Pakistan and Qatar have dispatched teams to Iran under the looming threat of resumed war, after weeks of diplomacy failed to produce an agreement.People walking through an intersection in Tehran beneath a billboard showing the former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, earlier this month. He was
Nearly three months since the fighting began, disagreements remain over the fate of Iran’s uranium stockpile and transit fees for the Strait of Hormuz.
The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz last month.
House Republican leaders abruptly scrapped a planned vote on a measure to direct President Trump to end the conflict or win authorization for it, amid party defections and absences.
The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people. It could also lead to more family separations as spouses or relatives wait for application decisions, immigration lawyers said.A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer speaking with an immigrant from the Philippines in 2023.
The move deals an embarrassing blow to the Trump administration, which made the Maryland man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the face of its deportation campaign.Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Baltimore last year.
The move was expected to come after a federal appeals court on Friday ruled against Mr. Khalil, who became the face of President Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters.Khalil Mahmoud will likely ask the Supreme Court to review the decision to deport him after a lower court declined to hear
President Trump faced a wall of opposition from Senate G.O.P. lawmakers, in part over his plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to reward his allies.Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, is known to oppose the most extreme parts of President Trump’s agenda.
The president, vice president and acting attorney general have offered a series of inaccurate claims to defend an unusual fund announced this week.President Trump has suggested the $1.8 billion fund is not particularly unusual, but critics say it essentially establishes a way to funnel taxpayer mone
Maybe “Saturday Night Live” should go instead.Mikey Day, Marcello Hernández and Colin Jost on the “Weekend Update” segment of “Saturday Night Live.”
The “Late Show” cancellation was a disappointment. But a surreally lovely final episode turned it into a cancellebration.Stephen Colbert and an array of famous friends gave “The Late Show” a joyous send-off on Thursday night.
Colbert was joined by famous friends, fellow hosts and special guests like Paul McCartney for the finale of “The Late Show.”Stephen Colbert’s final “Late Show” included celebrity guests, musical performances and an absurdist final bit.
In recent days, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has taken actions that have made the relationship between his office and some Jewish New York leaders more fraught.An annual parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan celebrating Israel typically attracts the mayor of New York City, but Zohran Mamdani has said he plans
The economic backdrop that Kevin M. Warsh inherits as chair of the Federal Reserve does not call for the interest rate cuts that President Trump wants.Kevin M. Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair during a ceremony with President Trump on Friday at the White House.
Preapproved plans trim weeks or months off the process of getting a building permit. “Every month of delay adds costs that ultimately land on the buyer,” one housing expert said.
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is not planning to endorse his health and human services secretary, Xavier Becerra, or any other candidates in the race.Xavier Becerra, a Democratic candidate for California governor, served as health and human services secretary under President Joseph R. Biden J
Republicans drew the former D.N.C. chairwoman out of her district. Her decision to run in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, however, has stoked tensions with Black Democrats.Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat, will run in a majority-Black district in South Florida after Republi
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, made the donation after agreeing to an interview with lawmakers about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, at a hearing in Washington last month.
The divisions are clear, but there’s more common ground than one might expect within the coalition, a Times/Siena poll shows.
Mac Barnett, the national ambassador for young people’s literature published a manifesto aimed at adults. Then came the blowback.Fellow children’s book authors took issue with Mac Barnett for points he made in his new book, “Make Believe.”
President Trump’s eldest son was married in Palm Beach, Fla. The president described celebrations this weekend as a “small, little private affair.”Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson were legally married on Thursday in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to Palm Beach County marriage records.
America is witnessing the greatest decimation of Black political power in over a century.
Hunger and conflict are on the minds of the residents of Akobo, where an outbreak could have devastating consequences.
Dr. Peter Stafford, a medical missionary in the Democratic Republic of Congo, tested positive for Ebola on Sunday. He is receiving treatment in Germany.Dr. Peter Stafford being transported to Germany for medical treatment for Ebola.
