The proposal was all but dead on arrival in the Senate, where it would need bipartisan support, and comes amid growing G.O.P. skepticism about the conflict.

People have long gathered in solidarity by the Reflecting Pool, but amid the turmoil of President Trump’s attempted repairs there is little unity to be found.

Temperature records were broken in several European countries on Wednesday.

An unlikely trio of justices issued a slashing critique of plea bargains that included several references to orangutans.