With Threat to Wipe Out Iran’s Civilization, Trump’s Rhetoric Goes Beyond Bluster
Even if the president does not carry out his threat, his violent rhetoric risks damaging his credibility as a negotiator and the country’s standing in the world.
Trump Backs Down, but Questions Remain Over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump had been under increasing pressure to find a way out after he threatened to wipe out Iran’s civilization on Tuesday night unless Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.President Trump during a White House news conference on Monday.
Iran War Timeline: Key Moments and Attacks In U.S. and Israel’s Campaign
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, starting a weekslong war that spread to neighboring countries and rocked global markets.Smoke rises from an explosion in Tehran on Feb. 28, the first day of the war.
To Boost Military Budget, Trump Targets Popular Programs at Home
Amid the war with Iran, the president has proposed to scale back some of the very programs meant to ease families’ financial burdens.For President Trump, the renewed debate over federal spending arrives at a perilous political and economic moment.
Only Trump Knows Why Bondi Was Fired as Attorney General, Blanche Says
In his first news conference since being elevated to acting attorney general, Todd Blanche said that “nobody has any idea” what led to Pam Bondi’s dismissal other than President Trump.Todd Blanche, now the acting attorney general, and Pam Bondi, who was dismissed from the role by President Trump, at
DOJ’s Civil Rights Division Investigates Cassidy Hutchinson, Who Testified Against Trump
It was a highly unusual move by Justice Department leadership to direct a case that appears to involve accusations of lying to Congress to a division that normally focuses on civil rights abuses.Cassidy Hutchinson during a hearing on Capitol Hill in 2022. The investigation into Ms. Hutchinson began
‘I Love Viktor’: Trump and Vance Cheer on Orban in Hungarian Race
The American leaders slathered on the praise for the nationalist standard-bearer just days before an election he could lose.Vice President JD Vance, right, and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary at a rally in Budapest on Tuesday.
Without Elon Musk, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Justice Election Goes Quiet
Elections for the Wisconsin Supreme Court have previously brought record-breaking spending and national attention. Tuesday’s race has been a more muted affair.Candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Maria Lazar, left, and Chris Taylor, during a debate this month.
NASA’s Artemis II Astronauts Spread ‘Moon Joy’ to the Public
While science can seem colorless and plain, NASA’s lunar crew members have brought expressiveness and emotion about their journey to mission control and the public.An Artemis II crew selfie midway through their lunar observation period. Clockwise from bottom, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hans
Finasteride for Male Baldness is Rewriting the Rules of Male Beauty
A pill to cure baldness is changing the way men age — and how they see themselves.
Newlywed Wife of U.S. Soldier Released From Immigration Detention
The couple had gone to the husband’s Army base to complete paperwork so they could move in together. But within hours that plan derailed, and New York Times reporting about the case quickly spread.Staff Sgt. Matthew Blank and his wife, Annie Ramos, after she was released from immigration detention i
Venezuelan Doctor Detained in Texas After Losing Job to Visa Freeze
The Venezuelan doctor, who was forced out of his hospital job by a federal visa pause, was detained by Border Patrol on Monday.“I am a physician in a federally recognized medically underserved area. In an area like this, missing even a resident physician like me, is a lot,” Ezequiel Veliz said. “Tha
‘Definitely a Sham’: As Tariffs Climb, Trade Fraud and Accounting Tricks Proliferate
U.S. imports from China have shrunk drastically. But billions of dollars of the change appear to be the result of accounting gimmicks and outright fraud.
Anthropic Claims Its New A.I. Model, Mythos, Is a Cybersecurity ‘Reckoning’
The company said on Tuesday that it was holding back on releasing the new technology but was working with 40 companies to explore how it could prevent cyberattacks.Anthropic’s new model will be named Claude Mythos Preview. The company is concerned about how it can be used to attack computer networks
What Is Longevity Medicine and How Do You Navigate It?
The field is ripe with opportunity — and opportunism. Here’s how to navigate it.
Wireless Festival Canceled After U.K. Blocks Kanye West From Entering Country
Entry to the country is being denied to the rapper formerly known as Kanye West because his presence “would not be conducive to the public good.” The festival he was due to headline is now canceled.Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, had made a last-minute plea on Tuesday in which he offere
Kanye West ‘Should Never Have Been Invited,’ Starmer Says After Barring Rapper From UK
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government blocked the artist formerly known as Kanye West from entering Britain for the three-day Wireless Festival in July.Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during a news conference at Downing Street in London, last week.
Nathan Farb, 85, Dies; Photographed Hippies, Siberians and Mountains
His camera captured subjects as diverse as New York City during the Summer of Love in 1967, Siberia under Soviet rule and the Adirondacks in upstate New York.
Nathan Farb’s Roving Lens
An immersion in the wide-ranging work of a photographer who has died at 85.
At Broadway’s ‘Rocky Horror Show,’ Fan Participation Is Tricky
The new musical is trying to calibrate just how much to rein in the audience participation that longtime fans are used to.Naomi Lafont, in face paint inspired by a dance scene in the film version, is one of may audience members dressing up for the new Broadway revival of “The Rocky Horror Show.”
The Iranian Advantage Is an Illusion
And in Tehran, the truth should be clear.
How Much Humiliation Can Vance Take?
The vice president gets saddled with the Iran war and eroding popularity.
ICE Agents Shoot Into a Car, Injuring a Suspect in Northern California
A federal official said the agents were pursuing a wanted gang member who tried to run one of them over. Dash cam video complicates the account.
Leader of University of Wisconsin System Is Fired by the Board
Jay O. Rothman’s departure brought an end to a four-year stint as leader of the university system following a public struggle for power.Jay O. Rothman, as president of the Wisconsin university system, at a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting in Madison last fall.