The price of a gallon of gasoline jumped again on Friday, hitting its highest level in a year and a half. Surging oil prices, now above $90 a barrel, suggest that the increases will continue.
Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs looks into how Trump’s base is responding to the administration’s conflicting messages on the war with Iran.
In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public.President Trump on the USS George H.W. Bush in October. Polling shows public support for striking Iran is below what his predecessors
Stock movements this week had already been choppy as investors weighed the inflationary impact of the conflict in the Middle East. The jobs report complicated matters.
The Federal Reserve is still widely expected to hold interest rates steady when its officials next meet on March 17-18.Before Friday’s jobs report, Fed officials had been widely expected to hold interest rates steady again at their next policy meeting in March.
The weaker-than-expected numbers quickly became a source of tension between the two parties ahead of the midterm elections.Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, said the economy could “go over the cliff.”
The large-scale, public event in Chicago on Friday caps two weeks of memorials for Mr. Jackson, the civil rights leader, who died at 84.The casket of the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived at the House of Hope for a service in Chicago on Friday morning.
An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and seeking the presidency. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”The Rev. Jesse Jackson acknowledged the applause of delegates at the 2000 Democratic Nati
The homeland security secretary, who was fired by President Trump Thursday, helped fulfill his border pledges, but also drew negative attention to his administration.Ms. Noem testified on Capitol Hill this week.
The pop star’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence this week was a breaking point, years after she regained control of her life and finances.Some observers have questioned whether Britney Spears, after successfully fighting to be released from a 13-year conservatorship, now needs more
“Hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” a representative for the pop star said after she was released from jail.Britney Spears was pulled over after officers observed her driving erratically at high speeds, a California Highway Patrol spok
One inmate paid lobbyists and lawyers with ties to the president’s team and walked free. Others are following his blueprint, but it is not always clear who can deliver.
Colton Moore, who hopes to win a special election on Tuesday to replace Ms. Greene, has the same flair for the dramatic and the ultra-MAGA persona, but he lacks one thing: a Trump endorsement.Other politicians tend to “hide under the desk,” said Colton Moore who is running in Tuesday’s special elect
Several House members had called for Mr. Gonzales, a Texas Republican, to step down after texts emerged showing his pursuit of a staff member who later killed herself.Representative Tony Gonzales at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Washington last month.
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Sales and traffic at restaurant chains like Cava, Chipotle and Sweetgreen are falling, as customers grow tired of both salad bowls and their rising price tags.Consumers are growing weary of healthy-but-kinda-mushy meals.
A broken pipe sent a gusher of sewage into the river near Washington. Some people may try to row, sail or fish. But skeptics are steering clear.The collapse of a major sewer line sent 243 million gallons of raw human waste flowing into the Potomac. Here, a pipe reroutes wastewater.
A star writer from the heyday of magazines reveals the family secret behind his award-winning stories.
His call to ‘freeze the rent’ galvanized the 69 percent of New Yorkers who don’t own their homes. But the city’s landlords claim the math doesn’t add up.Crotona Park East, the Bronx
The comedian is building a galaxy of collaborators — Timothée Chalamet, Kai Cenat and Justin Bieber — and telling us how they fit into his future.
The character “Daryl Hannah” in “Love Story” is not even a remotely accurate representation of my life or my conduct — and these kinds of lies don’t go away.
The former A.I. policy adviser to the Trump White House explains why the conflict between Anthropic and the White House is so dangerous.
We explain why you should consider the numbers.
Farmers in the Upper Midwest are investing in homegrown oats. It’s good for the land. But can it work as a cash crop?The original Oat Mafia members: from left, Kevin Connelly, Martin Larsen and Tom Pyfferoen. They remember growing oats when they were younger for animal feed. Now they are growing it
