| Where Mao’s Peasants Tilled the Soil, Tourists Now Pay for the View
- Decades ago, a Chinese village became an official symbol of revolutionary “self-reliance.” The slogan hasn’t changed, but nearly everything else has.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:55:30 +0000
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| Trump Bows to Reality on Epstein Files Vote, in a Rare Retreat
- Faced with a mass defection on a bill to demand the release of the Epstein files, the president rushed to avoid an embarrassing loss, suggesting a slip in his iron grip on the G.O.P.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:50:25 +0000
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| Poor Countries Got $1 Trillion From China. So Did Rich Ones.
- Beijing has used loans to developing nations to expand its influence, but a new study says no country has received more Chinese financing than the United States.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:00:07 +0000
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| Nothing Succeeds With Trump Quite Like Success
- Ukraine understands this. Europe should get on board with it, too.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:00:05 +0000
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| Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Epstein Emails
- New emails showed that Lawrence H. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:23:16 +0000
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| Tanzania: What to Know About the Post-Election Violence
- Post-election violence has tarnished the country’s reputation for stability, and the crackdown may have backfired on the government, as officials in Washington call for a re-examination of U.S. ties.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:01:07 +0000
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| After Climate Push, Energy Companies Return to Fossil Fuels in Europe
- Recent oil and gas deals in Europe suggest that the growing demand for energy may be leading companies to adopt a more pragmatic approach.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:00:04 +0000
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| Trump Says America Is in ‘Golden Age,’ Straining to Address Affordability
- Speaking at a gathering of McDonald’s franchise owners and operators, the president boasted that he had “normalized” inflation.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:55:06 +0000
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| Tennessee Judge Temporarily Blocks National Guard Deployment in Memphis
- The judge said the case “raises important questions concerning the use of the state’s military forces for domestic law enforcement purposes.”
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:51:57 +0000
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| MacKenzie Scott Gives $700 Million to Historically Black Colleges
- The donations to over a dozen schools come as the Trump administration is directing more funds to the historically Black institutions, too.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:38:19 +0000
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| After Hundreds of Gazans Arrive on Mystery Flights, South Africa Asks How
- A little-known group sold passage to desperate Palestinians who didn’t know their destination, catching the South African government by surprise.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:05:12 +0000
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| C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for First Time
- If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 02:43:41 +0000
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| Trump Gives Mixed Messages About Military Action Against Venezuela
- President Trump said that he was open to talking with President Nicolás Maduro but that the United States has “to take care of Venezuela” as the U.S. builds a military force in the Caribbean.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 02:33:26 +0000
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| Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed Misconduct in Comey Case
- The magistrate judge raised the question of whether “government misconduct” in the case might require dismissing the charges against the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, altogether.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:50:42 +0000
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| Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files. Why Doesn’t He?
- The president has reversed himself and encouraged lawmakers to vote for compelling the Justice Department to turn over investigation documents, but he never really needed their approval.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:48:49 +0000
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| The MAGA Crackup Might Finally Be Here
- Even if the Epstein files never come out, it’s increasingly clear that a Trump coalition is fragmenting.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:40:09 +0000
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| U.N. Security Council Adopts Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
- Russia and China abstained in the vote, which provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration’s vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave after two years of war.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:14:22 +0000
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| Fed Governor Lisa Cook Says Housing Official Worked With Trump to Tarnish Her
- New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, and a Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, sought to publicize the role of the housing official, Bill Pulte, in executing President Trump’s retribution agenda.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:15:54 +0000
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| Trump Says U.S. Will Sell F-35s to Saudis, Despite Pentagon Concerns
- The president told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that he planned to sell the advanced fighter jets to Riyadh.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:56:58 +0000
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| The Fed Is Cutting Bank Oversight. Critics See Risks.
- The regulator is cutting staff and easing oversight in ways that critics say might make supervisors less equipped to spot a crisis in advance, risking deeper damage to the economy.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:16:04 +0000
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