Months into the operation and with midterms looming, some lawmakers are calling for Congress to restrain the president’s war power or set terms for bringing the conflict to a close.The defense secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified before both chambers of Congress at the C
The details of the latest plan were unclear, and President Trump did not specify his objections.A government-organized march in Tehran on Wednesday in support of Mojtaba Khamenei, the supreme leader.
The Trump administration is turning diplomacy into an asset to be leveraged.
It appeared to be the first time the missile defense system was sent to an Arab country. The Emirates bore the brunt of Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries during the war.Missiles being intercepted over Tel Aviv last June.
Also, Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.A government-organized march in Azadi Square in Tehran on Wednesday.
During President Trump’s second term, the disaster declarations that unlock money are taking longer than in the past. Blue states wait the longest and they hear ‘no’ more often.A damaged home in Enid, Okla., on April 24, after a tornado ripped through the night before.
Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits.
The agreements with the technology companies come amid the Defense Department’s dispute with Anthropic.Anthropic and the Pentagon have been locked in a debate over whether the company’s A.I. model could be used to pilot autonomous drones or work on domestic surveillance.
Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives.“Every month that that drug is delayed means that I have to get chemo two more times,” said Dr. Ronald Silvestri, 77, a retired pulmonologist who has metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Bill McGlashan served time for trying to buy his son’s way into college during the Varsity Blues scandal. He hopes his new venture will restore his name — and save the planet.Bill McGlashan, co-founder of the start-up Oath, which uses a blend of microscopic organisms to improve yield and quality of
The low-fare airline, which has struggled for years, had been trying to secure a $500 million lifeline from the Trump administration.Spirit Airlines will stop flying after failing to find a way to emerge from bankruptcy in a time of high fuel prices and stiff competition.
After two stints in bankruptcy, the low-cost airline is set to shut down early Saturday. Here’s what travelers should know about rebooking and refunds.Spirit Airlines, squeezed by spiking jet fuel prices, is aiming to shut down after a proposed government bailout fell apart.
Nonprofit groups have applauded an investigation on trade in goods made with forced labor but say that the Trump administration should go further to enforce its own lawsCotton picked in the Chinese region of Xinjiang at a rail station in Jiujiang, China. A U.S. law bans most products from Xinjiang,
The S&P 500 notched five weeks of gains for the first time in roughly 18 months. In April, it rose more than 10 percent, its best month since November 2020.
A 10 percent tax on American imports was hurting British sales, even though exporters had increased sales in India, China and other countries.The Scottish whisky industry said it had been losing millions of pounds a week because of the American import tax.
Legal challenges are mounting over the decision to suspend the state’s May House primary after a Supreme Court ruling found that the congressional map was unconstitutional.Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican from Louisiana, suspended the state’s House primary, which was scheduled for May 16, to draw new
Our politics reporter Nick Corasaniti explains how Florida redrew its congressional district maps to create four more Republican-leaning House seats.
Gov. Kay Ivey said a map that would give Republicans an additional House seat cannot be enacted without Supreme Court action, but she wants to be ready if that happens.Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama said on Friday she would summon lawmakers for a special session to adopt a new congressional map under the
Oregon’s Democratic governor is likely to win re-election, but how voters pick from the ideological array of Republicans challenging her could offer a glimpse at the party post-Trump.
Calvin Duncan had been exonerated and elected as criminal court clerk in New Orleans. Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated the role as part of an effort to reshape the city’s judicial system.Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana outside the White House last year.
Some vaccines, along with heart medications and other drugs, appear to have a protective benefit.
Experts have flagged several over-the-counter and prescription medications.
The U.S. indictment of a Mexican governor confirms what many residents say they had long suspected: The line between organized crime and the upper echelons of government has blurred.Members of the Mexican National Guard in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in February.
The president, Leon Botstein, who had run Bard for 50 years, faced scrutiny over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein.Leon Botstein on the Bard College campus in Annandale-On-Hudson, N.Y.
