Meta Built a Data Center Next Door. The Neighbors’ Water Taps Went Dry.
In the race to develop artificial intelligence, tech giants are building data centers that guzzle up water. That has led to problems for people who live nearby.Read More
Democrats Must ‘Toughen Up’ Against Trump, Obama Tells Donors
Frustrated that prominent Democrats have not fought harder, former President Barack Obama said in a speech that his party’s leaders needed to step up.Read More
24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education
Providers say after-school programs and other services for the coming school year are threatened without the federal money, which was abruptly withheld.Read More
He Helped Big Companies Dodge Taxes. Now He’s Writing the Rules.
Ken Kies, a longtime tax lobbyist who worked for some of the world’s largest businesses, is now running the Treasury Department’s office that will administer Trump’s tax law.Read More
Trump Promises to Help Europe Speed Weapons to Ukraine
“I’m disappointed in President Putin, because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago,” President Trump said.Read More
Clashes between Bedouin and Druse in Syria Kill More Than 50, Health Official and Rights Group Say
The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer after the end of the civil war.Read More
Plan to Indefinitely Displace Palestinians Threatens to Derail Gaza Truce
An Israeli proposal to force much of Gaza’s population into a small enclave is now overshadowing negotiations over a truce.Read More
Cuomo to Fight On in Mayor’s Race After Bruising Primary Loss to Mamdani
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to announce his commitment to a third-party run against Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who soundly defeated him in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.Read More
The Economy Has Been Resilient. The New Round of Tariffs May Hit Harder.
The economy’s resilience so far to President Trump’s global trade war risks emboldening him and unleashing the sort of economic devastation that economists have long feared.Read More
NPR and PBS Face Federal Funding Cuts: What to Know
A proposal before the Senate to strip funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be catastrophic for local stations, particularly those in rural areas.Read More