European politicians risk angering their voters if they join America’s war. Yet they could also face domestic upheaval if they take no action to reopen shipping routes that Iran has blocked and ease an energy crisis.President Donald Trump disembarking from Air Force One in Maryland on Monday.
Kharg Island exports 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil. It has also become a potential U.S. target. Peter Eavis, our Business reporter, examines how the small island in the Persian Gulf has become a strategic target with significant risks.
G.O.P. lawmakers who have given the Trump administration wide latitude to wage war with no congressional input are growing frustrated as officials offer little detail about ground troops, cost or timeline.“We will not sacrifice American lives for the same failed foreign policies,” Representative Nan
Plus, OnlyFans’ billionaire owner dies at 43.Meta and YouTube harmed a young user’s mental health with addictive design features, a jury found.
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.Mark Lanier, a lawyer for a plaintiff who was awarded $6 million in damages against Meta and YouTube, speaking outside Superior Court of Los A
Federal judges are weighing strategies for how to respond to the high stakes, anonymous threats and politicized atmosphere of the Trump era.
Ahead of the midterms, President Trump told a Republican gathering that he wants to go after repeat offenders and “rogue judges that are criminals.”President Trump and top aides have been railing against judges who have ruled against him, including justices on the Supreme Court.
The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.Under federal law, the White House has until midnight on Wednesday to nominate a replacement for former Centers for Disease Control and Preve
The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.Michael T. Flynn, seen in 2018, briefly served as President Trump’s national security adviser in his first term.
It was unclear whether having agents helping with screening passengers would improve wait times. Some travelers expressed worries.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Wednesday.
As in other Hispanic areas of the country, voters shifted toward Republicans in 2024. But there are increasing signs that this was a blip more than a durable trend.
Renewable energy leaders said their industry got “rolled” in President Trump’s tax bill. Now they’re fighting back, starting in Texas.The Roseland solar and storage facility in Riesel, Texas. The state ranks first in wind and second in solar capacity in the country, generating nearly $300 million in
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, said Democrats would pursue an agenda to reduce energy costs if they win back control of Congress.Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, at the Capitol this week.
Students and others are asking universities, including Harvard and Ohio State, to take down the names of high-profile donors with connections to Jeffrey Epstein. They have not done so yet.The main building of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government bears the name of Leslie Wexner, a major
Large urban counties and the border were the most affected. And in three-quarters of U.S. counties, population growth either slowed or turned negative.The population of Los Angeles County, the country’s most populous, declined by nearly 54,000.
Newly released census data shows that from June 2024 to July 2025, the number of new residents who were international immigrants dropped by 70 percent compared to a year before.Many large urban counties saw sharp declines in international migration, though none as substantial as in New York City.
Cuban health care was once the pride of the island. Now the U.S. oil blockade is upending even basic medical care.
The Trump administration had options for offloading contraceptives once destined for Africa, a newly obtained memo shows. Instead, it has let them collect dust and go bad.A warehouse in Geel, Belgium, where contraceptives have been stranded since U.S.A.I.D. was defunded and dismantled last year.
The influencer, Zhang Xuefeng, was known for no-nonsense, some said cynical, advice about how to win in China’s educational rat race. He died at 41.Zhang Xuefeng during a lecture at a university in the central city of Zhengzhou in 2017. He rose to fame for his advice on how to succeed in a hypercomp
Nine board members, six of whom were appointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, will meet Thursday to begin weighing whether to enact a rent freeze.The Rent Guidelines Board will decide later this year whether to freeze the rent for the city’s nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.
A bill will be introduced on Thursday to restrict the Police Department’s Strategic Response Group from being deployed at protests.The Strategic Response Group has been criticized for occasionally using military-style tactics to control mostly peaceful protesters.
Are Democrats ugly? Asking for a friend.
The country’s faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking is a much older malady.
“Look, according to People magazine — and apparently the U.S. military — 42 is the new 35,” Johnson said on Tuesday’s “Daily Show.”
