As Democrats prepared to begin oversight inquiries, it was not clear what legal basis could support the threat. The Constitution grants lawmakers immunity for legislative acts.
Representative Jim Himes, who will run the powerful intelligence committee in the new Congress, said he also planned to scrutinize contractor donations to President Trump’s construction projects.Representative Jim Himes’s agenda underscores how Democrats hope to use their commanding majorities in th
The G.O.P. intends to win confirmation of about two dozen federal judges before the party loses power. But Democrats promise to do what they can to stop them.Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, at the Capitol on Tuesday.
That the United States suspected Nvidia’s leader was a Chinese spy target underscores the deep distrust between the two powers, even as their leaders try to stabilize ties.President Trump, left, and Jensen Huang, right, listening to the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, during a state dinner at the White
A woman whom U.S. intelligence identified as a Chinese spy had ties to Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, dating to at least 2023. Ana Swanson, our reporter on trade and economics, explains what new photos show.
Lori Huang, who has been married to the Nvidia chief executive for more than 40 years, stands out among tech titan spouses for how private she has been.Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, with his wife, Lori Huang, met as engineering students at Oregon State University.
Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley figures cast the Nvidia chief’s relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy as a personal lapse, not a security failure.Elon Musk and Jensen Huang at a Saudi Arabia investment forum last year. Mr. Musk and tech investors have voiced support for Mr. Huang
Washington wants to intensify its economic pressure campaign on Iran by closing its land borders. Neighboring states, fearing economic fallout, are pushing back.Travelers and vehicles stranded at the Iraqi border with Iran, when the Shalamcheh crossing was temporarily closed in September.
The 20th-century ocean liner will become an artificial reef, ending efforts to save a ship that was fast, luxurious and (almost) indestructible. Watch the livestream.
A New York Times editor has had a lifelong connection to the S.S. United States, which is becoming an artificial reef off the Florida coast.The author, Jesse Pesta, with his mother, Maureen, aboard the S.S. United States on a trans-Atlantic trip from New York to London in 1968.
The Federal Reserve’s gradual approach to raising rates is being tested by intensifying price pressures.Federal Reserve officials are in broad agreement that interest rates need to rise in order to tame inflation.
People who use heating oil will see increases of around 70 percent because the war in Iran has greatly reduced supply of that fuel.Households that rely on heating oil, most of which are in the Northeast and Alaska, face some of the biggest expected increases this winter.
My I.R.L. adventures in the strange human world behind the enormously popular livestreaming eagle cam.Trisha Dale Green and Owen Phairis at Dana Point Park on Big Bear Lake.
The agent talked of foreign bloodlines, denounced noncitizens and more, according to emails obtained by The Times. His fatal shooting of a Colombian-born motorist in July remains under investigation.
The third grader from Haiti had been living with his uncle’s family since his father was deported last year. From a shelter where ICE sent him, “he cried and just begged to come home.”
An expanding legal fight over the proposed site of President Trump’s 250-foot triumphal arch looms over his visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.A view along Memorial Bridge toward Arlington Cemetery, which would be blocked by Mr. Trump’s planned arch.
Military families are navigating feelings of grief, pride and anger, as well as seeking answers about the deaths of their loved ones.Charles Simmons in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. “Veterans Day is very different now,” said Mr. Simmons, the father of Master Sgt. Tyler Simmons, who died in a refueling
Does Democratic success with the political middle signal a broad realignment in the country? Or is it a temporary turn away from an unpopular president?Kim Thomas, an electronics salesman in Winterset, Iowa, supported Donald Trump for president in 2024 but chose a Democrat in last week’s midterm ele
The breadth of Democrats’ midterm victories has raised new questions about which states will be competitive going forward — particularly Texas, a crown jewel in the Electoral College.Democratic senators-elect, including Juliana Stratton of Illinois, Annie Andrews of South Carolina, Peggy Flanagan of
More money in the political system is coming from shadowy nonprofits that appear out of nowhere and start spending big with little disclosure.A watchdog group filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission over the actions of a new Democratic nonprofit.
Democratic socialists had another success with Ms. Raman’s ascent to the Los Angeles mayoralty. But she is no sure bet to align with all of the group’s priorities.Nithya Raman, a democratic socialist, was elected to lead Los Angeles, ousting Mayor Karen Bass.
Signals can be detected in the way people talk years before symptoms of cognitive decline emerge, researchers are finding.
Yes, his party was routed in the midterms, but this president doesn’t do humility.
There are images from space that the U.S. government doesn’t want the public to see. Here’s why.
