The Treasury secretary is confronting the limits of his ability to reshape the economy ahead of midterm elections.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is starting to see the limits of his powers to bend the market to his will.
Kevin M. Warsh is scheduled to deliver his first address at the Federal Reserve’s annual conference in Jackson, Wyo., with U.S. government bond markets on edge and inflation risks resurfacing.Kevin M. Warsh, the Federal Reserve chairman.
Plus, there was no one like Dolly Parton.A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have left the Army essentially rudderless.
After facing low approval ratings and endorsement setbacks, the president made a show of force in lifting Darline Graham to the Republican nomination for Senate in South Carolina.President Trump hosted a rally on Friday in Myrtle Beach, S.C., for Senator Darline Graham, part of a full-court press on
President Trump went all in for Senator Darline Graham in a primary runoff on Tuesday. It worked, preserving his undefeated streak in Republican Senate primaries this year.Senator Darline Graham’s victory on Tuesday showed President Trump’s continued ability to move Republican primary voters, especi
A long-shot candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator will be on the ballot in November. That could be a problem for the G.O.P.Dan J. Sullivan in Petersburg, Alaska, this summer.
The former Democratic-turned-independent senator and his daughter are backing independent bids for the House and the Senate to try to weaken the two-party grip on the Capitol.Former Senator Joe Manchin III and his daughter Heather said they believe the door is open given growing public disillusionme
Parton gave hopeful expression to songs she wrote about the hard times and hard-won triumphs of her life.Some of Parton’s most celebrated songs recounted scenes from her life, told with cinematic detail.
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.Dolly Parton in 1975. She was likened to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Depression-era symbol of abundance. Her music confronted privation and loss even as
Parton had recently canceled a Las Vegas residency because of health issues. A spokesman said she was admitted to a cancer center in Nashville on Friday.In the past, Dolly Parton said she had dealt with challenges involving her immune and digestive systems.
Parton made her mark in the country arenas of Nashville, and then crossed over into the pop world, Hollywood and beyond.
The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters.A gas station in Tehran on Tuesday. The United States imposed a monthslong blockade on Iran’s shipments of oil, the nation’s
Forced away from the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Saudis turned to the Red Sea. Now they are relying on a less dangerous but more complicated detour via the Suez Canal.A container terminal in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. Saudi tankers offload oil in Ain Sokhna for the Sumed pipeline, which connec
The cost of the fuel, used in farm machinery, trucks and other heavy equipment, has surged because of the war in Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.The average cost of diesel, used by trucks that transport goods, has risen since the start of the war with Iran.
A collision of American popular culture and public health is on display in the N.F.L.According to a new study, about 25 percent of the nearly 900 former N.F.L. players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Many families are engaged in tense debates after a new study found a high percentage of N.F.L. players had developed degenerative brain disease.For parents, the new C.T.E. study layered fear, uncertainty and guilt onto an already difficult situation.
At least one in four N.F.L. players, and likely a much higher percentage, had the brain disease when they died. Will anything change?Chronic traumatic encephalopathy can be diagnosed only posthumously.
While the president remains the most dominant figure in the world, other leaders and institutions are pushing back more vigorously than at the beginning of his second term.World leaders and domestic institutions are showing less willingness to submit to President Trump’s will.
Business owners are preparing for financial pain after the latest U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed. But many Canadians are embracing a show of resistance.Of Canadian politicians’ responses to the trade war, perhaps the most colorful came from Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, on Monday.
Foreign ambassadors were promised free food and drinks, misting fans and shaded seats during the event. Then some of them were uninvited.White House staff members watch the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall last week. Some ambassadors were uninvited.
The Delta system pulls together battlefield data to identify targets, creating a miles-wide “kill zone.” The technology is credited with helping to cut Russian advances to a near standstill.Officers from Ukraine’s First Separate Assault Regiment looking at live battlefield footage from drones, displ
Participants, often in vulnerable states, have little recourse if mistreated or injured.A patient receiving a treatment at Beond Ibogaine in Cancún, Mexico.
A pioneering architect’s archive, long thought lost, was preserved by his family. Now, three museums are featuring the work of a man who broke California’s color barrier.
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.Bill Gates is the latest in a string of tech luminaries to call out the risks of artificial intelligence.
