In a reversal, President Trump appears to have backed off joining a European push for new sanctions on Russia, seemingly eager to move on to doing business deals with it.President Trump walks off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Friday.
The Kremlin has withstood pressure for an immediate cease-fire as a precondition for peace talks, but the Russian president’s push for normalizing relations with the United States appears in limbo.Conscripts in Bataysk, Russia, at a ceremony last month before their departure for garrisons. On the fr
The European Union has now targeted Moscow’s fleet of covert oil tankers and plans more restrictions, as the Trump administration’s approach to the war shifts.Aid workers on the front line in Ukraine. The new sanctions aim to pressure Russia to negotiate to end the war.
After killing a criminal case against Mayor Eric Adams, the Trump administration has begun investigating his chief rival in the New York City mayoral race over his testimony about the pandemic.Andrew M. Cuomo is challenging Eric Adams, the incumbent, for the New York City mayor’s office.
An assessment contradicted a presidential proclamation. A political appointee demanded a redo, then pushed for changes to the new analysis, too.In a March 24 email, Joe Kent, chief of staff to Tulsi Gabbard, said that it was necessary to “rethink” the intelligence assessment, according to multiple p
Economists say companies generally have to pass along the cost of tariffs. But populists on the left and right say the president may have a point.A Walmart in Teterboro, N.J. President Trump wasn’t the first president to criticize companies for raising prices.
The project has been a priority for President Trump since he took office, having promised during the campaign to build a defense system against foreign threats similar to Israel’s Iron Dome.President Trump promised during the campaign to build an air defense system similar to Israel’s Iron Dome, tha
There was shouting and gavel banging as Marco Rubio and his former Senate Democratic colleagues clashed over U.S. foreign aid.Secretary of State Marco Rubio was grilled by Democrats on Tuesday about the evisceration of U.S. foreign aid programs.
The president visited the weekly meeting of House Republicans to make the case for the legislation and pressure members of his party to fall into line. Later, negotiations with key holdouts appeared to be bearing fruit.President Trump, right, visited the Capitol on Tuesday to join Speaker Mike Johns
The Texas Republican is leading the conservative revolt against what his party calls its “big, beautiful bill.” Whether he will dig in or relent could determine the measure’s fate.Representative Chip Roy of Texas is negotiating with House Speaker Mike Johnson and White House aides over the contents
If Republicans pass their tax and spending megabill, the record will arrive even sooner — putting America’s debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.
A burly, easygoing Chicago native, he became a staple of living rooms across the country for more than a decade as one of America’s favorite barflies.George Wendt, standing left, with the original cast of the long-running sitcom “Cheers.” Next to him are John Ratzenberger, center, and Nicholas Colas
George Wendt of “Cheers,” who died on Tuesday, could walk into a bar and imply his character’s entire life outside it.On “Cheers,” George Wendt made a running joke feel both familiar and fresh every time.
Britain, France and Canada called the Israeli plans for escalation “disproportionate” and “egregious” at a time when the U.N. is warning the population is at risk of famine.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening an Israeli takeover of Gaza and the forced relocation of Palestinian civilians
European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday agreed to lift the remaining economic curbs on the war-torn country, amid concerns it could slip back into conflict.A bazaar in the Old City of Damascus, Syria, on Monday. Lifting sanctions would be an economic game changer for the war-torn country.
In a chaotic hearing, Trump administration officials told a federal judge they did not know where a plane of deportees was going. The judge raised the possibility that he could order its return.A protest last week outside the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md. The Trump administration has turned t
The right allows people to legally challenge their detentions by the government and is guaranteed in the Constitution.Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill last week.
Administration officials have suggested suspending a legal principle that protects against unlawful detention, and struggled to accurately define it.Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, appeared to not know what habeas corpus was during an appearance before the Senate.
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s office pushed back on speculation that there had been a coverup around the illness.During Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency, his annual health record never included one particular test: a prostate-specific antigen test.
Guidelines advise no screening after age 70, and doctors say that even men who test diligently may develop an aggressive cancer after none was found at a recent checkup.Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has not disclosed details about when his cancer was discovered, or whether he had been regular
A crucial cog in the global semiconductor industry, Malaysia aims to build high-end chips. It will have to contend with President Trump’s trade policy first.Workers at in a factory in Penang, Malaysia, last year. The Southeast Asian country wants to move from assembling and testing semiconductors in
Once derided for its slower pace, Chengdu has a surging population and booming real estate market as workers look beyond China’s major coastal cities.The zoo in Chengdu, which has the nickname “China’s happiest city.”
Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s top executive, said the attempt to cut off the flow of advanced A.I. chips spurred Chinese companies to “accelerate their development.”“All in all, the export control was a failure,” Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, said at a news conference in Taipei, Taiwa
The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, starting next year.Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins at the White House in May.
