The auto-enrollment change replaces the previous structure, which required parents or guardians to sign up.

Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.

The defense secretary will announce the move on Wednesday during a speech to a handpicked group of lower-ranked officers and enlisted troops.

District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity did not support a criminal case. But he said he is now reaching out to her.

Many democrats and a growing number of republicans are demanding answers about campaign-style pro-Trump ads that, according to a U.S. official and a top republican senator, were paid for by the admini...

A Staten Island judge sided with a group of homeowners who had sued the city over its introduction of the tax, dealing a blow to Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Plus, the Trump administration used taxpayer dollars for pro-Trump ads and billionaire Peter Thiel was behind the secretive purchase of Casa Encantada.

Nearly every Democratic senator voted to advance a measure calling for a human rights report on Israel’s conduct in the West Bank, as some in the party propose punishing settlement activity with sanct...

A new Wall Street Journal survey finds broad support for caps on prescription drug prices and strong border security.

Market choppiness and AI safety fears are spooking investors and throwing into disarray what was expected to be a string of major IPOs this fall.

As Brazil prepares to hold elections next month, Latin America’s biggest nation is taking steps to shield its democracy from potential American meddling.

Shaken by tariffs and threats from the Trump administration, Canadian businesses are seeking markets and suppliers beyond the United States.

Andrés Manuel López Beltrán has joined the list of figures who, critics say, may end up harming the left-wing movement his father founded, as well as the president who succeeded him.

There are always elites. The people get to decide which ones rule.

His summit with Xi had scant substance but made both leaders look larger than life.

Watch as a WSJ reporter visits Miami-Dade County—which Trump flipped red in 2024. Now, many in this heavily Cuban community are frustrated with some of his policies.

In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.

An outright ban on certain Canadian products took effect Tuesday, escalating a damaging trade fight between the two North American allies.

Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.

The model, dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, was due to debut inside ChatGPT and Codex in October.

From healthcare to housing to energy, their policies have made life more expensive.

The Israeli military has built new outposts and slowly encroached beyond the withdrawal line in Gaza. These are signs its troops may be preparing to stay for the time being.

The fate of two cotton brokers highlights how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has scaled back its regulatory actions not just for crypto cases but also for the kinds of cases it has long poli...

The New Jersey Republican has explained the reason for his long absence: depression. Now he must convince voters that he deserves another term.

In a debate with the Democrat Rebecca Bennett, the New Jersey Republican said he was willing to take on the president over funding for a Hudson River tunnel project.