The Senate Judiciary Committee, on a bipartisan vote, advanced legislation that would allow special counsels like Robert S. Mueller III to appeal their firing.
The marshals view their jobs as critical to protecting planes and airports from terrorists. But their complaints of alcohol abuse, sexual harassment and racist behavior describe an agency in chaos.
As Melania Trump oversees preparations to welcome President Emmanuel Macron of France, her advice to her staff before the high-profile event is not to worry.
National Democrats were shocked in 2016 when a Republican presidential nominee carried Wisconsin for the first time in 34 years. Now both parties see a key Senate race as a crucial test before 2020.
Barack Obama does not plan to take on President Trump directly, but an adviser said the former president would not shrink from confronting the divisive issues around his successor.