| Mark Carney Heads to Beijing to Discuss Canada-China Relations as U.S. Outlook Darkens
- The prime minister is seeking new markets for Canadian goods and to mend relations with China after years of deep acrimony between the two nations.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:35:53 +0000
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| U.S. Moves Some Personnel From Key Air Base as Tensions Mount With Iran
- Nonessential personnel are being removed from Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the main U.S. air operations hub in the region, as President Trump weighs a military response to Iran’s crackdown on protests.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:35:32 +0000
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| Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival
- The parent company of Saks, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman struggled with debt, designers and customers in recent years.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:32:37 +0000
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| China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets
- China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and pursued self-reliance to replace imports.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:23:05 +0000
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| The Swedish Start-Up Aiming to Conquer America’s Full-Body-Scan Craze
- Neko Health, backed by the Spotify founder Daniel Ek, plans to open in New York this spring.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:19:05 +0000
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| Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World
- The fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice. That has consequences.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:16:10 +0000
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| If U.S. Were to Invade Greenland, ‘NATO Would Be Stuck’
- The treaty that created NATO did not contemplate an attack by one ally on another. A seizure of Greenland by President Trump would test the endurance of the mutual-defense pact.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:12:19 +0000
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| How ICE Crackdowns Set Off a Resistance in American Cities
- In Minneapolis and other cities where federal agents have led immigration crackdowns, residents have formed loose networks to track and protest them.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:06:24 +0000
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| Trump Has Stopped Pretending That This Is All Normal
- The president’s assertion of unlimited authority is a total rejection of popular sovereignty and the logic of the Constitution.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:01:23 +0000
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| Jodie Foster: An American Oscar-Winner in Paris
- In “A Private Life,” the actress takes on her first solo lead role in which she speaks fluent French, but her French connection goes all the way back to childhood.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:59:25 +0000
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| Trump Credits ‘Mister Tariff’ for the Country’s Strength. Economists Beg to Differ.
- Many indicators appear to suggest that the United States is growing despite tariffs, not because of them.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:50:02 +0000
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| F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material
- It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of classified disclosures, for federal agents to search a reporter’s home.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:47:39 +0000
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| ‘We’re Not Stupid’: What Greenlanders Would Say to Trump
- A visit to Greenland reveals a swirl of feelings as people nervously await talks with the Trump administration about the island’s future.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:30:56 +0000
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| Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim
- Republican election officials welcome the review, which relies on a federal verification tool, but they say they have not discovered a major problem when it comes to noncitizen voters.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:14:55 +0000
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| Videos Show Increasingly Aggressive Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis
- Arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:13:46 +0000
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| Banks Ready Battle Plans to Save Their Credit Card Businesses
- “Everything’s on the table,” an executive at JPMorgan Chase said, as the industry seeks to head off President Trump’s effort to cap interest rates.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:54:18 +0000
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| An Emboldened Trump Makes Big Bets in Venezuela, Iran and Beyond
- President Trump has left himself plenty of room for maximal intervention. But there are a host of potential wild cards, each with risks for the president.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:37:22 +0000
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| A Top Fed Official Says the Trump Administration’s Threats Are ‘About Monetary Policy’
- Neel T. Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, defended Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, in an interview. He also said interest rates should be held steady this month.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:56:22 +0000
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| Venezuela Envoy to Visit U.S. for First Official Trip in Years
- Félix Plasencia, an envoy of the interim government, will travel to the United States on the day the opposition leader María Corina Machado is to meet President Trump.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:51:21 +0000
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| Chuck Schumer Calls His Shot
- After securing strong recruits on a tough Senate map, the Democratic leader is not only predicting an upset 2026 victory, but also naming the states he thinks his party can flip.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:31:13 +0000
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