The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.When President Trump tried to force China into making concessions last year by threatening extreme tariffs, the tactic backfired, forcing the United States to pa
Encounters with other world leaders reveal a side of China’s leader that the public rarely sees, and offer clues to how he will approach President Trump in Beijing.Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the National People’s Congress in Beijing in March.
A central question hanging over the summit this week is whether China will agree to extend a temporary postponement of even tougher rare-earth export controls.Steel mills, chemical factories and rare-earth refineries in Baotou, China. The Trump administration said it was in frequent communication wi
Plus, the controversy engulfing Eurovision.Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.
Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.Missile displays in Tehran in 2024. According to classified U.S. intelligence assessments, Iran retains
President Trump said he would like to suspend the 18.4-cent-a-gallon tax, but it’s a move that may save drivers only a few dollars a month.Gas prices have climbed more than 50 percent since February.
The drops in U.S. scores go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows.
Democrats in Nebraska appear headed toward the Senate matchup they want, while their primary for a key House district was too close to call.Cindy Burbank, pictured during a recent motorcycle ride, won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska, but she said she planned to drop out of
Politicians are fighting viciously for power, said Shane Massey, leader of the State Senate. “To what end?” he asked, warning of eroding fundamental American values. “I’m voting no.”Shane Massey said on Tuesday that defying President Trump was a political risk he was willing to take.
“This is not a ‘gotcha’ piece, right?” the leading Democratic candidate for California governor asked a television reporter before an interview.Xavier Becerra, the health secretary in the Biden administration, is now the leading Democratic candidate in polls on the California governor’s race.
The creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully.
Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down.Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany is one of several European leaders who has openly criticized President Trump.
In Britain, some argue that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by rejecting calls to step aside, risks repeating the mistakes of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.For Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, the parallels with former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. may not be welcome, but they are certainly evide
King Charles III read out Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda in the traditional manner, even as the British prime minister’s leadership remained under pressure.King Charles III sat beside Queen Camilla as he spoke during the State Opening of Parliament in London on Wednesday.
Catherine is visiting Reggio Emilia, an Italian city celebrated for its approach to early childhood education.Catherine, Princess of Wales, arriving at the town hall in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on Wednesday.
One of the settlement terms under review is for the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his family members and businesses.President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service in January over the leak of his tax returns during his first term.
The remarks, at a hearing ostensibly about the coming budget for law enforcement agencies, veered from sedate exchanges about operational matters to ugly personal confrontations.Kash Patel, the director of the F.B.I., sparred with Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
A report from the Congressional Budget Office said that space-based interceptors, which do not currently exist, would probably consume 60 percent of the total cost.President Trump during an announcement on his plan to develop the “Golden Dome” missile defense program at the White House last May.
David Venturella’s appointment is in line with a push by Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, to keep his department under the radar and out of headlines.The Trump administration will install David Venturella, a former career agency official who worked at a private prison company, as a
“If you think there’s a lot of money in politics now,” Marc Andreessen said in 2000, “you haven’t seen anything yet.” His firm is now the biggest known spender on this campaign cycle.
OpenAI and Anthropic are opening offices in Washington, hiring lobbyists and spending more than ever to win over federal lawmakers.OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, during a Washington conference on the nation’s infrastructure in March.
Rising demand, municipal dysfunction and drought have pushed Corpus Christi to the edge of a water emergency, offering a cautionary tale for the rest of the country.Corpus Christi’s industrial port has been expanding, but new water sources have not been keeping pace, especially amid a drought that h
With affordable housing in extremely high demand, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is announcing plans to reduce red tape and get people into those apartments faster.Affordable apartments are extremely sought after in New York City, drawing millions of applications each year.
The new group, which will be led by Jim Walden, a lawyer who ran for mayor last year, will run attack ads and be prepared to sue the Mamdani administration.Jim Walden, who ran as an independent in last year’s mayoral election, accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of policies that would endanger New York Cit
