Markwayne Mullin’s financial dealings take on new importance as the Senate considers his nomination to lead an agency whose budget has vastly expanded.
President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for oil shipments, remained unsafe for tanker passage. Iran has been firing projectiles and laying mines.
Canada’s prime minister got a warm welcome from leaders still smarting about President Trump’s remarks two months ago about taking over Greenland.
We have reached end-stage polarization.
Moms donating their breast milk to strangers, dads taking someone else’s kids to school: Minnesotans showed a basic human impulse to look out for their neighbors.
The governments of both countries have repeatedly cast the other as evil, perpetuating a cycle that has culminated in the present war.
Where Washington, Idaho and Oregon meet, elk are straying from public to private lands, causing conflict and concern. If the Trump administration opens national forests further, it could get worse.
As the president’s immigration policies squeeze an already tight supply of farm labor, the Trump administration is making it cheaper to hire foreign farmworkers.
Buffalo’s Arakan Rohingya community was rattled after a disabled man’s death. “Our worry comes from future incidents that may happen,” one resident said.
Right now it does matter a lot whether actors can find the right words.
The latest clash between the two countries illustrates the depths to which relations have sunk and the struggle to forge a new path forward.
President Trump had envisioned a growing economy and improving fortunes for American families in 2026. That appears at risk in his war with Iran.
The comment from Brendan Carr came on the heels of a social media message from President Trump criticizing the news media’s coverage of the war with Iran.
The email from the group Never Surrender seeks donations for President Trump from those who want access to “private national security briefings” from him.
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked overnight. Israeli strikes continued to hit the capitals of Iran and Lebanon, as Iran refused to relinquish control over a vital oil route.
The unit’s arrival in the coming days will give the Pentagon the ability to quickly launch raids.
La izquierda de América Latina ha visto a la isla como su referente ideológico. Ahora, líderes de todo el espectro dudan en ayudar a una nación que está en la mira del gobierno de Trump.
The facility would replace trailers and tents the Secret Service uses to screen visitors to the White House. It would be the latest presidential building project.
A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to planning documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at a board meeting next week.
Don’t hold your breath.
The $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to produce up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade. Critics say it could endanger people and marine life.
Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran.
The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump’s falling approval rating and what it portends for November.
The country aims to expand domestic satellite systems and cut dependence on American networks like Elon Musk’s Starlink.
The governor of Illinois and Trump antagonist has become a national figure for Democrats. Where will that lead?
An investigation of the Federal Reserve was thwarted on Friday, but a department appeal could reimpose an obstacle in Kevin Warsh’s path.
Israel’s prime minister wanted regime change in Iran. But President Trump seems prepared to settle for something less.
Latin America’s left saw Cuba as its lodestar. Now leaders across the spectrum are hesitant to aid a nation in the Trump administration’s cross hairs.
Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’s military interventions. So far, they favor regime compliance, not change.
The orders could undermine bipartisan legislation the Senate passed earlier this week, the most significant housing package in decades.
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
The move, as other Republicans confirmed they would not run, all but assured Representative Kevin Hern would succeed Senator Markwayne Mullin.
Experts condemned the U.S. campaign at a human rights meeting in Guatemala, and the Trump administration condemned the meeting.
President Trump’s son-in-law is trying to raise $5 billion or more from foreign governments and others for his private equity firm.
President Trump is the first American leader to embrace fighting a full-fledged, joint war with Israel. Washington has tried to avoid that level of coordination in the past.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday would be the most intense day of the U.S. air campaign in Iran as a vital oil supply route remained choked off.
The strikes on Kharg Island targeted Iranian military forces, not economic infrastructure on the island, a U.S. military official said.
The judge said she was staying the order indefinitely in large part because the Trump administration had been unprepared to defend it in court.
A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.
Darren Beattie, despedido del primer gobierno de Trump por asistir a una reunión de supremacistas blancos, se convirtió en el nuevo asesor principal del Departamento de Estado para la política hacia Brasil.
The veteran, Jay Carey, was arrested the same day that President Trump signed an executive order to punish flag burning, a First Amendment right.
The October episode sent shrapnel onto California Highway Patrol vehicles on Interstate 5 during a celebratory exercise conducted for Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Wait, that’s not the real James Talarico …
The guilty verdicts marked the first time that terrorism charges had been successfully brought against purported members of antifa.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz were “something we are dealing with.” And about 2,500 Marines were headed to the Middle East to bolster the war effort.
Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured waves of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations.
Darren Beattie, the U.S. policy adviser on Brazil, planned to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro in prison and meet his son, who is also seeking the presidency.
Iran’s response to days of aerial bombardment and long-range artillery strikes has proved more resilient than Trump administration officials anticipated.
Judge James E. Boasberg derided the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington for pursuing a case against Jerome H. Powell that appeared to be motivated by President Trump’s desire for vengeance.
Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million.
President Trump said protesters risk getting shot “right through the head,” a change in tone from his earlier comments that Iranians must seize the chance to take over their government.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the Cuban government was talking with the United States as the effective oil blockade imposed by the Trump administration has continued to deepen the island’s energy crisis.
The defense secretary said the leader of an Iranian unit that had planned to assassinate President Trump had been killed. But U.S. officials privately acknowledge the story is not that simple.
President Trump’s aggressive stance toward Iran, during his first term and since returning to office last year, is key to understanding the conflict.
El secretario del Tesoro, Scott Bessent, dijo que era “desafortunado” que la medida pudiera beneficiar a Rusia, pero mantuvo que era solo a corto plazo.
The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices. But long-term exposure is linked to several types of cancer and other ailments.
Correos electrónicos muestran el caos en el Departamento de Justicia mientras el FBI trataba de comprender los archivos sobre Trump y otros 14 hombres cercanos a Epstein.
A presentation from a headhunting firm aimed to recruit Wall Street investors to the Pentagon by offering “unmatched access” to government officials and fund-raising opportunities among foreign sovereigns.
Proposals include transferring a supercomputer to the University of Wyoming and shifting a space weather lab to a private company.
At a news conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave no indication of how long it would take before the Navy could escort civilian cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
The daughter of Iranians who fled the country, Representative Yassamin Ansari of Arizona wants a democratic and secular government for Iran, but is wary of President Trump’s war.
Ante una crisis energética masiva y el aumento de las protestas en las calles, el gobierno cubano dijo que había entablado negociaciones con el gobierno de Trump.
Facing a massive energy crisis and increasing protests on the streets, the Cuban government acknowledged that it had entered into negotiations with the Trump administration.
President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve could faces a tough road to confirmation if he seeks quick interest rate cuts. The war in Iran doesn’t help.
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Venezuela gave Trump a taste of success. This isn’t the first time an American president has gotten hooked on overthrowing foreign governments.
Para el secretario de Defensa de EE. UU., la fuerza del ejército estadounidense no radica en sus elevados ideales, sino en su capacidad para castigar a sus adversarios.
The consequences would be grave.
On the modes of authoritarian crisis, more of the same and constitutional regime change.
The defense secretary has disparaged restrictive rules for opening fire that are aimed at reducing the risk of mistakes and civilian casualties.
Trump’s plans for Washington bring to mind what Mussolini did — and tried to do — to Rome.
Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.
“Estados Unidos primero” no tiene sentido desde el punto de vista financiero. Es una estrategia que invita al mundo a utilizar nuestra deuda como un arma contra el país.
La guerra en Medio Oriente ha puesto a la primera ministra de Italia en una situación política interna compleja ante uno de los mayores desafíos de un mandato que había sido notablemente estable.
Los países ya afectados por la ruptura del orden comercial internacional, la guerra en Ucrania y el caos de los legisladores estadounidenses se enfrentan a daños económicos potencialmente duraderos.
European politicians have colluded in their dependency on a rogue America.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada would build three bases in the region. The government also plans to improve infrastructure and airports in the north.
Cualquier resolución que se forje en el actual enfrentamiento entre Washington y La Habana corre el riesgo de ser una victoria vacía.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.
La llegada al poder del nuevo presidente es el hito más reciente en una tendencia más amplia de conservadurismo y alineamiento con Trump en Latinoamérica.
Iran’s new supreme leader delivered a forceful message in his first public statement since succeeding his slain father, as the Israeli military bombarded Tehran and the Lebanese capital with strikes.
The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how and when to end the war.
By suing Republican states and making sharp reversals in old cases, the Trump administration is using courts to fast-track major shifts in policy.
A fifth of the world’s oil passes through the strait, making it a critical choke point in global commerce.
Se trata de la más reciente estatua satírica creada por Secret Handshake, un grupo de artistas anónimos.
The fight over ICE actions is a symptom of a much larger, more fundamental debate happening in America, MS NOW’s Chris Hayes argues on “Interesting Times.”
Gavin Newsom is more like Hillary Clinton than Barack Obama, and that’s bad news for any presidential aspirations Newsom may have, MS NOW’s Chris Hayes argues on “Interesting Times.”
The Trump administration is expected to begin a trade investigation into whether dozens of countries have policies to combat forced labor.
El presidente Donald Trump está moderando las ambiciones políticas de María Corina Machado, nobel de la paz, mientras estrecha los lazos con los enemigos de la dirigente en Venezuela.
A look at the war in Iran’s effects on global energy markets, two activists whose Sierra Club memberships were revoked, and more climate and environmental news.
The fight over restrictions on immigration agents has prolonged the funding lapse for T.S.A., Coast Guard and more into a second month, as airports experience screening delays.
The Trump administration is putting the weight of the federal government behind his false claims about the 2020 election in order to investigate key swing states ahead of the midterms. Nick Corasaniti, a New York Times reporter focusing on elections, homes in on the states that have become the prime targets and why.
The case is mostly moot, a federal judge said, because the administration has resumed the flow of more than $200 million in funding that it had temporarily stopped.
President Trump is tempering the political ambitions of María Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate, as he deepens ties with her foes in Venezuela.
The inauguration of Chile’s new president, José Antonio Kast, is the latest milestone in a broader shift toward conservatism and pro-Trump alignment in the region.
Rebuffing pressure from President Trump, a legal office says the prime minister should be pardoned only if he resigns, confesses or is convicted.
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policymaking are facing potentially lasting economic damage.
The lopsided vote to approve the measure was a rare bit of election-year bipartisanship on a major affordability issue, but G.O.P. disputes and President Trump’s disinterest have left its fate uncertain.
El influyente presentador de pódcast describió el conflicto como un fuerte cambio de las promesas de campaña del presidente de EE. UU.
A lawsuit argues that the state’s regulations would illegally force a rapid transition to electric vehicles.
The president called Mr. Paul, a boxer and provocative influencer, a “great guy” and predicted that he would run for an elected position.
Nearly 75 percent of farmers surveyed before the war said the crop sector was in a recession. They face bigger hurdles this planting season.
The installation is the latest in a series of satirical statues created by an anonymous group of artists called the Secret Handshake.
Our constitutional framework for war lies in pieces around us.
Brian Joondeph, a Colorado-based ophthalmologist and political commentator, has not published peer-reviewed research on air pollution science.
The government must update a federal court on Thursday about its timeline for returning roughly $166 billion in illegal duties.
War in the Middle East has left Italy’s prime minister in a domestic bind, presenting her with one of the biggest challenges of a previously stable tenure.
Will they finally capitalize on Trump’s chaos?
Either the budget changes, or America’s relationship with the rest of the world does.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq.
Is Trump triumphing or has he committed a grave error? A debate on the Iran war.
The Trump administration is curbing animal experiments in response to shifts in public opinion, technological advances, years of animal rights advocacy and the work of a conservative activist.
El enorme poder estadounidense. es capaz de debilitar la economía de un adversario, pero no basta para derrocar a sus líderes.
Catastrophe in Cuba is not a foregone conclusion.
Los esfuerzos del presidente Donald Trump por obligar al hemisferio occidental a alinearse con EE. UU. seguirán quedándose cortos.
Beyond talking about the economy and voters’ hardships, the president is showing that he still has control over the Republican Party.
The move aims to prevent prices from rising further because of the war in the Middle East.
The United States and Israel launched more strikes against Iran, where crowds mourned military commanders killed in the war. Israel also bombed targets in Lebanon, where the death toll climbed.
Just before the war began, the Federal Bureau of Investigation told state officials that Iran might respond with drone attacks on California. No specific, credible threats have been identified.
The state’s 2028 primary is likely to be important, and is already on the minds of some Democrats.
Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant.
The president has yet to make an endorsement in the contest between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton as he tries to push the Senate to pass a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polls.
El magnate está detenido en Venezuela a petición de Estados Unidos. Su caso pone a prueba la influencia del presidente Trump sobre los nuevos gobernantes del país.
In suing to halt restrictions in five states, the plaintiffs argued that the Trump administration violated laws authorizing SNAP and governing changes in policies.
The administration has also sought to end deportation protections for other immigrant groups, including Syrians.
Según la indagación en curso, el ataque del 28 de febrero a la escuela primaria Shajarah Tayyebeh fue consecuencia de un error de fijación de objetivos del ejército estadounidense.
American goals are starting to conflict with Israel’s.
The indicted tycoon Alex Saab is being detained in Venezuela on a U.S. request. His case tests President Trump’s sway over the country’s new rulers.
A joint effort with the Justice Department creates new authority to compel veterans into institutional or involuntary care.
Antes del ataque estadounidense-israelí, el presidente de EE. UU. consideró los riesgos para los mercados energéticos como una preocupación que no debía eclipsar la misión de acabar con el régimen iraní.
The majority leader is getting pounded for not pushing hard enough, but he says the votes just aren’t there to circumvent the filibuster.
The investigations into unfair trade practices will likely lead to tariffs on foreign countries, as the administration works to replace the import taxes struck down by the Supreme Court.
El programa para viajeros internacionales, que volvió a funcionar a las 5 a. m. del miércoles, se había interrumpido debido al cierre del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional.
The influential podcast host described the conflict as a sharp reversal from the policies the president had campaigned on.
“You do not get authoritarians to behave better by being meek and gentle and polite,” the author Rebecca Solnit said on “The Interview.” “You get it by being strong.”
In late July, an F.B.I. agent asked colleagues to get started on a sensitive task relating to Jeffrey Epstein, listing the names of 14 prominent men, with President Trump at the top.
Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.
America’s vast economic powers are able to wear down an adversary’s economy but are insufficient to topple leaders on their own.
The Iranian sports minister said taking part could not be countenanced. The comments came after the FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, said President Trump had told him Iran would be welcome.
Trump’s agenda for the high-stakes meeting remains unclear to Beijing, Chinese analysts say, while American executives say they haven’t been invited along.
El régimen de Irán se romperá solo desde arriba, lo que será un proceso que empezará después de que haya un alto al fuego.
Gas prices don’t move in lock step with crude, usually trailing increases or drops by a few days.
Plus, iPads in kindergarten.
Fighting in the Middle East has affected a vital shipping route for oil and disrupted energy markets.
The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.
For years, China has flown military jets near Taiwan almost daily. Then they suddenly stopped, leaving analysts to wonder why.
Trump’s Iran war will affect more than just gas prices.
The administration’s attacks on renewable energy mean higher costs for everyone.
President Trump again demonstrated his desire to keep the stock markets aloft when he suggested U.S. attacks on Iran could end soon.