Kevin Warsh Has a Tough Job Ahead. It’s Not the First Time.

31/01/2026 10:02 New York Times

Mr. Warsh is known as a consensus builder, skills he will need if he is to head the Federal Reserve when President Trump is demanding rock-bottom rates.

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A Hawkish Kevin Warsh at the Fed Could Haunt Bessent

The Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to avoid providing President Trump with a clear recommendation to lead the central bank....

31/01/2026 10:02 New York Times

Politicians Are Calling the Protests in Minnesota an Insurgency

The term, used to describe war, poses dangers when applied to American political unrest....

31/01/2026 10:02 New York Times

Russia’s Oil Revenue Is Plummeting

The new reality has forced the Kremlin to raise taxes and increase debt, and hovers over peace talks with Ukraine....

31/01/2026 10:02 New York Times

ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants

An internal memo changed the standard from whether people are unlikely to show up for hearings to whether they could leave the scene....

31/01/2026 02:53 New York Times

U.N. Says It’s in Danger of Financial Collapse Because of Members’ Unpaid Dues

The world body warned it would run out of money by July and have to close its New York headquarters if countries, namely the United States, did not pay annual dues that amount to billions of dollars....

31/01/2026 00:09 New York Times

Justice Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into Minneapolis Killing

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30/01/2026 23:04 New York Times

Stock Market Takes Kevin Warsh’s Fed Nomination in Stride

Stock and bond markets were unfazed by Kevin Warsh’s nomination as the next Fed chair, with the S&P 500 lower on Friday....

30/01/2026 21:10 New York Times

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Choice for Fed Chair Could Find It Difficult to Deliver

Kevin M. Warsh, whom Mr. Trump tapped to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, could face fierce resistance if he tries to pursue substantially lower borrowing costs....

30/01/2026 21:08 New York Times

Why Trump Is Going After Iran Now

As President Trump warns that “we have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now,” our national security correspondent David E. Sanger breaks down what to know....

30/01/2026 21:06 New York Times

Grids Are Surviving the Storm. But the Next 5 Years Could Be Rough.

A group that monitors the U.S. electricity system warns that grid reliability is “worsening” and blackout risks are rising for millions of people....

30/01/2026 20:13 New York Times

Trump Picks Kevin Warsh as Next Fed Chair

If confirmed by the Senate, Kevin M. Warsh, a former governor at the central bank, will replace Jerome H. Powell, whose term as chair ends in May....

30/01/2026 19:01 New York Times

Will Kevin Warsh Do What Trump Wants?

Some investors are worried that President Trump’s nominee to run the Federal Reserve may not be a guaranteed “yes” on cutting interest rates....

30/01/2026 13:50 New York Times

Xi’s Military Purge May Set Back His Taiwan Ambitions

By ousting his top generals, Xi Jinping has secured absolute control but also hollowed out the command structure preparing for possible war over Taiwan....

30/01/2026 13:37 New York Times

Free Buses? How About Expanding the Subway by 41 Miles Instead?

Some transit advocates are wary of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to subsidize bus fares and argue the money would be better spent on a major subway expansion....

30/01/2026 13:21 New York Times

Trump Says Putin Agreed to a Weeklong Pause in Attacks Amid Extreme Cold

Russia has left thousands of apartment buildings in Kyiv without heat in recent weeks, in a campaign that has appeared aimed at breaking Ukraine’s morale....

30/01/2026 12:18 New York Times

The Army Just Unveiled Its Latest Tank. Will It Be the Last?

The war in Ukraine has shown how vulnerable armored vehicles can be to attacks by cheap, expendable drones, threatening the tank’s century-long primacy on the battlefield....

30/01/2026 10:02 New York Times

Lukoil Gas Station Franchisees Caught in a Fight Between US and Russia

After the United States imposed sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil producers, the ripple effects wreaked havoc on business for local franchisees....

30/01/2026 10:00 New York Times

Russia Is Finding the Gaps in Ukraine’s Front Line

The swift advance of Moscow’s forces into the town of Huliaipole showcases a central challenge for Kyiv: how to defend 700 miles with too few troops....

30/01/2026 10:00 New York Times

Trump Is Expected to Announce Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair

President Trump is set to announce his choice to replace Jerome H. Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, saying it is someone “known to everybody in the financial world.”...

30/01/2026 07:24 New York Times

Moscow Airport Sells for Half Off, a Sign of Russia’s Global Isolation

The government opened the sale to cut-rate bidding for Domodedovo Airport after it received no offers at its initial asking price of $1.7 billion....

29/01/2026 18:36 New York Times

U.K.’s Starmer Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as Ties Warm

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain is seeking to promote economic ties for growth, offering China’s leader, Xi Jinping, a way to court one of America’s allies....

29/01/2026 14:04 New York Times

Trump Warns Iran With Military Muscle, but Risks a Regional War

Iran’s Islamic Republic, weakened by airstrikes in June and huge popular unrest, warns that it will strike back hard if attacked by the United States. This time, Iran may mean it....

29/01/2026 13:21 New York Times

Netanyahu Vows to Cut Israel’s Reliance on U.S. Military Aid

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed some soldiers’ deaths in the Gaza war on a lack of ammunition caused by a pause in American weapon deliveries during President Biden’s term....

29/01/2026 10:30 New York Times

Rediscovered Warhols That Warhol Never Saw

Filmed 60 years ago, the new trove includes footage from Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests series and explicit rolls that reveal the artist as a ‘porn-oisseur.’...

29/01/2026 10:02 New York Times

A State Senate Race in Texas Offers Republicans a Warning

A State Senate runoff on Saturday in the Fort Worth suburbs will preview whether a backlash against conservative social policies will give Democrats a chance to gain....

29/01/2026 10:00 New York Times

Sergey Brin Spends $20 Million on California Political Effort Amid Wealth Tax Debate

Sergey Brin donated $20 million to a new political drive aimed at solving California’s housing crisis, spurring other billionaires to pitch in. Their efforts may also help ward off a wealth tax....

29/01/2026 02:51 New York Times

Why the NORAD Cold War Pact Between the U.S. and Canada Is News

The State Department clarified comments made by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada that NORAD would be “altered” if that country did not purchase American F-35 jets....

28/01/2026 23:08 New York Times

After Winter Storm, New York Uses Hot Tubs to Melt the Snow

With no warm weather expected any time soon, the city’s snow piles require mechanical intervention....

28/01/2026 21:08 New York Times

Putin, Still Harboring Assad, Welcomes New Syrian Leader to Moscow Again

This is the second time that President Vladimir V. Putin has hosted President Ahmed al-Sharaa since the fall of the Russia-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad....

28/01/2026 16:02 New York Times

In Kherson, Ukraine, Every Step Outside Risks Death by Drone

Russian attacks on civilians in Kherson, in southern Ukraine, have forced important aspects of life to go underground, offering a vision of a postapocalyptic future....

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