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The investigation, which centers on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington, signals an escalation in the long-running clash between President Trump and the chair.

But the departing Virginia governor sidestepped questions about whether he himself planned to run for president in three years.

Demonstrators across the country expressed anger at the killing of a woman in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents.

Ms. Good, 37, was a poet and a mother who grew up in Colorado. Her wife said the couple had “stopped to support our neighbors” when Ms. Good was shot.

The death of a Sonoma County resident last week prompted public health officials to urge foragers not to consume wild mushrooms.

Warming seas and increased flooding threaten a way of life for Native Americans who have called the Pacific Northwest coast their home for generations.

The ruling is the latest legal setback to President Trump’s sweeping effort to compel changes to state election standards.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and Bill Essayli, a Los Angeles-based prosecutor, said they were investigating federally funded services.

The vote to open a war powers debate, a pair of attempted veto overrides and a split on health care suggested a greater appetite among Republicans to challenge the president.