dcjoltPresident Trump said he was open to making “the right deal” on health care with Democrats. Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, denied any talks were underway.
Read moredcjoltPresident Donald Trump could “start taking sharp measures” if the Senate does not pass the funding bill, White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said.
Read moredcjoltThe executive order also made the federal government a 10 percent shareholder in the mining company Trilogy Metals.
Read moredcjoltPresident Trump made major inroads with Latino voters last year. Whether they stick with Republicans in the midterms is a crucial question.
Read moredcjoltThe move paves the way for a possible military escalation against drug traffickers or the government of Nicolás Maduro.
Read moredcjoltThe emergency order is the latest turn in a longstanding legal dispute between the tech giant and the creator of the popular game Fortnite.
Read moredcjoltPresident Trump has complained for years about New York Attorney General Letitia James, who won a lawsuit accusing him and his company of business fraud.
Read moredcjoltGhislaine Maxwell, the convicted procurer of Jeffrey Epstein, may now focus efforts to get a pardon or sentence commutation from President Donald Trump.
Read moredcjoltSeveral groups filed a lawsuit against the EPA over the canceling of a program intended to make solar power accessible to lower-income Americans.
Read moredcjoltJeffries’ challenge to Johnson comes as the shutdown drags on, with Republican and Democratic leaders continuing to dig in on their opposing funding priorities.
Read moredcjoltA federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to police Portland, Oregon.
Read moredcjoltAs the justices return to the bench Monday, the court will confront a series of cases central to the president’s agenda.
Read moredcjoltBefore the election, we surveyed the legal establishment about what a second Trump term could mean for the rule of law. A year later, they’re very, very worried.
Read moredcjoltThe president, speaking aboard an aircraft carrier off Norfolk, Va., repeated his claims that the boats were trafficking drugs bound for the United States.
Read moredcjoltCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to go to court to fight the move by President Donald Trump to send some 300 National Guard members from his state to Oregon.
Read moredcjoltThe account in the federal criminal complaint, which differs significantly from an earlier homeland security statement, says the motorists rammed officers’ vehicle and that an agent shot one when she drove her car at him.
Read moredcjoltSenator Chuck Schumer and Speaker Mike Johnson each accused the other of not being “serious” about talks to end the shutdown as the government was closed for a fifth day.
Read moredcjoltRepublicans, who hold a governing trifecta, have adopted a mostly passive stance while Democrats dig in for a fight, with both feeling they have the political upper hand.
Read moredcjoltdcjoltGov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said he had ordered state agencies to investigate a raid on a Chicago apartment building where there had been reports of “nearly naked” children zip-tied by federal officers.
Read moredcjoltDemocrats are holding firm on their health-care demands, pushing to include a permanent extension of enhanced premium tax credits in funding legislation.
Read moredcjoltSome underground attractions are closed, and many outdoor sites have reduced their services.
Read moredcjoltUnder a new state law, public schools can no longer sponsor gay and gender clubs or “assist” with transitioning, but implementation appears to be varying by the politics of the districts.
Read moredcjoltBy sending troops to U.S. cities that are not in active crisis, President Trump is breaking with military tradition. Helene Cooper, who covers national security issues for The New York Times, compares his recent actions with earlier domestic military deployments.
Read moredcjoltColorado and more than 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under age 18.
Read moredcjoltA proposal to expand the Defense Department’s health care plan to include in vitro fertilization is moving through Congress but could die behind closed doors, again.
Read moredcjoltA federal judge appointed by President Trump issued a temporary restraining order, siding for now with Oregon and Portland lawyers who called federalizing the guard a presidential overreach.
Read moredcjoltConflicting court rulings have plunged hundreds of thousands of people with temporary protection from deportation into uncertainty.
Read moredcjolt“We’ll see how it all turns out,” President Trump said after Hamas agreed to portions of his cease-fire plan, with conditions.
Read moredcjoltThe Israeli leader thought he had a plan from the U.S. president that would have represented total victory over Hamas. Suddenly, it looks as though he might not get everything he wants.
Read moredcjoltThe California politician on his “wake-up call” at an earlier moment of political upheaval, and the one he’s experiencing today.
Read moredcjoltThe White House has cut or paused billions in funding to Democratic-run cities and states since the federal government came to a halt.
Read moredcjoltMessages on official government channels blaming Democrats for the shutdown are one of the most significant hits yet to the longstanding wall between federal workers and politics, historians said.
Read moredcjoltThe defense secretary cites a ‘Trump bump.’ But the Army’s recruiting surge wouldn’t have been possible without the program started three years ago at Fort Jackson.
Read moredcjoltThe Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said.
Read moredcjoltIs it “fun” and an “unprecedented opportunity,” or is it “madness” that must end? Depends who’s talking.
Read moredcjoltA Democrat in a crowded House primary in Colorado is far from the only politician grasping for Taylor Swift-related straws.
Read moredcjoltThe ruling was an astonishing rebuke of both the Justice Department and some of its top officials, including Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general.
Read moredcjoltU.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach confirmed in a social media post that the draft coin depicting Trump is real. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared Beach’s post.
Read moredcjoltStephen A. Schwarzman, the leader of the Blackstone Group, one of the world’s largest investment firms, has taken a direct role in Harvard’s negotiations with the White House.
Read moredcjoltA coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s bid to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers.
Read moredcjoltPresident Donald Trump’s effort to curtail birthright citizenship was declared unconstitutional by a second U.S. appeals court on Friday, handing him another defeat on a core piece of his hardline immigration agenda whose ultimate fate may lay with the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read moredcjoltLocomotive engineers at Union Pacific voted to ratify a new five-year contract for improved wages, healthcare, and welfare benefits with the railroad operator.
Read moredcjoltThe U.S. Supreme Court again cleared the way on Friday for Donald Trump’s administration to revoke a temporary legal protection for Venezuelan migrants.
Read moredcjoltThe move came on the third day of the federal government shutdown, which President Donald Trump has blamed on Democrats in Congress.
Read moredcjoltRussian President Vladimir Putin said the prospect of the U.S. supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine would not change the situation on the battlefield.
Read moredcjoltTrump administration officials have issued several legal threats over ICEBlock, a popular app that allows users to alert others to the presence of nearby immigration agents.
Read moredcjoltJoshua Aaron has said he created ICEBlock after seeing the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, which he said evoked events in Nazi Germany.
Read moredcjoltShutdowns are always unpleasant affairs. But President Trump has used his power in aggressive and strikingly personal ways.
Read moredcjoltThe Energy Department’s cancellations of projects directly affected 16 states won by Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Read moredcjoltThe defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but because they were given a pass.
Read moredcjoltThe out-of-office responses from the accounts of employees on furlough cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats.
Read moredcjoltPresident Trump, who once insisted he had “nothing to do with Project 2025,” has implemented many of the proposals from the right-wing policy document.
Read moredcjoltTrump in a Truth Social post said he will meet with Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to discuss cutting agencies.
Read moredcjoltSeveral would-be visitors were turned away from the museum honoring former President Jimmy Carter in Atlanta, one of many presidential libraries affected by the shutdown.
Read moredcjoltA college student was trapped in a burning Cybertruck because electronic doors made it difficult for her to get out or be rescued, a lawsuit claims.
Read moredcjoltFederal agencies gave shifting and mixed guidance to their work forces about who should come to work and who shouldn’t, but the initial effect on services appeared scattered and limited.
Read moredcjoltA new Times/Siena survey shows a significant shift among voters, as their concerns about the health of the political system overtake other issues.
Read moredcjoltDemands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.
Read moredcjoltThe U.S. armed services have long sought to preserve the tradition of a nonpartisan military.
Read moredcjoltPresident Trump has made lowering health care costs a key priority, even as Democrats warn that costs will skyrocket.
Read moredcjoltUnlike in shutdowns past, President Trump is the wild card.
Read moredcjoltPresident Trump and top health officials announced a deal with Pfizer to try to lower Medicaid prices, and a website to help consumers buy drugs directly from manufacturers.
Read moredcjoltThe Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify.
Read moredcjoltThe verdict against Julius Malema came a month after a separate court convicted him of hate speech. This year, President Trump played a video montage at the White House of Mr. Malema leading chants of “Kill the Boer,” a protest song.
Read moredcjoltThe announcement came on the first day of the federal government shutdown.
Read moredcjoltHundreds of migrants protest in southern Mexico hoping to legalize their immigration status.
Read moredcjoltThe funding freeze for New York City came on the first day of the shutdown of the federal government after Congress failed to pass a stop-gap spending bill/
Read moredcjoltAn Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen filed a lawsuit against the DHS demanding an end to the Trump administration’s workplace raids.
Read moredcjoltPresident Donald Trump has sought to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, citing claims that she committed mortgage fraud in connection with two homes.
Read moredcjoltThe shutdown could cause hundreds of thousands of federal workers to be furloughed and a slew of key programs and services to be shuttered.
Read moredcjoltAn executive order says an attack on Qatar would be treated as a threat to the U.S., bolstering security commitments to a key Gulf ally after Israel’s strike on Doha last month.
Read moredcjoltA coalition of blue states and Washington, D.C., accused the Trump administration of illegally “taking money from its enemies” in freezing emergency preparedness grants.
Read moredcjoltThe New York Times is looking for generals and admirals who are quitting the military following an address from the defense secretary.
Read moredcjoltThe investigation is the “first of many” targeted at U.S. cities, said Joseph B. Edlow, the director of U.S.C.I.S.
Read moredcjoltDemocrats have misused budget jargon to assail the Republican budget proposal as “dirty,” but the bill is considered “clean.”
Read moredcjoltDemocrats demand Republicans agree to codify an extension of enhanced premium Obamacare tax credits to keep the government from shutting down.
Read moredcjoltOn an almost daily basis, thousands of words pour forth from the president’s mouth. Sometimes, he tucks in a wildly revealing insight about the direction he is taking the country.
Read moredcjoltHarvard President Alan Garber has said that the various federal actions since Trump returned to office could strip the school of nearly $1 billion annually.
Read moredcjoltDemocrats insist that any stopgap funding bill included an extension of enhance Affordable Care Act tax credits due to expire at the end of 2025.
Read moredcjoltPresident Donald Trump and congressional leaders from both parties are set to meet at 3 p.m. for 11th hour talks.
Read moredcjoltHamas has not agreed with the 20-point peace plan, which President Donald Trump discussed during remarks at the White House.
Read moredcjoltTrump last week said that steep tariffs on upholstered furniture, and kitchen and bathroom vanities would take effect on Wednesday.
Read moredcjoltDemocratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has consistently led polls in the contest, where his strongest opponent is former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Read moredcjoltDemocrats have insisted that any short-term funding deal to avoid a shutdown of the U.S. government include an extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies.
Read moredcjoltIn President Trump’s plan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got almost everything he hoped for in the end, despite mounting international isolation.
Read moredcjoltThe U.S. generals and admirals summoned from around the world have been given little information about the planned event.
Read moredcjoltA new Times/Siena survey shows the president retaining the support of nine out of 10 G.O.P. voters, even as the government races toward a shutdown on Wednesday.
Read moredcjoltFederal funding will lapse this week if Congress does not act. Areas across the government will be affected.
Read moredcjoltThe president’s domestic policy law created complex new work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps, but left the states to administer them. Colorado pushes that burden to its counties.
Read moredcjoltPresident Trump met with Republican and Democratic leaders at the White House, but they emerged without a deal.
Read moredcjoltThe daughter of Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, she secured hard-to-land interviews with foreign leaders but found few opportunities for a leadership role.
Read moredcjoltPresident Trump said Israel would have a green light to “finish the job” if Hamas refused to agree to the cease-fire deal.
Read moredcjoltThe White House and Harvard University have struggled to negotiate an end to their monthslong dispute over the administration’s campaign to expunge “woke” ideology from campuses.
Read moredcjoltThe ad battle is stark: Democracy is under attack, and it’s up to voters to save it.
Read moredcjoltWithout a deal in Congress by Tuesday, the government will run out of funding.
Read moredcjoltEric Adams started with strong support among Black and working-class voters. By the time he dropped out, his re-election effort was polling below 10 percent.
Read moredcjoltThe plane’s owner, an 82-year-old veteran, has asked the Supreme Court to hear his case and set limits on forfeitures of property used to commit crimes.
Read moredcjoltCoral Davenport, a New York Times reporter, explains how Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, plans to circumvent Congress’s budgetary powers to advance the Trump administration’s agenda.
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