House Bill Takes Aim at Tax Break for Sports Owners

The legislation cuts in half a tax write-off potentially worth hundreds of millions to some professional sports team owners.Read More
Republican Vote Against E.V. Mandate Was Also a Vote Against California

For decades, California has been able to adopt its own emissions regulations, effectively setting the bar for carmakers nationally. And for just as long, Republicans have resented the state’s outsize influence.Read More
Former Police Chief Imprisoned for Murder and Rape Escapes From Arkansas Prison

Grant Hardin, 56, escaped on Sunday from a high-security prison in Arkansas, where he was serving a decades-long sentence for first-degree murder and rape.Read More
The Powerlifter Who Became a Professor and Changed the Game

Once known as “the world’s strongest woman,” Dr. Todd spent 50 years breaking records — and turning strength into a field of study.Read More
Trump Wants $3 Billion in Harvard Grants Redirected to Trade Schools

In a social media post, the president mused about redirecting $3 billion in research grant funding that his administration has frozen or withdrawn, but he gave no details.Read More
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