U.S. Forces Attacked in Syria, State Media Says
The Pentagon said two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra while supporting counterterrorism operations.Read More
Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It.
Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization.Read More
Eric Adams Doesn’t Care What His Critics Say: ‘I Lived Up to My Promise’
Interviewed as he prepares to leave City Hall, Mayor Eric Adams said that he hadn’t gotten the credit he deserved and that certain forces had always been arrayed against him.Read More
Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library
His library foundation has told the I.R.S. that by the end of 2027 it expects to bring in just $11.3 million — not nearly enough for a traditional presidential library.Read More
Colorado Officials Reject Trump’s ‘Pardon’ of a Convicted Election Denier
The president’s stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump’s pardon powers.Read More
Judge’s Order Complicates Justice Dept. Plans to Again Charge Comey
Justice Department officials have been considering whether to bring new charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, after a different judge dismissed the original case against him.Read More
For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela
President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has long sought to cripple or topple Cuba’s government, which has close security and economic ties to Venezuela.Read More
Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba
Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses.Read More
Behind the Venezuelan Opposition Leader’s Daring Escape to Oslo
An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation.Read More
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.Read More