Some officials warn that a more hard-line leader could emerge if the Trump administration moves forward with its plans.Cuba earlier this year. Many officials waiting in the wings in the country, like their Iranian counterparts, represent more hard-line factions.
The Louisiana senator said that, despite reservations, he would back President Trump’s pick for attorney general, giving Republicans enough votes for a majority.Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, said on Friday that he had come to believe that Todd Blanche would be better positioned to p
The Trump administration, rebuffed by the Supreme Court in its first attempt to fire Lisa D. Cook, sent the Federal Reserve governor a letter saying it was “considering” removing her from the job.Lisa D. Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, in Washington in January. President Trump this week renewed hi
A federal appeals court panel backed a lower court’s ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case. But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately.Construction on the White House ballroom site this week.
Will Rosenzweig joins a growing list of former prosecutors and federal agents who have gone to court to contest the purge of law enforcement deemed disloyal.The Justice Department in September fired Will Rosenzweig, a prosecutor who had earned consistent praise, hours after a right-wing commentator
In a phone call this week, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan Senate nominee who had opposed him to just win, working to foster unity ahead of a difficult race.Senator Chuck Schumer’s stewardship of Senate Democrats has stirred some grumbling from more progressive senators who resented his
The Republican House member from Ohio was accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head and fracturing the collarbone of their young daughter. He has denied the accusations.Max Miller planned to loan his campaign $1 million, effectively rebuffing calls from powerful Republicans in the state to with
Haley Stevens and Angie Craig were celebrated by Democrats in 2018. This year, they’ve faced tough primaries.Representatives Angie Craig of Minnesota and Haley Stevens of Michigan
As President Trump struggles to extricate the United States from the war in Iran, his promises to protesters in the country have fallen by the wayside.Anti-government protesters in Tehran in January. Iran has executed at least 26 people in connection with the protests since President Trump made his
The inhabitants of the Chagos Islands were expelled by the British 60 years ago. Refugees were anxious to return this year, but their hopes have been caught in a morass of geopolitics.Roseline Rabouine, who was forced to leave Chagos Islands when she was 8, attending mass in Port Louis, Mauritius, l
Recent escalating tensions between the Iran-backed group and the Yemeni government have prompted fears that a truce in place since 2022 is nearing collapse.Houthi supporters during a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, last week.
As Ukraine repeatedly strikes warehouses of the e-commerce site Wildberries, Tatyana Kim, its billionaire co-founder, faces her biggest test yet.Tatyana Kim, the billionaire co-founder of Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace, in June.
Ukrainian drones have increasingly targeted warehouses belonging to Wildberries, which many Russians rely on as the country’s largest e-commerce business.An advertisement for Wildberries in Moscow. Several of the company’s warehouses have ceased operations after attacks from Ukraine.
A New York Times analysis details the July 20 crackdown on unarmed protesters in New Delhi that has provoked public outrage and accusations of excessive force.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting to prevent 50 percent tariffs against many Canadian goods scheduled for this month.The American whiskey section at a B.C. Liquor Store, after U.S.-made products were removed from shelves in Vancouver last year.
What the former prime minister’s boyfriend rebrand says about the intersection of politics and entertainment.
The worst heat is expected out West, where most of the wildfire smoke may be trapped, while the East also swelters and faces a chance of thunderstorms.
Beset by historically dry weather, much of the nation is losing its signature hue.A parched park on the south bank of the River Thames in central London on Thursday, with Tower Bridge in the background.
Officials said that dozens of Haitian workers for the city would lose their jobs, but warned that the number could easily reach the hundreds.City officials said dozens of city workers were affected, but that number could rise to the hundreds.
After Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office invited the Democratic Socialists of America to a city-sponsored event, watchdog groups raised concerns about mixing politics with government work.Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office said the Democratic Socialists of America, a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization that can
Some New York City homeowners are arguing that they have been improperly targeted by the tax on high-end second homes, also known as pieds-à-terre.A lawsuit filed by New York City homeowners does not seek to invalidate the tax on high-end second homes, but takes issue with the way it was introduced.
The declines nearly wiped out gains made in the state exams last year. New York City school leaders promised a review of the results.Half of New York City’s public schoolchildren demonstrated proficiency on reading tests, a six-point drop from last school year.
This Ohio congressman should not still be running for Congress.
Many people feel that antidepressants block their true emotions, but they don’t have guidance about how to get off these drugs.
