President Trump is expected to sit in a luxury box for Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden. Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he will be in a “very different section.”
Israel’s Haredim have escalated their protests against military service in recent weeks, underscoring growing divisions ahead of national elections.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union walked out on Thursday for a second day of strike action.
British lawyer David Haigh lost contact with Zeynab Javadli on Tuesday and the BBC has been told her home in Dubai is locked and empty.
A memoir and a history of Iran’s turbulent 20th-century politics, one comic strip frame at a time.
Gwynne Shotwell, the president and chief operating officer, is the adult-in-the-room foil to Mr. Musk as SpaceX prepares for a blockbuster initial public offering.
After months of uncertainty, and without an approved budget or secured venue, the orchestra has been unable to schedule its next season.
About 90 such investigations are currently open, a Justice Department official told prosecutors. The tally offers a glimpse inside the scale of the administration’s efforts.
The former Trump national security adviser plans to plead guilty to a count of illegal retention of classified information, which could result in a fine and possibly prison time of up to five years.
The lower chamber of Congress passed a measure that seeks to halt further military action, in a vote seen as largely symbolic.
Fans will not be allowed to take reusable water bottles into World Cup stadiums due to safety concerns, Fifa says in a late policy change.
In the shadow of cartel violence, BBC’s Will Grant got a first-hand look at security plans in Monterrey.
The government is committing many millions of pounds to the new theme park planned for Bedfordshire.
What's happening on the ground in the Makerfield by-election campaign?
And, why does Donald Trump want to “nationalise” elections?
A federal appeals court on Thursday agreed to halt an order requiring the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to testify next week about tariff refunds. The Trump administration is fighting the order, saying a judge overstepped by compelling CBP Commissioner Rodney
Six GOP senators voted with Democrats in support of a proposal sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to block the construction of President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom unless Congress authorizes the project. The amendment would have given Congress sole autho
A group of six Democratic senators sent letters to two tobacco companies on Thursday, asking for details on their dealings with the Trump administration in the wake of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) easing restrictions on vapes. Last month, the FDA granted marketing auth
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon predicted this week that the Republican Party will lose its majority in the Senate in the midterm elections this fall. In a Thursday episode of his “War Room” podcast, the conservative commentator said he has witnessed a deflation in
The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to redirect the nearly $1.8 billion proposed for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) “anti-weaponization” fund to bolster the budget for cracking down on fraud against U.S. tax
The House Armed Services Committee adopted a provision for the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would demand the Pentagon inform Congress why senior military officers were fired or dismissed within five days. The requirement was introduced by Rep. Pat Ryan (
Three Republicans in tough Senate races this fall joined Democrats in voting for an amendment to prevent the Justice Department from ever creating an “anti-weaponization” fund like the one President Trump proposed. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jon Hu
Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged a federal judge to block the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, joining the legal fight against the payouts even as the administration pulls back on the idea. “The Anti-Weaponization
Micah Lasher is leading a race with the might of the establishment propelling him. It might not be enough.
The Senate launched a voting blitz on Thursday as it moves toward passing a $70 billion budget reconciliation package that would fund immigration enforcement agencies. Among the amendments up for a vote, Senate Republicans defeated 49-50 one sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader
President Trump on Thursday afternoon will give remarks from the White House on the administration’s moves to bolster coal power, including a $700 million investment. In addition, Trump is expected to announce $185 million in grant funding from the Energy Department to build two
Democrats tried to send the bill back to the Judiciary Committee, which would effectively kill the underlying immigration enforcement bill.
Senate Republicans voted on Thursday morning to defeat an amendment sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to prohibit the Justice Department from establishing a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for MAGA allies, a proposal that acting Attorney General
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