May 3, 2025, 4:10 a.m. Eastern time
House Republicans are planning to include several of President Trump’s campaign promises in the first draft of the bill, which they hope to release soon.
A federal judge in Maryland found that scrutiny of the agency’s sensitive information systems by Elon Musk’s team appeared to violate federal privacy laws.
The agency plans, for now, to use attrition, including retirements and voluntary resignations, to reduce the size of the C.I.A. instead of more mass firings.
For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does it measure?
Politics has no place at universities or in the classroom.
Russian strikes and fighting along the front line have killed far more civilians than over the same period a year ago, U.N. officials said in a presentation for diplomats in New York this week.
Voters will decide who can turn Australia around from the throes of inflation and a housing crisis, and navigate relations with a volatile Washington.
For many across the country, economic struggles, political malaise and the fear of armed conflict with India now feel like parts of the same burden.
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President Trump on Friday said he would be “taking away” the university’s status, renewing a threat he made last month. It was not immediately clear if the I.R.S. was moving forward with a change.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived a turbulent life in Maryland after fleeing El Salvador as a teenager. Now he’s the face of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
A jury in suburban Chicago convicted the man of murder and hate crime charges in the 2023 killing of Wadee Alfayoumi, 6. He was the boy’s landlord.
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The decision marked the first time a federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an order to punish law firms he opposes politically.
Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is a Trump nominee with conservative credentials. But he found White House claims about a Venezuelan gang “invasion” went too far.
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.
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The e-commerce site acted after the Trump administration said it would close a loophole that allowed low-cost Chinese-made items to enter the U.S. without import fees.
E-commerce trade in small parcels brought Chinese factories to American shoppers. Tariffs are severing the connection.
Wall Street has recovered from April’s sharp sell-off, buoyed by hope for trade talks. But the economic fallout from President Trump’s policies still has investors on edge.
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The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes.
In a hearing on Friday, lawyers for the Justice Department indicated the government would double down on its requests to break up the tech giant’s business.
Irish investigators said TikTok did not protect the data of users in the European Union, improperly transferring some of it to China. TikTok said it would appeal.
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College athletes have signed deals worth millions of dollars since the N.C.A.A. allowed student-athletes to become paid endorsers.
After an accident during a practice session, mechanics swarm the car and grab spare parts, with the goal of making the next race. Sometimes it gets dicey.
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The president’s budget proposal also called for getting rid of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
