Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope
The president has joked about being the next pontiff, but the image, which appeared to be...
Warren Buffett Plans to Step Down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO by End of 2025
Mr. Buffett said at the annual shareholders’ meeting that he wanted to turn over the reins...
Opinion | A Pianist and a Law Professor Meet at the Bar …
Classical musicians have a lot to teach interpreters of the U.S. Constitution. It’s so much more...
Opinion | Proof Trump Has No Idea How the Trade Deficit Works
This is the one thing all economists agree on.
Opinion | Spain in the Dark Is Safer Than Elsewhere With Power
The Iberian blackout showed us how much community matters.
The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants
The endowment told arts organizations that it was withdrawing or canceling current grants just hours after...
Harvard’s President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump
Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government. At the same...
Jeremy Renner and the Science of Extraordinary Near-Death Experiences
A little over two years ago, the actor was run over by a snowplow. Like thousands...
Trump Seeks to Eliminate the NEA
The president’s budget proposal also called for getting rid of the National Endowment for the Humanities...
Republicans in Congress Use Obscure Law to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations
As G.O.P. lawmakers have largely ceded power to President Trump, they are also pushing the bounds...
America’s Vietnam War Opponents Who Fled to Canada Reflect on the Past and Future
Some of the United States’ Vietnam War opponents found refuge in Canada. Fifty years after the...
Trump’s Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
The decision marked the first time a federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing...
Trump Seeks to End Permanent Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless
More than 300,000 people live in such housing, all chronically homeless and disabled. Many are veterans.
Army Plans a Big Parade That Could Fall on Trump’s Birthday
The Army said the celebration was in honor of its 250th birthday but did not mention...
Opinion | Mohsen Mahdawi: I Never Lost Hope in the Principles of Democracy
Detained at his citizenship interview, the Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi speaks of his ordeal.
Trump Proposes $163 Billion in Cuts Across Government in New Budget
Many of the suggested cuts, which would require congressional approval, target federal programs that benefit the...
My Miserable Week in the ‘Happiest Country on Earth’
For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does...
Veterans’ Groups Object to Trump’s Proposal to Rename Veterans Day
In a social media post, President Trump said he wanted to celebrate victories in the World...
Marco Rubio Adds a New Title Under Trump: Interim National Security Adviser
The former senator from Florida is now the head of four government bodies. He has outdone...
Trump Says He Is Renaming Veterans Day as ‘Victory Day for World War I’
The president said he would also label May 8, known as V-E Day for Victory in...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans
The ruling, which is limited to the Southern District of Texas, prohibited the administration from using...
Opinion | ‘This Is What We Were Always Scared of’: DOGE Is Building a Surveillance State
DOGE is rapidly assembling a sprawling monitoring system, the foundation of many authoritarian regimes.
Opinion | There Is a Way Forward: How to Defeat Trump’s Power Grab
The patriotic response to today’s threat to American democracy is to oppose Trump soberly and strategically.
Opinion | How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact
I’ve found it necessary to root myself in anything that feels rehumanizing, whether it’s art or...
Sweep of Homeless Camp in Oregon Said to Be ‘Largest in Recent History’
Federal officials began clearing a forest where dozens of homeless people live in derelict R.V.s and...
Opinion | The Christian Right Is Dead. The Religious Right Killed It.
It’s all more Machiavellian than I ever wanted to believe.
Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison
New details deepen questions about the deportations, showing that El Salvador’s president pressed for assurances that...
Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health
Congress authorized the money in a bipartisan breakthrough around addressing gun violence after a shooting at...
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She...
A Tidal Wave of Change Is Headed for the U.S. Economy
American consumers are not yet seeing much evidence of the drastic changes President Trump has made...
How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding
Decades of wellness studies have identified a formula for happiness, but you won’t figure it out...
Trump Resistance? It’s Not a Full Movement, but It’s Growing.
Despite lacking a unified message or strategy, Democrats, universities, law firms and other institutions are starting...
Trump Insists Abrego Garcia Has ‘MS-13’ Tattoo Despite Evidence of Altering
The White House declined to explain why President Trump did not appear to realize that the...
Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’
At the end of a cabinet meeting, the president allowed for the possibility that trade war...
Trump Says He Could Free Abrego Garcia From El Salvador, but Won’t
Trump’s comments undermined previous statements by his top aides and were a blunt sign of his...
How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America
The images changed how the world saw Vietnam, but especially how Americans saw their country, soldiers...
Trump Fires Biden Appointees, Including Doug Emhoff, From Holocaust Museum
“Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized,” Mr. Emhoff said in reaction to the removal...
Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines
In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and...
The Six Triple Eight: Black, Female Soldiers Honored for World War II Success
The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail...
Canada Election Takeaways: What’s Next for Mark Carney and the Liberals
The former central banker successfully convinced voters that he was the right candidate to confront President...
Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million for Humanities Councils
The emergency funding came after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled most existing grants, part...
White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos ‘Very Nice’
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested...
Discovering Amazing Wildlife Along the Panama Canal
Panama’s location between two continents and two oceans explains why it’s a geopolitical hot spot, and...
Opinion | Which Is More Dangerous, Trump Triumphant or Trump in Trouble?
The president, one psychologist says, is a perfect example of authoritarian personality syndrome.
With Trump In Power, Foreign Crypto Companies Make Inroads in US
The prime example is Tether, a firm that regulators once targeted. Its chief executive recently hobnobbed...
Pierre Poilievre Loses His Seat in Canada’s Parliament
It was a stunning upset for the Conservative Party leader, who was first elected in 2004.
Ted Kaczynski’s Brother Wrote Him For Decades to Explain Why He Turned Him In
Ted Kaczynski, whose anti-tech rants are finding a new generation of readers, shunned the brother who...
Lab Animals Face Being Euthanized as Trump Cuts Research
Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and...
Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency
A diverse group of legal scholars flashes red warning lights about the future of America.
What to Know About the 3 U.S. Citizen Children Removed to Honduras
Lawyers say the families wanted the children to remain in the United States. The Trump administration...
