Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.Joshua Fisher, the director of White House management and administration, estimated that the construction of the White House ballroom was 65 percent complete.

L Luke Broadwater and Ann E. Marimow

Carney and Trump Talk Again as Deadline Nears on New U.S. Tariffs

Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost?The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, on the day after it opened last month. President Trump had threatened to block the br

M Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Polling Firm Released Fake Data in Hong and Bass Races as a ‘Social Experiment’

Median Strategies revealed that recent polls from the firm were intended to expose how easily false results can be spread.A poll from Median Strategies had Francesca Hong leading the Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin by more than 20 percentage points. The group has revealed that the resul

R Ruth Igielnik and Caroline Soler

Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan

A day after President Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner, visited Israel to advance a stalled plan for demilitarizing and rebuilding Gaza, the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas commanders.Palestinians mourned loved ones at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday after a cafe near the Gaza port was

E Ephrat Livni and Abu Bakr Bashir

Two Ships Transiting Strait of Hormuz Are Attacked as Oil Prices Rise

Maritime officials on Tuesday announced the recent attacks, which killed at least one sailor. Six months into the conflict, the vital waterway remains perilous.Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday. Traffic through the strait has dwindled since the conflict began.

J Jenny Gross

Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content

Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.The Texas Tech campus in Lubbock is in a right-leaning part of the state. Its leader is trying to clamp down on teaching about gender and sexua

V Vimal Patel

Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigations, Lawyer Says

A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals.Brown University campus in Providence, R.I. The whistle-blower said government lawyers had found the universit

M Mark Arsenault and Alan Blinder

Frank Beard, Beardless Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77

The only member of the Texas power trio without a beard, he propelled the band’s blend of boogie, Southern rock and blues for more than a half-century.Frank Beard performing with ZZ Top in Salina, Kan., in August 2025.

I Ishani Desai