The president’s unilateral and retributive style of governing is starting to hit a wall in both chambers of Congress.President Trump departing the White House in May. On Wednesday, four House Republicans sided with Democrats to demand Mr. Trump withdraw U.S. forces from the conflict with Iran.
A measure to direct an end to U.S. engagement in Iran was adopted with a handful of Republicans in support, sending a signal of opposition to the president’s handling of the war.The vote on Wednesday was the latest reflection of divisions between Republicans in Congress and President Trump on a rang
Four Republicans from different ideological factions crossed party lines to vote with Democrats in favor of reining in the president’s power to wage war unilaterally.
Plus, could streetlights be making your allergies worse?Capitol Hill in May. The vote on the war in Iran on Wednesday was the latest reflection of divisions between Republicans in Congress and President Trump on a range of issues.
The Lebanese militant group’s attacks have caught Israelis off guard, forcing its political and military leaders to scramble for solutions.Israeli soldiers reacting to drones near the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday.
Ms. Bass, a Democrat, has had a roller-coaster first term. She now faces the first runoff since 2005 for an incumbent mayor in the city.Mayor Karen Bass, center, campaigning at a community center in Plaza de Valle in Los Angeles, last month.
As Republicans break up majority-Black House districts, Democrats must decide whether to preserve seats concentrated in urban areas or push them into white suburbs to target G.O.P. seats.Representative James Clyburn addressing the crowd at his annual fish fry alongside Representative Ro Khanna of Ca
Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has undermined education.Social media companies’ push to reach students has often overshadowed concerns from parents and teachers.
The stars Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf talk with the show’s director, Joe Mantello, about the exhilaration of collaborating and the trap of sentimentality.From left, Nathan Lane, Joe Mantello and Laurie Metcalf in Lane’s dressing room at the Winter Garden Theater in Manhattan after a recent perfor
The $135 share price means Elon Musk’s rocket maker is poised to exceed the 2019 initial public offering of Saudi Aramco in both valuation and money raised.SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifted off last month during a test flight from Starbase in Texas.
The governor said the Department of Homeland Security’s actions at Delaney Hall raise “serious questions.”Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and Senator Andy Kim, right, have expressed concerns about conditions at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center.
Her graphic novel series, published in English in 2003, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. The work helped millions relate to Iranians.Marjane Satrapi was one of the best-known exponents of a form of graphic novel that combined political history and memoir
Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.”The European plan to invest roughly $107 million comes as the U.S. has said it would dismantle a sprawling network of sensors.
In her first public comments on the firing, Ms. Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, said that the longtime correspondent had “broken” the trust in the newsroom.“Despite our attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way back, unfortunately we weren’t able to do so, and so we had to part way
Mehdi Taj said his federation has been dealing with FIFA, not the United States, in trying to obtain visas for Iran to play in the tournament that begins next week.Mehdi Taj being interviewed by a reporter in Tehran last month. Mr. Taj said mixed messages from Washington had created confusion over I
A presidential candidate endorsed by President Trump has been accused by some Colombians of co-opting their beloved national team’s yellow soccer jersey.Supporters of Abelardo De La Espriella wearing national soccer jerseys at a rally in Medellín on May 24.
A challenging art market is forcing even an established player to contract.“The whole art gallery art system became too big, too commercial, too impersonal and too corporate,” Marc Glimcher, the chief executive of Pace Gallery, said.
When you turn A.I. agents loose on your finances, email and customers, what could possibly go wrong?
A.I. wants to help you start the day. Its suggestions? Drink coffee and get dressed.
In “The Fire Agent,” the musician David Baerwald bases his debut novel on the shadowy life of his German-Jewish grandfather: an aristocrat, a soldier, a Buddhist and a spy.
“The Fire Agent,” by David Baerwald, is a historical novel that spans two continents and world wars.
The presidential center that opens this month seems out of step with the zeitgeist of the moment and produces emotional reactions among the discontented of the Trump era.
Too many women walk out of their doctors’ office with no diagnosis, no treatment and no plan.
You spend your whole childhood trying to look different from your dad, only to wake up and see his forehead in the mirror.
