Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership
A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worr…
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Blanche Defends Pirro but Says Trump Can Fire Her at Any Time
The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.
Abdul El-Sayed Thinks Progressives Have a Way to Win. I Hope He’s Right.
He’s quick, magnetic, overflowing with infectious confidence. But he also has a blind spot endemic to his movement.
Can El-Sayed Patch Things Up With Skeptical Democrats?
His close margin of victory may point to challenges ahead.
Abortion Foes Backed Ballot Measures in 2 Red States. Voters Said No.
Voters in Kansas rejected a proposal to start electing Supreme Court justices, while Missourians declined to make it harder to amend the Sta…
Google Shakes Up A.I. Leadership
Minutes after four top researchers said they were leaving, Google said that Demis Hassabis, the Nobel-winning scientist who led the company…
Breezy Weather to Challenge Firefighting Efforts in the Pacific Northwest
Forecasters expect winds to pick up in eastern Washington and Oregon on Friday and Saturday, but not to be as strong as last weekend’s wer…
Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz
The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial water…
ICE Threatens Sheriffs With Prosecution Over Access to Inmates
In a new tactic, federal immigration officials recently started saying they would criminally charge the elected county sheriffs in Minneapol…
New Mexico Sues Trump Administration to Get Unredacted Epstein Documents
The Zorro Ranch outside Santa Fe, where Epstein victims said they were abused, is at the center of an ongoing feud between the state and fed…
A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but Maybe No One Saw It
Although amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site, there were no obvious signs of a collision — at…
Four Top Google A.I. Researchers Form New Start-Up
Jeff Dean, who for years was one of Google’s most important executives, is leading the new artificial intelligence company with the backin…