E.U.-Canada Ambitions Face Reality Check

The bloc’s offer of “associate member” status to Ottawa shows how U.S. allies are pulling closer together. But their plans face significant obstacles.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney greets members of the European Parliament as he attends the State of the European Union address in Strasbourg, Fra

M Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Jeanna Smialek

The Liftoff Scenario That Terrifies A.I. Doomsayers

“Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk.Jeff Clune a computer scientist and researcher at the University of British Columbia in Canada and founder of Recursive Superintelligence, one of

C Cade Metz

U.S. Fast-Tracked Deportation of Ecuadorean Politician Despite Torture Fears

The removal of José Serrano, a critic of President Daniel Noboa who has been accused of criminal activity, underscores how the Trump administration has asserted control over U.S. immigration courts.José Serrano in 2018, when he was president of Ecuador’s National Assembly. He is now being held in a

N Nicholas Nehamas, José María León Cabrera, Hamed Aleaziz and Genevieve Glatsky

Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.

The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office.The holding up of the tax gap estimate comes as President Trump’s administration has pushed out roughly a quarter of the I.R.S. work force an

A Andrew Duehren

Bo French Faces Backlash Over Posts About University of Texas Students

Republican leaders brought Bo French, an anti-Muslim hard-liner, into the fold. Then he attacked Texas football fans.Bo French, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, drew bipartisan criticism for his social media posts. Above, at a conservative conference in March.

L Lauren McGaughy

House Holds Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas

The billionaire investor had refused to appear for a deposition and turn over documents to a key panel investigating Jeffrey Epstein.The House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas to Leon Black in June, after he refused to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements that he had signed with women

M Michael Gold