Trump Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
President Trump once vowed to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours. Now he says the two sides should work it out themselves.Read More
UK’s Trade Deals Bare the Reality It’s a Midsize Economy Among Giants
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government had to make some politically fraught concessions, reflecting the country’s status as a midsize economy in a volatile market.Read More
Brexit’s Failures Could Foreshadow Trump’s. Just Not in the Way You Might Think.
Long regarded as two versions of the same populist phenomenon, they’re now clearly two different stories — each with its own cautionary tale.Read More
Chinese Battery Giant Surges in Hong Kong Market Debut
Shares of the company, CATL, surged in their first day of trading. Onshore U.S. investors were blocked from buying its stock as a “decoupling” of finance continued.Read More
New Orleans Seeks Escaped Inmates, and Answers About Their Brazen Escape
The manhunt for six men, including some accused of violent crimes, has alarmed the city and brought new attention to New Orleans’s troubled jail.Read More
Head of Trump’s Kennedy Center Calls for Inquiry Into Its Finances
The center’s new president said prosecutors should look at its “criminal” debt and deferred maintenance, as the center announced dance and theater offerings that include some with nonunion casts.Read More
How Trump’s Search for a New Air Force One Led to Qatar’s Jet
Qatar had been trying to sell off a luxury jet for years, with no luck. Then President Trump’s team set its sights on it.Read More
Trump Suggests Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Was Hidden From Public
Mr. Biden’s office said he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.Read More
In Reversal, Trump Officials Will Allow Huge Offshore N.Y. Wind Farm to Proceed
The Trump administration had issued a highly unusual stop-work order on the Empire Wind project last month, leading to intense pushback from officials in New York.Read More
Rep. McIver Charged With Assault Over Clash Outside Newark ICE Center
The Department of Justice also announced it was dropping a trespass charge against the city’s mayor stemming from the same episode.Read More