Charles B. Rangel, Longtime Harlem Congressman, Dies at 94

As the dean of New York’s delegation and the first Black chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, he was a powerful political force for decades.Read More
Noem Visits Israel Amid Tensions Between Trump and Netanyahu

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, expressed continued U.S. support for Israel despite recent disagreements.Read More
Trump Says Putin Has ‘Gone Crazy’ After New Russian Attacks on Ukraine

President Trump says that the Russian president has “gone absolutely CRAZY’’ with attacks in Ukraine, but has so far refused to join Europe with its newest sanctions.Read More
Europe Secured a Tariff Delay From Trump, but Can It Now Make a Deal?

Officials from the European Union and the United States will start a new negotiating push on Monday, after President Trump delayed until July 9 the 50 percent tariffs he imposed on the bloc.Read More
Trump’s Comments on Gaza Reflect Israel’s Growing Isolation

For months, Israel’s strongest allies had been reluctant to join a wave of global censure against the war. Now, even the Trump administration appears to be growing impatient.Read More
New Trump Club in D.C., Executive Branch, Clashes With Old Guard

In a Washington rived by political differences, four private clubs reflect the sorting of the city’s establishment into separate corners at a turbulent time.Read More
50 Years After Saigon’s Fall, ‘the Wall’ Reflects and Collects a Nation’s Trauma

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a place of unexplainable power, many visitors say. Volunteer guides often speak of it as “Wall magic.”Read More
As George Lucas’s ‘Starship’ Museum Nears Landing, He Takes the Controls

The ‘Star Wars’ director parted ways with the museum’s top boss and is clearly calling the shots as his Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles approaches completion.Read More
Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?

Battery-operated vehicles were a mainstay more than a hundred years ago, but only a few still exist — one happens to be in Jay Leno’s garage.Read More
Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Bill May Derail U.S. Battery Industry

Domestic factories that make batteries to store power to meet America’s rising energy demand depend on Chinese components and federal subsidies.Read More