The president-elect has said he will use sanctions sparingly while vowing to end the war in Ukraine, renewing questions over their efficacy.
Higher fuel prices are a burden on low-income families....
The Gulf Arab states have been grappling with how to deter Iran after the war made clear the limits of American security guarantees....
A pledge for more Chinese investment could face backlash given longstanding national security concerns in the United States....
He has minimized soaring gas prices, rising inflation and the American economy’s need for the Strait of Hormuz....
President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran....
Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, appears prepared to thrust the state into the nation’s redistricting wars....
Asked if he was motivated by Americans’ financial woes to make a deal to end the war with Iran, he responded, “Not even a little bit.”...
Also, Kevin Warsh is confirmed as the next Fed chair. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday....
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the latest Republican to switch her vote to halt the conflict and require President Trump to win congressional approval to continue it....
The visit to meet with the Emirati leader, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, was another sign of how Israel and the Emirates have drawn closer together....
President Trump’s pick to replace Jerome H. Powell takes the helm at a highly uncertain moment for the economy and with heightened concern about the Federal Reserve’s ability to operate independently....
The president’s top military adviser is walking a tightrope as he leads the military through a divisive and unpopular war....
Some wild animals, eating fermented or rotten fruits, “may exhibit completely unpredictable behavior,” the police warned drivers in Saône-et-Loire, a rural region in central-eastern France....
Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination....
The Producer Price Index rose in April at its fastest pace in four years, government data showed, a day after consumer prices showed inflation was surging....
Politicians are fighting viciously for power, said Shane Massey, leader of the State Senate. “To what end?” he asked, warning of eroding fundamental American values. “I’m voting no.”...
The balance of power between the United States and China had shifted in Beijing’s favor even before the war in Iran began in February....
As the U.S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates....
Representative Kevin Kiley, independent of California, became the 218th signature on a petition to force action on an aid bill to Ukraine. The vote could come as soon as the end of May....
Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict....
Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down....
Plus, the controversy engulfing Eurovision....
Temporary truces have become a tool of performative diplomacy, an end in themselves rather than a prelude to a lasting settlement, analysts say....
Also, Russia keeps attacking U.S. companies in Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday....
Trump is fighting the world’s stupidest culture war....
The war in Iran has cast a shadow of uncertainty on both superpowers, dimming early hopes that they could begin to address the larger issues that have frayed their relationship....
After a warm winter that brought more rain than snow, the state’s snowpack was the lowest it has ever been....
The estimate from the Defense Department’s top budget official was $4 billion higher than two weeks ago. Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to say when the administration would request extra money for the Iran conflict....
President Trump has declared the cease-fire on “life support,” and investors are taking a cautious approach as the economic effects of the war become more apparent....
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs replaced tariffs as the driver of higher prices for Americans....
02/01/2025 19:21
New York Times
