
Trump Directly Calls for Closure of USAID
The president’s demand to end the U.S. Agency for International Development came as the vast majority of the agency’s employees were expecting to be placed on indefinite administrative leave.
The president’s demand to end the U.S. Agency for International Development came as the vast majority of the agency’s employees were expecting to be placed on indefinite administrative leave.
Daniel Ramirez, a Times audio engineer, writes about the trauma of losing everything in the Eaton fire.
Emily Sundberg’s business newsletter, Feed Me, has made her a rising Substack star.
A single image captures the grim task facing those who needed to find space for the dead after a spasm of violence in Central Africa.
Six people on the ground were also injured by the plane, part of which struck a bus on the road when it crashed.
First Amendment experts say Mr. Trump’s lawsuits, based on an unproven legal theory, lack merit. But more could be on the way.
Another winter storm will rush across the Midwest and the Northeast this weekend, bringing snow and ice along the way.
The museum, which faces a projected $10 million deficit, said it planned to cut more than a tenth of its employees and mount fewer exhibitions.
Hezbollah, a powerful Iran-backed militia, has long been the country’s dominant political force and has formed part of the government for decades.
The confirmation of Russell T. Vought to lead the powerful White House budget office is likely to escalate the funding fights roiling Washington and the nation.
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Barbara Kingsolver has put royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to work in the region it portrayed, starting a home for women in recovery.
Court-appointed monitors of Sacramento County jails say a man’s fatal overdose was one of multiple deaths in which deputies and nurses exhibited a “callous” indifference toward detainees.
The army and the paramilitary forces are locked in a new and ruinous battle for territory across the northeast African nation.
Washington has funded roughly a third of the aid sent to the enclave since the war began. With most agency workers set to be put on leave, officials say that those supplies are under threat.
The journalist Kara Swisher discusses Elon Musk's goals in government — and the factors that have led to his radicalization.
There can be no appeasement. None.
President Trump called for ending the so-called carried interest loophole, which saves financiers billions. It’s a tax break that has survived time after time.
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Recklessness will not get us to a revitalized government, but neither will excessive caution and addiction to procedure.
President Trump wants to broker normal ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but his proposal to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza just made that a lot harder.
The assertion by Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, could herald a shift in the relationship between the United States and Venezuela’s autocrat, Nicolás Maduro.
President Daniel Noboa is favored to win Sunday’s presidential election as many voters embrace his heavy-handed tactics to fight violence and corruption.
The central bank has halted hiring to align with a White House directive and pulled back its work on climate change.
New York City traffic. California water rules. Middle school sports. Few local policies are outside the reach of Donald J. Trump’s federal government.
To stave off U.S. tariffs, Mexico agreed to deploy 10,000 troops to its northern border. Analysts and former officials question whether they can effectively stop the flow of fentanyl.
Leo Kelly is an 11-year-old beverage critic, and he already has the power to change restaurant menus.
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According to Kimmel, “MAGA Teresa” only attended the National Prayer Breakfast “because he doesn’t like it when people worship anyone other than him.”
The European Union’s so-called Trump task force spent 2024 preparing for a possible trade dispute. Specifics are secret, but guiding principles are becoming clear.