Trump and Xi: Beneath the Pomp and Niceties, a Geopolitical Rivalry
The relationship between the two leaders is marked just as much by mistrust and confrontation as it is by niceties.
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House Backers Reach Threshold to Force Vote on $1.3 Billion in Ukraine Aid
Representative Kevin Kiley, independent of California, became the 218th signature on a petition to force action on an aid bill to Ukraine. T…
Musk, Rubio, Hegseth: Who is Traveling With Trump to China?
President Trump arrived in Beijing, ahead of his meeting with President Xi Jinping of China. Among those accompanying Mr. Trump were top adm…
N.Y.U. Students Object to Speaker Who Calls Their Generation ‘Coddled’
Jonathan Haidt, a professor, says that colleges shield students from challenging ideas. But student leaders said he does not represent their…
Trump Arrives in Beijing to Begin High-Stakes Summit With Xi
President Trump was greeted by China’s vice president, Han Zheng, and other officials, as well as a military honor guard.
Read the Decision
South Carolina’s top court overturned the murder convictions of Alex Murdaugh.
With a Friend in Trump, the Tobacco Industry Secures a Lucrative Win
In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who …
With a Friend in Trump, the Tobacco Industry Secures a Lucrative Win
In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who …
Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court
The decision, in which judges cited jury interference by a court clerk, upends one of America’s highest-profile homicide cases.
Where Did All the AK-47s Go?
A family of guns that was once ubiquitous in the U.S. firearms marketplace has started to vanish for a variety of reasons.
A Texas City Bet Big on Industry. Now It’s Running Out of Water.
Rising demand, municipal dysfunction and drought have pushed Corpus Christi to the edge of a water emergency, offering a cautionary tale for…
Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China
The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them ba…