Under its chief, Harmeet Dhillon, the civil rights division of the Justice Department has pushed hard to replenish the ranks of a unit that was once a magnet for top legal talent.

Charges were dismissed against David Hearn, the former Olympian wrongly accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, and a judge has barred prosecutors from trying to revive the case against him.

At the time of his arrest, David J. Rush was at work on highly classified programs for both the C.I.A. and the Pentagon.

David Hearn, center, pleaded not guilty this month to a felony charge of vandalism. Prosecutors had accused him of ripping the Reflecting Pool’s lining.

Bayer, the German conglomerate that acquired the maker of Roundup in 2018, argued that federal rules requiring herbicide safety labeling should bar people from filing state-level claims that accuse companies of failing to warn consumers of dangers.

Tatiana Schlossberg’s essay for The New Yorker, published online in November and in print this month, moved David Remnick, the magazine’s editor, with its “heart and intelligence and honesty,” he said.

“I think it’s fun,” he said of the interest in the song’s drumbeat. “It sort of made me rethink how long the pause is.”

Harvard has been trying to resolve its differences with the federal government. It also has issues with its students.

President Trump gave King Charles a replica of a sword belonging to Dwight D. Eisenhower last month during his state visit to Britain. The administration had sought a real one.

Larry Ellison is among the investors in the newly formulated American version of TikTok.

College administrators throughout the country are closely watching whether Columbia responds to the White House with deference or defiance.

Elon Musk epitomizes a new generation of tech leaders who often have a right-wing ideology and favor fewer constraints on entrepreneurship.

Hunter Biden, the president’s son, has borrowed millions of dollars in recent years from his friend, the entertainment lawyer Kevin Morris, to cover an array of expenses.

In the trial’s first weeks, prosecutors have played their strongest card: testimony about the sordid stories that Donald J. Trump is accused of covering up.

Former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Mason City, Iowa, on Friday. Mr. Trump remains the front-runner for the Republican nomination, even as he faces 91 felony counts across four criminal cases.