In his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review.President Trump has proceeded with White House ballroom construction at a furious pace even as courts weigh its legality.
The Supreme Court gave a green light to the new White House ballroom, but several of the president’s other Washington projects remain stalled.The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that President Trump could continue his construction of a huge new ballroom for the White House where the East Wing used to
The towering artwork, added to the campus in 2019, was targeted for elimination after President Trump’s takeover of the center.Workers at the Kennedy Center removed limbs from the sculpture “Blue,” by Joel Shapiro, on Wednesday.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has been in the majority in divided cases more times than any other chief since 1953. But not this time.In his understated way, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. suggested that he was distressed by what the president was doing to the White House.
Plus, hiking 2,190 miles at age 91.Russia has turned to a terrifying new tactic in its assaults on Ukraine, launching nonstop waves of armed drones into busy areas of Kyiv.
President Trump called on Iranians to “rise up and fight” on Tuesday as the United States seems increasingly bogged down after six months of conflict.President Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday night that he “couldn’t care less” about an agreement with Iran, hours after a U.S. attack.
The American military said its barrage was retaliation against recent attacks on U.S. forces and marine traffic. Iranian officials said a wedding was hit and civilians killed.A still from a video provided by the Iranian Red Crescent rescue service showed damage in Kuhestak, southern Iran, on Wednesd
At a summit meant to showcase President Trump’s economic policies as a model for the world, Europeans complained about tariffs and the war with Iran.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and the Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin M. Warsh, met with Group of 20 finance ministers and central banker gov
If you own bonds, they may be in a broad fund that hasn’t lost much money. And that fund may do much better in the next several years.
A new U.S. survey anticipates an average increase of 11 percent unless benefits are cut, the highest rate in decades. Other findings also predict a sharp rise.U.S. employers are bracing for what looks to be the sharpest increase in health care costs in more than two decades.
People are coming to take photos of the green-painted house, which kept the Pyakurel family safe as the area all around them was destroyed by rampaging floodwaters.
Wellness clinics are shooting people up with vitamins, but is the point to actually feel better — or the opposite?
The New York Police Department is still trying to piece together what led a 49-year-old woman to stab two strangers, one fatally.A knife-wielding 49-year-old woman attacked two people in Times Square before she was shot and fatally wounded by the police.
Pamela Cisneros was killed by the police in Times Square after she stabbed two people, one fatally. Her father said she had stopped going with him to her mental health appointments.Pamela Cisneros fatally stabbed a 32-year-old woman and wounded a 68-year-old man in Times Square on Monday, the police
Officers who stood around a woman wielding two kitchen knives, and then opened fire without clearing the area, risked harming themselves or passers-by, the experts said.The police said a woman stabbed two people in Times Square on Monday, killing a 32-year-old woman.
Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.Senator Ed Markey, who has served in Washington for 50 years, easily beat back a challenge from a younger Democrat.
For years, Democrats have failed to harness the anger of Montanans contending with out-of-state wealth driving up costs. This year, a smokejumper thinks he can succeed.Sam Forstag, a telegenic firefighter and union leader, is the Democratic candidate for a House race in Montana.
In a long awaited ruling, the judge said Google must make some changes to its ad tech business to handle antitrust issues, but did not disclose the measures publicly.Government lawyers argued that only a breakup of Google’s ad technology would remedy the company’s monopoly.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is seeking to deepen ties with a longtime U.S. security partner and to project a larger role for Beijing in a region rocked by war.
The Israeli leader, facing a tough re-election contest, may need a security crisis to rally voters behind him and hold on to his job.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is up for re-election in October, but is trailing in the polls.
Mayor Karen Bass questioned police training to handle mental health crises after the city released graphic video footage of officers’ actions.
The U.S. energy giant, which stayed in the country after other Western companies left, will invest $7 billion in the country to more than double its production there.Oil infrastructure in Cabimas, Venezuela. Chevron’s expansion is separate from President Trump’s deal for control of oil reserves in t
Steve Hilton wants to ‘Make California Golden Again.’
I realized that in this country Indians were not supposed to be happy or to pursue happiness. We were supposed to suffer and to pursue suffering.
