Venezuela Frees 24 More Political Prisoners, Rights Group Says
Since an interim government began the releases last week, at least 41 people have been let go, according to Foro Penal.Read More
Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight
The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is a major escalation in the pressure campaign against the central bank to cut interest rates.Read More
Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet
The president’s embrace of fossil fuels and withdrawal from the global fight against climate change will make it hard to keep warming at safe levels, scientists said.Read More
Russian Missiles Failed in Venezuela During U.S. Attack
The Venezuelan regime had high-powered air defense systems from its allies in the Kremlin, but failed to set much of it up.Read More
A Push to Expand the Rights of Immigrants in Defiance of Trump
An effort by New Jersey Democrats is seen as a provocative statement of principle in a state with the country’s second largest percentage of immigrants, after California.Read More
U.S. Citizens Are Joining the Military to Protect Undocumented Parents
Amid an ICE crackdown in her area, an Oregon National Guard recruiter offers U.S. citizens a way to save their immigrant parents.Read More
Iran Prepared for War but Ready to Negotiate With U.S., Foreign Minister Says
The comments came after President Trump said he was “ looking at some very strong options” to curb Iran’s harsh repression of antigovernment protests.Read More
The Justice Department’s New Target in D.C., and a Surge of Federal Agents in Minnesota
Plus, Russia’s push to indoctrinate Ukrainian kids.Read More
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
President Trump’s comments were a blunt distillation of his administration’s racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the real victims of discrimination in America.Read More
Two Hours, Scores of Questions, 23,000 Words: Our Interview With President Trump
Four New York Times reporters pressed Mr. Trump about a range of topics in a nearly two-hour interview. Here is a transcript of their conversation.Read More