The plan, which officials said was intended to help air traffic controllers, could force the cancellation of thousands of flights as the administration seeks to pressure Democrats to end the shutdown.Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, and Bryan Bedford, the administrator of the Federal Aviati
The Republican leaders of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees told Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. that anonymous judges who responded to a Times questionnaire may have violated ethics rules.“We are deeply concerned that these public attacks on the court from sitting federal judges damage th
The flashpoint was the Justice Department’s failure to turn over seized communications from a confidant of Mr. Comey’s, Daniel C. Richman, a law professor at Columbia University.Former F.B.I. director James B. Comey as he appeared during the hearing on Capitol Hill in 2017.
The classified meeting did not relieve mounting unease among lawmakers over President Trump’s expanding campaign of lethal strikes against drug cartels.A top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee lamented that lawmakers were not given a “strike-by-strike” breakdown.
Fresh from a stunning victory, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said in an interview that his supporters wanted “a politics of consistency” and aggressive action, including on taxing the rich.Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has called to raise taxes on the wealthy to help fund his ambitious policy agenda
President Trump has berated Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, in public. But privately, Mr. Trump describes him as slick and a good talker.Zohran Mamdani at an election watch party in Brooklyn on Tuesday night. He addressed the president in his victory speech, saying, “To get to any
Zohran Mamdani has been planning his mayoral transition for months and appears poised to hire veterans of city government to key posts in his administration.Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, appointed four co-chairs of his transition team, who will work with him to fill out his administra
Some brokers and developers in the region are waiting eagerly to see if the election of a democratic socialist will drive more wealthy New Yorkers south.South Florida has long been a mecca for Latin Americans fleeing left-leaning governments in their home countries.
Casting around for culprits, leaders in the party blamed their candidates, the government shutdown and a weak economic message.Republicans have a favorable midterm map, but this week’s elections provided new evidence that President Trump’s leadership in Washington is causing a backlash from voters.
The aircraft’s left engine fell off as the plane rolled toward takeoff, according to safety investigators. At least 12 people died after the plane plunged to the ground.The jet erupted into flames after hitting the ground at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday. At le
Headlines this week have raised alarms about the popular sleep supplement.
Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, has said he is more interested in power than money.
The Supreme Court is considering whether the president acted legally when he used a 1977 emergency statute to impose tariffs on scores of countries.Container ships in the Port of Los Angeles. In April, President Trump expanded the tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico and China to include goods fr
The Supreme Court justices grappled with the legality of President Trump’s tariffs in an oral argument that stretched for almost three hours.The justices agreed to hear the case on President Trump’s global tariffs on an expedited schedule.
A video of a man touching Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, shocked many Mexicans but did not surprise them. “It’s so common,” one woman said.President Claudia Sheinbaum during a news conference in Mexico City on Monday.
Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.Clearing fallen trees in Westmorelands Parish, in western Jamaica, on Sunday.
New York City has been overlooking the obvious all along.
Western capitals should be wary of treating democracy in Turkey as a luxury rather than a necessity.
The slaughter in Darfur could potentially be stopped, if those with leverage chose to act.Refugees from paramilitary violence in El Fasher, in a camp in Tawila, Sudan.
“We needed a big night,” Jimmy Kimmel said. “Democrats have had fewer wins this year than the Jets.”
Cases of domestic violence in China point to a legal system that looks good on paper but is failing victims because of a lack of resources and political will.Ms. Xie, holding flowers, entering a court in Chengdu, China, last year. Ms. Xie, who chose not to disclose her first name, said she was attac
Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.Researchers followed 1,600 women for a median of 9.6 years and found that survival rates were similar in
Israeli officials told Itay Chen’s family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.Ruby Chen commemorating his son Itay Chen at a candlelight vigil on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last year.
New research examined the link between alcohol and brain bleeds.
