Renovations at the White House Aren’t Unusual. But Trump’s Makeover Is.
Presidents have always tailored the White House to their needs, but with the demolition of the East Wing, a $300 million ballroom and other changes, President Trump isn’t wasting any time making it into his own project.Read More
From Truman to Trump: A Tale of Two White House Renovations
President Harry S. Truman consulted Congress, architects and a fine arts commission on everything from construction plans to fabric samples. President Trump is taking a different approach.Read More
Trump Called a Canadian Ad Fake. It Faithfully Reproduces Reagan’s Words.
The anti-tariff ad, which Trump pointed to in cutting off trade talks with Canada, uses several sound bytes from an April 1987 speech, though not in the order President Ronald Reagan said them.Read More
The Wider Costs of the N.B.A. Insider-Trading Scandal
Criminal charges over a wide-ranging betting ring have called into question the sports world’s embrace of legalized gambling.Read More
U.S. Diplomats Will Work With Troops to Maintain Gaza Cease-Fire, Rubio Says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal.Read More
On a Roll, European Leaders Meet to Bolster Support for Ukraine
Britain, the host, is framing a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” as an effort to fortify Kyiv for the winter fighting months.Read More
Who Were the Palestinian Prisoners Freed by Israel?
Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.Read More
Rebuilding Israeli-Held Parts of Gaza: Workable or Another U.S. Pipe Dream?
There are many questions about whether the idea is feasible or doomed from the outset.Read More
Can Ken Burns Win the American Revolution?
Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated. No, he does not want to talk about President Trump.Read More
N.B.A. Gambling Scandal Reflects America’s Obsession With Sports Betting
As legalized betting has become ubiquitous in American sport, the opportunities for cheating, like those outlined in a recent federal indictment, have multiplied.Read More