President Trump has outsourced much of his diplomacy to others, while Mr. Rubio focuses on his second job as national security adviser.
The Trump administration’s attacks on the Federal Reserve have rattled confidence in the central bank’s ability to operate independently before a leadership transition.
Republicans are likely to fall back on a tried-and-tested strategy for the midterms: Going negative.
Guidelines for the art contest, sponsored by the group Freedom 250, include material about abolitionists and civil rights leaders, but little mention of what they fought against.
Iran’s foreign minister has already arrived in the country, state media reported. He was believed to be carrying a written response to a U.S. proposal to end the war.
Gov. Janet Mills said she rejected what would have been the nation’s first moratorium on data centers because it failed to exempt a project in a distressed mill town.
The ruling could require the Trump administration to begin processing new applications from asylum seekers at the southern border.
La prisa del Pentágono por rearmar sus fuerzas en Medio Oriente lo deja menos preparado para enfrentarse a adversarios potenciales como Rusia y China, afirman funcionarios.
La caída del presidente en las encuestas se produce cuando la guerra de Irán ha elevado los precios de la gasolina y cada vez más estadounidenses están preocupados por la economía.
The White House has warned staff not to wager on government decisions, but his family’s involvement with these firms undermines the president’s message.
Readers discuss why there are relatively few young people protesting against President Trump. Also: Psychotherapy for a change; Denmark and Ukraine.
The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.
An internal Pentagon email, reported by the Reuters news agency, suggested Washington was reviewing options to penalize the two nations for insufficiently supporting the war in Iran.
Two watchdogs say internal White House guidance that text messages need not be preserved unless “they are the sole record of official decision-making” contradicted the law.
Cherry blossoms. A TikTok rabbi. And how to organize your freezer.
John Ternus will face many of the same issues that Tim Cook has grappled with for years.
Controllers for shipping companies face a daunting decision as they try to free vessels trapped in the Persian Gulf: “Basically you’re sending someone unarmed into war.”
The decision to end the inquiry into Jerome H. Powell’s handling of the Federal Reserve’s renovation could allow Kevin M. Warsh, the president’s pick for Fed chair, to be confirmed.
The move was intended to ensure the flow of fuel in the United States, but some economists say it might reduce gas prices for consumers only a small amount.
Casi cinco años en una cárcel cubana me han enseñado que el gobierno no cederá en su control del poder.
A few carriers are making a lot of money while many are struggling. President Trump and industry executives seem to think mergers may be the answer.
La guerra ha dado más poder a la Guardia Revolucionaria y parece estar transformando la república teocrática en algo más parecido a un régimen militar.
The cease-fire with Iran was extended this week, but negotiations were put on hold.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Rather than honestly reckoning with their role in America’s derangement, MAGA apostates are creating a scapegoat to explain it away.
Here’s how President Trump can get us out of the mess in Iran.
Many families felt the sting of the president’s now-illegal tariffs, but companies have said little about whether they will share the $166 billion coming back to them.
In our constitutional system, we have to think about what will happen when the tables are turned.
In 2024, the president made significant inroads with Hispanics. But in a competitive Arizona congressional district, voters now express dismay at his feud with the pope.
The American Association of University Professors is drawing new members. The group’s critics say its political stances hurt its cause.
They championed diversity, equity and inclusion policies for years. Now they have complicated feelings about what they built.
El secretario de Marina, John Phelan, debía entregar el primero de los barcos del presidente en 2028. El plazo era casi imposible.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that while the players were welcome, anyone accompanying them who has links to the Iranian military would be denied entry.
El conflicto se ha transformado en un enfrentamiento volátil en el estrecho de Ormuz, a medida que aumentan los costes económicos y el presidente Trump se enfrenta a una reacción política interna.
Nearly five years in Cuban prison have taught me that the government won’t loosen its hold on power.
European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.
President Trump said on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a three-week extension to a cease-fire. Hezbollah did not comment on the announcement.
Los fiscales federales afirman que el sargento Gannon Ken Van Dyke, quien participó en la operación para capturar a Nicolás Maduro, usó la información para hacer apuestas en un mercado de predicciones.
The president made the announcement after he hosted a meeting at the White House of Israeli and Lebanese diplomats.
Before his arrest last month, Josh Nass, a lawyer, used his connections to lobby the Trump administration, including for a client seeking clemency.
The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say.
The federal Department of Education said it would begin a civil rights investigation, reviewing teachings by a group known as N.Y.C. Educators for Palestine.
El gobierno de Trump está asignando casos de desnaturalización a fiscales ordinarios, lo que podría provocar una oleada de personas que serían despojadas de la ciudadanía estadounidense.
The pool, which is more than 2,000 feet long, was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and other events.
Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in planning to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.
The Trump administration and D.C. officials, normally at odds over the city’s strict gun laws, had both asked the court to reconsider the case.
The conflict has morphed into a volatile standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic costs mount and President Trump faces a political backlash at home.
Prime Minister Mark Carney shot back at Trump administration officials, saying Canada is not ‘taking instructions from the United States.’
First of all, it isn’t dust. It’s Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium, which is stored in large canisters about the size of scuba tanks.
Stability is the single biggest lie in financial markets, the investor and Bitcoin evangelist Anthony Pompliano tells the columnist Ross Douthat on “Interesting Times.” The “volatility generation” is embracing Bitcoin because traditional assets like Treasuries are actually designed to lose money, he argues.
Is there inherent corruption in Trump’s approach to cryptocurrency? Ross Douthat unpacks the Trump family’s crypto holdings with Bitcoin investor Anthony Pompliano and debates whether crypto is just an “investment in vibes” that’s “bound up in Trump’s political fortunes.”
The war has empowered the Revolutionary Guards and seems to be shifting the theocratic republic toward something more like a military regime.
The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.
The department’s inspector general said it would audit the release of millions of pages of files to determine whether the agency had followed the law.
Lawmakers in both parties said President Trump should continue allowing Afghans who worked alongside American troops to settle safely in the United States.
The president’s weakening poll numbers come as the war in Iran has driven up gas prices, and more Americans are expressing concerns about the economy.
On his recent trip abroad, Leo XIV made some of his most forthright comments since becoming pope last year, but grew uncomfortable at how that criticism was interpreted.
Readers respond to The Times’s front-page investigation of the court. Also: Lee Zeldin and the E.P.A.; talking to Iran.
Once promised a move to the United States, Afghan refugees who helped U.S. forces say they face ‘bad or worse’ options: resettlement to Congo or returning home to live under the Taliban.
The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship.
“Ask a Correspondent” will take your questions to David Pierson, who covers China’s foreign policy for The Times.
John Phelan deja el Pentágono tras meses de tensiones con Pete Hegseth y otros dirigentes de la institución.
En los ataques de EE. UU. e Israel, Irán perdió a sus principales líderes. Hoy, el poder real está en manos de los generales de la Guardia Revolucionaria.
The rule moves F.D.A.-approved marijuana and state-regulated marijuana out of the Schedule I category, which includes drugs like heroin.
The annual black-tie event attracts Hollywood stars, reporters and politicians for an irreverent night celebrating press freedom.
Navy destroyers are also shadowing several other vessels that left from an Iranian port before the U.S.-imposed blockade began, a U.S. military official said.
Unlike previous European assistance packages, the latest one is heavily weighted toward military spending, reflecting a view that the war is far from over.
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What fighting an unjust war really means.
Normal language is inadequate and precedents are irrelevant when it comes to appraising the senior administration officials of the president’s second term.
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.
Big parts of the Rio Grande Valley turned against the party in recent years. One candidate is trying to win it back, one quinceañera at a time.
Seth Bodnar, an independent, could have the best chance of breaking the Republican stranglehold in Montana, but the state’s Democrats are choosing to fight.
Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired on Wednesday after months of infighting with senior Pentagon leaders. He championed a major investment in new ships, including a “Trump-class” battleship.
Republicans pressed to pass a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement. But first, in an overnight session, they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.
El escrutinio de Elizabeth Williamson es un ejemplo de cómo el gobierno de Donald Trump examina la posibilidad de criminalizar prácticas rutinarias de recopilación de noticias que, en general, se consideran protegidas por la Primera Enmienda.
In four days of congressional testimony, the health secretary sought to please the White House and his MAHA base at the same time.
F.B.I. applications to surveil Mr. Page, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, during the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election had myriad errors and omissions, an inspector general found.
Ms. Noem, the homeland security secretary at the time, was at a restaurant in Washington with her family when her bag was taken with $3,000 and her security badge inside.
President Trump’s threats have given way (for the moment, at least) to a more conciliatory tone about Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs. A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.
Lawmakers questioned the ability of Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick for Fed chair, to lead the central bank independently. Colby Smith explains how Mr. Warsh tried to distance himself from the president.
A British naval agency said the two vessels had come under attack near the strait, as a U.S. blockade on Iran’s ports continued.
Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.
The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.
Before the Justice Department filed charges against it, the group had faced scandal and critiques from both the left and the right.
Los dirigentes iraníes creen que pueden resistir un enfrentamiento durante más tiempo que el presidente Trump. Esta estrategia podría tener consecuencias económicas devastadoras para los iraníes de a pie.
El comentarista conservador dice que lo “atormentará” haber ayudado a Trump a regresar a la Casa Blanca. Ha roto con el presidente por la guerra con Irán.
The United States has halted dollar shipments to Iraq’s cash-based economy in an effort to force the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran. The money comes from Iraq’s oil revenues.
Even as the party faces a worrisome political environment and its candidates are outraised by Democratic ones, powerful Republican groups and super PACs have built a colossal advantage.
The seizure of two cargo vessels by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday cast doubt on plans for a second round of talks in Pakistan’s capital.
The Trump administration is negotiating a deal with the struggling company, which is in its second bankruptcy in two years.
Los dirigentes iraníes temen sufrir otro revés a manos del presidente Trump, quien desechó el acuerdo nuclear alcanzado durante el mandato de Obama tras largas negociaciones.
Justin Sun, one of the largest backers of World Liberty Financial, sued the Trump family’s crypto start-up, accusing it of a fraudulent scheme to pressure him into buying digital coins.
El FBI creía que el menor había sido secuestrado por un progenitor trans para potencialmente someterlo a una operación de transición de género, según los expedientes judiciales.
Trump is betting on a quick victory, but Iran’s higher pain threshold means his blockade will prolong the war.
Kevin M. Warsh, at his confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve, sought to dispel doubts that he would yield to President Trump’s demand for lower rates.
The agency has approved far fewer new grants than it did in years past. A renewed effort to screen for disfavored terms and a loss of personnel are contributing.
Iran’s leaders believe that they can withstand an enduring standoff longer than President Trump. The strategy could be economically devastating for average Iranians.
The president is one of a kind.
The Trump administration and Democratic state leaders are blaming each other for what everyone agrees is a big problem. The president has targeted California and Gov. Gavin Newsom in particular.
Gov. Greg Abbott gave the leaders of Houston, Dallas and Austin until Wednesday to amend their policies to his liking, or return over $150 million in police funding.
“We cannot bring a stick to a knife fight”: Democrats are increasingly open to extreme measures, including gerrymandering, when the stakes are high.
Migrant arrest rates have been high in places like Long Island, where federal agents benefit from stealth and the aid of local politicians.
El daño que el presidente Donald Trump le ha infligido a Estados Unidos, y al mundo, es tan enorme y amplio que resulta difícil de comprender.
La propuesta refleja una realidad global en la que los gobiernos apelan a la vanidad del presidente Trump para poner el poderío estadounidense de su parte.
As the pontiff arrives in the tiny authoritarian nation of Equatorial Guinea, some Catholics in Africa say they are excited about his visit but are feeling a little left out.
The F.B.I. believed the child was kidnapped by a transgender parent to potentially undergo gender transition surgery, according to court filings.
Virginia’s approval of an aggressive gerrymander could give Democrats up to four additional House seats as they seek to win back Congress.
President Trump has ridiculed President Barack Obama and the agreement, which he withdrew from during his first term. His critics say he could have avoided a war had he left it in place.
The map, as extreme a gerrymander as exists in the United States, could let Democrats win 10 of the state’s 11 House seats as the party tries to win back the chamber.
The former congressman said it was an “appropriate time” for a leadership change at Truth Social’s parent company, whose share price has floundered.
La primera ministra Sanae Takaichi revocó los límites a las exportaciones de armas mientras Japón se enfrenta a las crecientes amenazas de China y a la imprevisibilidad de Estados Unidos.
“I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people,” said the conservative commentator, who has broken sharply with the president over the war with Iran.
El presidente de EE. UU. ha intentado restaurar la industria manufacturera al imponer aranceles exorbitantes y una fuerza de deportación agresiva. Pero estas medidas resultan contraproducentes.
The unassuming look of the outgoing Apple chief executive was an asset, as he navigated pop culture, the president and following Steve Jobs.
With the cease-fire on the verge of ending, President Trump said on Tuesday that he would keep it in place until Iran’s “proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”
The Interior Department had imposed restrictions on wind and solar projects across the country, prompting developers to sue.
A federal judge found the National Park Service had improperly rushed plans to strip out bike lanes connecting downtown Washington to the Tidal Basin.
The Iranians are notoriously slow negotiators. Our reporter David E. Sanger explains what the history of U.S.-Iran negotiations could mean for the latest round of talks.
The reversal came after the Justice Department replaced a career prosecutor with a loyalist to President Trump in the administration’s effort to charge the former C.I.A. chief with a crime.
El retraso marca un nuevo obstáculo en el esfuerzo del gobierno de Trump por lograr un acuerdo que frene el programa nuclear iraní.
President Trump’s second-term goals to foster apprenticeships and manufacturing work rely on a Labor Department that has been distracted by internal turmoil.
A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under the Taliban.
In a year of grim climate and environment news, we’ve compiled several hopeful signs about our planet’s future.
Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration after lengthy negotiations.
The delay is another hurdle in the Trump administration’s push to secure an agreement that would curb Iran’s nuclear program.
En el segundo intento de acuerdo entre Estados Unidos e Irán, los estilos de negociación de ambos países están destinados a chocar frontalmente.
President Trump acknowledged that the Gulf state has incurred significant damage during the war with Iran.
Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by David Plouffe. Also: Why mothers are burned out; national referendums.
The energy industry is planning for a future where the choke point on Iran’s southern coast is a lot less important.
A British-French plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz would give the continent a role. But Tehran and Washington are still calling the shots.
As he rejected the idea of a merger of United Airlines and American Airlines, President Trump said someone, including possibly the federal government, should buy or help Spirit.
Los dos estadounidenses murieron el domingo cuando regresaban de una operación dirigida por las fuerzas armadas de México para desmantelar laboratorios de droga en el estado de Chihuahua.
The proposal reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to President Trump’s vanity in order to get American might on their side.
The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from an operation led by Mexico’s armed forces to dismantle drug labs in Chihuahua state.
Tim Cook’s replacement as chief executive, John Ternus, knows hardware engineering. Can he be a product visionary and a global diplomat?
American cities — densely populated and overwhelmingly Democratic — have been powerful tools in helping Republicans and Democrats propose aggressive gerrymanders.
“Trump is among the most consequential presidents in U.S. history, and not in a good way.”
Kevin M. Warsh has enough support to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, but a criminal investigation into the central bank stands in his way.
AT&T and Verizon were penalized millions of dollars for what the agency said was a failure to protect consumer information. The companies say they were deprived of their right to a jury trial.
In the latest gerrymandering clash before the midterm elections, voters in Virginia will decide on Tuesday whether to approve a map that would give Democrats more House seats.
La decisión de Irán de ejercer su control sobre el estrecho de Ormuz, el estratégico punto geográfico por el que fluye el 20 por ciento del suministro mundial de petróleo, ha provocado un problema económico global.
The question of the central bank’s independence looms over the economy.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reversed limits on arms exports as Japan faces rising threats from China and unpredictability from its main ally, the United States.
As the United States and Iran make a second attempt at a deal, their negotiating styles are on a collision course.
The columnist Michelle Goldberg normally doesn’t see much hope in the Trump era, but on “The Opinions,” she says the cracks in MAGA’s media machine are real — and explains what they could mean for Trump’s future.
La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum señaló que la investigación se centraría en determinar si la participación de los estadounidenses en una operación violaba las leyes de seguridad de México, no en el accidente.