Fifteen miles west of Manhattan, in Paterson, N.J., a community is directly, and often painfully, connected to a conflict half a world away. Go to Source Author: Christopher Maag and …
Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care
The spending showdown has highlighted Republicans’ failure to produce an alternative to Obamacare, which many of them assail but concede is too politically risky to undo. Go to Source Author: …
Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market. Go to Source Author: Ben …
Santos’s Release Frustrates His Former Colleagues and Constituents
George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from prison on Friday after President Trump commuted his sentence. On Long Island, in his former district, some people called the …
How George Santos Won His Freedom
On Friday evening, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Representative George Santos. “Good luck George, have a great life!” the president said. Go to Source Author: Michael Gold https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure
President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.” Go to Source Author: Genevieve …
U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel
Two men rescued by the U.S. military after it attacked a boat in the Caribbean Sea were being sent to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador, President Trump said. …
The Shutdown Is Stretching On. Trump Doesn’t Seem to Mind.
As the shutdown nears a fourth week, President Trump has pushed his political opponents to further dig in. Go to Source Author: Luke Broadwater https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
George Santos Is Released From Prison, His Lawyer Says, After Trump Commutes His Sentence
George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a New Jersey prison around 10 p.m. on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction. …
Trump Says He Is Commuting George Santos’s Prison Sentence for Fraud
George Santos, the disgraced Republican congressman, had been sentenced to prison after his web of deceit unraveled. He was the sixth member of the House to be expelled. Go to …
A Timeline of George Santos’s Rise and Fall
The disgraced former congressman was sentenced to prison, years after his credentials and career began to unravel. Then President Trump commuted his sentence. Go to Source Author: Alyce McFadden https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela
The bid comes after the Senate rejected a similar measure to curb President Trump’s attacks against alleged drug runners in the Caribbean Sea. Go to Source Author: Megan Mineiro https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force in the Caribbean
About 10,000 U.S. troops and dozens of military aircraft and ships are in the region as the Trump administration increases pressure on Venezuela. Go to Source Author: Riley Mellen, Eric …
What Are Tomahawk Missiles, and Why Might Trump Give Them to Ukraine?
Ukraine could receive a newly developed land-based launcher to strike Moscow and beyond. Go to Source Author: John Ismay https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Bessent Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s multibillion-dollar bailout of a serial defaulter raises the specter of losses for the United States. Go to Source Author: Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Putin’s Trump Strategy: Lots of Flattery, and Talk of Business Deals
After Thursday’s phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons. Go to Source Author: Anton Troianovski …
Meet the Designer Who Got Zelensky Into a Suit
Viktor Anisimov, one of Ukraine’s top fashion designers, first met Volodymyr Zelensky about 20 years ago, when the future president was a comedian. He didn’t want to wear a suit …
After ‘Productive’ Call, Trump Plans Another Meeting With Putin
President Trump has come close to imposing penalties on Russia several times, only to backtrack after talking with President Vladimir Putin and raising hopes for a diplomatic solution to the …
For Zelensky’s Fashion Adviser, It’s All About the Suit
Viktor Anisimov, one of Ukraine’s top fashion designers, first met Volodymyr Zelensky about 20 years ago, when the future president was a comedian. He didn’t want to wear a suit …
John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information
Mr. Bolton, a Trump aide turned critic, is part of a string of presidential foes to become prosecutorial targets. But his case gained momentum in the Biden administration. Go to …