President Trump is planning to gather his cabinet in the Rose Garden this week to announce a sweeping plan for global tariffs that he promised […]
Month: March 2025
Musk Visits C.I.A. to Discuss Downsizing Efforts
Elon Musk visited C.I.A. headquarters on Monday to discuss his efforts to downsize the government as a federal judge ordered the agency to reconsider its […]
Opinion | Trump’s Order to the Smithsonian Distorts Teaching of American History
On Thursday President Trump issued an executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” In Mr. Trump’s customary bluster, the order bursts with accusations […]
Trump Administration Deports More Detainees to El Salvador
The Trump administration on Sunday sent a fourth plane carrying deportees to El Salvador, claiming it was acting under a different authority than the obscure […]
Tuesday Briefing: A Shock Ruling in France
France’s far-right leader was barred from running for office Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader, was found guilty of embezzlement yesterday and disqualified from running […]
Opinion | Universities Should Not be Afraid of Contentious Ideas
Inside the auditorium, the event went on as planned. The hundreds of students who remained listened and learned. They peered into a world beyond shouted […]
U.A.E. Sentences Three People to Death for Killing an Israeli Rabbi
The United Arab Emirates on Monday sentenced three people to death for the abduction and killing of an Israeli Moldovan rabbi last November, a case […]
Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The Trump administration said on Monday that it was reviewing roughly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard, accusing the school of […]
Steak Fries: Deservedly Reviled or Underappreciated Edible Spoon?
Steak fries. Two words, so promising apart, so dreadful together. Plank-like in shape and wan in complexion, they sit uncomfortably between genus “fry” and genus […]
No Toilet Paper and No Privacy: Returning to the Office, Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos
For some federal employees, returning to the office has meant an expansion of their duties to include cleaning toilets and taking out the trash. For […]