Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’

It was not immediately clear what the president meant and whether the project, known as Gateway, had already been stripped of federal funding.Read More
Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs

The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women.Read More
On Fox, Mamdani Speaks Directly to Trump: I Won’t Be a Mayor Like Adams

The leading mayoral candidate in New York City defended his positions while parrying questions about the Israel-Gaza war.Read More
Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals

Top officials, unwilling to fight for the historical independence of their institutions, watched on Wednesday as President Trump continued his pursuit of controlling law enforcement.Read More
Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover, Putting Fragile Truce at Risk

The Palestinian militant group said it needed special equipment to locate and extract the remaining remains.Read More
Trump Helped Argentina Face an Economic Meltdown. It Came At a Cost.

When President Javier Milei of Argentina faced an economic meltdown, President Trump vowed to come to his aid. But that lifeline is coming at a cost.Read More
Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.Read More
America Is Heavily Reliant on China for Raw Materials in Medicines

A new analysis found that nearly 700 drugs approved for use in the United States depend on chemicals solely produced in China.Read More
How the UK’s Hurricane-Strength Storm of 1987 Became a Famous Weather Forecasting Failure

The Great Storm of 1987 was a forecasting blunder that left at least 18 people dead, felled 15 million trees and caused a billion pounds’ worth of damage.Read More
With Tariff Threat and Trade Controls, China and U.S. Renew Game of Chicken

Xi Jinping’s need to project strength before a crucial meeting of Communist Party leaders may help explain why Beijing announced new rare earth controls.Read More