Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that Russia would not benefit significantly from the sanctions relief but acknowledged that it would see
The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how and when to end the war.An oil tanker anchored in Muscat, Oman, on Thursday. Iran has throttled traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil was passing before
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policymaking are facing potentially lasting economic damage.Oil tankers and cargo ships on Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz.
By suing Republican states and making sharp reversals in old cases, the Trump administration is using courts to fast-track major shifts in policy.In some cases, the legal maneuver has helped the Trump administration lock in changes at the federal level that could persist for years after President Tr
The Trump administration has been trying to choke the Cuban government through an oil blockade. The prisoner release appears to be an effort to appease Washington.The Capitol building in Havana.
The case is mostly moot, a federal judge said, because the administration has resumed the flow of more than $200 million in funding that it had temporarily stopped.The Gateway project under the Hudson River would double passenger capacity in the tunnel, which sits in the busiest rail corridor in the
The number of assaults and threats against Jews has increased in recent years, with anxiety growing further since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.Damage to the Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Miss., in January.
The temple is one of the largest Reform institutions in America, with thousands of families and an early education center.Police swarmed to the suburban house of worship after the attack.
The F.B.I. said the shooting, which wounded two other people at the university, in Norfolk, Va., was being investigated as an act of terrorism.The police responded to a report of a shooting on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday morning.
The proposed law, which would not take effect before this year’s midterm elections, was modeled in part on President Trump’s top legislative priority in Congress.The law’s passage would make Florida the most populous state in the country with proof-of-citizenship requirements for voters.
Two Black female candidates may split Democratic primary voters in Illinois, and anger is growing at well-funded efforts to widen the divide.Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, left, and Representative Robin Kelly are at the center of a fight for Black voters in the Democratic primary race for Senate in Illi
The Trump administration is putting the weight of the federal government behind his false claims about the 2020 election in order to investigate key swing states ahead of the midterms. Nick Corasaniti, a New York Times reporter focusing on elections, homes in on the states that have become the prime
The president called Mr. Paul, a boxer and provocative influencer, a “great guy” and predicted that he would run for an elected position.President Trump predicted that Jake Paul, who rose to prominence as a vlogger and provocateur, would run for office “in the not-too-distant future.”
The billionaire is said to be willing to spend up to $5 million to help Assemblyman Micah Lasher in his bid to replace Representative Jerrold Nadler, bypassing a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg.Michael Bloomberg is endorsing Assemblyman Micah Lasher, who worked for Mr. Bloomberg while he was mayor o
“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” have been neck and neck all season. Here’s what our expert thinks will go the distance.
Ahead of the Oscars on Sunday, Food and Film writers and editors recount the moments that filled them most.
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
The globally acclaimed restaurant had the power and influence to remake restaurant culture. Instead, it perpetuated the darkest parts of that world.Noma opened in 2003 in Copenhagen. Twenty years later, the restaurant announced that it would close to focus on other efforts, like the pop-up it starte
A New Jersey jury found Harris Jacobs guilty of leaving the scene of an accident after he struck a pedestrian with his S.U.V. But jurors would not have the final word.The scene of the crash where Orlando Fraga-Seruti was fatally struck.
The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.The new A.I. model that Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, is pushing had been targeted for release this month.
Despite ethical concerns about using battlefield videos to train artificial intelligence, Ukraine’s defense ministry said it needs to improve A.I. targeting to compete with Russia.Ukrainian soldiers training with drones in the Kharkiv region last year.
Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments. But one in 10 people are what scientists call “non-responders.”
Visitors are flocking to see a bonanza of wildflowers that has transformed this barren desert.
Washington, D.C., was warm and sunny on Wednesday. By Thursday, snow was falling.Rain fell outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday. March is an especially unsettled time for weather across the United States.
