President Trump’s most trusted envoys are at the center of the Iran and Ukraine negotiations, an approach that has sidelined the State Department and the National Security Council.Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Israel last October.
The Iranian minister, Abbas Araghchi, said both sides had agreed on a “set of guiding principles.” President Trump has called on Iran to make an immediate accord or face a possible U.S. attack.
Russian attacks and Ukrainian civilian deaths rose as President Trump’s peace talks dragged on during his first year back in the White House.An apartment building that a Russian missile struck in Kyiv, Ukraine, in August. Moscow’s attacks have inflicted a growing toll on Ukrainians.
In a series of deals over the past three months, lawmakers rejected some of the president’s most aggressive attempts to whittle down the government.Congress has left intact a large set of federal programs that the White House tried to slash or eliminate this fiscal year.
A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.”
Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with James Talarico from his Monday broadcast because of new F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.Stephen Colbert was barred from airing an interview he had planned with State Representative James Talarico of Texas, a
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his proposal to raise New York City property taxes was a “last resort” to close a budget gap.Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered his preliminary budget plan on Tuesday.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will observe Ramadan as he runs the nation’s largest city, blending his faith into his public life.At a budget hearing at the New York State Capitol last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani handed out dates to note the coming of Ramadan.
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
Mr. Jackson, who spent much of his life in the city, died at his home there on Tuesday. “He ushered in new politics in Chicago,” one longtime organizer said.Jesse Jackson, wearing a hat and with his hands in the air, led a protest over trade union membership in Chicago in 1969.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein’s island and meeting him on another occasion.Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, is among the Trump administration officials whose names appear in the Epstein files.
The Tony winner returns to the stage in “Every Brilliant Thing,” an interactive monologue with a message of hope “that might be vital for somebody to hear.”“There’s a lot about this character that I relate to, both in the way that sadness hits them, and in the way that they find joy,” Radcliffe said
There were plenty of signs that something wasn’t right with Jeffrey Epstein. Why didn’t anyone say something?
The opponents’ latest moves include online ads tied to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a crypto-related push to raise money and competing ballot measures.
A D.C. utility had been working for weeks to repair a collapsed sewer line when the president blamed Maryland’s governor for the contamination on Monday.Bypass pipes to move sewage around a broken section of the Potomac Interceptor pipe on Tuesday.
Peru’s Congress voted to impeach President José Jerí, four months after he replaced Dina Boluarte, who had also been removed from the presidency.José Jerí was sworn in last October as interim president, replacing Dina Boluarte.
El Congreso peruano aprobó la destitución del presidente José Jerí. El mandatario tenía cuatro meses en el cargo, que asumió después de que Dina Boluarte también fue vacada.José Jerí tomó posesión el pasado octubre como presidente interino, en sustitución de Dina Boluarte.
Limb-lengthening can add inches to a person’s stature. But its risks have made it controversial.After his surgery, Mr. Trinh kept a meticulous log of his recovery that he shared on a Discord server dedicated to limb-lengthening.
A new study by the novelist and scholar Namwali Serpell subjects the Nobel laureate’s work to rigorous inspection — with thrilling results.
Her novels reveal a deeply American desire for freedom and adventure, and one of her work’s great joys lies in always finding something new to discover. Here’s where to start.
The president appears determined to prevent his party from achieving a durable majority coalition.
Also, the Epstein emails have rocked several industries. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff in Switzerland last month.
We want to hear from New Yorkers who rent driveways or have surprising parking garage arrangements.
The green card holder from the West Bank had been detained during a citizenship appointment.An immigration judge said the federal government had not met its burden of proving that Mohsen Mahdawi could be removed from the United States.
