Trump Tramples Congress’s Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.
On national security, spending and oversight, the president continues to undercut the legislative branch, and Republicans in charge have done little to stop him.
President of Peace, Department of War. A New Name Sends Mixed Signals.
President Trump’s renaming of the Defense Department comes amid his campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize. On Saturday, he wrote on social media that Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”President Trump signed an executive order on Friday to change the name of the Defense
South Korea Negotiates Release of Korean Workers Detained in Georgia Raid
The government said on Sunday that South Korea would send a charter plane to the United States to retrieve hundreds of workers detained in an immigration raid.Heavy machinery at a standstill at the site of an electric vehicle battery plant co-owned by Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution, in E
Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown
The persistent rejections suggest that the grand jurors may have had enough of prosecutors seeking harsh charges in a highly politicized environment.Grand jurors have refused in at least seven recent cases to indict their fellow residents who became entangled in the president’s show of force.
Tensions Mount as Trump Administration Threatens Federal Crackdown in Chicago
In a social media post, President Trump said Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” Illinois officials condemned the message.Metal barricades were placed around the federal courthouse on Thursday night in the heart of Chicago’s downtown.
ICE Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Massachusetts
The operation includes Boston, whose mayor has drawn the administration’s ire for speaking out against the growing scale of its immigration actions.A homeland security officer observed a news briefing by Mayor Michelle Wu in Boston last month, after Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded that Boston li
Homeless and Hungry, Gazans Fear a Repeat of 1948 History
Israel’s war in Gaza has displaced most of the 2.2 million Palestinian residents from their homes. Many of them fear it will be permanent, a reprise of the Nakba.Abdallah Abu Samra in front of the tent where he lives in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, in February.
What’s Inside the Envelope That U.S. Open Winners Get? It’s Not a Check.
Both singles champions will win $5 million. But the envelope they receive during the trophy presentation is a symbolic gesture.Sloane Stephens received $3.7 million for winning the U.S. Open women’s singles title in 2017. But it was not in the envelope she held.
Why France’s Financial Woes Are Pushing Its Government to the Brink
The French prime minister has proposed drastic spending cuts and tax increases to shore up the country’s accounts, but his plan could backfire.A street corner in Paris. France’s budget crisis has set off political and financial turmoil.
Powerball Hits $1.8 Billion. Here Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Lottery Jackpots.
Two winning tickets will split the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot drawn on Saturday. Changes to Powerball and Mega Millions have led to increasingly large jackpots in recent years.In March, a Mega Millions jackpot became the first in 2024 to to pass $1 billion.
Russian Strike Breaks Through Most Protected Part of Kyiv
The attack set a government building on fire in an area of the Ukrainian capital that is rarely damaged.Smoke rising from a government building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
A World War II Dispute Between Ukraine and Poland Is Put to Rest
The remains of people killed and left in mass graves in the waning days of the war are being given dignified burials.A priest conducting a mass burial ceremony of people killed during World War II in the now-abandoned, formerly ethnic Polish village of Puzhnyky, Ukraine, on Saturday.
The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled
President Trump’s repeated claims about having “solved” the India-Pakistan war infuriated Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. And that was only the beginning.
Man Who Vanished Is Identified 52 Years Later, Bringing ‘Rest’ to His Sisters
Eric Singer left his Ohio home on his bicycle, never to be seen again. With the help of advances in DNA research, he was finally found.Eric Singer was 22 when he was last seen alive in Cleveland in 1973.
A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form
Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama.Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a famously beautiful woman in the play “Tamakazura” at Ushio Shrine on Sado Island, Japan. Noh dramas
Stop Funding Trump’s Takeover
Democrats aren’t powerless, and they don’t have to enable autocracy.
The Future Is Flag Football
Flag football offers girls as well as boys a means of enjoying the sport without the risk of brain damage.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan Will Step Down, Reports Say
Mr. Ishiba’s party is threatening to split over a right-wing political surge, a weakened economy and turbulent trade relations with the United States.Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan has been under intense pressure from within his own party to step down.
L.A.P.D. Stops Security Services for Kamala Harris
The department had assigned officers to protect the former vice president after her Secret Service detail was terminated. Some criticized the use of the officers.Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at an event in April.
Justice Breyer Defends Judge Accused of Defying Supreme Court Order
The justice’s comments reflected tensions within the judiciary, as trial judges struggle to interpret the Supreme Court’s often cryptic emergency orders.Former Justice Stephen Breyer in 2021.
Authorities Point to Cable Disconnecting in First Report on Lisbon Funicular Crash
Portuguese authorities released a highly anticipated preliminary report into the disaster, which killed 16 people this week.Tributes to victims of the funicular accident in Lisbon, on Friday.