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
Vessels are traveling without transmitting critical information meant to keep the waters safe, maritime intelligence experts say.Ships in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman on Friday.
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
The leaders of both countries are expected to discuss the risks from artificial intelligence, but neither country is willing to be the first to slow down.President Trump and President Xi Jinping meeting in Busan, South Korea, in 2025.
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.
A report from the Congressional Budget Office said that space-based interceptors, which do not currently exist, would probably consume 60 percent of the total cost.President Trump during an announcement on his plan to develop the “Golden Dome” missile defense program at the White House last May.
As companies look to build cash flow and loyalty, everything from heated car seats to earthworm deliveries can become a recurring charge on your credit card.From streaming services to car features, more companies are moving toward a model that turns customers into lifelong subscribers.
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
“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.
Democrats face an uphill fight as they seek to unseat Gov. Jim Pillen, who is running for another term in the solidly Republican state.Lynne Walz, a Democrat and former state legislator, is running for governor of Nebraska.
Representative Jen Kiggans, a Republican in a tough re-election fight, faced criticism after she agreed with comments by a local radio host that included a racist line about Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader.Representative Jen Kiggans of Virginia, a Republican, said on Monday night tha
The promise of Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in 2024 was renewed stability — but that now appears to be under threat.Boris Johnson, left, Liz Truss and David Cameron
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.
Catherine will visit Reggio Emilia, an Italian city celebrated for its approach to early childhood education.Catherine, Princess of Wales, in London last month.
David Venturella’s appointment is in line with a push by Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, to keep his department under the radar and out of headlines.The Trump administration will install David Venturella, a former career agency official who worked at a private prison company, as a
The agreement, which reverses President Luis Abinader’s previous stance, is part of President Trump’s efforts to find governments willing to accept deportees.President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic previously said, “We do not have, nor will we accept, nor are we obligated to, nor will we a
From his hospital bed in Chicago, Kevin Gonzalez had a final wish to see his parents. But they were in immigration detention in Arizona after illegally crossing to see their son.
The Department of Homeland Security has determined the state-run immigration detention facility is too expensive, and some private vendors have struggled to front costs.Florida intends to shut down a high-profile immigration detention center that opened last summer in the Everglades.
His achievements on the court were eclipsed by an essay he wrote in Sports Illustrated in 2013 in which he declared: “I’m a 34-year-old N.B.A. center. I’m Black and I’m gay.”Jason Collins in 2014, the year after he announced he was gay in a front-page essay in Sports Illustrated magazine.
The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon tumors. Here’s how scientists discovered it.
The condition has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or P.M.O.S., to better reflect its wide-ranging health effects.
