Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during an appearance before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.
The fund that could offer payouts to Trump allies who accuse the government of mistreatment is not only highly unusual but also appears to violate the administration’s own policies.On Pam Bondi’s first day as attorney general in February 2025, she signed a directive that appeared to prohibit the kin
No president has ever used the federal government to advance his own personal interests and those of his family and allies as expansively and openly as Mr. Trump has.President Trump seems even less inhibited by the rules, written or unwritten, that governed his predecessors.
Plus, Stephen Colbert’s last show.The indictment of Raúl Castro, the former president of Cuba, comes as the country’s oil supplies for domestic use and power plants have been exhausted.
Democratic voters are in a combative, anti-establishment mood, unhappy with their party and disagreeing about its best path forward, a New York Times/Siena poll found.
With two swing districts, the region from Scranton to Allentown could decide control of the House, and voters are expressing profound economic distress.The Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania includes midsize cities like Allentown that are growing increasingly diverse.
Republican senators are angry the president is working to unseat their colleagues. But he is also creating more free agents in his own party in Congress willing to defy him.After losing his primary race to a Trump-backed challenger, Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, voted with Democrats
The Colorado State Democratic Party, reflecting the anger of rank-and-file Democratic voters, rebuked Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday over his decision to release Tina Peters from prison.“The man is wildly out of touch with the party he effectively leads.” Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado, a Democrat, inf
The Trump administration backed lawsuits brought by the Havana Docks Corporation that would allow the U.S.-owned entity to get compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime.Cuban revolutionaries taking over the Havana Docks Corporation facilities in 1960.
While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raúl Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread.A furniture workshop in Havana carries reminders that the Castro family has been part of Cuba’s ruling elite for more than 65 years
People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said.Eli Lilly’s headquarters in Indianapolis.
Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” satirized politics. Then his “Late Show” confronted a moment when politics became self-satirizing.
Supporters have created A.I. videos to boost the mayoral campaign of Spencer Pratt, the former MTV star. Some videos have gone viral, but it’s not clear whether they will yield votes.Spencer Pratt’s campaign has received a boost from A.I. videos that depict him as a superhero fighting Democratic lea
The executive order, which would signal a shift from the hands-off approach the White House previously took, follows debates over how to gain control over A.I. models without disrupting innovation.The goal of the executive order is for the government to identify any security vulnerabilities and patc
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to explore an overhaul of labor policies to deal with potential mass job displacement from artificial intelligence.Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate is more exploratory in ideas than a law that will immediately change the jobs picture for California residents.
A report by the New York City comptroller argues that the city’s economy will be transformed by artificial intelligence. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” he said.A report by Mark Levine, the New York City comptroller, marks the first major effort by the city’s leaders to engage with the loomin
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.An illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.
Across Wall Street, bankers have been clamoring to lead what is expected to be the biggest-ever initial public offering.A SpaceX rocket in 2024. The company, led by Elon Musk, chose Goldman Sachs to be the lead bank for its initial public offering.
The U.S. tech giant’s powerful H200 chip seemed poised to boost Beijing’s A.I. ambitions, but not a single one has been purchased in China.Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, said he did not bring up the chip with Chinese officials in Beijing last week.
Reynolds American’s contribution to MAGA Inc. came about one week before the Trump administration announced a new policy on e-cigarettes the company had sought.The F.D.A. has issued new guidance that could pave the way for major tobacco companies including Reynolds American to begin selling flavored
Decision making in the country is guided by a small group of men associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.A billboard in Tehran showing the three supreme leaders, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son, Mojtaba Khamenei.
The State Department said it would fund up to 50 clinics in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I don’t know the ones they are talking about,” a top Ugandan official said.Checking a traveler’s temperature at a border crossing between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bundibugy
An Air France plane was sent to Montreal because a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was on board. The U.S. has closed its borders to recent visitors to the African country.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s executive budget was met with hero worship online. What did the social media chatter miss about the messy reality of municipal policymaking?Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s executive budget release earlier this month was given the star treatment by some of his followers on social media.
