth Lay, Enron’s founder, were convicted after the Houston-based energy company collapsed in 2001 in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud in America.

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Internal Coast Guard documents, obtained by The New York Times, outlined a grim forecast for the small service as a result of the 35-day government shutdown.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched her drive to overturn President Trump’s emergency declaration, seeking to raise pressure on Republicans to defend congressional prerogative.

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The producers of the Fox drama announced that the actor, who was arrested on Thursday, would be removed from the final two episodes of the fifth season.

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