Republicans are using a special mechanism that was created to reduce deficits to push through immigration enforcement funds that should be provided in a regular spending bill.Senate Republicans are muscling through legislation to provide more than $70 billion by employing a special budget exemption
The panel, whose members were selected by President Trump, has an advisory role on the design of the project but no enforcement power.A digital rendering of the proposed 250-foot triumphal arch to be built in Washington. Its future remains uncertain as it faces a legal challenge.
Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during an appearance before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.
G.O.P. senators were exploring using their immigration bill to fence off a fund the president wants to tap to pay people who claim government mistreatment.Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, said his colleagues had “very legitimate questions” about the new fund.
Critics say the deal creates a “slush fund,” a term with a colorful maritime history.Barrels on the Royal Albert Docks in London in the 19th century.
Democratic voters are in a combative, anti-establishment mood, unhappy with their party and disagreeing about its best path forward, a New York Times/Siena poll found.
People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said.Eli Lilly’s headquarters in Indianapolis.
Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” satirized politics. Then his “Late Show” confronted a moment when politics became self-satirizing.
The Trump administration backed lawsuits brought by the Havana Docks Corporation that would allow the U.S.-owned entity to get compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime.Cuban revolutionaries taking over the Havana Docks Corporation facilities in 1960.
While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raúl Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread.A furniture workshop in Havana carries reminders that the Castro family has been part of Cuba’s ruling elite for more than 65 years
Ramzi Kassem is accustomed to challenging authority. As the chief counsel to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City, he finds himself on the other side.Ramzi Kassem, who once sued the New York Police Department for its surveillance of Muslim Americans, is now advising the mayor on police matters.
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.An illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.
El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific.A satellite image showing Hurricane Melissa approaching Jamaica last October. Melissa was one of three Category 5 hurricanes last year.
Supporters have created A.I. videos to boost the mayoral campaign of Spencer Pratt, the former MTV star. Some videos have gone viral, but it’s not clear whether they will yield votes.Spencer Pratt’s campaign has received a boost from A.I. videos that depict him as a superhero fighting Democratic lea
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to explore an overhaul of labor policies to deal with potential mass job displacement from artificial intelligence.Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate is more exploratory in ideas than a law that will immediately change the jobs picture for California residents.
Will A.I. replace them? Graduation speakers addressed student uncertainty about the future with jokes and words of wisdom.The Class of 2026 faces a tough labor market, A.I. disruption and political division as they head out into the world. Celebrities and academics who spoke at commencement ceremoni
Elon Musk and other powerful executives who accompanied President Trump to China are hoping to clear roadblocks put up by Beijing.Elon Musk and Tim Cook were among the U.S. executives in Beijing last week. Recently, China blocked Tesla, Mr. Musk’s company, from acquiring solar manufacturing equipmen
Across Wall Street, bankers have been clamoring to lead what is expected to be the biggest-ever initial public offering.A SpaceX rocket in 2024. The company, led by Elon Musk, chose Goldman Sachs to be the lead bank for its initial public offering.
Decision making in the country is guided by a small group of men associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.A billboard in Tehran showing the three supreme leaders, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son, Mojtaba Khamenei.
European authorities have grown concerned about a rise in Iranian intelligence activity in Europe in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.The Iranian Embassy in Berlin in 2024.
Elim Chan has been named the symphony’s next music director. She joins a small field of female conductors at American orchestras, as San Francisco rebuilds after Esa-Pekka Salonen.“When it happened, I was like, ‘Oh my God — it’s time,’” the conductor Elim Chan said of her appointment in San Francisc
Uganda said that flights to and from the Democratic Republic of Congo would be temporarily suspended, as the outbreak appeared to spread to a rebel-controlled province in Congo.A health worker measures the temperature of a motorcyclist passing through a checkpoint in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Rep
An Air France plane was sent to Montreal because a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was on board. The U.S. has closed its borders to recent visitors to the African country.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s executive budget was met with hero worship online. What did the social media chatter miss about the messy reality of municipal policymaking?Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s executive budget release earlier this month was given the star treatment by some of his followers on social media.
