Like America, the Statue of Liberty is not standing still. Her foot literally steps forward atop a broken chain of human bondage. She’s on the march. And she literally moves. She was built to sway back and forth to withstand the fury of stormy weather, to stand the test of time because storms are always…
For President-elect Donald J. Trump, the Israeli-Gaza cease-fire deal was key for two reasons. It removed one of the most vexing international conflicts that hovered over the start of his second term, and it gave Mr. Trump, who was known during his real-estate developer days in New York City as a “deals guy,” something to…
Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive who has tried to keep a distance from politics, is warming to President-elect Donald J. Trump. Mr. Zuckerberg is among several Big Tech executives who are expected to be front and center at Mr. Trump’s inauguration next week. He will be one of four hosts of a black-tie reception…
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary, will face a stream of questions on Tuesday from members of a Senate committee that is considering his expected nomination. It could be a contentious hearing. Mr. Hegseth has faced scrutiny because of accusations of excessive drinking and an allegation of sexual assault. He has…
President-elect Donald J. Trump reiterated his support for undoing a major provision of his 2017 tax law on Saturday when he told more than a dozen House Republicans at his Florida estate to come up with a plan for increasing the state and local tax deduction, according to four lawmakers who attended. Republicans put a…
President-elect Donald J. Trump offered fresh criticism early Sunday of the officials in charge of fighting the Los Angeles wildfires, calling them “incompetent” and asking why the blazes were not yet extinguished. “The fires are still raging in L.A.,” Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social site. “The incompetent pols have no idea how to…
The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would take up a challenge to a part of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to cover some kinds of preventative care at no cost. The law, President Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement, has survived three major earlier encounters with the court. The new challenge…
TikTok isn’t the only party asking the Supreme Court to overturn the federal law that could see the app sold or banned later this month. A group of eight TikTok creators also sued the government over the law, saying it violated their First Amendment rights. The creators have argued that they have not found the…
A federal district judge found Rudolph W. Giuliani in contempt of court on Friday for continuing to defame two Georgia women after the 2020 election. In May, Mr. Giuliani agreed to stop repeating lies about the women, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, a mother-daughter team of election workers in Fulton County, Ga., during the 2020…
If TikTok’s parent company, the Chinese firm ByteDance, is forced to sell the app, who would buy it? ByteDance has said a sale is not feasible. The Chinese government has indicated that it would block a sale if it includes the algorithm that makes TikTok extremely valuable. Even if Beijing were to allow a sale,…
