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 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.John R. Bolton’s indictment accused him of mishandling classified information when he compiled notes f
Todd Blanche has been serving as the acting attorney general. A formal nomination to the post would be the president’s latest move to place loyalists in top government jobs.Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Scienc
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
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.Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, in Miami Beach last year during one of her infrequent public appearances
Few are as delighted by the pending market debut as the vibrant community of space enthusiasts who want to push discovery of the final frontier.
The latest prospectus by Elon Musk’s company underscores its confidence in its planned market debut. But skeptics see reasons for concern.SpaceX appears confident that its expected I.P.O. will soar.
Her popular graphic novel series, published in the early 2000s, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War.Marjane Satrapi in 2023. She was one of the best-known exponents of a form of graphic novel that combined political history and memoir.
A memoir and a history of Iran’s turbulent 20th-century politics, one comic strip frame at a time.
Before the war, the global market for liquefied natural gas was increasingly commanded by just two countries, one of which has now been hobbled.The liquefied natural gas production facility in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City before the war. Iranian attacks have crippled its production, and the da
The Trump administration is allowing in more agricultural guest workers under the H-2A program, but preventing abuses is proving difficult.Christian Calderon is among the H-2A visa workers hired to harvest cherries in Kennewick, Wash. As the Trump administration lowers wages, farmers have requested
Priest’s Ebola Death Stirs Fear an Doubt in Congolese Town
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.
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 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.
