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David Chipman speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on assault weapons on Capitol Hill in 2019. President Biden is nominating Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Biden To Nominate Gun Control Advocate, Law Enforcement Veteran To Lead ATF

David Chipman, a gun owner, was a special agent at the bureau and advises the Giffords advocacy group. His nomination comes with the rollout of White House initiatives to try to curb gun violence.

A soldier holds a Taiwanese flag during a military exercise in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, in January. Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill aimed at repelling an attack from China.

Opinion: Don't Help China By Hyping Risk Of War Over Taiwan

"Hyping the threat that China poses to Taiwan does Beijing's work for it," write Richard Bush and Ryan Hass of Brookings and Bonnie Glaser of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

<em>Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty</em> by Patrick Radden Keefe

In The Rise And Fall Of The Sacklers' Opioid Empire, An American Dream Turns Toxic

Patrick Radden Keefe helped expose the Sackler family's role in the deadly opioid epidemic. His new book deepens the narrative, raising questions about the blurring of medicine and capitalism.

To cut carbon emissions, President Biden announced an initiative to further cut the cost of solar installations, like this one being tested at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.

How The U.S. Could Halve Climate Emissions By 2030

President Biden plans to cut U.S. emissions 50 to 52 percent by 2030. The question is: what kind of climate policies will work that fast?

A National Guard soldier stands guard on an outside balcony last week at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, where the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd continues.

Reporter's Notebook: Impressions Of A City As Derek Chauvin's Trial Nears Its End

The nation's largest suburban shopping mall was filled with consumers, while National Guard troops stood guard in downtown Minneapolis. Making sense of the contrasting images is hard.

Electric vehicles at a charging station last year in San Mateo, Calif. The governors of 12 states, including California, have called on President Biden to order that all cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. after 2035 be zero-emission vehicles.

Governors Urge Biden To Order 100% Zero-Emission Car Sales By 2035

In a letter to the president, 12 governors asked that the White House order a ban on greenhouse gas-emitting cars and light trucks within 14 years.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks alongside members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday following the verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.

Where Efforts To Overhaul Policing Stand In Congress After Chauvin Verdict

The guilty verdict against the former officer has added new urgency around stalled talks on legislation to ban chokeholds and end qualified immunity for police. But the path remains far from clear.

Main Street, St. Clairsville, Ohio (population about 5,000), the county seat of Belmont County.

N.J. to Offer $25 Million in Grants to ‘Microbusinesses’ with up to 5 Employees

New Jersey’s smallest businesses are the target of the state’s latest economic relief effort related to the coronavirus.

Padma Lakshmi's 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

The Top Chef host and author shared her love for the series on Instagram, so we asked her to go a little deeper.

Few people are seen at Times Square on Friday. Retail sales plummeted 16.4% in April, a record drop, as millions of Americans stayed home.

NYC Launching Tourism Marketing Campaign

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