Bird watchers along Lake Huron photographed the bird, which has been nicknamed Rusty and Creamsicle. But there is no consensus about what caused its unusual tint.

By James Crugnale

Trump’s foreign policy philosophy is not “containment” or “engagement,” but “smash and grab.”

By Thomas L. Friedman

Jefferson Fisher has built a reputation on social media for teaching people how to tackle tough conversations with confidence.

By Julia Bozzone

Pete Wells joins the pack of dogs and humans trying to sniff out these culinary treasures.

By Pete Wells

The trains are destinations in themselves, offering a mix of spectacular sightseeing, onboard dining and glorious open-air observation cars.

By Michael Harmon

Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.

By Karen Yourish, Annie Daniel, Saurabh Datar, Isaac White and Lazaro Gamio

The vice president and his wife were booed as they took their seats for a National Symphony Orchestra concert of music by Shostakovich and Stravinsky.

By Javier C. Hernández

A video of the online influencer snatching the joey from the side of its mother drew calls for her to be deported. She left the country Friday.

By Victoria Kim

On spending, oversight and other issues, Republican lawmakers have willingly ceded power traditionally reserved for Congress to the Trump White House.

By Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson

Democrats are desperate for leaders who will fight on their behalf, not flatter their enemies.

By Michelle Goldberg

The worst manifestations of preventable diseases have faded from public memory.

The Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett discusses what Trump’s plan to ‘detox’ the economy is actually meant to achieve.

By Ezra Klein

A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers’ impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don’t understand new media, has emerged as one of the deepest rifts within the party.

By Shane Goldmacher

By understanding the reasons, scientists hope to help both sexes age better.

By Mohana Ravindranath

The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.

By David Gibson

This year’s show pays elegant, effusively colorful tribute to the Mexican architect Luis Barragán and his signature palette of orange and creamy pink.

By Will Heinrich

The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.

By Stephanie Saul

A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some artists today.

By Deborah Solomon

Stuck in their bedrooms, the class of 2021 missed important rites of passage — first job, first car, first date. Now young adults, they’re making up for what they missed at 16.

By Lisa Miller

An editor from the heyday of glossy magazines dishes about Anna Wintour and recounts his long-running feud with Donald Trump.

By Maureen Dowd