Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’
Observers of her political rise — and some who have sparred with her — say Gov. Janet Mills’s refusal to bow to President Trump is right in character.Read More
Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With Trump
Top Iranian officials pressed the country’s leader to reverse his position, arguing that the risk of war with the United States and the worsening economic crisis could topple the regime.Read More
Trump’s New Plan for Social Security Death List, and China’s Counterattack on Tariffs
Plus, Hollywood stunts in the spotlight.Read More
The ‘China Shock’ Offers a Lesson. It Isn’t the One Trump Has Learned.
Economists say the U.S. manufacturing decline in recent decades was not mainly about free trade, but about the pace of change without time to adjust.Read More
Steeling China for a Tariff Fight, Xi Faces His Biggest Test Since Covid
Xi Jinping has refused to back down in China’s tariff confrontation with President Trump. But he’ll have to persuade his people that the pain is worth it.Read More
Stocks waver on latest escalation in U.S.-China trade war.
Beijing retaliated with higher tariffs on U.S. goods, a tit-for-tat move that intensified investors’ anxiety and rattled already shaky markets.Read More
China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%
Beijing’s retaliation came after the White House had raised its tariff on Chinese goods to 125 percent, on top of an existing 20 percent tax.Read More
Senate Confirms Dan Caine as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine will serve as the senior military adviser to President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.Read More
Effort to Get Starlink in South Africa Collides With Tension Over Musk
A government official is preparing to ease Black ownership rules that Elon Musk claims are racist and prevent his satellite internet provider from operating in his native country.Read More
Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River, Killing Six
An executive from Spain, his wife and three children died in the crash, along with the helicopter’s pilot, officials said.Read More