US politics

Europe Confronts Reality That Vance’s Hostility Is More Than Just a Show

Vice president has taken an aggressive stance, sparking fears for the trans-Atlantic alliance

Depressed Democrats Find Hope at Bernie Sanders Rallies

Two-time presidential candidate draws ‘insane’ crowds as he criticizes cuts by Musk and Trump

Corporate America’s Euphoria Over Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ Is Giving Way to Distress

CEOs and investors are fretting over what they see as whipsaw policy changes and complacency about the risks of recession

Arab-Americans Are Unhappy With Trump on Gaza—but Don’t Regret Their Vote

‘I think he wants to get our blood boiling,’ one voter says of Trump; many hope Democrats learn a lesson

U.S. to Restore Military Support to Ukraine After It Agrees to Cease-Fire

The 30-day truce, which is contingent on Russian acceptance, envisions the start of talks between Kyiv and Moscow on halting the war

Trump Threatens to Pull Funding From Universities Over Protests

Legal experts say holding back federal financing would violate First Amendment protections

Washington’s Embrace of Putin Aims to Drive Wedge Between Moscow and Beijing

Unlike Nixon and Kissinger’s gambit in the 1970s, the strategy threatens to divide the West

After 150 Years of Friendship, the U.S. and Canada Come to Blows

Tariff threats and talk of making Canada the 51st state have unleashed rancor and instability into one of the world’s most powerful partnerships

Extracting Ukraine’s Minerals Won’t Be Easy. Getting Near Them Will Be Even Harder.

Limited infrastructure, out-of-date maps and corruption hindered efforts to mine in the country even before the war

Ukraine Agrees to Mineral-Rights Deal With U.S.

Trump says he will meet Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

‘People Are Afraid of Going Out’—Trump Immigration Moves Hurt Small Businesses

Business owners in Latino neighborhoods say fear of raids has caused a sharp drop in consumer spending

Democrats Joke About Moving to Canada Post-Trump. These People Actually Did It.

Political transplants battle freezing winds and pine for low-fat peanut butter; ‘North America 2.0’

Trump’s New Targets in the Culture War: Brutalist Architecture and America’s Tallest Mountain

The president sees classical design and landmark names as anchors to the country’s foundation

Mideast Powers Reject Trump Proposal to Take Over Gaza

Saudi Arabia says it is committed to a Palestinian state including the strip, rules out normalization of diplomatic ties with Israel without that goal

Musk Moves With Lightning Speed to Exert Control Over the Government

The billionaire’s representatives gained access to a Treasury Department payment system and sensitive documents at USAID

EU Must Accept Transactional Global Relationships, Commission Chief Von Der Leyen Says

‘This is a world where we can’t take take much for granted,’ she said.