Beijing approved export licenses for hundreds of American slaughterhouses to resume beef shipments, ending a 15-month ban.
President Trump shook hands with President Xi Jinping of China at the start of a two-day summit in Beijing on Thursday. They are expected to discuss trade, Iran and Taiwan.
The Temple of Heaven and Great Hall of the People embody distinct parts of China’s history, which Xi Jinping has sought to underscore while hosting state visits.
La política de Trump hacia China ha debilitado a EE. UU., especialmente en su segundo mandato.
His talks with Xi Jinping in Beijing could decide whether the United States and China maintain their uneasy truce on trade.
El líder de España ha establecido una filosofía de gobierno alternativa al trumpismo.
Historic sites and roads have been closed in the Chinese capital for President Trump’s state visit, resulting in severe traffic and disappointed tourists.
China quiere que continúe la tregua comercial con EE. UU. Eso significa que Xi negociará con Trump para que no se impongan más aranceles, ni controles a las exportaciones, ni sanciones a sus empresas.
The billionaire investor who predicted the 2008 financial crash is bearish on America’s future standing in the world. On “Interesting Times,” Ray Dalio tells the columnist Ross Douthat why.
The unusual ruling came after the judge found that the Trump administration had most likely violated the law by deporting the 55-year-old woman to the African country despite its refusal to take her.
The move escalates the administration’s feud with legal disciplinary bodies over the ethical conduct of government lawyers.
President Trump brought more than a dozen executives of lead financial and tech companies on his trip to Beijing. Trump is expected to discuss the creation of a board of investment and a board of trade with China.
There are few issues in diplomacy more complicated than the status of the self-governing island, which China claims as its own. It is almost certain to come up when President Trump meets China’s leader.
But the agreement is the latest softening of carbon reduction measures introduced by Prime Minister Mark Carney since he took office last year.
President Trump’s visit to Beijing comes as relations with China have became more combative.
Past meetings between the presidents of the U.S. and China have involved friendly displays of cultural exchange. Those gestures have largely dried up.
President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran.
Mientras el presidente Trump amenaza con actuar contra la isla, los expertos debaten si los vuelos que Estados Unidos no oculta son solo una intimidación o presagian la fuerza militar.
Vice President JD Vance said the state had not done enough to fight fraud in the public health insurance program.
The suit argues that the development on state-donated land would violate the Constitution’s domestic emoluments clause, which prohibits the president from accepting money or gifts from states.
The president will get the red carpet treatment, but the deep rift between the U.S. and China will be very hard to repair.
Asked if he was motivated by Americans’ financial woes to make a deal to end the war with Iran, he responded, “Not even a little bit.”
In 2021, the president declared China’s crackdown on Uyghurs a genocide. Now, it rarely surfaces.
As President Trump threatens to act against Cuba, experts are debating whether the flights, which the United States is not taking pains to hide, are just intimidation or foreshadow military force.
The president’s top military adviser is walking a tightrope as he leads the military through a divisive and unpopular war.
La nación caribeña se une a otros países latinoamericanos, como El Salvador, Costa Rica y Panamá, que han alcanzado este tipo de acuerdos.
Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.
In Beijing this week, Mr. Trump should not hand China more victories.
President Trump’s pick to replace Jerome H. Powell takes the helm at a highly uncertain moment for the economy and with heightened concern about the Federal Reserve’s ability to operate independently.
Cuando se le preguntó si la situación económica de los estadounidenses lo motivaba para llegar a un trato, el presidente Trump dijo sin rodeos: “Ni siquiera un poco”.
Pekín envió a un vicepresidente de alto rango para dar la bienvenida al presidente Trump. ¿Qué significa esto?
The president’s middle son is said to be joining his father in a “personal capacity” rather than to make business deals.
The effort involves plans to send weapons through other countries in an effort to hide the origins of the shipments.
President Trump said on Tuesday that he did not think about the economic hardships Americans face from the war in Iran. Instead, he said that he was focused on preventing Iran from having a nuclear weapon.
Readers say David French’s critique of the likely Democratic candidate for the Senate in Maine was too harsh.
In a letter to President Trump, the spokesman, Rich Danker, said allowing the sale of flavored e-cigarettes would enhance their appeal to children.
As the U.S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.
Nuevas evaluaciones dicen que Irán conserva 30 de sus 33 sitios de misiles a lo largo del estrecho de Ormuz, lo que sugiere que su ejército aún es más fuerte de lo que ha dicho el presidente Trump.
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the latest Republican to switch her vote to halt the conflict and require President Trump to win congressional approval to continue it.
Los encuentros con otros líderes mundiales revelan una faceta del dirigente chino que el público rara vez ve, y ofrecen pistas sobre cómo abordará al presidente Trump en Pekín.
Beijing welcomed President Trump with a high-ranking vice president, but the choice of a ceremonial leader suggests China is trading symbolism for substance.
The relationship between the two leaders is marked just as much by mistrust and confrontation as it is by niceties.
President Trump landed in Beijing ahead of a high-stakes, two-day summit with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. Trade and the war with Iran were expected to be high on the agenda when the two meet.
President Trump arrived in Beijing, ahead of his meeting with President Xi Jinping of China. Among those accompanying Mr. Trump were top administration officials and business leaders.
Electric vehicle sales have soared in Europe and much of the rest of the world, but Americans are still hesitant.
President Trump was greeted by China’s vice president, Han Zheng, and other officials, as well as a military honor guard.
In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest.
The government must return about $160 billion, plus interest, collected from duties deemed illegal and potentially more if it loses a related tariff case.
Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict.
Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick to run the Federal Reserve, would face a growing inflation challenge if he’s confirmed.
We preview the Trump-Xi summit.
In Britain, some argue that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by rejecting calls to step aside, risks repeating the mistakes of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Here’s what to expect from the summit between President Trump and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping.
Plus, the controversy engulfing Eurovision.
President Trump said he would like to suspend the 18.4-cent-a-gallon tax, but it’s a move that may save drivers only a few dollars a month.
Temporary truces have become a tool of performative diplomacy, an end in themselves rather than a prelude to a lasting settlement, analysts say.
People in Beijing shared their views on the relationship between the United States and China as the city prepared for President Trump’s state visit.
“You name it, we’re investing in it” does not inspire confidence.
Measuring America’s democratic erosion.
“If you think there’s a lot of money in politics now,” Marc Andreessen said in 2000, “you haven’t seen anything yet.” His firm is now the biggest known spender on this campaign cycle.
The property developer says the war in Iran and Trump’s “unpopularity” contributed to the collapse of a plan for a 91-story building on the Gold Coast.
Los desmentidos se produjeron después de un reportaje de CNN que afirmó que la CIA participó en el asesinato del integrante de un cártel a principios de año.
While Trump chases quick wins and flashy optics, Xi plays a generational game for global dominance.
Los líderes europeos, atrapados en las secuelas de la guerra de Estados Unidos en Irán, han criticado al presidente públicamente. Cuando él se ha enfadado, ellos no han dado marcha atrás.
Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down.
The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.
The leaders of both countries are expected to discuss the risks from artificial intelligence, but neither country is willing to be the first to slow down.
As President Trump prepares to meet with Xi Jinping, a trade war that once threatened to freeze commerce between the two countries has given way to an uneasy truce.
Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One in Alaska, joining a delegation of more than a dozen business leaders accompanying President Trump on his trip to Beijing.
The denials came after a CNN report claimed the C.I.A. had been involved in the assassination of a cartel member inside Mexico earlier this year.
The agreement, which reverses President Luis Abinader’s previous stance, is part of President Trump’s efforts to find governments willing to accept deportees.
A report from the Congressional Budget Office said that space-based interceptors, which do not currently exist, would probably consume 60 percent of the total cost.
One of the settlement terms under review is for the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his family members and businesses.
Desde su cama de hospital en Chicago, el joven deseaba ver por última vez a sus padres. Pero tras cruzar ilegalmente desde México para visitarlo, fueron detenidos por inmigración en Arizona.
The remarks, at a hearing ostensibly about the coming budget for law enforcement agencies, veered from sedate exchanges about operational matters to ugly personal confrontations.
The presidential protection agency detailed how it would use a proposed $1 billion as Republicans asked for more detail and Democrats went on the attack.
David Venturella’s expected appointment is in line with a push by Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, to keep his department under the radar and out of headlines.
NATO should overcome its distaste for President Trump and sends its navies to help open up the Strait of Hormuz.
Politicians are fighting viciously for power, said Shane Massey, leader of the State Senate. “To what end?” he asked, warning of eroding fundamental American values. “I’m voting no.”
Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.
With talks at an impasse, both sides are holding to positions their opponents call unacceptable, while the economic pain caused by the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues to grow.
Asked whether Americans’ financial situation was motivating him to make a deal, President Trump said bluntly, “Not even a little bit.”
A rundown of the problems at the pool and what President Trump is trying to do to fix them.
From his hospital bed in Chicago, Kevin Gonzalez had a final wish to see his parents. But they were in immigration detention in Arizona after illegally crossing to see their son.
Rather than pleas to save the planet, the billionaire, a Democrat is pushing a message of affordability in his campaign to become California’s governor.
History shows there is no more productive national asset than freedom.
The war in Iran has cast a shadow of uncertainty on both superpowers, dimming early hopes that they could begin to address the larger issues that have frayed their relationship.
Work on the iconic National Mall basin appears behind schedule. President Trump initially said he had picked the contractor, then said he did not know it.
The action, initiated by the U.S. attorney’s office in North Texas, could set up a showdown between NYU Langone and the Justice Department.
The agency’s top food official will step in to the role after Dr. Makary privately said he opposed the administration decision to approve flavored vapes.
Durante décadas, Estados Unidos representó riqueza, sofisticación tecnológica y confianza institucional para muchos chinos. El volátil segundo mandato del presidente Trump hizo añicos esa imagen.
Defense secretaries have previously traveled with presidents on overseas trips, to provide advice and represent the U.S. military.
On “The Interview,” Ramit Sethi, a personal finance adviser, explains why he has been public about his revulsion for President Trump, and why he talks about the structural systems that add to many Americans’ financial problems.
The French president visited Kenya this week for a summit designed to build stronger ties with Anglophone African countries.
Si los estadounidenses supieran lo que está sufriendo Cuba, exigirían el fin del bloqueo estadounidense.
“He sees fossil fuels as manly and renewables as woke.”
President Trump has declared the American cease-fire with Iran is on “life support,” and investors are taking a cautious approach as the lack of progress in peace talks weighs on the markets.
From politics to influencers and beyond, the hormone is being used not just for medical reasons but in pursuit of a new masculine ideal.
Facilities tied to Coca-Cola, Cargill, Mondelez and others appear to have been deliberately hit. The Trump administration’s muted response has raised concerns.
President Trump said he expected to speak to the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, about a range of issues at a summit in Beijing, from the war in Iran to Jimmy Lai, an imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul.
Con las conversaciones de paz congeladas y Ucrania ahora más autosuficiente, el presidente Volodímir Zelenski parece alejarse de EE. UU.
Pedro Sánchez has established an alternative governing philosophy to Trumpism.
Beijing has called Taiwan the “core of China’s core interests.” Xi Jinping is likely to focus on getting President Trump to slow approval of more weapons for the self-governing island.
Before this week’s U.S.-Chinese summit, Beijing reached a milestone in its quest for technological self-sufficiency.
Critics raised concerns over press freedom after The Journal disclosed receiving subpoenas related to an article on deliberations on the risks of military action in Iran.
Democrats are trying to stoke public opposition to the project as they take aim at legislation to provide nearly $72 billion for the administration’s immigration crackdown.
President Trump told reporters the Iran cease-fire was “on life support” on Monday after he rejected Iran’s counterproposal for a peace deal this weekend.
The cost to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is now over seven times more than what President Trump initially said, according to federal records.
President Trump chose Cameron Hamilton to direct federal disaster response. As acting head of FEMA last year, he had opposed abolishing the agency and was ousted.
President Trump said the fragile cease-fire was on “life support,” and India’s leader urged residents to cut back on purchases and travel.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has paused until at least Thursday a federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration that would restrict access by mail to mifepristone.
State officials asked the justices to overturn a Virginia Supreme Court decision that struck down a congressional map, a major defeat for Democrats.
The Biden-era measure was intended to protect millions of acres from industrial development and the effects of climate change.
Beijing has hacked America, but we have all the tools we need to fight back.
Congress would have to agree to any suspension, and dropping federal taxes would not make up for the steep increase in prices since the war began.
A las naciones asiáticas les preocupa que el presidente de EE. UU. pueda sacrificar compromisos de seguridad por mejores condiciones económicas con China.
Readers discuss the effects of cellphone bans in school and screen time limits. Also: Close “Alligator Alcatraz”; President Trump’s vulgar language.
Patrick Healy, an assistant managing editor, explains how The Times reports on social media posts by the president that can be erratic and even profane, but are often consequential.
The delegation includes business leaders across a wide range of industries, including Tim Cook of Apple and Elon Musk of Tesla.
Estados Unidos e Irán han estado discutiendo una prórroga de 30 días de su alto al fuego y una reapertura del estrecho de Ormuz.
As the government has been devising plans to keep the dollar dominant, China has been making its own moves to increase global influence of the renminbi.
Cole Tomas Allen faces four counts in what prosecutors say was a plot to kill President Trump and other top officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
The Interior Department added $6.2 million to the no-bid contract for repairs to the Lincoln Memorial pool late last week.
Las terribles condiciones en Venezuela provocaron un éxodo. Tras el atentado que derrocó a su máximo dirigente, la cuestión es si las cosas han cambiado lo suficiente como para que el retorno resulte atractivo.
Las apariciones recientes del vicepresidente JD Vance y el secretario de Estado Marco Rubio han generado nuevas especulaciones sobre una contienda por la candidatura presidencial republicana.
Se espera que la guerra en Irán, el comercio, la inteligencia artificial y Taiwán estén en el orden del día. Pero las expectativas son moderadas.
A group of civilians in Taiwan are stepping up defense training amid rising tensions with China. Beijing’s claim to the island is expected to be discussed by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump this week.
The Trump administration has held up the sale for months ahead of President Trump’s meeting this week with President Xi Jinping of China.
The slowed pace of grants by the National Science Foundation, under attack from the White House, could put the United States at a disadvantage with China, the scientists warned.
Beijing is signaling that it is ready for a trade showdown, and it is building up a legal arsenal in preparation.
Students say they have been passed over for jobs and interviews because of visa restrictions. Some have a Plan B: leaving the United States.
With peace talks on ice and Ukraine now more self-reliant, President Volodymyr Zelensky seems to be stepping away from the United States.
Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development.
A doctor and senator who voted to confirm Robert Kennedy still was snubbed by Trump in the Republican primary in Louisiana.
If Americans knew what Cuba was enduring, they would demand an end to the U.S. blockade.
Asian nations worry that the president might trade security commitments for better economic terms with China during his planned meeting with Xi Jinping this week.
The Trump administration said last week that the war had run its course, but the U.S. president and Israel’s prime minister in interviews on Sunday did not rule out renewed combat.
The two countries have been discussing a 30-day extension to the cease-fire and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Readers discuss artificial intelligence and writing in the classroom. Also: President Trump’s latest assault on science; election workers.
When we’re talking about which allies to support or which communities we defend, our principles shouldn’t shift.
EE. UU. ha presionado a Argentina y Chile para que revisen dos proyectos de telescopios chinos en los desiertos andinos. A los astrónomos les preocupa que esto suponga un revés para la investigación.
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are boosting their profiles, generating speculation about who’s lining up for the 2028 presidential nomination.
A gunman’s attack at the April dinner has spurred more debate than usual about one of Washington’s most dissected rituals.
The Russian military has yet to solve a fundamental problem: how to make big advances in eastern Ukraine when drones are everywhere.
The U.S. has pressed Argentina and Chile to review two Chinese telescope projects in the Andean deserts. Astronomers are worried about setbacks to research.
As a new generation of chronically online oversharers runs for office, many find themselves tripped up by past statements. Their response? Delete, distance, disavow.
Dire conditions in Venezuela prompted an exodus. In the wake of the attack that ousted its top leader, the question is whether things have changed enough to make a return appealing.
We are entering a more perilous era where China no longer sees U.S. strength as something to fear.
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.