Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Take Effect
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:38 ISTPresident Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on metal imports. The move is expected to raise costs for U.S. manufacturers of cars, solar panels and other products, potentially slowing the economy.
Trump Tariffs and Trade Wars Leave Investors, Once Optimistic, Feeling Apprehensive
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 02:20 ISTOn Tuesday, President Trump sent markets into another tailspin by announcing additional tariffs on Canada, suggesting a falling stock market is no longer the bulwark investors had hoped.
Trump Pulls Back Plans to Double Canadian Metal Tariffs After Ontario Relents
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:38 ISTThe president had threatened to hit Canadian metals with 50 percent tariffs but opted not to go ahead after Ontario lifted a charge on U.S. electricity.
Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:21 ISTThe layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:05 ISTAn internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.
Elon Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Into Trump Political Operation
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:28 ISTElon Musk has signaled he wants to make some donations not just to his own super PAC, which is called America PAC and has spent heavily on President Trump in the past, but to an outside entity.
RFK Jr. Rattles Food Companies With Vow to Rid Food of Artificial Dyes
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:59 ISTMr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is imminent,” a trade group warned its members.
House GOP Passes Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:28 ISTApproval of the bill sent it to the Senate, where Republicans need the cooperation of several Democrats to move it past a filibuster and to passage before a midnight deadline on Friday.
What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:29 ISTA short-term spending bill, a 10-year budget plan and Musk’s cost-cutting team are all progressing at once.
Republican Refers to Sarah McBride, Transgender Congress Member, as a Man
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:35 ISTRepresentative Keith Self of Texas insisted on calling Representative Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, “Mr. McBride,” and adjourned the session when challenged about it.
Ukraine Supports 30-Day Cease-Fire as U.S. Says It Will Resume Military Aid
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:37 ISTThe deal announced on Tuesday delivered new momentum to efforts to halt the fighting, with the ball for any truce now in Russia’s court, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Power, Money, Territory: How Trump Shook the World in 50 Days
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:41 ISTThe system America took 80 years to assemble proved surprisingly fragile in the face of Trump’s assault, a revolution in how the country exercises power across the globe.
Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:29 ISTThe deeper discussion of a European force comes amid rising anger and dismay over President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies.
Russia Begins Assault on Ukrainian-Occupied Town of Sudzha in Kursk Region
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:16 ISTMoscow’s military advances on the town of Sudzha may deprive Kyiv of a bargaining chip in peace talks.
My 10-Day Crash Course on Surviving the Apocalypse
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:15 ISTI wanted to learn how to prepare for disaster. It turned out I needed skills, yes — but the first thing was learning how to breathe.
New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:53 ISTHundreds of demonstrators marched downtown while a spokeswoman for President Trump said the president had the authority to detain Mahmoud Khalil.
Hearing for Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil to Address Basic Constitutional Questions
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:37 ISTThe government is trying to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident and defender of the Palestinian cause, accusing him of siding with terrorists.
2,000 Striking N.Y. Prison Officers Fired and Barred From Public Jobs
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:58 ISTGov. Kathy Hochul made good on a threat to punish those who failed to meet a Monday deadline for returning to their posts after a three-week work stoppage.
Israel and Lebanon Agree to Talks on Border, Long a Source of Tension
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:36 ISTOfficials say negotiations would also include the future of Israeli military outposts in Lebanon and of Lebanese prisoners still held in Israel.
Stanley R. Jaffe, 84, Oscar-Winning Producer and Hollywood Power, Dies
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:45 ISTHis “Kramer vs. Kramer” won for best picture in 1980, one of many high points in a career that saw him in top jobs, twice, at Paramount.
A Great Unraveling Is Underway
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:18 ISTTrump’s foreign policy philosophy is not “containment” or “engagement,” but “smash and grab.”
Trump Is Reshaping the Nuclear Landscape
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:30 ISTIn recent days, the perceived value among allies of acquiring nuclear weapons is up, and confidence in the U.S. nuclear umbrella is down.
SpaceX Launches NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:47 ISTThe SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track the evolution of the solar wind in three dimensions.
Portugal’s Government Falls in No-Confidence Vote After Just a Year
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:32 ISTThe vote in Parliament will force new elections, the third in little more than three years.
Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 02:59 ISTThe objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history.
Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found in Europe
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:24 ISTDiscovered outside Rome, the bath, which is thought to be a mikvah, could be more than 1,600 years old.
A Tour by Train of 5 Dazzling European Cities
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:30 ISTMilan, Zurich, Berlin, Copenhagen and Stockholm: Our writer devised her own urban grand tour to some of the continent’s most dazzling cities.
