The U.S. Navy’s blockade continued to intercept ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports, while fear of Iranian attacks kept other ships from attempting passage through the narrows.
How the economic shock waves of Trump’s Iran war will be felt globally.
Trump’s most lethal policy will almost surely be his 71 percent cut in humanitarian aid from 2024 to 2025.
Ramit Sethi wants everyone to have a healthier relationship to money, and thinks he knows how to get us there.
Hay gente que tiene creencias que no son negociables. Trump se siente desconcertado cuando se encuentra con posturas así de firmes.
The president has reworked his tariffs repeatedly — sometimes because they have been declared illegal — with more updates still to come.
Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.
The Trump administration’s focus on the show is testament to the enduring influence of an old-fashioned broadcast TV program started 29 years ago.
A staff member on the House China Committee was promised $10,000 for U.S. policy insights, on issues like Venezuela and rare-earth minerals.
The landlocked body of water has taken on new significance, with Russia shipping military and commercial goods to bolster Tehran’s ability to withstand the U.S. assault.
El presidente de EE. UU. dijo que decidió pintar el icónico lugar cerca del monumento a Lincoln de azul, y dirigió un contrato del gobierno a alguien que dijo que había trabajado en sus albercas.
The country’s exports surged and its trade surplus with the United States widened ahead of President Trump’s scheduled visit next week to Beijing.
Con su cruzada desreguladora, Javier Milei se convirtió en una figura estelar del universo MAGA. Pero en Argentina, su experimento de ajuste extremo enfrenta un momento decisivo.
The former opposition leader, who won a landslide election, now faces the formidable job of dismantling what his predecessor called an “illiberal democracy.”
The war in Iran, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. But expectations are modest.
Of the 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking, there have rarely been survivors.
King Frederik X has appointed a right-leaning politician to try to form the next government.
The new measures are focused on Chinese companies that supply Iran’s military with materials to make drones.
State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump has upended the U.S. refugee program to prioritize mainly white Afrikaners. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports he is now is now considering doubling the amount he allows into the country.
Immigration hard-liners have grown frustrated with the level of deportations and the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts, under its new secretary, to stay under the radar.
The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.
Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.
The police in Greenland are investigating the case of a lone man from Las Vegas who goes by Cliff. Locals said he had offered money to Greenlanders to join the United States.
A key judicial decision in Mr. Khalil’s immigration case was expedited significantly and included the recusal of multiple judges.
Readers respond to an essay about old people preparing (or not) for the end. Also: Antisemitism online; Trump the destroyer; two types of dreaming.
President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial.
Señor presidente, por favor, no tome esta carta como una defensa de la política de EE. UU. hacia Cuba, y mucho menos como un llamado a la intervención militar estadounidense.
Mientras el país se prepara para el Día de la Victoria, la economía se estanca, aumentan las restricciones de internet y el Kremlin teme ataques ucranianos.
For the president, a major legal defeat could undercut his leverage as he prepares to head to Beijing next week for high-stakes trade negotiations.
El Departamento de Estado declinó dar detalles sobre lo que implicaría esa revisión, pero dijo que podría conducir al cierre de algunos consulados.
Forced to fight for political survival because of redistricting, Ken Calvert and Young Kim, both Republicans, are accusing each other of being insufficiently MAGA.
What Trump’s monuments look like to a British architecture writer.
The American economy and the climate would both benefit from permitting reform.
People return to work for many reasons, but the biggest is financial need. As costs remain high, more retirees could be looking to re-enter the job market.
President Trump on Thursday said the cease-fire with Iran was still intact after the two countries exchanged fire. He dismissed Iran’s attacks as a “trifle.”
Pekín dependía del líder saliente de Hungría, Viktor Orbán, para afianzarse en Europa. Una gigantesca fábrica de baterías resultó ser un paso demasiado audaz.
Chinese automakers do not belong on American soil.
America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with President Trump.
As the country heads into Victory Day, the economy is stalling, internet restrictions are growing and the Kremlin is fearing Ukrainian attacks.
Already having faced an energy crisis five years ago, more European consumers believe they are “one Trump-ignited war away” from crushing costs.
The State Department said it would review all Mexican consulates in the United States, following claims in conservative media that the consulates interfere in politics.
The president dismissed Iran’s firing on U.S. vessels in the strait as a mere “trifle.”
The university’s leader bumped into students as he drove away following an evening of debate over the long-running conflict in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia’s refusal of support suggests that President Trump’s unpredictable approach to Iran has strained ties with one of his closest allies in the Middle East.
The tussle put a spotlight on the administration’s attempt to replace the United States Agency for International Development with a new, “America First” alternative.
The exchange was the latest twist in a week of mixed signals in the region and tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, as President Trump searches for an off-ramp in the war that he started.
The request comes after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a Food and Drug Administration regulation that has greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
The escalating attacks raise the threat that the cease-fire could break down.
The project would transform the granite exterior of the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which dates to the 1800s.
A panel of federal judges found that President Trump could not legally impose the tariff on most imports.
Despite a previous order, the administration has continued to follow guidance from January empowering immigrations agents to widely make arrests without probable cause, judge says.
“I think we know that we are in increasingly disorderly times,” the billionaire investor Ray Dalio says on “Interesting Times,” where he tells the columnist Ross Douthat why he’s pessimistic about America’s future.
The United States and its partners have burned through an enormous amount of air defense missiles in the Iran war, and production is slow.
The plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and give the two countries 30 days to hammer out a comprehensive deal, according to three Iranian officials.
States are recognizing the ecological benefits of ripping out dams and reconnecting rivers.
The Bureau of Land Management will allow the use of the spring-loaded traps, which can kill coyotes and other animals that prey on livestock.
After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a majority-Black Memphis seat as the national redistricting wars continue.
The move would further solidify the U.S. refugee program as a pipeline for the white minority from South Africa.
A White House task force also called for speeding up aid, but some of its ideas would require action by Congress to become reality.
Representative Tom Barrett, a Michigan Republican facing a tough re-election race, introduced a bill to impose limits on the use of military force in Iran and end the fighting this summer.
The Fifth Circuit, reversed more than any other appeals court, has a reputation for taking extreme positions.
The debt is outgrowing the size of America’s economy. The president’s policies could accelerate the country’s fiscal headaches, experts say, unless policymakers intervene.
Our national political correspondent Lisa Lerer explains the impact of President Trump’s spate of attacks against Pope Leo XIV ahead of the closely contested midterm elections.
The immigrant detention center in the Everglades, which Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.
An Iranian official said that Tehran would convey its reply through Pakistan, a key mediator. Another Iranian official earlier dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.”
Beijing depended on Hungary’s outgoing leader, Viktor Orban, to gain a toehold in Europe. A giant battery factory proved a step too far.
Los presidentes de los dos países más poblados de América se reunirán el jueves en Washington para discutir asuntos de seguridad, comercio y minerales críticos.
Our most transactional president is having trouble processing.
President Trump and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who have had a rocky relationship, will meet on Thursday for talks on security, trade and critical minerals.
We are living in an ugly era of ugly choices.
The ruling is the latest in a saga driven by President Trump’s desire for redemption in the state, which he lost in 2020. The county is likely to appeal.
The Trump administration has eliminated more than 350,000 federal jobs. But an annual effort to inspire talented people to serve the public continues.
The administration’s latest shifts on the status of the conflict show how treacherous it is to speak for a president who cultivates an erratic style.
Low approval ratings? MAGA divisions? The president was able to turn out party loyalists in an Indiana primary to help him oust Republican state lawmakers who had crossed him.
El presidente apoyó a los adversarios de siete legisladores republicanos que se opusieron a su iniciativa de redistribución de distritos. Al menos cinco ganaron sus elecciones.
El presidente Trump intenta dejar atrás la mayor crisis política de su presidencia. Pero proclamar el fin de la guerra no lo convierte en realidad.
The vice president, a skeptic of the war, made his first visit of the cycle to the state that will kick off the 2028 nominating process.
At a private event in Washington last month, Mr. Smith, the former special counsel, accused Justice Department leaders of targeting people for prosecution to please and impress the president.
The U.S. military is essentially on standby as officials give contradictory signals about the status of the Iran war effort.
Top federal prosecutors in New York withdrew from an annual event hosted by the City Bar Association, which has been critical of President Trump’s policies.
Nothing was disclosed about the peace plan, and there were conflicting signals from the Iranians about how seriously they were taking it.
The war in Iran has added to a tectonic shift in public opinion — a bipartisan swing away from Israel. Some on the far-right are fighting to keep President Trump’s movement aligned with the Jewish state.
Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Christine Emba about a possible Catholic revival. Also: A woman’s face.
In a lawsuit, an Air Force veteran says that the federal government is sending a “chilling message” to people demonstrating against the immigration crackdown.
The former president was critical of President Trump, without ever naming him. Mr. Obama also urged Democrats to be plain-spoken, and talked about aliens.
Disney parks are closely watched as a bellwether for consumer confidence.
After deep cuts last year, the agency is hiring hundreds. But fears linger that it isn’t equipped for imminent tornado and hurricane threats.
President Trump changed course on the U.S. mission to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz just a day after it began. Oil prices fell and stocks rose as he cited “great progress” toward an agreement with Iran.
Trump administration officials are weighing a plan that would allow wealthy individuals to donate shares in their companies to the investment accounts.
Plus, a visit to the “Gates to Hell.”
If OPEC can’t manage oil markets, the world is in for a wild ride.
El presidente de EE. UU. intenta aumentar la presión económica sobre Teherán, pero es poco probable que el gobierno iraní acepte negociar sin un acuerdo significativo y digno.
El gobierno de EE. UU. debate una orden ejecutiva para crear un grupo de trabajo que reúna a ejecutivos tecnológicos y funcionarios del gobierno para examinar procedimientos de supervisión.
Please do not take the fact that I am writing this letter to you as a defense of U.S. policy toward Cuba, much less a call for American intervention.
El gobierno de Trump está desalojando a manadas de bisontes de las praderas federales, después de ponerse del lado de los ganaderos y los líderes republicanos enfrentados a los ecologistas y los líderes tribales.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is attempting to raise Japan’s profile at a time when China’s clout is rising and doubts about the United States are spreading.
The president helped unseat most of the state lawmakers he targeted after they rebuffed his call to draw new House maps to help Republicans.
The attack was the second in two days, and the latest in an ongoing campaign against people the United States says are engaged in drug smuggling at sea.
The White House is turning to rhetorical leaps as President Trump tries to put the biggest political crisis of his presidency behind him.
The fake image of Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York was similar to a post from September that was widely denounced as racist.
President Trump endorsed primary opponents against seven Republican lawmakers who opposed his redistricting push. At least five of the Trump-backed candidates have won their races.
In a close race, Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee, and Dr. Amy Acton, the Democrat, bring distinctive potential liabilities: his wealth and her time leading Ohio’s pandemic response.
A grand jury approved a fourth count against Cole Tomas Allen, who prosecutors say wounded a federal officer while attempting to kill President Trump.
M.I.A. made the comments at a concert in Dallas, drawing boos from the audience and criticism online.
The American effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is still on course, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, even as Iran’s state broadcaster dismissed it as a failure.
A new level of global disorder will face the American and Chinese presidents at their summit. Like Mao and Nixon, they face a common threat.
The Trump family won’t profit from branded merchandise sold at the airport. But it will have control over any biographical material presented about President Trump there.
With Ukraine, you can glimpse the shape of success.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a system for designating certain “critical infrastructure” sites off limits to unmanned aircraft.
Las declaraciones del presidente en un acto en la Casa Blanca contrastan con la realidad económica en la que el aumento de los precios de la energía afecta tanto a familias como a empresas.
Officials withheld a detainee’s overseas arrest warrant from a federal judge. When she ordered his release, they used the same information to attack her publicly.
The war in Iran has meant big profits for fossil fuel companies, prompting some lawmakers to call for a tax. But that would be easier said than done.
The president is trying to ratchet up the economic pressure on Tehran, but Iran’s government is unlikely to make a deal without a big, face-saving compromise.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said the paper had engaged in “unlawful employment practices” against the man, who did not get a sought-after promotion.
The money would go toward security improvements as part of an East Wing construction project, including a new ballroom that President Trump has said would be built with private dollars.
Violence flared in the waterway on Monday after President Trump said the United States would help guide stranded ships. It’s not clear exactly how the plan is working.
Both exports and imports rose after the Supreme Court struck down many of the president’s highest levies in February.
Artificial intelligence has become a national security concern. That has federal officials rethinking how lightly it should regulate the technology.
Here’s what to know about key elections.
Los funcionarios de Trump y sus aliados venezolanos han prometido una nueva era de rendición de cuentas para desbloquear la inmensa riqueza petrolera de Venezuela. Pero la industria petrolera del país sigue siendo un agujero negro.
President Trump is endorsing candidates in a series of primary elections this month, trying to defeat incumbents in his own party who have crossed him. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains.
The president is seeking political payback for Republican state legislators in Indiana who rejected his push to redraw the state’s political map last year.
They’re neither never-Trumpers nor independents, but they’re increasingly meh on MAGA.
With his signature chain saw, Javier Milei became a MAGA superstar. At home, his state-slashing experiment is on the line.
Ohio’s unusual contest — with a little-known incumbent and a well-known challenger — shows how Democrats are hoping to capitalize on G.O.P. voters’ anger at the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
A win for private equity. A loss for our retirement assets.
Trump officials and their Venezuelan allies have promised a new era of accountability to unlock Venezuela’s immense oil wealth. But the country’s oil industry remains a black hole.
El destacado comentarista conservador se distanció del gobierno de Trump por la guerra en Irán. ¿Durará la ruptura?
The aerial strike raised the death toll to at least 187 in the U.S. campaign against boats the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs.
An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels.
El gobierno estadounidense revocó las visas de cinco de siete miembros de la junta directiva del principal periódico de investigación en Costa Rica.
At a White House event for Small Business Week, he described the economy as “roaring” and predicted that gas prices would go down soon.
The move came after the paper critically covered the country’s president, who has cozied up to the United States. Analysts view the visa decision as part of a White House strategy to punish critics of its allies.
The National Park Service said the dump of debris, between the fourth and ninth holes, does not exceed environmental limits. Opponents disagree.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees challenged the terminations in a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board.
The Department of Homeland Security criticized a judge for releasing a man accused of murder overseas, but did not inform her of the accusation. The judge said she would consider imposing sanctions.
A series of Republican contests will test his grip on the party.
Tucker Carlson talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his anti-Trump conversion, and the cracks in the MAGA movement.
On “The Interview,” Tucker Carlson talks about what he saw, and what he told the president, in the run-up to the attack on Iran.
An exchange of fire threatened to shatter a fragile cease-fire as President Trump seeks to break Iran’s effective blockade of the waterway.
The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.
Los hermanos adolescentes, que se enfrentaban a la deportación tras una detención muy sonada, actuaron el domingo gracias a la invitación de una de las mayores estrellas de la música country.
A federal magistrate ordered that the D.C. Department of Corrections explain why it had placed Cole Tomas Allen in especially restrictive conditions.
The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.
As Pentagon officials delay approval of wind farms, scientific studies show that they can distort radar systems, but the problem is manageable, researchers say.
Internal Interior Department documents show parks are imposing sweeping changes like expanding areas where firearms can by used and allowing game to be cleaned in restrooms.
Readers respond to a guest essay faulting regulators. Also: The Democrats fight back.
At a summit of European leaders, the Canadian prime minister was a special guest offering deals and friendship to jittery allies.