The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how and when to end the war.An oil tanker anchored in Muscat, Oman, on Thursday. Iran has throttled traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil was passing before
A fifth of the world’s oil passes through the strait, making it a critical choke point in global commerce.Tanker anchored in Muscat, Oman, after Iran vowed to close the Strait of Hormuz last week.
The crash was not because of hostile fire or friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said.A U.S. KC-135 aircraft flying over Tel Aviv last week.
The number of assaults and threats against Jews has increased in recent years, with anxiety growing further since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.Damage to the Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Miss., in January.
The temple is one of the largest Reform institutions in America, with thousands of families and an early education center.Police swarmed to the suburban house of worship after the attack.
By suing Republican states and making sharp reversals in old cases, the Trump administration is using courts to fast-track major shifts in policy.In some cases, the legal maneuver has helped the Trump administration lock in changes at the federal level that could persist for years after President Tr
The Trump administration began a trade investigation Thursday into whether dozens of countries have policies to combat forced labor.Trucks leaving the Port of Los Angeles last May. The latest trade investigation is part of an effort by the Trump administration to resurrect a global system of tariffs
The case is mostly moot, a federal judge said, because the administration has resumed the flow of more than $200 million in funding that it had temporarily stopped.The Gateway project under the Hudson River would double passenger capacity in the tunnel, which sits in the busiest rail corridor in the
The proposed law, which would not take effect before this year’s midterm elections, was modeled in part on President Trump’s top legislative priority in Congress.The law’s passage would make Florida the most populous state in the country with proof-of-citizenship requirements for voters.
Two Black female candidates may split Democratic primary voters in Illinois, and anger is growing at well-funded efforts to widen the divide.Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, left, and Representative Robin Kelly are at the center of a fight for Black voters in the Democratic primary race for Senate in Illi
The Trump administration is putting the weight of the federal government behind his false claims about the 2020 election in order to investigate key swing states ahead of the midterms. Nick Corasaniti, a New York Times reporter focusing on elections, homes in on the states that have become the prime
The president called Mr. Paul, a boxer and provocative influencer, a “great guy” and predicted that he would run for an elected position.President Trump predicted that Jake Paul, who rose to prominence as a vlogger and provocateur, would run for office “in the not-too-distant future.”
The billionaire is said to be willing to spend up to $5 million to help Assemblyman Micah Lasher in his bid to replace Representative Jerrold Nadler, bypassing a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg.Michael Bloomberg is endorsing Assemblyman Micah Lasher, who worked for Mr. Bloomberg while he was mayor o
“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” have been neck and neck all season. Here’s what our expert thinks will go the distance.
The F.B.I. said the shooting, which wounded two other people at the university, in Norfolk, Va., was being investigated as an act of terrorism.The police responded to a report of a shooting on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday morning.
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
The globally acclaimed restaurant had the power and influence to remake restaurant culture. Instead, it perpetuated the darkest parts of that world.Noma opened in 2003 in Copenhagen. Twenty years later, the restaurant announced that it would close to focus on other efforts, like the pop-up it starte
Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments. But one in 10 people are what scientists call “non-responders.”
The Japanese company’s retreat echoes moves by other traditional carmakers as the industry divides between electric vehicle haves and have-nots.Honda once planned to retool its plant in Marysville, Ohio, to make electric vehicles. The company announced this week that it was scrapping plans for three
Visitors are flocking to see a bonanza of wildflowers that has transformed this barren desert.
Washington, D.C., was warm and sunny on Wednesday. By Thursday, snow was falling.Rain fell outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday. March is an especially unsettled time for weather across the United States.
European politicians have colluded in their dependency on a rogue America.
China may never be able to realize its longtime promise to shift away from an overreliance on exports.
The “Late Night” host Seth Meyers said President Trump is letting Americans “choose your own adventure” in the war with Iran.
