California Voters Reject Prop. 40 Billionaire Tax Measure
The outcome could hinder the wealth tax movement in California and across the country in future years.A rally against Proposition 40 in La Palma, Calif., last week.
In a Democratic Wave, Even the Long Shots Defied the Odds
A handful of Democrats scored improbable victories in races against Republican incumbents who were favored to win.
Thomas Massie Moves to Force Vote on Impeaching Pete Hegseth
Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, set in motion a vote that must occur by Wednesday. If the House approves the charges, it will prompt a Senate trial.Representative Thomas Massie called up a resolution accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of being “a threat to the Constitution
Trump Veers Back Into Claims of Rigged Election, Questioning Midterm Results
President Trump, who initially said he would accept the midterm results, renewed his unsubstantiated claims that voting was manipulated.President Trump has amplified election conspiracy theories online in recent days.
Congress Has Reined In the Presidency Before. Here’s How to Do It.
History tells us that constitutional oversight can be a powerful tool — if wielded correctly.
U.S. Commerce Dept. Inquiry Into Megaspeed Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention
An investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore company that was buying advanced Nvidia A.I. chips, was transferred to the Justice Department after a top Nvidia executive reached out to Commerce Department officials.Nvidia said on Sunday that it was opening an investigation into Jensen Huang, after he
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Told Trump He Did Not Know Chinese Woman Was Suspected Spy
President Trump told reporters Monday that he believed Jensen Huang’s account and said he did not recall receiving a briefing warning him about Mr. Huang’s liaison.Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, seen earlier this year. His relationship with a suspected spy for Beijing has rattled his c
Democrats Demand Answers on Trump’s A.I. Policy Amid Spy Plot
Congressional leaders raise concerns in a letter as Nvidia investigates its chief executive’s affair with a suspected Chinese spy.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during a campaign rally at the Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, NC, last month.
For Years, She Felt Awful. Her Flexible Joints Held a Clue.
Many people with hypermobility disorders spend years trying to figure out what’s wrong. Online communities are helping them connect the dots.Del Ivey spent years trying to figure out why she felt so ill. Then she stumbled on videos suggesting it might be related to her hypermobility.
Iran War Unexpectedly Drove Down Carbon Emissions This Year
It’s the first drop in planet-warming pollution since the pandemic in 2020. But researchers cautioned that the decline could be short-lived.Researchers believe the dip may be only temporary — if the war with Iran ends and the Strait of Hormuz reopens, oil and gas demand could easily bounce back.
What Is Congress’s Plan to Speed Up Energy Permits?
The sprawling bill, which has divided Democrats, would overhaul major environmental laws to streamline the permitting process.The legislation would overhaul several landmark environmental laws to make it easier for the federal government to approve all sorts of projects, from gas pipelines to subway
Exxon Strikes Preliminary Deal to Return to Venezuela
The agreement brings the biggest U.S. oil company a step closer to pumping oil again in Venezuela, nearly two decades after it left the country.Exxon Mobil already has major operations in Guyana, which shares a contested border with Venezuela.
China’s Trade Surplus Passes $1 Trillion at Record Pace
China’s factories are finding eager buyers worldwide, but the export boom is raising concerns about its impact on trading partner nations.Wind turbines being loaded at a port in Lianyungang, China, last week were set for export to Oman.
‘We Used to Be a Wealthy City’: Auto Woes Slam German Towns
The downturn in the automotive industry has done away with services and benefits that residents of Friedrichshafen, a lakeside city, once enjoyed.
M. John Harrison’s ‘The End of Everything’ Wins Booker Prize
M. John Harrison’s dystopian tale “The End of Everything” beat out higher profile books by Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout and Douglas Stuart.M. John Harrison, holding up the Booker Prize trophy.
Book Review: ‘The End of Everything,’ by M. John Harrison
Very little is clear in M. John Harrison’s Booker-nominated novel “The End of Everything,” except that nothing is as it seems.
Thinking Like a Supermajority
Adam Jentleson, the president of Searchlight Institute, thinks that Democrats can win a whole lot more by embracing heterodoxy.
They Were Married for Decades Before the Parkinson’s Began. Then Came the Visions.
After 50 years of marriage, John found himself caring for his wife, an art curator grappling with Parkinson’s.
Late Night Weighs In on Trump’s Hopes for the Afterlife
The president told “60 Minutes” that he doesn’t want to go to hell. “America was like, ‘Then where have we been living the past three years?’” Jimmy Fallon said.
Gary Fisketjon Has Died. He Edited Ellis, Tartt, McInerney and McCarthy.
A champion of slow, methodical editing and long working relationships with writers, he was regarded as one of the best of his generation. He was 72.