Lay Catholics Expected to Retain Big Role in Pope Leo XIV’s Church
When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value,” whether an archbishop or an unordained believer.Read More
Trump, Raking In Cash, Expands His Power in the G.O.P. Money World
His super PAC, which is said to have amassed $400 million alongside its nonprofit arm, has grown even more influential. And powerful groups for congressional Republicans are being stocked with Trump allies.Read More
India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates Sharply With Attacks on Military Bases
Pakistan said it had fired missiles at military sites in India after accusing India of targeting at least three of its air bases. India said it had targeted the bases in response to a wave of Pakistani attacks.Read More
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures
An emergency ruling by a federal judge in California amounted to the broadest effort yet to halt the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal government.Read More
Records Offer Glimpses Inside the Doomed Prosecution of Eric Adams
Federal prosecutors released sworn statements and other records detailing key moments in a corruption case that roiled New York City.Read More
Trump Calls for 20,000 Extra Officers to Help With Deportation Efforts
The order, which would use state and local officers, among others, would represent an enormous expansion of immigration enforcement. But it is unclear how it would be paid for.Read More
This Is the Trade Conflict Xi Jinping Has Been Waiting For
For years, the leader of China has planned to make the world dependent on its exports and know-how. But the strategy has costs for his own country.Read More
Republicans Lay Out Early Plans to Extend and Expand Trump Tax Cuts
House Republicans rolled out the first pieces of a roughly $4 trillion tax cut they hope to pass, including measures that would last just for President Trump’s term.Read More
U.S. Starts Investigation Into Imported Planes and Parts
The Trump administration could use the investigation to impose new tariffs on imported planes, jet engines and other aerospace parts.Read More
Chinese Factories Are Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam to Escape Trumps Tariffs
A movement of manufacturing to Vietnam that began in President Trump’s first term is accelerating as sky-high U.S. tariffs block Chinese exports.Read More