Since President Trump’s rise, Democrats have served as defenders of a political system many Americans believe is broken. Now the party is trying a new approach.“The Democratic Party should be leading, rather than just saying: ‘No, no, no. Status quo, status quo,’” Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan,
The Trump administration has sought to move away from the model, which supporters call “evidence based” but opponents consider overly permissive.Few aid policies have been studied as extensively as Housing First, and supporters’ faith that it is “evidence based” lends the debate special intensity.
Chuck Redd, a jazz musician, said he canceled his annual concert after President Trump’s name was affixed to the Washington building’s facade.An annual Christmas Eve jazz concert was canceled by its host after President Trump’s name was added to the Kennedy Center building.
After a fatal shooting, the Trump administration froze a visa program for Afghans that Republicans in Congress had championed. The G.O.P. has not objected.Men fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021.
Federal and local officials said the man, an immigrant from Portugal, tried to flee and harm agents. He and another man were hospitalized after a vehicle they were in crashed.A shooting in Glen Burnie, Md., involving a U.S. Immigration and Customs officer left two people hospitalized. They were in s
The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. The revised version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression.A resident at an apartment building hit by a Russian drone during an aerial attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
Mykola Leontovych, the Ukrainian composer of the famed festive song, lived in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. Months of Russian assaults have erased most tributes to his life there.A statue of the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych outside a park in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, in August last year, a few days
Democratic lawmakers, who had criticized the Justice Department’s release of the material, accused the Trump administration of violating the law mandating the release of the files.An undated image of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell released by the Justice Department.
The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass.Danielle from NewJeans onstage in Hong Kong in March. The group had hoped to kick off a new era with a fresh start, but remains in its old recording contra
Profit-seekers co-opted America’s premier cultural exchange program, the J-1 visa, which brought young people to work in the United States. Some sponsors charged thousands in fees.The State Department has allowed private sponsor organizations to exercise enormous amounts of control over the J-1 visa
Haitham Salem spent 11 months held by Israel without charge and said he endured beatings and abuse. He was released as part of the cease-fire deal, longing to return to his family.Haitham Salem, a Palestinian electrician, at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, in December.
Shares of Tesla have hit new highs on optimism about the company’s self-driving taxis. But experts say Tesla is far behind Waymo, which has a big head start.
The holidays usually bring home huge numbers from the Venezuelan diaspora. But this year, after international airlines halted almost all service, many people are spending Christmas alone and on edge.Most foreign flights into and out of Simón Bolivar International Airport, the main airport serving Ve
The Puerto Rican rum and coconut drink used to be passed down within families, but now it has become a holiday party staple beyond the community.Coquito’s ingredients are straightforward, but finding the right mix is not so easy.
A plane from Mexico was on a medical mission on Monday when it crashed into Galveston Bay, and two men on the water that day helped save two lives.Multiple people responding to a plane crash near Galveston, Texas, on Monday.
An arcane numbering system and the misplacement of an official record have caused confusion on where Zohran Mamdani falls in history.Kenneth Cobb, assistant commissioner of the city records department, called the historical records “a little bit confusing.”
Lamar Brown went through a rigorous program at a New York State psychiatric hospital aimed at stopping the “revolving door” for homeless people with mental illness.Lamar Brown in Riverside Park, near his Manhattan apartment, in September. He moved to the apartment last year after a lengthy stay at a
Leo XIV’s Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his predecessor, Francis.Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd gathered at the Vatican on Christmas Day.
The actor stars as a magnetic, striving table-tennis champ in Josh Safdie’s new movie, one of the most exciting movies of the year.Timothée Chalamet in “Marty Supreme,” set in 1952 New York and directed by Josh Safdie with electrifying flourish.
Volleying questions with the table tennis champ Marty Reisman, an inspiration for Timothée Chalamet’s new film, showed that he was a character in his own right.Marty Reisman won 22 major table tennis titles over the course of a colorful career.
Much of Southern California remained at risk of potentially deadly floods on Thursday and Santa Barbara Airport was closed, as heavy rains showed little sign of easing through the week.A view of Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. On Christmas Day.
A long-neglected one-act from a theatrical master offers the key to enjoying your family gatherings.
“We had a natural affinity for each other,” Martin Scorsese writes of Rob Reiner.
We look back at 2025.Clockwise from top left, Pope Leo XIV; Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump; wildfires in California; Zohran Mamdani.
