| The state of ISIS: shrinking territory, expanding reach Posted: 12 Jun 2017 12:40 PM PDT ![The state of ISIS: shrinking territory, expanding reach]( "The state of ISIS: shrinking territory, expanding reach") The news headlines about recent bloody attacks conducted by the so-called Islamic State, or inspired by it, give the impression that the ISIS brand of global jihad is ever-expanding and still dynamic. Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State? Today ISIS fighters are clinging to their last toeholds in Mosul, Iraq's second city, where the jihadists declared an Islamic caliphate in June 2014.
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| Are the courts treating Trump differently than other presidents? Posted: 12 Jun 2017 12:24 PM PDT ![Are the courts treating Trump differently than other presidents?]( "Are the courts treating Trump differently than other presidents?") From pink hat-wearing protesters to former FBI Director James Comey, President Trump has accrued plenty of challengers in his first four months in office – but perhaps none has been as effective as the federal courts. The judiciary is a key cog in America's checks-and-balances system, and a significant question mark loomed over how the institution would respond to such an unorthodox and unpredictable character in the White House. For almost a century, presidents have enjoyed a "presumption of regularity" that, barring evidence to the contrary, they always properly discharge their official duties.
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| For Trump, new week brings series of especially steep tests Posted: 12 Jun 2017 11:54 AM PDT ![For Trump, new week brings series of especially steep tests]( "For Trump, new week brings series of especially steep tests") This could be another big week for President Trump. The context is crucial: Time is beginning to work against the White House. There are reports the president has told Chief of Staff Reince Priebus he has until the holiday to get the White House staff straightened out and end internal bickering – or else he'll be fired.
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| Small town tries to put lid on power of Big Trash Posted: 12 Jun 2017 11:54 AM PDT ![Small town tries to put lid on power of Big Trash]( "Small town tries to put lid on power of Big Trash") John Jordan's three-bedroom home in Charlton, Mass., was once appraised to be worth $300,000. Less than a mile away in neighboring Southbridge, what was just a municipal landfill when Jordan moved here in 2001 has grown into the state's largest trash depository. Over the years, it took in as much as 1,500 tons of waste a day – a lot of it from Boston.
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