The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.When President Trump tried to force China into making concessions last year by threatening extreme tariffs, the tactic backfired, forcing the United States to pa
Encounters with other world leaders reveal a side of China’s leader that the public rarely sees, and offer clues to how he will approach President Trump in Beijing.Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the National People’s Congress in Beijing in March.
A central question hanging over the summit this week is whether China will agree to extend a temporary postponement of even tougher rare-earth export controls.Steel mills, chemical factories and rare-earth refineries in Baotou, China. The Trump administration said it was in frequent communication wi
Plus, the controversy engulfing Eurovision.Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.
Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.Missile displays in Tehran in 2024. According to classified U.S. intelligence assessments, Iran retains
Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict.President Trump departing Joint Base Andrews in Maryland for China on Tuesday.
The Producer Price Index rose in April at its fastest pace in four years, government data showed, a day after consumer prices showed inflation was surging.
President Trump said he would like to suspend the 18.4-cent-a-gallon tax, but it’s a move that may save drivers only a few dollars a month.Gas prices have climbed more than 50 percent since February.
The decision, in which judges cited jury interference by a court clerk, upends one of America’s highest-profile homicide cases.Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021, sits during a hearing on a motion for a retrial in 2024.
The drops in U.S. scores go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows.
The creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully.
Democrats in Nebraska appear headed toward the Senate matchup they want, while their primary for a key House district was too close to call.Cindy Burbank, pictured during a recent motorcycle ride, won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska, but she said she planned to drop out of
Politicians are fighting viciously for power, said Shane Massey, leader of the State Senate. “To what end?” he asked, warning of eroding fundamental American values. “I’m voting no.”Shane Massey said on Tuesday that defying President Trump was a political risk he was willing to take.
“This is not a ‘gotcha’ piece, right?” the leading Democratic candidate for California governor asked a television reporter before an interview.Xavier Becerra, the health secretary in the Biden administration, is now the leading Democratic candidate in polls on the California governor’s race.
The government must return about $160 billion, plus interest, collected from duties deemed illegal and potentially more if it loses a related tariff case.The tariff refunds come at a difficult political moment for President Trump, who is visiting China this week for a series of high-stakes trade tal
The remarks, at a hearing ostensibly about the coming budget for law enforcement agencies, veered from sedate exchanges about operational matters to ugly personal confrontations.Kash Patel, the director of the F.B.I., sparred with Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
One of the settlement terms under review is for the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his family members and businesses.President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service in January over the leak of his tax returns during his first term.
Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down.Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany is one of several European leaders who has openly criticized President Trump.
In Britain, some argue that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by rejecting calls to step aside, risks repeating the mistakes of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.For Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, the parallels with former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. may not be welcome, but they are certainly evide
King Charles III read out Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda in the traditional manner, even as the British prime minister’s leadership remained under pressure.King Charles III sat beside Queen Camilla as he spoke during the State Opening of Parliament in London on Wednesday.
Catherine is visiting Reggio Emilia, an Italian city celebrated for its approach to early childhood education.Catherine, Princess of Wales, arriving at the town hall in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on Wednesday.
“If you think there’s a lot of money in politics now,” Marc Andreessen said in 2000, “you haven’t seen anything yet.” His firm is now the biggest known spender on this campaign cycle.
OpenAI and Anthropic are opening offices in Washington, hiring lobbyists and spending more than ever to win over federal lawmakers.OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, during a Washington conference on the nation’s infrastructure in March.
Rising demand, municipal dysfunction and drought have pushed Corpus Christi to the edge of a water emergency, offering a cautionary tale for the rest of the country.Corpus Christi’s industrial port has been expanding, but new water sources have not been keeping pace, especially amid a drought that h
