Richard L. Armitage, 79, Dies; State Department Official in a Turbulent Era
While serving as Colin Powell’s deputy during the Iraq war, he found himself at the center of a scandal when he leaked a C.I.A. operative’s name.
United States Politics and Government
More Than 20,000 IRS Employees Accept Trump Administration’s Resignation Offer
The I.R.S. had about 100,000 employees before President Trump took office. Between resignations and layoffs, the I.R.S. is on track to lose about a third of its staff this year.
Trump Grows Increasingly Combative in Showdowns With the Courts
Scholars say that the Trump administration is now flirting with lawless defiance of court orders, a path with an uncertain end.
Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax Status After Freezing Funds
Harvard has rejected an effort by the White House to exert more control over its programs and policies.
Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks
Levies on Americans’ daily prescriptions and other medicines could raise costs, spur rationing and lead to shortages of critical drugs.
Trump and DOGE Are Planning Deregulation at a Massive Scale
The White House will soon move to rapidly repeal or freeze rules that affect health, food, workplace safety, transportation and more.
Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump is ‘of Momentous Significance’
But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have.
Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Shuttering of Migrant Entry Program
The Biden-era program has allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti to enter the United States and work legally.
JD Vance Drops Ohio State’s Championship Trophy During White House Celebration
The vice president, a former senator from Ohio who graduated from Ohio State, joked about the mishap on social media.
Trump’s Dilemma: A Trade War That Threatens Every Other Negotiation With China
President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more.