The Latest History Pierre L'enfant designed the look of the U.S. capital but died in obscurity Pierre L'Enfant was a lowly French engineer when he met George Washington at Valley Forge. Washington recruited him to make the design for the nation's new capital city. L'Enfant made the plans, but his personality was so abrasive, he was pushed out of the project. Rebecca Rosman Politics All eyes are on Rubio as he navigates the world in 2 critical roles Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. Franco Ordoñez National Morning news brief A 37-year-old man was killed by federal officers in Minneapolis, sparking new protests; many Senate Democrats say they plan to vote against DHS funding; winter storm knocks out power to thousands. Michel Martin National Political blame game continues after second fatal Minneapolis shooting A second person was killed in Minneapolis over the weekend by federal officials. The political finger-pointing began almost immediately. Domenico Montanaro Politics The rise of data centers is becoming a midterm issue for voters Data centers used to fuel artificial intelligence are popping up all over the country, and they're becoming a midterm issue for voters that's now drawing White House attention. Deepa Shivaram National Rideshare drivers in California can now unionize for better pay and conditions Rideshare drivers in California can now unionize and collectively bargain for better pay and working conditions. It's the second state after Massachusetts to allow drivers to organize. Laura Fitzgerald Health As GLP-1s become more available, some who aren't overweight may consider using them As GLP-1 drugs become more available, some people might use them despite not having excess weight. Yuki Noguchi World France could become second country to ban social media for some teens France is set to debate a proposed social media ban for those under 15 years old, as the country's president backs stricter rules and a high school phone ban. Eleanor Beardsley Politics Senate Democrats to vote against DHS funding, setting up potential partial shutdown The Senate is set to vote this week on spending bills to prevent a government shutdown, but some Democrats plan to block government funding in response to the Minnesota killings by DHS officers. Sam Gringlas Politics DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is ending her reelection campaign for Congress The 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress and a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement has filed paperwork to end her campaign for reelection. The Associated Press Prev 89 of 1638 Next Sponsored
History Pierre L'enfant designed the look of the U.S. capital but died in obscurity Pierre L'Enfant was a lowly French engineer when he met George Washington at Valley Forge. Washington recruited him to make the design for the nation's new capital city. L'Enfant made the plans, but his personality was so abrasive, he was pushed out of the project. Rebecca Rosman
Politics All eyes are on Rubio as he navigates the world in 2 critical roles Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. Franco Ordoñez
National Morning news brief A 37-year-old man was killed by federal officers in Minneapolis, sparking new protests; many Senate Democrats say they plan to vote against DHS funding; winter storm knocks out power to thousands. Michel Martin
National Political blame game continues after second fatal Minneapolis shooting A second person was killed in Minneapolis over the weekend by federal officials. The political finger-pointing began almost immediately. Domenico Montanaro
Politics The rise of data centers is becoming a midterm issue for voters Data centers used to fuel artificial intelligence are popping up all over the country, and they're becoming a midterm issue for voters that's now drawing White House attention. Deepa Shivaram
National Rideshare drivers in California can now unionize for better pay and conditions Rideshare drivers in California can now unionize and collectively bargain for better pay and working conditions. It's the second state after Massachusetts to allow drivers to organize. Laura Fitzgerald
Health As GLP-1s become more available, some who aren't overweight may consider using them As GLP-1 drugs become more available, some people might use them despite not having excess weight. Yuki Noguchi
World France could become second country to ban social media for some teens France is set to debate a proposed social media ban for those under 15 years old, as the country's president backs stricter rules and a high school phone ban. Eleanor Beardsley
Politics Senate Democrats to vote against DHS funding, setting up potential partial shutdown The Senate is set to vote this week on spending bills to prevent a government shutdown, but some Democrats plan to block government funding in response to the Minnesota killings by DHS officers. Sam Gringlas
Politics DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is ending her reelection campaign for Congress The 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress and a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement has filed paperwork to end her campaign for reelection. The Associated Press