The case centers on efforts by Republican officials to lift limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.In 2010, in the landmark case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court struck down legal limits on independent political spending
The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.President Trump has mused about trying to fire Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but he has not followed thr
The U.S. Supreme Court directed a lower court to review the ban, which applies to strict vaccine requirements in New York schools.Up to 20 percent of students had religious exemptions from vaccines at some schools in Rockland County, N.Y., where there was a measles outbreak in 2019.
Plus, a big Hollywood battle just got messier.In tests in four U.S. cities, nearly 200 volunteers checked prices on 20 grocery items on Instacart. They found differences in item after item.
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon.The president announced $12 billion in bailout money for America’s farmers who have been battered in large part by his trade policies.
The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices.In tests in four cities across the country, nearly 200 volunteers checked prices on 20 grocery items on Instacart. They found difference
In a sign of bipartisan frustration with the Defense Department, the final defense policy bill aims to compel the Pentagon to share execute orders and video documentation.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has posted edited footage of the strikes on social media, but has so far refused to share the f
The Christmas display, which replaces Jesus, Mary and Joseph with a sign saying “ICE Was Here,” has drawn criticism from Catholic leaders and immigration officials.A Nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Mass., displays a sign reading “ICE Was Here” in the spot where Jesus, Mary and Joseph
She was seen for two decades as a future face of the Democratic Party. Is she now suddenly a figure of its past?
Autobiographical stories and mystery games resonated in a chaotic year.
A judge blamed “deliberate indifference” for the illness of a man held by immigration officials. Across the country, several courts have blasted conditions in U.S. facilities.Javier Tomas Muñoz Materano, 23, was transferred to eight immigration detention facilities. Along the way, he began displayin
Hundreds of thousands of people fled a deadly border conflict, the authorities said, some sheltering at a racetrack in Thailand and some near temples in Cambodia.A Thai resident who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, using a cellphone while taking shelter in Buriram Province, Thailand
The latest violence comes months after President Trump helped mediate a cease-fire between the two nations.Families gathered at a temporary shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, on Monday after clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border.
As Gen Alpha’s attention drifts from TV and movies, video creators like Alan Chikin Chow are eager to fill the void.
Looking to shake off Moscow’s cultural influences, Kyiv has been seeking to highlight the Ukrainian roots of Kazimir Malevich, a renowned avant-garde painter.A train car dedicated to Kazimir Malevich in Kyiv, Ukraine, in October.
Despite pressure from the Trump administration, Mr. Zelensky, after meeting with European leaders who vowed continued support in the war, said Ukraine’s position on territory had not changed.From left: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, President Emmanue
The archdiocese will raise at least $300 million to fund the settlement. It has agreed with its accusers on a mediator to conduct negotiations.The New York Archdiocese said it had sold its Manhattan headquarters to raise money for a sex-abuse settlement.
Some states are enacting legislation to make it harder to get an abortion, while others are passing laws to protect people who provide them.Choices, one of three clinics providing abortion services in Carbondale, a small town in southern Illinois, last week.
“One Rulebook” is not the kind of A.I. regulation this country needs.
The attorney general said he had asked Interpol to detain Juan Orlando Hernández, who was freed from a U.S. prison last week.Juan Orlando Hernández was president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022 and was convicted on drug-trafficking charges in the United States last year.
After decades of growth driven by diamond mining, Canada’s Northwest Territories are facing the closure of three major mines and wondering: What’s next?The A418 pit at the Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories was closed to mining activity in 2022 and is being filled wi
The Hollywood Classic cinema in Seoul is popular in a country where 70-year-olds now outnumber people in their 20s.The ticket booth at the Hollywood Classic cinema in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, in November.
He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.John Noble Wilford in 1981. Recalling his coverage of the moon landing, he said, “I thought to myself, yes, this is the b
