Bush, Obama and Bono Commend USAID Staff Members on Their Last Day

Two ex-presidents and a rock star thanked the outgoing workers of a doomed agency.Read More
Restaurant Review: Acamaya in New Orleans

In her first review as our new critic, Tejal Rao visits Acamaya, where the chef Ana Castro is writing the latest chapter in the city’s rich culinary story.Read More
As Debt Piles Up, Countries See Fiscal Relief as Political Leverage

With developing nations crushed by unaffordable borrowing and Washington on the sidelines, some leaders are brokering debt forgiveness deals.Read More
‘Horror Show’ at Detention Facility, and the Dollar’s Big Drop

Plus, three new teams for the WNBA.Read More
Can Canada Offset Trump Tariff War by Trading More Domestically?

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet his pledge to eliminate the country’s internal trade barriers by July 1. But economists say it’s not a substitute for lost U.S. trade.Read More
Elon Musk Promises a New Political Party if Republicans Pass Trump’s Policy Bill

The billionaire and former Trump adviser suggested that if the domestic policy bill passed, he would swiftly form a new “America Party” and back primary challenges to Republicans.Read More
California Democrats Agree to Roll Back Landmark Environmental Law

Gov. Gavin Newsom had demanded changes to address the state’s housing crisis, a philosophical shift for Democratic leaders.Read More
The Republicans in Congress Who Are Opting to Self-Deport From Washington

Feeling out of step with President Trump’s G.O.P., Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Don Bacon are deciding to retire.Read More
Suspect in Idaho Murders Accepts Plea Deal

Bryan Kohberger, a former criminology student, was set to go on trial this summer in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.Read More
Canada’s Digital Tax U-turn Highlights Trump and Carney’s Tariff Negotiation Tactics

After President Trump suspended trade talks with Canada over its controversial digital services tax, Ottawa scrapped it to get back to the negotiating table.Read More