As European leaders try to engage with the American president over Greenland and the future of Ukraine, he is mocking them as weak.President Trump, who is scheduled to speak in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, has been heaping dismissive scorn on many of the leaders he will greet there.
After a century of defending other countries against foreign aggression, the United States is now positioned as an imperial power trying to seize another nation’s land.President Trump has declared that the only limits on his global power are “my own morality” and “my own mind.”
The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.Economists from across the ideological spectrum warn that President Trump is setting the country on a path that will, in the long
The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.
One great truth of Trump II so far is that nobody has any idea what tomorrow holds.The question has only deepened: Is there a strategy behind President Trump's unpredictability — or does it reflect the absence of one?
The court grappled with a Hawaii law restricting carrying concealed weapons onto private property, setting up a potential clash between gun and property rights.Atom Kasprzycki, left, and Jason Wolford are part of a group of Hawaii gun owners challenging the law, which requires gun owners to get the
Federal judges are seeking candidates to fill the top federal prosecutor job in eastern Virginia after a court ruled that President Trump’s handpicked choice was unlawfully appointed to the job.Lindsey Halligan was chosen by President Trump to serve as the U.S. attorney of the Eastern District of Vi
The federal government has sued the University of Pennsylvania for information on its Jewish employees. The university said the request recalls a “frightening” history.University of Pennsylvania officials have said they cooperated with the federal government’s antisemitism investigation, but that as
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was a mistake for Jerome Powell to attend arguments in a case on Fed independence. But Mr. Bessent attended a tariff case.“If you’re trying not to politicize the Fed, for the Fed chair to be sitting there trying to put his thumb on the scale is a real mistake
The largest performing arts organization in the country will lay off workers, cut salaries and reduce its offerings. It may also sell its Chagall murals that are valued at $55 million.The Metropolitan Opera announced a $200 million deal with Saudi Arabia last year after drawing $120 million from its
Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge of Antarctica.
Two new books return to the ’80s-era saga of Bernie Goetz to consider the 21st-century intersections of race, crime and sensationalism.Bernie Goetz on the second day of his 1987 trial, at which he was charged with attempted murder in the shooting of four Black teenagers.
The move is a significant expansion of the Justice Department’s investigation into the state’s leaders, including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis.Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis at a news conference this month. The Trump administration’s investigation was initially said to have foc
Chief Axel Henry of the St. Paul police said that residents, including those with legal status, were “scared to death.”Federal agents in south Minneapolis earlier this month.
Officials on Tuesday were struggling to identify bodies from the crash near the southern city of Córdoba, which killed at least 41 people.The scene near Adamuz, a town in southern Spain, on Tuesday after a deadly train crash over the weekend. Nearly two dozen autopsies have been completed, but the a
An arson attack at a synagogue in Mississippi was a reminder of the threat Jews face, but also of the strength of a small community forged over generations.The aftermath of the fire has been a heartening reminder that the congregation might be small, but its members are not alone.
For decades, there had been an average of 30 each year. With a new deterrent in place, there were none in the second half of 2025.A system of stainless steel cables was installed on both sides of the bridge.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a proposal to increase taxes on those earning more than $1 million. For now, at least, he isn’t pushing.Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani are working together on expanding free child care in New York.
The wealth tax ballot proposal has set off a feverish debate in California, as well as plenty of confusion.An aerial view of “Billionaires’ Row” in the ultrawealthy Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, who faces re-election this year, said that the state budget faced “real volatility” because of threats from President Trump.Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed spending $6 billion more than the state was to spend this year, a lesser increase than in recent years because of the
Philip D. Murphy, New Jersey’s former governor, did enact legislation to protect the rights of undocumented residents at schools, courthouses and health care facilities.Philip D. Murphy, the outgoing governor of New Jersey, rejected two measures intended to help immigrants.
Ms. Sherrill beat a Republican endorsed by President Trump and did what no politician in New Jersey has done since 1961: win her party a third consecutive term in the governor’s office.Mikie Sherrill was sworn in as governor of New Jersey on Tuesday in Newark. She is New Jersey’s second female gover
The death of the designer Valentino marks the end of an era, not just in fashion but in dressing the part.Valentino in his home near Rome in 1974.
