President Trump laid out yet another, more ambitious goal of U.S. military action, one that could extend the war.Iranians mourning the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, in Tehran on Thursday night.
In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public.President Trump on the USS George H.W. Bush in October. Polling shows public support for striking Iran is below what his predecessors
Firings, resignations and diversions to the president’s priorities have left elite counterterrorism and counterintelligence units stretched thin, current and former officials say.Directives from the Trump administration have led to an exodus of experienced investigators and prosecutors.
President Trump, who values loyalty, has at times tried to distance himself from his administration’s own actions when they become politically toxic.Kristi Noem testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, where her comments led the president to fire her later in the week.
The Trump administration had signaled earlier this week that it was ready to abandon four executive orders seeking to punish law firms, but abruptly reversed course the next day.The Justice Department is accusing federal judges of undermining President Trump’s authority.
The Florida bar said that it had “erroneously” made that assertion, disclosed in a letter last month, and that no investigation into Ms. Halligan was pending.A spokeswoman for the bar declined to comment on whether she had been contacted by administration officials.
The large-scale, public event in Chicago on Friday caps two weeks of memorials for Mr. Jackson, the civil rights leader, who died at 84.Three of the four living former presidents were invited to speak at Rev. Jesse Jackson’s public service in Chicago on Friday.
Memoirs from Liza Minnelli and Arsenio Hall; essays from David Sedaris and Jesmyn Ward; plus histories, true crime, biographies and more.
New novels from Tana French, Emma Straub, Ben Lerner, Solvej Balle, Shannon Chakraborty, Tom Perrotta, Elizabeth Strout — and plenty more.
What had been a safe G.O.P. seat was looking more attainable for Democrats after Representative Tony Gonzales bowed out in favor of a hard-right candidate.Brandon Herrera had forced a run-off with the incumbent, the Republican Tony Gonzales, before Mr. Gonzales ended his re-election bid.
For some Democrats, generational change comes with a cringey social media past.James Talarico, the state representative from Texas who is now the Democratic nominee for Senate in the state.
The decisions by Darrell Issa and Kevin Kiley, made newly vulnerable by redistricting, demonstrated the challenges Republicans face in a difficult midterm environment.Representative Darrell Issa has served for 12 terms in the House.
The severe weather outbreak “wreaked havoc” in the area of Union City, Mich., an official said. Injuries were also reported in multiple southwestern Michigan counties.
A tornado warning demands instant action. Here’s what to do if one comes your way, and how you can prepare.Locust Grove, Okla., in 2019. Severe storms in the area brought about several tornado warnings.
The executive director, Jean Davidson, said her departure reflects frustration at the turmoil that has engulfed the arts center.“It’s no secret that this has been a really hard year,” the executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, Jean Davidson, said of her decision to leave her post aft
The president has said he plans to shut down the center for two years starting this summer for a “complete rebuilding.”“President Trump’s own words indicate that he is planning to demolish the existing Kennedy Center building,” says a lawsuit by Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio.
Russia’s flag was paraded at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics for the first time since 2014 prompting a boycott by several nations led by Ukraine.Two Russian athletes, center, and Russian officials participated in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Verona, Italy.
The pop star’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence this week was a breaking point, years after she regained control of her life and finances.Some observers have questioned whether Britney Spears, after successfully fighting to be released from a 13-year conservatorship, now needs more
A star writer from the heyday of magazines reveals the family secret behind his award-winning stories.
The price of a gallon of gasoline hits its highest level in a year and a half on Friday. Surging oil prices suggest that the increases will continue.
Our business reporter Joe Rennison walks us through three charts to help make sense of the wild swings in the markets this week since the attacks on Iran commenced.
Employers shed 92,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent.
New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.Dimorphos is about 525 feet around and orbits a larger parent asteroid, Didymos.
Farmers in the Upper Midwest are investing in homegrown oats. It’s good for the land. But can it work as a cash crop?The original Oat Mafia members: from left, Kevin Connelly, Martin Larsen and Tom Pyfferoen. They remember growing oats when they were younger for animal feed. Now they are growing it
