The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to launch plans for mass firings and reorganizations at 19 federal agencies and departments while litigation continues.

Few presidential powers are as consequential and enduring as the appointment of a judge to the Supreme Court of the United States.

The death toll from floods in Central Texas could surpass 200 people.

The department did not specify on Thursday how many people would be fired, but in its plans to Congress sent in May, it had proposed laying off about 1,800 employees of the 18,000 estimated domestic ...