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Ethics Pledges by Trump Cabinet Draw Questions and Skepticism
01 Feb 2025Publicly released agreements show the vast wealth of President Trump’s cabinet picks and the uncharacteristically large list of potential conflicts of interest with which they enter office.
A Storied Newspaper Prepares to Print Its Own Obituary
01 Feb 2025The Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s longtime paper of record, will publish its final edition on Sunday and become an online-only news outlet.
Over a Dozen Prosecutors at U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. Are Dismissed
01 Feb 2025Those informed of their dismissals had been hired to investigate the Jan. 6 riot as the office struggled to manage what became the largest prosecution in the department’s history.
Don’t Believe Him
02 Feb 2025Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
‘The Interview’: Dr. Anna Lembke Is Scared About What Modern Life Is Doing to Us
02 Feb 2025The psychiatrist and author of “Dopamine Nation” wants us to find balance in a world of temptation and abundance.
Trump Favors Blunt Force in Dealing With Foreign Allies and Enemies Alike
02 Feb 2025With Canada, Mexico, China, Colombia and the Middle East, President Trump has wasted no time threatening to use American might to force recalcitrant countries to back down and do what he wants.
Trump Will Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs
01 Feb 2025The White House said it would move forward with levies on America’s largest trading partners on Saturday.
7 Are Killed in Medical Plane Crash in Philadelphia
02 Feb 2025The Learjet, carrying a pediatric patient and five others, crashed on Friday, killing all on board. On the ground, one person was killed and at least 19 others were injured, officials said.
F.A.A.’s Main Warning System for Pilots Is Restored After Outage
02 Feb 2025The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the Federal Aviation Administration had used a backup system while it addressed the problem.
Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use
01 Feb 2025Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have been helpful to farmers later this year. President Trump, in an apparent reference to the move, called it a “victory.”
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
02 Feb 2025Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments
01 Feb 2025Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal funding.
If Kennedy Is Blind to Science, Why Entrust Him With Our Health?
01 Feb 2025When we face some risk of a bird flu pandemic, do we want to entrust our health to a man who has fought lifesaving vaccines?
End Appears Near for U.S. Aid Agency, Democratic Lawmakers Say
02 Feb 2025A sense of crisis among aid groups was growing as U.S.A.I.D.’s website went dark.
Official Email Urges Federal Workers to Find ‘Higher Productivity’ Jobs
01 Feb 2025The message reiterated an offer to take a second job or travel to a “dream destination” and remain on the federal payroll for months. But questions remain about whether that would be legal.
Woman Pardoned in Jan. 6 Case Gets 10-Year Sentence in Drunken-Driving Death
31 Jan 2025Prosecutors said the woman was intoxicated when she crashed into another car in Missouri, killing a passenger, on Jan. 5, 2022, a year after she joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol.
One Family Lost in the D.C. Plane Crash
01 Feb 2025Kaiyan Mao and Yu Zhou “were always there” as their son pursued his figure skating dreams. On Wednesday, the family flew together from Wichita to Washington.
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
02 Feb 2025Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
Trump Administration to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space
01 Feb 2025The New York Times, NBC News, NPR and Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation,” a spokesman said.