Trump Follows His Gut. His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up.
Decisions come fast, even if contradictions and inconsistencies abound. But without much of a process, there is little preparation for how things can go wrong.Read More
Daines Drops Re-election Bid in Montana, Upending a Senate Race
The surprise announcement by Senator Steve Daines could give Democrats a slim opening in the Republican-leaning state in their uphill fight to take the Senate majority.Read More
U.S. Court Takes First Steps Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
The Trump administration is likely to appeal the move, as it ramps up its attempt to slow or potentially block the repayment of billions in past duties.Read More
Insulting the Mayor Is Nothing New. But This Was Shocking.
A well-known conservative radio host in New York called Mayor Zohran Mamdani a cockroach, resurfacing anti-Muslim sentiments that the mayor said were all too common.Read More
Fellow Republican Moves to Censure Gonzales Amid Affair Allegations
The bid came as Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas has been forced into a runoff amid resurfaced allegations of having an extramarital affair with an aide who later took her own life.Read More
China Sets Economy’s Growth Target Below 5% for First Time in Decades
The goal, announced at a gathering of Communist Party leaders, was the lowest since 1991 and can offer clues about China’s policymaking plans.Read More
Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion
The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war.Read More
After Pete Hegseth Cut Pentagon Funding, Harvard Offers Options for Military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the Pentagon would end funds supporting active-duty service members at Harvard. The school is offering military students alternatives to defer or go elsewhere.Read More
Noem and D.H.S. Inspector General Spar Over Obstruction Claim
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pushed back against her department’s inspector general, who told Congress in a letter that she had “systematically obstructed” his office’s work.Read More
Trump Announces A.I. Industry Pledge to Pay for Power
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.Read More