Warning: This episode contains strong language. As President Trump demolishes the government’s biggest provider of foreign aid, the United States Agency for International Development, heRead More »The Demise of U.S.A.I.D. — and American Soft Power
Over the past week, President Trump avoided a trade war with Canada and Mexico. But he escalated a trade war with China. His reasoning? ChinaRead More »China Seems Unstoppable. Trump Thinks Otherwise.
Thousands of years ago, after domesticating cows and other ruminants, humans did something remarkable: They began to consume the milk from these animals. But livingRead More »The Sunday Read: ‘Some Raw Truths About Raw Milk’
The legendary actor discusses the prophecy that changed his life, his Oscar snub and his upcoming role starring alongside a “complicated” Jake Gyllenhaal in “Othello”Read More »'The Interview': Denzel Washington Has Finally Found His Purpose
A battle between two major artists has been dominating the world of music. It’s a fight over one song — a song that may getRead More »The Story of ‘Not Like Us’
How is the Democratic Party navigating the dominance of President Trump — and reckoning with the reality that more and more voters have been souringRead More »Where Are the Democrats?
Elon Musk and his team have taken a hacksaw to the federal bureaucracy one agency at a time, and the question has become whether he’sRead More »How Elon Musk Is Infiltrating Washington
North America came within hours of a multibillion dollar trade war that was poised to hobble the economies of Mexico and Canada. The Times journalistsRead More »North America Averted a Trade War — for Now
Financial markets went into a panic last week over an obscure Chinese tech start-up called DeepSeek. The company now threatens to upend the world ofRead More »China Challenges Silicon Valley for A.I. Dominance
Here’s a strange story: One day two summers ago, Jennifer Kahn woke up because her arms — both of them — hurt. Not the wayRead More »The Sunday Read: ‘Chronic Pain Is a Hidden Epidemic. It’s Time for a Revolution.’
Since his inauguration, President Trump has exercised a level of power that has directly challenged the checks and balances that, on paper, define the U.S.Read More »Trump 2.0 Arrives in Force
The midair collision between a passenger jet and a helicopter over Washington on Wednesday night was the deadliest plane crash in the United States inRead More »What We Know About the Plane Crash