A Potential TikTok Ban: What to Know
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that could result in the app going offline as soon as Sunday.
Politics and Government
Trump Picks a Jet-Setting Pal of Elon Musk to Go Get Greenland
Negotiations over an 836,000-square-mile island may fall to a close friend of Elon Musk with experience in deal-making. Just not that kind of deal-making.
Stephen Miller, Channeling Trump, Has Built More Power Than Ever
Stephen Miller was the architect of Donald J. Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda in his first term. Now he is back with fewer internal rivals and even more influence with the president.
New York State Senator Quits D.N.C. Leadership Fight
James Skoufis endorsed Ken Martin, the Minnesota party chairman, as he ended his own outsider bid to lead Democrats.
How Biden Surprised Progressives
To the departing president, F.D.R. seemed a guiding, if often elusive, star.
Why Trump Wanted a Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Before He Took Office
The agreement removed one of the most vexing international conflicts that hovered over the start of his second term.
Nonprofit Founded by Stacey Abrams Admits Secretly Aiding Her 2018 Campaign
The New Georgia Project, whose leaders also included Raphael Warnock, now a senator, admitted violating campaign finance laws. It agreed to a $300,000 penalty.
Russell Vought Poised to Expand Power of White House Budget Office
If confirmed, Mr. Vought will be at the center of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.
In Pursuing Canal, Trump Could Push Panama Closer to China
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal may be posturing, but it could dampen the Panamanian government’s wish to broaden relations with the United States, analysts say.
5 Takeaways from Hochul’s State of the State Address
Child care, housing costs and public safety were the New York governor’s top issues as she outlined her policy plans for the year and for a re-election fight in 2026.