Turkish Leader Claims Victory in Vote on His Office’s Power

By PATRICK KINGSLEY 2:38 PM ET

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory on Sunday after Turks voted on a referendum to grant sweeping powers to the office of the presidency.
The opposition said it would demand a recount, fearing the result may cement a system of one-man rule.

Trump’s Appointees Raise Potential Ethics Conflicts

By ERIC LIPTON, BEN PROTESS and ANDREW W. LEHREN

President Trump is populating the federal government with former lobbyists who in many cases are influencing policy in industries where they were recently paid.

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As Tax Day Nears, Protesters Demand Trump’s Returns

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Assert Growing Influence

By PETER BAKER, GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN

As the president has soured on Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Kushner and Ms. Trump have emerged as his most important advisers, at least for now.

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Supply-Side Ideas, but for Liberals

By NEIL IRWIN

Certain social welfare policies, according to an emerging body of research, may actually encourage more people to work and enable them to do so more productively.

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2 Tennessee Cases Bring Coal’s Hidden Hazard to Light

By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG

Two lawsuits contend that coal ash, a largely unseen byproduct of electricity production, is leaking from storage ponds and could be threatening the drinking water of more than a million people.

North Korean Show of Strength Fizzles as Missile Launch Fails

By CHOE SANG-HUN, DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD

The timing of a failed ballistic missile launch was an embarrassment for Kim Jong-un, because it appeared to have been intended to coincide with the approach of a fleet of American warships.

Pence, in South Korea, Calls Missile Launch ‘a Provocation’12:28 PM ET

Hackers Claim N.S.A. Infiltrated Mideast Banks

By NICOLE PERLROTH

The hacking group, which calls itself the Shadow Brokers, said the agency had broken into the international bank messaging system called Swift.

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Living by the Girl Scout Law,
Even Without a Home

Troop 6000 is the first in New York City composed solely of homeless girls. A reflection of the state of homelessness in the city, it is also a source of pride for its members.

By NIKITA STEWART