What to Know About US Nuclear Weapons as Trump Threatens to Restart Testing
Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe.Read More
Democrats Condemn Trump Officials for Boat Strike Secrecy
Senator Mark Warner said the administration’s decision to hold a Republicans-only briefing on the campaign was “corrosive to our democracy.”Read More
In Louisiana, Threat of Lost SNAP Food Benefits Is Rattling the Vulnerable
The state has vowed to step in and provide food assistance for many who face a cut-off in federal SNAP aid. But there is still fear and anxiety about how to get by.Read More
In China Truce on Tariffs and Rare Earths, National Security Controls Are Bargaining Chip
Some analysts say Beijing won a major victory in its trade talks: Getting the U.S. to withdraw a national security measure that previously was not under discussion.Read More
Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate
President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.Read More
Prince Andrew to Be Stripped of His Royal Title
The extraordinary move caps his fall from grace over his ties to the convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.Read More
Little Word of a TikTok Deal Out of Trump-Xi Meeting
Neither President Trump nor Chinese officials indicated any new developments for the popular video app. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously suggested they could “consummate” transfer of control from its Chinese owner.Read More
Soybean Farmers Find Relief in U.S. Trade Truce With China
President Trump said China would end its boycott and resume buying millions of tons of American soybeans.Read More
Older New Yorkers Brace for Food Stamp Cuts: ‘I’m Just Praying’
The SNAP program is losing federal funding on Saturday. Many older people won’t be able to easily line up at food pantries or go out and get second jobs.Read More
Why Trump’s Boat Killings Would Be Hard to Prosecute
Even if critics who call President Trump’s boat attacks “murder” are right as a matter of law, it would not be easy to get the matter into a court.Read More