A Divided America Processes a War With Iran
As the war in Iran extends into its seventh week and a truce feels increasingly shaky, many Americans expressed bewilderment about a conflict that came with little warning.
Middle East War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, I.M.F. Warns
The conflict could also fuel another bout of inflation, according to the International Monetary Fund.New International Monetary Fund projections showed a global economy that was stopped in its tracks by the U.S. war in Iran.
Another Woman Accuses Eric Swalwell of Sexually Assaulting Her
The woman said Mr. Swalwell, who resigned from Congress on Tuesday afternoon, raped her in a West Hollywood hotel room in 2018. She said she believed she was drugged.Lonna Drewes, left, said she had waited years to speak, because of “fear, not doubt.”
Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair, Discloses Vast Wealth Ahead of Confirmation Hearing
Kevin M. Warsh vowed to divest a substantial amount of his more than $100 million in assets as he faces a complicated path to becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve.Kevin M. Warsh will be at a Senate hearing next week to consider him as the next chair of the Federal Reserve.
How Stephen Miller Is Adjusting Trump’s Immigration Agenda
After the chaos and death that ensued during the deportation raids in Minneapolis, Stephen Miller, the architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, is changing course on immigration. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs explains how the administration’s strategy is shifting.
Trump Administration Accuses Biden DOJ of Unfairly Prosecuting Anti-Abortion Activists
The report is part of the president’s effort to claim anti-conservative and anti-Christian biases in federal law enforcement, even as he pushes to wield the legal system against his political enemies.The Justice Department’s efforts to end what it calls “weaponization” of law enforcement have moved
Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll
The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.”Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, right, said on Tuesday with the Danish academic Bjorn Lomborg that it was difficult to determine the causes of climate change.
Daring and Dazzling, a New LACMA Floats Above Los Angeles
After $724 million and a decade of battles, the pugnacious David Geffen Galleries reassert the city’s role as a petri dish for experimental design.
Can ‘Michael’ Help Restore Jackson’s Image? His Estate Is Banking on It.
A new biopic is the latest move in the Jackson estate’s posthumous — and lucrative — rehabilitation campaign.
House Republicans Step Up Scrutiny of Democratic Fund-Raising Giant
Three Republican-led committees, responding to a New York Times report this month, accused the Democratic fund-raising organization of withholding documents from a subpoena request.Regina Wallace-Jones, the ActBlue chief executive, at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Maryland Governor and State Democrats Fail in Redistricting Effort
State Democrats butted heads over a gerrymandering plan that could have eliminated the state’s lone Republican seat in the U.S. House.Bill Ferguson, left, Maryland’s Senate president, had been critical of a redistricting attempt championed by Gov. Wes Moore.
Virginia Governor Ends Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups
The new law signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger is the culmination of a long, Democrat-led push to distance Virginia from its Confederate past.Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia speaking in Williamsburg, Va., in February.
Olivia Troye, Ex-Pence Aide, Runs for the House as a Democrat
After spending most of her Washington career as a Republican, she joins a crowded field of Democrats running in a Virginia district that doesn’t exist yet.Olivia Troye served as a national security aide to former Vice President Mike Pence until the summer of 2020.
How Peter Magyar Defeated Viktor Orban, a Former Ally, In Hungary’s Election
For years, Peter Magyar was a loyal ally of Viktor Orban, the far-right Hungarian leader. Then he changed sides — and defeated his former boss in a landslide victory on Sunday. Does he represent real change?Peter Magyar campaigning in 2024 in Viktor Orban’s hometown, Felcsut.
Will Viktor Orban’s Legacy Live On in Brussels, Even Without Him?
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s newly ousted prime minister, helped to finance a Brussels think tank that pushes his populist vision. It will outlast him, at least for a while.Viktor Orban at an European Union summit meeting in Brussels, in March.
Takeaways from the Times’s Look Inside D.H.S.
Eighty current and former employees talked to us about the Trump administration’s relentless push for mass deportations.Employees of the Homeland Security Department feared that the surge of enforcement in Minneapolis would lead to a loss of legitimacy.
Camp Mystic Hearing in Texas Weighs Reopening After Deadly Flooding
Testimony at a hearing this week has focused on what camp leaders knew and did as floodwaters rose in July, killing at least 116 people.Generations of girls have spent their summers at Camp Mystic, nestled along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country.
Ricky Cobb Has Built a Mini-Empire Through ’70s Nostalgia
Ricky Cobb has built a big online following with his irreverent postings about the absurdities of the 1970s.Ricky Cobb’s fans say he celebrates an era in American life that seems less uptight and more fun.
3 Years After a Landmark Law, Some Pregnant Workers Still Don’t Get Basic Accommodations
Companies have denied requests from women asking to sit during work or take extra breaks, leading some of them to develop health complications or take unpaid leave.“It hurt to think that I wasn’t going to be able to provide for my kids,” said Arya Parks, who was placed on involuntary unpaid leave wh
What Does an American Orchestra Need in a Conductor?
At a challenging time for American orchestras, the question of what a community wants from a music director has become more urgent.JoAnn Falletta, the longtime conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, said she has come to believe that an orchestra leader needs to be a visible presence both a
Have These People Learned Nothing?
Why no one is surprised when another member of Congress is accused of sexual misconduct.
Reckoning With Israel’s ‘One-State Reality’
The political scientists Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch discuss Israel’s continued expansion into the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon.
A Police Chief Had a $4.5 Million Gambling Problem. No One Knew.
New Haven’s police chief, Karl Jacobson, resigned abruptly after his deputies saw red flags, including missing money. He has pleaded not guilty to embezzling city money to gamble on sports.Karl Jacobson served as New Haven’s police chief for three years before his career unraveled.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Saved From Closure by Nonprofit
The Venetoulis Institute of Local Journalism, which operates The Baltimore Banner, has bought The Post-Gazette. The newspaper was set to shut down next month.“We want to provide high-quality independent journalism to communities that need it the most,” said Stewart W. Bainum Jr., who finances the Ve