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Trump Bows to Putin’s Approach on Ukraine: No Cease-Fire, Deadlines or Sanctions
The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitel...
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Tristan Rogers, ‘General Hospital’ Actor, Dies at 79
Mr. Rogers became a fixture on the daytime television show as Robert Scorpio, a spy who became a police commissioner.
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The Power of the Trump-Putin Presidential Photo Op
At their meeting in Alaska, President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia both understood the power of the summit’s imagery, even if their...
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Government Shuts Down Air Canada Strike That Grounded Hundreds of Flights
A walkout by flight attendants ended after about 12 hours with the imposition of binding arbitration. But getting travel back to normal will take days...
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New Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Draws Criticisms Over Its Proportions
A statue in Florida has prompted complaints about its shoes, arm and head but also a discussion about art and representations of historic figures.
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New Texas Laws Open a Wild West for Corporate Governance
The state has handed big business a series of legislative wins as it races to woo corporations from Delaware, including a law that helped pave the way...
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Trump’s Political Theater Won’t Save D.C.
It’s been a summer full of Trump’s overreach. Our round table convenes to discuss.
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After Trump-Putin Alaska Summit, Europeans Are Relieved, for Now
The problem is that they have no strategy of their own for ending the Ukraine war, other than hoping to contain Russia over the longer term.
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‘South Park’ Is Crude and Childish. That May Make It Perfect for This Moment.
For decades, “South Park” has been crude, cynical and childish. That may be what makes it perfect for this moment.
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Where D.C. Crime Is Bad, Residents Question Trump’s Motives for Federal Takeover
The president might have found allies in Southeast Washington, where violent crime has long vexed residents. But when he described the city as “disgus...
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Congressman’s Stock Trades Draw More Scrutiny After Key Votes
Representative Rob Bresnahan Jr. has traded stocks that could be affected by his work in Congress, raising questions about potential conflicts of inte...
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Arrests in Turkey Silence Erdogan’s Rivals, Opposition Says
Turkey has arrested at least 390 people associated with the political opposition since March.
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Environmental Groups Face ‘Generational’ Setbacks Under Trump
As President Trump dismantles the country’s efforts to fight climate change, environmental groups are back on their heels.
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C.E.O.s Want Their Companies to Adopt A.I. But Do They Get It Themselves?
Some are being nudged to learn how to use the nascent technology. Coming to the C-suite retreat: mandatory website-building exercises using A.I. tools...
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Unraveling in Las Vegas, Then a Massacre in New York
Shane Tamura was barely known in the city where he lived, working at night and navigating mental health crises. He drove 2,500 miles east to commit Ne...
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Once Seen as Divisive, South Korea’s New Leader Tries for Charming
To South Koreans weary of the political polarization that led briefly to martial law, President Lee Jae Myung is showing a more human touch than his p...
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At Trump’s Summit, No Deal on Ukraine, and No Consequence for Putin
President Trump’s failure to reach an accord on Ukraine only made his warm welcome for the Russian leader more striking.
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Trump Administration Backs Off New Attempt to Widen Control of D.C. Police
The chief will remain after a lawsuit challenged the Justice Department’s attempt to install a new leader as part of an effort to put the agency under...
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Trump and Putin Put on a Show in Summit, but No Ukraine Deal Emerges
President Trump gave President Vladimir Putin a warm public reception, effectively ending his diplomatic isolation over the past three years for his i...
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6 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Putin
While no deal was announced, the Russian leader secured some wins and left on good terms with the U.S. president.
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Putin Probably Bought Himself More Time for His War in Ukraine
Few East-West meetings have ended with less clarity than Friday’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. What was clear, though, was that Vladimir Putin was we...
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Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempt to End Standards of Care for Detained Migrant Children
Court-mandated oversight will remain in place for migrant children in custody. Lawyers have reported poor medical care and lack of sunlight and shower...
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Newsom’s Gerrymander of California Has a Formidable Foe: Schwarzenegger
The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to pres...
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California Lawmakers Release a Proposed House Map Favoring Democrats
The plan would help Democrats flip five seats, offsetting the gains Republicans hope to make by redrawing maps in Texas.
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Trump Is Testing D.C.’s Home Rule. What Is It?
The city’s limited self-governance has set the stage for the president’s police takeover.
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Two Decades of Putin Playing the West
For more than 20 years, Western leaders have played right into Putin’s hands — and given one a shake.
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4 Takeaways From the Week Trump Took Control of D.C.’s Police
The administration’s grip on the city has only tightened as the week has worn on, while pushback has begun to intensify.
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Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters
The agency began looking into the liberal watchdog group’s research critical of Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, in May.
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Trump Welcomes Putin With B-2 Fighter Jet Flyover and Red Carpet
President Trump clapped for his guest, Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, as he stepped foot in the United States for the first time in a decade.
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NY Weed Dispensaries Sue Regulators Over Misinterpretation of State Rules
Last month, dozens of cannabis businesses were told they were located too close to schools after state officials realized they had misinterpreted regu...
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Senator Josh Hawley Begins Child Safety Inquiry Into Meta’s A.I. Bot
Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, said he would look into whether the social media company’s artificial intelligence technology endangers children....
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Trump and Putin Meet in Alaska
Also, D.C. sued Trump over his takeover of the city’s police. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
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Tommy McLain, the King of Swamp Pop, Dies at 85
Playing a blend of rock, R&B and zydeco, he had a hit in 1966 with “Sweet Dreams” and inspired Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe, among many others.
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Priscilla Presley Locked in Feud With Former Business Partners
Elvis’s ex-wife has traded lawsuits in a financial dispute with former advisers that has grown ugly with an allegation that she prematurely “pulled th...
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Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer and Japan Tea Ceremony Grandmaster, Dies
Spared from flying a suicide mission in World War II, he became a grandmaster of Japan’s venerable tea ceremony and used his stature to speak out agai...
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Officers Clear More Homeless People from Sites Around Washington
Local police now under federal oversight dismantled encampments, discarding tents and other belongings.
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Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans Is Indicted, Her Lawyer Says
LaToya Cantrell has been under a corruption investigation that has cast a shadow over her final term as mayor. The specific charges were not immediate...
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For Some Venetians, This Overgrown Island Is Paradise
A citizens’ group is now in charge of the island of Poveglia, where they will create a park for anyone who wants to leave Venice’s maddening crowds of...
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Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Reject Call for Arbitration
Their union says one of its core demands, to receive pay for groundwork, is unlikely to be introduced in arbitration. The airline began canceling flig...
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Governor Hochul Pardons Laotian Immigrant to Stop His Deportation
The man had been convicted of manslaughter as a teenager after he admitted to fatally shooting a man during a pool hall confrontation in Brooklyn, arg...
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As Air Canada Strike Looms, Here’s What Travelers Need to Know
A strike by the carrier’s flight attendants could disrupt 130,000 travelers a day, including international fliers. Here’s what to know if your flight ...
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Trump Depicted Youth Crime in D.C. as Rampant. Here’s What the Data Shows.
Concerns came to a head during the pandemic, when carjackings surged and many of those arrested were children. Carjackings and other crimes have decli...
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As Trump Tightens Hold on Kennedy Center, Top Theater Producer Resigns
Jeffrey Finn, a Broadway producer who has overseen theater programming at the Washington venue since 2016, will leave next month.
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Congressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police
The legislation has little chance of success, given that Republicans control Congress.
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How Trump-Putin Summit Signals Return to Imperial Thinking
The two leaders are bringing some old-world approaches to bear on a 21st-century conflict.
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A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply
The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at ri...
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Fed Chair Faces Scrutiny — and Bats — at Major Policy Speech in Mountain Forum
A colony of bats recently took up residence at the storied Jackson Lake Lodge, where central bankers and economic policymakers will convene next week ...
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Feds Turn Into Beat Cops in Trump’s D.C. Policing Surge
In the nation’s capital, federal agents have operated a sobriety checkpoint, made gun and drug busts and carried out other day-to-day police work. Som...
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Why Does the Stock Market Keep Rising?
Strong corporate earnings, mostly stable tariff rates and the expectation of interest rate cuts have eased worries of a market reckoning.
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