- — Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed by Senate for Top Intelligence Post
- The success of one of President Trump’s more divisive cabinet candidates shows his domination over the Republican Senate.
- — CPI Report: Inflation Rose Unexpectedly in January
- The Consumer Price Index rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier as food and energy prices picked up.
- — Elon Musk’s Growing Power, Russia Releases Marc Fogel, and More
- Plus, who isn’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
- — Janet Malcolm Understood the Power of Not Being ‘Nice’
- Janet Malcolm is remembered, above all, for her ruthlessness. But when I went looking for it, I found something much more complicated.
- — Defying Johnson, Graham and Senate G.O.P. Push Their Own Budget Plan
- Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who relishes being in the middle of the action, is leapfrogging the House G.O.P., which is still tied in knots over how to pass its budget.
- — At Oval Office, Musk Makes Broad Claims of Federal Fraud Without Proof
- The billionaire, whose federal cost-cutting team has been operating in secrecy, asserted that he had uncovered waste and fraud across the bureaucracy, without providing evidence.
- — Ozempic Can Curb Drinking, New Research Shows
- Scientists have several theories about how the drug might reduce alcohol cravings.
- — Westminster Dog Show 2025: Unforgettable Dogs Like Monty, Mercedes and Bourbon
- Monty the giant schnauzer took home best in show, but each of the group winners left a lasting impression.
- — High School Trans Athletes Challenge Trump’s Executive Order in New Hampshire
- A lawsuit appears to be the first challenge to the constitutionality of an executive order barring trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.
- — Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Prewar Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’
- In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told Ukrainian and NATO officials that a durable peace could only come ‘with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.’
- — Where the Oscar Race Stands After ‘Emilia Pérez’ Controversy
- “Emilia Pérez” is hobbled, “Anora” is revitalized and plenty remains up in the air ahead of the March 2 awards ceremony.
- — Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Pre-War Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’
- In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told Ukrainian and NATO officials that a durable peace could only come ‘with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.’
- — Stocks Drop After Hotter Than Expected Inflation Reading
- Investors are now betting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates just once more this year, a drastic shift in expectations since late 2024.
- — Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices
- President Trump pledged to lower costs on “Day 1” as a candidate. His administration now acknowledges it will take more time.
- — How Venezuela Helps Feed the Violence in Colombia
- After finding refuge and building power in Venezuela, a decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.
- — Manhattan D.A. Would Face Uphill Battle if He Took Adams Case
- Now that the Justice Department has directed federal prosecutors to drop Eric Adams’s case, could Alvin L. Bragg’s office pick it up?
- — The Fiercest Fighting of the Ukraine War May Be in Russia
- The Times interviewed Russian soldiers who said they face a brutal fight to dislodge determined Ukrainian forces from a sliver of Russian land. Trapped civilians fear catastrophe.
- — What We Know About the Hostages Still in Gaza
- As Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the cease-fire deal, Israel’s prime minister has vowed a return to “intense fighting” if hostages are not freed by Saturday.
- — Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Sights
- India is acutely aware that trade and immigration issues are a potential double whammy. But it believes it can preserve growing ties.
- — In Trump’s Cross Hairs Over Taking Gazans, Egypt and Jordan Try Diversion
- The U.S. president has repeatedly asked the two Mideast allies to take in two million Palestinians from Gaza. Both Egypt and Jordan have been trying to offer Mr. Trump help in other ways.
- — Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval
- Health experts see his retreat from international cooperation as disrupting the safe-keepers of one of the world’s deadliest pathogens.
- — A Turn as Trump Made Sebastian Stan an Unlikely Oscar Nominee
- He is attracting different attention, and some leading man hardware, after standout performances in “The Apprentice” and “A Different Man.”
- — Trump’s Plan to Remake the Federal Work Force
- One of President Trump’s first executive orders claims the power to fire, and hire, tens of thousands of career civil servants across the government. Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” explains the order, which has drawn lawsuits from federal unions.
- — How Ukraine Pitched Trump on a Deal for Critical Minerals
- President Trump says he wants to make a deal for minerals from Ukraine in exchange for aid. That followed a long effort by Ukrainian officials to appeal to Mr. Trump’s transactional nature.
- — When Will China’s Leader Talk to Trump?
- Xi Jinping seems to be in no rush to engage with President Trump, who has sent mixed signals about when a call might happen (or whether it already has).
- — What Modi and India Can Offer Trump on Trade
- As two-way trade expands, India’s surplus is growing. President Trump is expected to press Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lower tariffs.
- — Gaza Truce Imperiled as Netanyahu and Hamas Send Dueling Warnings
- The Israeli leader’s warning came after Hamas said it would indefinitely postpone the next round of hostage releases.
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