The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.The addendum to the federal government’s settlement with President Trump flirted with a grave question: Can the president pardon himself?
The fund that could offer payouts to Trump allies who accuse the government of mistreatment is not only highly unusual but also appears to violate the administration’s own policies.On Pam Bondi’s first day as attorney general in February 2025, she signed a directive that appeared to prohibit the kin
The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.Officer Daniel Hodges of Washington’s Metropolitan Police, left, and Harry Dunn, then an officer with the U.S. Capitol Police, at a congressional h
Also, Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s new fund. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action.Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuba’s ambassador to the U.N., in New York on Wednesday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a message directed to the Cuban people.
An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power.Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran registering as a candidate in the presidential election in Tehran in 2024.
The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stand near a drone display at a government-organized march in Tehran last month.
Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date.A successful SpaceX offering would bring riches to Wall Street, the company’s employees and, of course, Elon Musk, who is already the world’
A humpback that became stuck in the Baltic seemed to unite a nation in hope. Rescue efforts followed, and then finger-pointing.The humpback whale, nicknamed Timmy, trapped near the island of Poel, Germany, in April.
The legislation, which had been stalled amid Republican divisions, passed overwhelmingly, signaling an eagerness in both parties to address affordability in an election year.The first major housing legislation in 36 years passed in the House, 396 to 13, on Wednesday.
Prosecutors accused Carmen Lineberger of emailing records related to Jack Smith’s investigation to a personal account, charging her with a felony punishable with 20 years in prison.In the indictment, prosecutors said Carmen Lineberger emailed an internal memorandum and a report — an apparent referen
The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year.
The Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post also rejected the idea that he has made changes at his companies to gain favor with the president.
Republican senators are angry the president is working to unseat their colleagues. But he is also creating more free agents in his own party in Congress willing to defy him.After losing his primary race to a Trump-backed challenger, Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, voted with Democrats
In primary races across the country, debates over Israel are taking center stage, dividing Democrats and Republicans alike.“I would have come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede, and it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv,” Representative Thomas Massie said in his concessi
The president has spent a great deal of political capital this spring trying to unseat fellow Republicans he sees as disloyal, and he has succeeded.President Trump’s first conquest this month was helping to defeat five Indiana state lawmakers who had opposed his effort to draw new congressional maps
OpenAI would be one of the most highly anticipated potential initial public offerings, in what is set to be a major year of I.P.O.s for Silicon Valley.Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive. The company is facing challenges from the tech giant Google and an A.I. rival, Anthropic.
Employees have signed petitions against being tracked by A.I. and were trying to figure out who had been let go on Wednesday, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The company, which renamed itself for the metaverse, is tr
On a dark day of layoffs at Meta, one employee responded by creating an internal radio station that plays songs about job cuts — generated by artificial intelligence, of course.
The chip maker said its profit in its most recent quarter jumped 211 percent from a year earlier thanks to extreme demand from other big technology companies.Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, made a bet years ago on computer chips that would be useful for building artificial intelligence.
Often voted the “brainiest,” “funniest” and “most eloquent” member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office.
Mr. Frank speaks about the missteps of the Democratic Party and his hope for its future. “Frankly, if I weren’t dying, people wouldn’t be paying as much attention.”Former Representative Barney Frank in Ogunquit, Maine, in 2017. Mr. Frank, who has congestive heart failure, is speaking out on the futu
The New York Times profiled young job seekers in 1991. Today, their own children are entering a work force in flux.
