Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum From Foreign Countries

Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum From Foreign Countries

President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, re-upping a policy from his first term that pleased domestic metal makers but hurt other American industries and ignited trade wars on multiple fronts. The president signed two official proclamations that would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum from all … Read more

Trump Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers

Trump Plans to Send  Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers

The State Department has given Congress formal notification that it plans to move forward with sales of more than $8 billion in weapons to Israel, bypassing an informal review process that was still ongoing in one House committee. The move took place just two days after President Trump met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of … Read more

U.S. Trade Deficit Hit Record in 2024 as Imports Surged

U.S. Trade Deficit Hit Record in 2024 as Imports Surged

The U.S. trade deficit in goods hit a record $1.2 trillion last year, as American consumers snapped up imported products and a strong U.S. dollar weighed on export growth. Data released Wednesday morning by the Commerce Department showed that U.S. imports of goods and services grew 6.6 percent to a record $4.1 trillion, as Americans … Read more

Opinion | The Truth About Democrats, According to Amy Klobuchar

Opinion | The Truth About Democrats, According to Amy Klobuchar

Let’s skip the happy talk: Democrats are in a dark place. It’s not merely that Donald Trump has rolled back into Washington with an everything-everywhere-all-at-once approach to grabbing power. The new president is buoyed by eager-to-please Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress and a #Resistance movement that feels played out. The American people, meanwhile, … Read more

Security at ISIS Camps in Syria Threatened by U.S. Funding Freeze

Security at ISIS Camps in Syria Threatened by U.S. Funding Freeze

President Trump’s sweeping executive order to halt foreign aid threatens to freeze a U.S. program supporting security forces inside a notorious camp in the Syrian desert that holds tens of thousands of Islamic State members and their families, Syrian and U.S. officials said. The order has also wreaked havoc on another U.S. organization in Syria … Read more

Stocks Markets Fall Sharply as Investors Worry About China’s AI Advances

Stocks Markets Fall Sharply as Investors Worry About China’s AI Advances

Stock markets fell sharply on Monday, dragged down by fears that advances in artificial intelligence by Chinese upstarts could threaten the moneymaking power of American technology giants. The Chinese A.I. company DeepSeek has made waves by matching the capabilities of cutting-edge chatbots while using a fraction of the specialized computer chips that leading A.I. companies … Read more

Derek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94

Derek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94

Derek Humphry, a British-born journalist whose experience helping his terminally ill wife end her life led him to become a crusading pioneer in the right-to-die movement and to publish “Final Exit,” a best-selling guide to suicide, died on Jan. 2 in Eugene, Ore. He was 94. His death, at a hospice facility, was announced by … Read more

TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users

TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users

TikTok said late Friday that its service would “go dark” for its 170 million American users on Sunday because of a ban in the United States over fears that its Chinese ownership poses a threat to national security. The company said in a statement that “unfortunately TikTok will be forced to go dark on January … Read more

Opinion | I Fought Wildfires in California. Trump Will Make the Problem Worse.

Opinion | I Fought Wildfires in California. Trump Will Make the Problem Worse.

A few years ago, when I was part of a crew fighting a series of large wildfires in California’s wilderness, my bosses told me, “This isn’t normal.” Climate change was making the wildfires bigger, faster and harder to stop. It seemed like only a matter of time before the conditions grew dangerous enough to threaten … Read more

How Many Hostages Remain in Gaza, and When Could They Be Released?

How Many Hostages Remain in Gaza, and When Could They Be Released?

When Hamas led the Oct. 7, 2023, raids into Israel, killing about 1,200 people, about 250 people were taken into Gaza as hostages, including citizens of Israel, the United States, Britain, Mexico, Thailand and other countries. Among the captives were the bodies of 37 people killed in the attack, Israeli officials said. Now, about 100 … Read more