Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.Recent news reports on strike orders given by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have raised questions of potential war crimes.

D Damien Cave, Edward Wong and Maria Abi-Habib

Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour

President Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania was meant to alleviate concerns about affordability. But he kept wandering off script and dwelling on his favorite targets, like immigration.President Trump delivered remarks on the economy at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., on Tuesday.

D David E. Sanger

Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say

Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.Stephen Miller, one of the president’s top advisers, sold shares of a mining company after it had begun negotiations with the government

A Ana Swanson

Fed Divisions Will Cloud Interest Rate Decision at Final 2025 Meeting

The central bank is poised to lower interest rates on Wednesday even as a growing chorus of officials urge caution.Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, has been able corral his colleagues to move as a cohesive group under complex economic conditions, but this meeting could be especially chal

C Colby Smith

Why Markets Are Getting Anxious About the Fed

The central bank is widely expected to lower its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday. But investors are worried about what comes afterward.The shadow of President Trump could loom over Jay Powell, the Fed chair, at today’s meeting.

A Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Eli Tan

I.M.F. Prods China, Gently, on Its Weak Currency

Caught between Beijing and the Trump administration, the International Monetary Fund offered mild criticism of China for relying too heavily on exports.Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the I.M.F., said on Wednesday that China’s currency should appreciate.

K Keith Bradsher

The Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

Nicole Sperling, a Times reporter who covers Hollywood and the streaming revolution, breaks down the competing bids from Netflix and Paramount to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

N Nicole Sperling, Edward Vega, Laura Salaberry, Jon Hazell and Chris Orr

Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55

Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.The British author Madeleine Wickham, who wrote under the name Sophie Kinsella, became a force in commercial fiction upon the 2000 release of “Confessions

S Sopan Deb

Trump’s Speech on Economy Veers Into an Anti-Immigrant Tirade

President Trump vacillated between demonizing immigrants and assuring a crowd of his supporters that life was better than ever under his administration.President Trump spoke to his supporters at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., on Tuesday.

C Chris Cameron

Chip Company Plotted to Send Technology to China, Ex-C.E.O. Says

The former chief executive of Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker, said Dutch officials had known for years that the company’s Chinese owner sought to move its technology to China.On a production line of the Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, last year. Dutch officials seized the comp

M Mara Hvistendahl and Joy Dong

Democrats Make a Fresh Push to Win State Legislatures

The arm of the party that focuses on statehouses is targeting hundreds of seats and more than 40 chambers, according to a strategy memo, reflecting Democrats’ new optimism.The Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. The state is one of several with Republican-controlled legislatures that Democrats are try

N Nick Corasaniti

Democrats Press to Expand House Map, Targeting 5 New G.O.P. Seats

Four of the additions are for districts where President Trump won handily, but Democrats are feeling emboldened by election outcomes this fall.The seat of Representative Darrell Issa, a Republican whose California district Democrats redrew to lean Democratic, is among those added to the Democratic C

S Shane Goldmacher

Brad Lander Will Run for Congress With Mamdani’s Support

Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, will run for a House seat in Brooklyn and Manhattan, challenging Representative Daniel Goldman in a Democratic primary.Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, was endorsed by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, with whom he formed an alliance during the mayora

E Emma G. Fitzsimmons