The acting attorney general told lawmakers that he would leave in place an order forcing the I.R.S. to drop investigations into President Trump, his family and his businesses.Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, made clear to a House committee on Tuesday that the fund proposal would be permane
The acting attorney general said the administration was preserving a broad order protecting the president and his family from audits of already filed returns, despite dropping a $1.8 billion payout fund.
Republicans hoped the acting attorney general’s vow that the administration was “not moving forward” with a fund for people claiming to be victimized by the government would unlock the votes.Senator John Thune, the majority leader, at a news conference on Tuesday.
Also, California votes on its next governor. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, on Capitol Hill today.
Some Republicans acknowledged how strange it felt to vote for Representative Thomas Kean Jr., who has not been seen for months. Mr. Kean issued a statement promising to be transparent about his situation.Interviews with Republican voters showed support for Representative Thomas Kean Jr. in New Jerse
Over the past two decades, Iran repeatedly threatened to close down the waterway. President Trump underestimated Iran’s ability to do so.Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz has become a huge source of leverage in negotiations with President Trump.
As negotiations to end the war in Iran drag on, our reporter David E. Sanger describes the factors that are complicating any agreement.Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
A new proposal would allow the administration to block grants if they do not satisfy President Trump’s agenda or support what it calls “anti-American” values.President Trump’s ambitions to impose new political criteria on grants were made clear in a roughly 400-page blueprint that was released on Fr
Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated in pointed testimony to senators that he was reclaiming control of the U.S. relationship with Gavi, an international vaccine alliance.The State Department is “going to be re-engaging on the issue of Gavi,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a hearing on T
A homeless chess hustler, a scholar and an aging recluse found hope in a trashed apartment by Central Park.Chess was what drew the friends together — the same rules and chances for everyone who played.
Mr. Platner, the likely Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, met in Washington with several senators. Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, dodged questions about his confidence in Mr. Platner.Graham Platner met with Democratic senators in Washington days after reports that he had sent sexual messa
The claim that their loved ones’ deaths and disappearances are linked is almost certainly false — but the loss remains real.Elizabeth Weiss, an anthropologist whose husband, Nick Pope, a prominent U.F.O. researcher, died in April. “If you start looking for patterns, you will find them,” she said, qu
To Brazilians, the ubiquitous caramel-colored mutts are a national icon. But a Mexican state has adopted them as its own homegrown symbol.Tiana, a “caramelo,” at a park in Rio de Janeiro in April.
Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world’s computers.Nicolas Papernot, a professor at the University of Toronto, led a team that demonstrated a way of building a dangerous computer
The former first lady’s new book reflects an insular White House where loyalty was prized and President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s feelings were prioritized over health concerns.Jill Biden in 2022. In her telling, by the time she got a glimpse of what others had feared about her husband as president, it
Beyond a few pointed digs at her husband’s successor, “View From the East Wing” largely sticks to the head-spinning details of first lady-hood.Jill Biden returning to the White House in January 2025, weeks before her husband finished his term as president.
He was admired for impassioned duets with singers like Roberta Flack and Celine Dion and for the Disney hits “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World.”Peabo Bryson in 2005. His songs, which dealt with complex relationships and passionate love, dominated the soul and R&B charts for nearly two de
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments followed calls for action from Jewish organizations and after a government report found that antisemitism had surged in Canada in recent years.Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto on Monday.
After a musician fell ill during a live performance of the score from “La La Land,” the composer Justin Hurwitz asked for a sight reader. A 21-year-old student stepped up.
Trump has failed to unite the country while at war and instead is seeking personal gain.
Look on his works and despair.
