The U.S. military said Iran had launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it had targeted an unspecified U.S. base in retaliation for earlier strikes.
The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.President Trump with leaders from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the signing of the Abraham Accords in Wa
Oil prices jumped after the U.S. said it shot down four Iranian attack drones, casting doubt once again on the prospects for a peace deal.
Few in Lebanon believe that diplomatic efforts to end the wider war will bring peace to their country, as clashes between Israel and Hezbollah intensify in the south.A resident assesses the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday.
Plus, inside the hunt for cheap gas.Texas is home to nearly 400 school-district police departments, more than all other states combined.
Ms. Carroll, who prevailed in a civil trial after accusing President Trump of sexual abuse, is the latest target in a Justice Department campaign going after his perceived enemies.E. Jean Carroll leaving court in Manhattan in 2024. Donald J. Trump later lost an appeal of a $5 million verdict against
When he returned to office, President Trump vowed revenge against those he said had challenged or defied him. Here’s an incomplete list of the people his Justice Department has targeted.The Department of Justice in Washington, this year.
Many Gen Z men who voted for the president are dismayed by his time in office. But they are not hearing an appealing pitch from Democrats, either: “Both parties kind of get it wrong.”
“I had never, ever seen Joe like that,” the former first lady told CBS News. “Before or since.”Jill Biden, the first lady, and President Biden after the presidential debate in June 2024. She understood he had performed poorly but told him that they had been counted out before.
Personal attacks and a packed campaign rally set the tone for what is likely to be a rancorous contest for U.S. Senate between James Talarico and Ken Paxton in Texas.State Representative James Talarico campaigned in Houston on Wednesday.
The two Republican critics of President Trump — Thomas Massie, who lost his House primary last week, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress — met up in the tropics.
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The motion was particularly significant because it asked the judge overseeing the initial suit against the I.R.S. to examine the terms of the deal.In January, President Trump sued the I.R.S., along with two of his sons and the Trump family business, claiming they were owed at least $10 billion.
The Trump administration is creating a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people it says were wronged by the federal government, a group that could be largely made up of the president’s allies.The Justice Department is tapping an unlimited fund created by Congress to settle lawsuits filed against the g
The deal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to press Latin American countries to agree to joint operations inside their borders.Security forces outside a prison in Guatemala City after a wave of riots and gang violence in January.
The surprising demand to appear at a hearing suggested new concern about the Trump administration’s efforts to repay the full $166 billion owed from illegally imposed tariffs.Rodney S. Scott, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been ordered to appear before the Court of International
Trump officials have focused on episodes during protests over the war in Gaza at Harvard and other schools. Jews on campus describe a changed atmosphere.At Harvard University, students and others say the culture is different from the one depicted in the Trump administration’s lawsuit.
A key measure of inflation in China, they hit a 16-year low, driven by anemic consumer spending and an oversupply of hogs.A pig farm in Taizhou, China. “Many hog farmers can no longer hold out,” Sun Haoyu, who raises hogs in Dalian, China.
Before becoming U.S. commerce secretary, Mr. Lutnick controlled 818 companies. A review of their dealings sheds light on his freewheeling first year in government.
The New York Times examined the dealings of 818 companies controlled by the U.S. commerce secretary, documenting a history of bare-knuckle tactics that extended into his time in government.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has boasted of using the power of the federal government to benefit taxpayers
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Charges against a Google employee who bet on Polymarket have raised concerns that the issue may dent momentum in the fast-growing sector.A new insider-trading case has rocked Polymarket, the popular prediction market platform.
