Taliban Rebuffs Trump’s Effort to Regain Air Base in Afghanistan
An Afghan official rejected the idea of a renewed presence for the U.S. military in the country, but left the door open for “political and economic relations.”Read More
How Xi Is Using a TikTok Tradeoff to Court Trump
Agreeing to a deal suggests that the fate of TikTok matters less to Beijing than gaining leverage on issues it cares most about, like tariffs, technology and Taiwan.Read More
Trump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech
The president’s suggestion that broadcasters should lose their licenses because of criticism of him indicated that his assault on critics’ language is driven in part by personal animus.Read More
Flattery and Flourish for Trump. For His U.K. Hosts, Relief at Avoiding Strife.
The president was feted by King Charles III with the sort of pageantry he covets, signed a technology deal and steered clear of big disagreements with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Read More
Elon Musk Has Focused on xAI Since Leaving Washington
Mr. Musk spent the summer at his artificial intelligence start-up xAI, trying to match the runaway success of OpenAI. The result was chaos.Read More
Trump and Xi Set to Finalize TikTok Deal
The two leaders are expected to speak Friday to discuss a deal to keep the wildly popular app from going dark in the United States.Read More
David Letterman Says Kimmel’s Suspension Is ‘Just Not How This Works’
“We all see where this is going,” the longtime late-night host said of ABC’s move to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show after pressure from the Trump administration.Read More
Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’
The university had been roiled over a student who filmed herself arguing with the instructor of a children’s literature course that recognized more than two genders.Read More
I’ve Written About Loads of Scams. This Phone Scam Almost Got Me.
The caller ID said “Chase Bank,” and the man on the line said I might be a victim of fraud. His supervisor would explain.Read More
How Jimmy Kimmel Went From ‘The Man Show’ to MAGA Adversary
Over more than two decades in TV, the comedian has gone from a challenger of politically correct discourse to a frequent antagonist of the right.Read More