Eighteen G.O.P. lawmakers broke with their party and joined Democrats to deliver yet another blow to the president’s foreign policy agenda.Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in January. The House bill passed Thursday included $8 billion in loans to Ukraine and $1.8 billion i
Plus, the Friday news quiz.President Trump is using bureaucratic and regulatory changes to cut off both documented and undocumented immigrants from jobs and public services.
Beijing says the changes are needed for national security, but they could complicate efforts by Chinese companies to find growth overseas.A robot made by a Chinese company displayed in April at an expo in Guangzhou, China. Beijing unveiled rules this week that would slow the overseas expansion of Ch
As Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang, he faces an emboldened North Korean dictator, whose alliance with Russia has reduced his dependence on China.Xi Jinping, China’s leader, with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in Beijing in September. Analysts say China is likely keen to assert its influence over Nor
The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming, women said in interviews, but some found his actions intimidating and disturbing.Graham Platner, a combat veteran, has spoken openly about his past struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and drinking, and has said his
In an interview after The Times reported on his treatment of women he had dated, Graham Platner acknowledged “not exactly acting with the best behavior” after his military service.Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, said in an interview he would “absolutely take responsibil
Representative Adriano Espaillat and his progressive challenger, Darializa Avila Chevalier, have zeroed in on Harlem, traditionally hostile turf for the Democratic incumbent.Representative Adriano Espaillat held a campaign rally with labor leaders in Harlem last week, part of an effort to court vote
The full impact of graduating into this hiring downturn will not come into focus for years, and much remains uncertain, especially about A.I.’s role.
A three-judge panel will consider whether a lower court erred in ordering construction stopped until President Trump secured the support of Congress.President Trump brought reporters to the site of his ballroom project in May, where construction has continued despite a pending lawsuit.
President Trump has pursued fame his entire adult life. Now in his second term in the White House, he is finding how little power he has to force cultural figures to fall in line.President Donald Trump used the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to host a red carpet premiere of the “Melania” mov
The agency had warned it could run out of money within months, but its regulators said suspending payments to a retirement fund had given officials more time to find a permanent solution.The U.S. Postal Service has raised prices and slowed delivery standards in recent years as it struggles to stanch
James Murdoch says acquiring New York magazine and Vox has nothing to do with his father. But in some ways, it’s a tribute.
Stephen Hanson, whose empire included Blue Water Grill and Ruby Foo’s, was a devoted friend and wingman who helped manage and entertain the women in Epstein’s orbit.
Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received income from renting out three cottages at Royal Lodge, where he paid no rent himself, a British public spending watchdog found.Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lived at Royal Lodge, an estate in Windsor, until February, when he was ousted after new revelations emerged a
Mining has been the lifeblood of this remote Congolese hill town for decades. Now, it is fueling the spread of a devastating outbreak.
Nick Bilton said he had consulted with the program’s remaining correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker. All three were deliberating whether to stay with the show, two people said.Nick Bilton, the executive producer of “60 Minutes.”
Charles Oakley, the 1990s Knicks star, hasn’t been to a game at Madison Square Garden in nearly a decade because of a legal battle.Charles Oakley was briefly barred from Madison Square Garden in 2017 after he was removed from a game there after an altercation with security guards.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia is seeking re-election as his country weighs questions of war and peace, of autocracy and democracy, and of subjugation and independence.
Fearing a loss of influence, groups linked to the Kremlin and intelligence agencies have sought to discredit the country’s prime minister.A campaign event last week for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of Armenian parliamentary elections.
While some powerful Russians shun the West, others want to restore ties and embrace friendly Westerners. President Vladimir V. Putin’s annual economic conference illustrates the conflicting impulses.A screen with an image of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the St. Petersburg International E
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, speaking in Sweden last week.
Guido Crosetto, Italy’s defense minister, said in an interview that European nations should forge a new joint defense system and take greater responsibility for their own security.Italian marines during a military exercise in the Arctic Circle in 2024.
As concern rises in Europe over threats from an emboldened Russia, the Irish government says it’s working to plug gaps in its military, which reflect a tradition of neutrality.
