This is more than just another persecution of one of the president’s political enemies.

In the latest surge of violence, settlers targeted Palestinians during the olive harvest, a cultural touchstone and economic lifeline in the Israeli-occupied area.

Ken Paxton celebrated New Year’s Eve in 2024 with two men wanted on federal charges, one of whom donated at least $190,000 to his campaigns. The extent of his ties to the men was unclear.

The world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas.

More students ages 10 to 13 are ending up in the justice system after vaping, making threats and lashing out at school.

Friends,

Democratic candidates are connecting the affordability crisis to corruption. If Dems get the chance to govern, they’ll need to attack both.

They silence criticism of the President who grants them favors

Trump targets the most vulnerable

The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.

Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.

Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.

A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.

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The Lesson here?

A Special Forces veteran joins the columnist David French to assess Pete Hegseth’s leadership.

Five women have said they were the targets of malicious public relations campaigns that were spearheaded by three influential players.

Cancer patients are being persuaded to spend tens of thousands on unproven treatments by alternative-medicine clinics.

Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.

The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.

If Democrats can embrace what affordability is really about, they might do even more than win elections.

The real reason Americans are paying more under Trump Republicans

Because he fears he can’t prevail any other way

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates we warned: stay away from him.

The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.

In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.

The U.S. says its sanctions are not aimed at depriving Cuba of essential goods. Thousands of stranded shipping containers tell a different story.

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.

YouTube video by Robert Reich

President Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned.

The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president’s family member.

Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.

Avoiding the traps — and understanding what must be done now

In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.

In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.

How to beat Trump’s schemes for suppressing the vote

The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.

YouTube video by Robert Reich

YouTube video by Robert Reich

We may be on the brink of a bipartisan solution that’s fair

He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States

After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.

An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.

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