The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with Elon Musk as co-leader, has advantages that past budget-cutters did not, but laws and court challenges can still make change slow and difficult.Any effort to slash the federal government and its 2.3 million civilian workers will likely face res
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selections to run the nation’s health agencies are alarming infectious disease experts.Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was an outspoken opponent of lockdowns, masking, school closures and other Covid-19 mitigation measures.
A Trump transition team spokeswoman said law enforcement officials had “acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted.”Representative Elise Stefanik was notified by police that a bomb threat was made against her home.
Thirteen months of war left Hezbollah weakened, isolated and desperate for a way to stop the fighting.Residents of the Dahiya, south of Beirut, celebrated the announcement of a U.S.-backed cease-fire on Wednesday.
The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah began on Wednesday, but much hardship and uncertainty lie ahead after a yearlong war that killed thousands and left widespread destruction in Lebanon.People celebrating as they drove south of Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday.
While there were limited signs of life in the area, most residents were hesitant to head back without greater certainty that the cease-fire with Hezbollah would hold.Some Israeli troops have begun to return to Israel from Lebanon, but many remain.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, left, with President Emmanuel Macron of France in Paris in 2023.
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said she and the president-elect talked about Mexico’s efforts to curb fentanyl consumption and keep migrants from reaching the border.President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico listening to President Biden’s remarks during the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro la
A series of swipes at American companies show how China could take the initiative in a new trade war, using its economic dominance to exact pain.Skydio offered autonomous drones free of China’s supply chain risks. However, days before the U.S. election, Chinese sanctions cut off its vital battery su
The finding was a landmark in a court case that has stretched out over more than a decade. Plans for a receivership of New York City’s jails will be heard on Jan. 14.At least 33 people have died in New York City’s jails or shortly after being released in the past two years.
The award-winning filmmaker has slept in the same bedroom for over four decades. He credits his home with allowing him to make the films everyone said he couldn’t.Ken Burns has lived in this home for 45 years.
The party’s donor class is still wrestling with Donald Trump’s victory, worried about retribution and sluggish liberal energy. Some rich Democrats are even pondering leaving the country.Vice President Kamala Harris speaking to supporters in Philadelphia at her final campaign rally, the night before
The nostalgia-fueled production has been the most-watched entertainment program in the United States for the past three years, ahead of the Oscars and the World Series.The “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” broadcast attracts roughly 20 million viewers each year, give or take.
Over half an inch of rain could accumulate throughout Thursday in Manhattan.Workers inflating balloons for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade outside the Museum of Natural History on Wednesday.
Bad weather threatens roads over the holiday, but airports have had little trouble on Wednesday.Travelers in line at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago last week ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
The short answer: tradition.DaRon Bland, left, and Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys after defeating the Washington Commanders 45-10 on Nov. 23, 2023. The Cowboys have played a Thanksgiving Day game every year except two since 1966.
Flying in America has become slower even as official statistics have shown improvement.
She was honored on Broadway for roles in “Pal Joey” and “No, No, Nanette” and then turned to TV, where she won three Daytime Emmys for her work on “Ryan’s Hope.”Helen Gallagher in 1983, on the set of “Ryan’s Hope.” “I’ve done things on the show that I would be proud to put up against anything I’ve e
A 74-year-old immigrant who works outside Sotheby’s shares a basement in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts. He was stunned to hear what his banana went for at auction.The banana that became part of a $6.2 million piece of art came from a fruit stand in front of Sotheby’s.
Israel has decimated Hezbollah’s senior leadership and military infrastructure.
The woman-president thing is more than just a check mark on the feminist to-do list.
What once was an exhilarating show stuffed with vicariously appealing misbehavior became a dreary weeknight watch.
If there’s a thread tying this coalition together, it’s suspicion of expertise and elitism.
Also, Trump picked an envoy for Russia and Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.The roads out of Beirut, today.
