The state has vowed to step in and provide food assistance for many who face a cut-off in federal SNAP aid. But there is still fear and anxiety about how …
A.I. Spending Is Accelerating Among Tech’s Biggest Companies
Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do. Go to Source Author: Karen Weise https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices
Outnumbered and facing vast stakes, Justices Kagan and Jackson are split over the best approach: investing in diplomacy inside the court or sounding the alarm outside. Go to Source Author: …
Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate
President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017. Go to Source Author: David E. …
In China Truce on Tariffs and Rare Earths, National Security Controls Are Bargaining Chip
Some analysts say Beijing won a major victory in its trade talks: Getting the U.S. to withdraw a national security measure that previously was not under discussion. Go to Source …
Judge Skeptical Over Trump Administration Decision to Suspend Food Stamps
The arguments at times appeared to frustrate the judge, who promised to rule soon on a suit filed by roughly two dozen states seeking to ensure people don’t go hungry …
How States Are Preparing for a Freeze in SNAP Food Assistance
The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster food pantries or both. Go …
Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill
The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump …
Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting
Just minutes before he was scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping of China, the president threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing “on an equal basis” with other countries. …
Nvidia Is First Company to Top $5 Trillion in Market Value Amid AI Boom
The A.I. chip maker has become a linchpin in the Trump administration’s trade negotiations in Asia. Go to Source Author: Tripp Mickle https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
As Trump Weighs Sale of Advanced A.I. Chips to China, Critics Sound Alarm
The president signaled he would discuss the sale of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips in a summit on Thursday, a move U.S. officials warned would be a “massive” national security mistake. Go …
As Both Sides Remain Dug in, What Can Break the Government Shutdown Impasse?
Significant milestones over the next few weeks could shuffle the status quo. For now, both sides remain dug in as the closure heads into a fifth week. Go to Source …
Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases
The government website now shows consumers how much their health insurance costs will increase next year, as Congress remains at an impasse over the plans’ subsidies. Go to Source Author: …
Feted as a Peacemaker in South Korea, Trump Vows to End Hostilities With North Korea
President Trump lamented not being able to speak with Mr. Kim, the North Korean leader, but vowed to end the decades of hostilities between the two Koreas. Go to Source …
As China and U.S. Split Over Energy, Korea Is Stuck in the Middle
It needs the United States for defense and has spent billions building factories in America. But a Trump trade deal this week with China could erase a Korean edge in …
How the Opium War Still Shapes Xi Jinping’s Trade Clash With Trump
China’s leader draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a Qing official whose defiance of Britain led to China’s humiliating defeat but made him a national hero. Go to Source Author: …
North Korea Conducts Missile Test Ahead of Trump Visit to South
The country has yet to respond to President Trump’s overtures to meet again with Kim Jong-un, its leader. Go to Source Author: Choe Sang-Hun https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Trump Suggests He Knows He Can’t Run Again: ‘It’s Too Bad’
Despite the Constitution’s two-term limit, Trump had mused for months about a third term. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Erica L. Green and Katie Rogers
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.” Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Ellen …
Federal Judge Disqualifies Trump-Backed Prosecutor in Los Angeles
The court ruled that Bill Essayli had been acting “unlawfully” as U.S. attorney in Los Angeles but that he could stay on as the office’s top deputy for now. Read …