Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s adversaries.
A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it....
Traffic in the strait has all but halted as Iran renews its attacks, striking two vessels on Wednesday. More than 300 ships linked to Iran have passed through the strait since the war began....
Kevin M. Warsh, at his confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve, sought to dispel concerns that he would cut interest rates to please President Trump....
Promoters of free birthing reject any type of medical intervention during pregnancy or delivery. The movement has been trending on social media, but critics warn it poses serious risks....
After months of impasse because of objections from Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, E.U. ambassadors took a critical step on the way to disbursing the much-needed money....
At campaign stops, he talks about high gas prices and Trump’s incompetence. But the core of his message is an unflinching disgust for forever war....
A new law forces Ukrainians in the captured regions to get Russian title deeds or risk losing their homes....
President Trump has ridiculed President Barack Obama and the agreement, which he withdrew from during his first term. His critics say he could have avoided a war had he left it in place....
“I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people,” said the conservative commentator, who has broken sharply with the president over the war with Iran....
Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve could still be delayed by a Justice Department investigation into the current chair, Jerome H. Powell....
The proposal reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to President Trump’s vanity to get American might on their side....
Voters in Virginia are deciding whether to adopt a new gerrymandered congressional map that benefits Democrats. Nick Corasaniti, a politics reporter, explains the role Virginia’s new map is playing in the nationwide redistricting battle and its potential implications for the midterm elections....
A British-French plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz would give the continent a role. But Tehran and Washington are still calling the shots....
Kevin M. Warsh has enough support to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, but a criminal investigation into the central bank stands in his way....
The Navy destroyers enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports carry weapons fielded after an American warship was attacked and nearly sunk more than 25 years ago....
The question of the central bank’s independence looms over the economy....
As the United States and Iran make a second attempt at a deal, their negotiating styles are on a collision course....
Schiff has said he won’t perform in countries with what he calls strongmen leaders, a list that still includes the United States and Russia....
Kevin M. Warsh is set to testify at the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday even as a criminal investigation into the central bank risks delaying his ascension to become the next chair....
Ukraine is using unmanned ground vehicles armed with bombs, guns or rockets to carry out attacks and keep its soldiers out of harm’s way....
As the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount Skydance hurtles toward board approval, David Zaslav is about to be more than an accidental mogul....
The Asia-Pacific was hit hard and quick by the war in Iran and its energy bottlenecks. Scenes of crisis there indicate that problems are multiplying and spreading....
The 7.7-magnitude undersea quake occurred off Iwate Prefecture, on the northeastern coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu....
The comically self-serious and outrageous 1936 morality tale, which warned the public about marijuana, became an unintentional parody and midnight-movie classic decades later....
The new proposal would make Grand Army Plaza more friendly to pedestrians. It was all the talk at the local farmers’ market on Saturday....
On college campuses from the Northeast to the Southwest, the conflict in Iran is testing the fealty of young Republicans during the second Trump administration....
High-end brands such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès are looking to other regions as sales in Persian Gulf nations plummet....
The gas-rich Gulf nation is in a state of “strategic shock” after the war dealt a serious blow to its economy, sending ripples around the world....
It was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began....
The Trump administration made the announcement hours after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships, though the status of the waterway remained uncertain....
12/02/2025 17:49
New York Times
