The vote on Democrats’ proposal, which would have sent the G.O.P. immigration bill back to committee, kicked off a marathon of votes that stretched all day and overnight.Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat and the minority leader on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.
President Trump has pursued fame his entire adult life. Now in his second term in the White House, he is finding how little power he has to force cultural figures to fall in line.President Donald Trump used the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to host a red carpet premiere of the “Melania” mov
Beijing says the changes are needed for national security, but they could complicate efforts by Chinese companies to find growth overseas.A robot made by a Chinese company displayed in April at an expo in Guangzhou, China. Beijing unveiled rules this week that would slow the overseas expansion of Ch
As Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang, he faces an emboldened North Korean dictator, whose alliance with Russia has reduced his dependence on China.Xi Jinping, China’s leader, with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in Beijing in September. Analysts say China is likely keen to assert its influence over Nor
The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming, women said in interviews, but some found his actions intimidating and disturbing.Graham Platner, a combat veteran, has spoken openly about his past struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and drinking, and has said his
In an interview after The Times reported on his treatment of women he had dated, Graham Platner acknowledged “not exactly acting with the best behavior” after his military service.Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, said in an interview he would “absolutely take responsibil
Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.Researchers altered genes that influence levels of LDL cholesterol and hemoglobin in the blood.
Scientists have identified proteins that could signal increased lung cancer risk, as well as a drug that could reduce the odds of a tumor developing.
Nick Bilton said he had consulted with the program’s remaining correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker. All three were deliberating whether to stay with the show, two people said.Nick Bilton, the executive producer of “60 Minutes.”
While some powerful Russians shun the West, others want to restore ties and embrace friendly Westerners. President Vladimir V. Putin’s annual economic conference illustrates the conflicting impulses.A screen with an image of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the St. Petersburg International E
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, speaking in Sweden last week.
Eighteen G.O.P. lawmakers broke with their party and joined Democrats to deliver yet another blow to the president’s foreign policy agenda.Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in January. The House bill passed Thursday included $8 billion in loans to Ukraine and $1.8 billion i
The Republicans Steve Hilton, who is running for governor, and Spencer Pratt, running for Los Angeles mayor, have shown early strength, but that could fade as more ballots are counted.Voters in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The president is claiming without evidence that the lengthy counting process in California, which could help determine control of Congress, means Democrats are stealing the election.Election workers processing ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on Wednesday.
Nithya Raman’s vote count still remains well behind Spencer Pratt’s, but hundreds of thousands of ballots remain to be counted in Los Angeles over the next few weeks.
The Trump administration’s efforts to tighten the economic noose on Cuba appear to be working, as more international firms announced they would leave the island.The Catedral in Havana is one of 15 hotels in Cuba run by the Spanish firm, Meliá.
The National Capital Planning Commission received nearly 1,700 comments about President Trump’s plans to build a 250-foot arch in the nation’s capital. Almost all opposed the idea.President Trump with a model of his proposed arch at the White House last year.
The president announced a new project that would connect the memorial to the Potomac River. He isn’t sure if he wants it to be named after himself.President Trump announced his plans to create a promenade in the back of the Lincoln Memorial, which sits near the Potomac River.
With the East Wing turned to rubble, our Graphics staff set out to show what exactly the president planned to build there and elsewhere.
The U.S.-brokered deal depends on Hezbollah halting its attacks first. But the leader of the Iran-backed group rejected those terms, and Israel said that its offensive would continue.Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday.
Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform, which for some users, has become a job unto itself.“This whole corporate, ‘move the needle,’ synergistic stuff — I think people are tired of it,” said Brooke Sweedar, a content creator on LinkedIn. “You have to do somethi
The pilot heard a “thump” while landing in Newark, according to a newly released report. The light pole crashed onto a truck.
Bird helped usher in bebop and transformed the alto saxophone into an instrument of startling possibility. Here’s an 11-song primer on his enduring legacy.
Trump wants results against organized crime. Can Mexico’s president deliver?
