The subpoena of Daniel C. Richman is the latest move in a persistent campaign to go after James B. Comey, one of President Trump’s most reviled political adversaries who has already been indicted twice.James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, has been indicted twice by the Justice Department unde
The I.R.S. lost roughly a quarter of its employees since President Trump took office, hampering the agency’s ability to conduct audits.President Trump has moved to reduce the size of the federal work force in his second term, including at the Internal Revenue Service.
A two-day conference of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan shows the limits of U.S. economic warfare.Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, center, and the Kyrgyz president, Sadyr Japarov, left, during a welcoming ceremony in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday.
The meeting, which China and Russia are attending, is focused on the ongoing economic shock from the war in Iran, which has driven up oil prices globally.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin Warsh, in Asheville, N.C., before the summit. The International Monetary
Regulators say the e-commerce giant forced millions of advertisers to pay more than they should have. The company denies the claims.The Federal Trade Commission and the states said Amazon misled brands and sellers into paying more for ads; the company is denying the accusations.
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”Israeli flags lined the roadside next to Palest
At the first Daisy Chain Fields festival, the 23-year-old pop star presented a cross-generational vision of female empowerment. (With Taco Bell activations, too.)
Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.
Amid a backlash, Gov. Josh Shapiro is pumping the brakes on enormous data centers. But in a region scarred by the collapse of the steel industry, some welcome billions in construction.
A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.Alma Daniela with a portrait of her sister, Vivian Karely Aispuro, who was murdered last year in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa.
Lionel Messi’s retirement from the national soccer team, though widely expected, sparked fears of a diminished squad, and heartbreak over the departure of a national icon.Lionel Messi during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final against Spain in July, in East Rutherford, N.J.
Rajendra Dawadi had less than 15 minutes to act on a warning of approaching floodwaters. His swift evacuation plan saved hundreds of lives.Rajendra Dawadi was teaching at the Tribhuvan Trishuli School when a staff member burst into the classroom, shouting that a major flood was headed their way.
The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute.Mud and debris from the catastrophic floods that struck Nepal last week.
The authorities in Nepal and Tibet said that more than 4,400 people were missing since a deadly Himalayan landslide and glacial collapse. Rescuers are searching for survivors.Houses damaged and partially submerged in thick mud and debris from flooding in Devighat, Nepal, on Friday.
Travis Fuller was from my hometown. I went back and talked with his family about how they made sense of his death, 25 years after Sept. 11.First Lt. Travis Fuller died in a helicopter crash in Iraq on Jan. 26, 2005.
Officials announced a second death and said that more than a dozen people remain unaccounted for after heavy rain.Grand Canyon National Park in Northern Arizona on Sunday, after heavy flooding a day earlier.
The bodies of at least two people were found and more than a dozen were missing. Further storms could hinder rescue efforts on Monday.
Canyons, small streams and dry creek beds in the West can be deceptively dangerous, trapping hikers when rainfall upstream causes rapidly rising water.Bright Angel Canyon, the site of a significant flash-flood event on Saturday.
The party that capitulated to Trump has the most to answer for
As New Yorkers, we’re used to negotiating over tiny patches of space. But I didn’t expect that to continue on the beach.
Donors, politicians and Jewish leaders questioned the Met’s decision to honor Galliano, a fashion designer who was found guilty of a hate crime for his antisemitic outbursts.Some have questioned why the Metropolitan Museum of Art decided to honor John Galliano at a time of rising antisemitism.
