Mr. Kimmel faced criticism from the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for remarks about the motives of the man who is accused of killing Mr. Kirk, the conservative activist.

The seating chart at the state dinner for President Trump was a cross-section of the rich and the powerful hoping to get on his good side.

The guest list ranged from members of the royal family to titans of business and technology.

Two other officers were injured in the shooting in York County, and the person who fired on the officers was also dead, officials said.

A hazy cloud that emerged over the active volcano was the result of high winds rather than a new eruption.

Insurers suggested they would still cover routine shots even if a C.D.C. panel tried to limit them, as an influential senator warned against new restrictions.

The senator, Markwayne Mullin, quickly backtracked after pressing the now former director, Susan Monarez, on an exchange with the health secretary.

After rejecting a G.O.P.-written plan to keep federal funding flowing, Democrats released a counteroffer that would add more than $1 trillion in health spending.

The ruling was just the latest misfortune to befall the former New York City mayor. He has been indicted and disbarred, filed for bankruptcy and suffered a fractured vertebra in a car crash.

Some Republicans are starting to worry that the issue of health care could cost them politically.

In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an institutionalist.

A floor-length Burberry trench, an eye-obscuring hat and a yellow gown made quite a statement during the Trumps’ state visit to Britain.

The president’s voters wanted to have it both ways. Reality said no.

Also, Trump received a royal welcome in Britain. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

New research in amateur football and soccer players has identified some potential early warning signs of C.T.E.