The new White House chief of staff is responsible for some of the most provocative policies of President Trump’s second term, as well as an aggressive approach to executive power.As President Trump’s domestic policy adviser, Mr. Miller has been one of the most deeply ideological members of the White
A wave of high-ranking women have left the Trump administration in the past year. Many were replaced by men.President Trump talking with Susie Wiles at the White House last year.
A looming impeachment push could put President Trump’s polarizing defense secretary in a standoff with Democrats and Republicans.Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, faces an impeachment effort by a fellow Republican.
Jason Reding Quiñones joins what is expected to be a succession of departures at the Justice Department after the midterm elections, including that of the leader of the national security division.The Southern District of Florida had more than 200 lawyers when Jason A. Reding Quiñones arrived, but by
Plus, a surprisingly good jobs report. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.Stephen Miller with President Trump in the Oval Office in August.
Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.Elon Musk has become by far the Republican Party’s biggest megadonor, spending nearly $500 million during the 2025-26 midterm election cycle.
A memo that circulated among U.S. policymakers cited intelligence that Alice Huang, a Chinese executive who developed a relationship with Nvidia’s leader, was an asset of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security.Jensen Huang, an influential ally of President Trump’s, is a pivotal figure in the intense g
Sweeping midterm successes in Georgia and North Carolina have given the party an opportunity, and a test, to lay out a vision for governing in the South.Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta, is the first Democrat to be elected governor of Georgia in decades.
The party’s losses in New York mirrored those across the nation, but leading Republicans in the state quickly blamed each other for the results.The Republican challenger, Bruce Blakeman, center, lost by 19 points in his bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul.
A Virginia judge, empowered by quirks in maritime law, has overseen the salvage of the remote shipwreck for decades. Now her rule is being challenged.When it sailed from Europe in 1912, the Titanic’s majesty and reputation for opulence brought attention to its maiden voyage.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development credited President Trump, while homeless advocacy groups said that so-called Housing First policies of his predecessors played a part.The drop of more than 6 percent was the second consecutive year that the figure had fallen.
The largely symbolic vote serves as a sharp rebuke of campus leadership’s handling of an explosive rape allegation that put the university in the national spotlight.The no-confidence resolution was proposed by more than a dozen Cornell University faculty senators in October.
The Brooklyn blaze that killed six people this week renewed focus on the soaring death toll and raised questions about whether e-bike batteries have played a role.
Unless the next governor, Xavier Becerra, keeps commuting sentences, California’s death row is likely to slowly repopulate in the coming years.Death row inmates used to be held together at the San Quentin state prison, but they have since been transferred to other state facilities and moved into the
Secrecy, debt and soaring fuel costs all contributed to the Odyssey’s downfall. Here’s an inside look at how the “endless cruise” unraveled.The Odyssey, docked last week in Cambodia. Its main lender has since taken control of the ship.
“When he feels cornered, when he feels attacked, he fights back,” the columnist Carlos Lozada says of Donald Trump, who is now entering the lame-duck phase of his presidency. Columnists from across Times Opinion share their predictions for what the final two years of Trump’s term might look like — a
He will need to sell voters on a tarnished Trump brand.
Two years after two other pandas were returned to China, giant pandas were back on display in Atlanta.
