The president’s appointees often appear to be acting out a made-for-television version of their jobs rather than actually ...

Brent Kendall is the Law Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal. A longtime legal affairs reporter, he has covered the Supreme Court and lower courts across the country, as well as the Justice ...

Nancy Keates is a reporter covering real estate, architecture and design for The Wall Street Journal. She has also covered travel, art, education and family issues. Before joining the Journal, she ...