Tax Cuts Now, Benefit Cuts Later: The Timeline in the Republican Megabill
Republicans deferred some of their most painful spending cuts until after the midterm elections.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges
The music mogul was convicted of arranging for the travel of male escorts across state lines but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.After Sean Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges he faced, he dropped to his knees, apparently in prayer, and started a round of applaus
Sean Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges
Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul who built a business empire around his personal brand, was convicted on Wednesday of transporting prostitutes to participate in his drug-fueled sex marathons, but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking, the most serious charges against him. Julia Jacobs, a New Yo
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Nine Lives
For decades, he occupied a special stripe of the celebrity stratosphere. Now the man who helped turn rap into a global concern has escaped a sex-trafficking conviction.If the last year and a half has prophesied a fall from grace for Sean Combs, Wednesday’s verdict demonstrated the opposite.
After Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Verdict, the Testimony of Cassie and ‘Jane’ Lingers
Two of Mr. Combs’s former girlfriends gave days of harrowing testimony of abuse, but jurors weren’t convinced those experiences with escorts were sex trafficking.
Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials
Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.Voting booths in Milwaukee last November. States including Wisconsin, North Carolina and Colorado, have received
Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots
Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.The changes to vaccine policy mean that doctors would have to write so-called off-label prescriptions for younger people who want protection from the coronavirus, which could b
C.I.A. Says Its Leaders Rushed Report on Russia Interference in 2016 Vote
But the new review of the earlier assessment does not dispute the conclusion that Russia favored the election of Donald J. Trump.The C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Va. The agency and the F.B.I. intensified their scrutiny of Russian activity after the 2016 election.
Hit by Trump’s Tariffs, French Clothing Maker Saint James Puts Shipping on Hold
Hit by President Trump’s tariffs, the Saint James clothing factory has put its inventory of striped shirts and sweaters intended for U.S. retailers in its warehouse in France.
Somebody Explain Why Everybody Loves Phil Rosenthal
The host of “Somebody Feed Phil” and creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond” has become a global star with little more than fun-guy charm. That’s enough.
Abrego Garcia Was Beaten and Tortured in El Salvador Prison, Lawyers Say
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was made to kneel overnight, denied bathroom access and confined in an overcrowded cell with bright lights and no windows, his lawyers say.A poster showing Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia during a news conference with his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, outside the U.S. Distri
Illegal Border Crossings Plunge to Lowest Level in Decades
Border Patrol agents made just over 6,000 arrests in June, according to government figures, a sign that President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies are working to keep people out.An armored Stryker combat vehicle patrolling the border between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso in June.
Chechnya’s Strongman Is Visibly Ailing. The Russian Region Is Bracing for Succession.
Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been noticeably absent from view, while grooming his teenage son for the future.Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen strongman, is one of the closest allies of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russ
Pentagon Is Reviewing Which Countries Receive U.S. Weapons
President Trump’s decision to pause the delivery of some air defense interceptors and precision-guided munitions to Ukraine is part of a broader effort.Pentagon officials said on Wednesday that President Trump could ultimately order all or some of the paused munitions to be sent to Ukraine, dependin
Paramount’s Settlement With Trump Is a Humbling Moment for ’60 Minutes’
After an astonishing concession to a sitting president, the country’s most popular television news program faces the prospect of new ownership and a chilled environment for the First Amendment.CBS and its parent company, Paramount, agreed to pay a $16 million settlement to President Trump to resolve
Amid Warnings of Iranian Sleeper Cells, a History of Failed Plots
For high-stakes plots like an effort to kill President Trump, Iran has turned to common criminals, raising questions about its capabilities inside the U.S.A protest in Tehran last week against the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites.
Pentagon Again Shifts Assessment of Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program
The appraisal that Iran’s nuclear hopes had been set back 1 to 2 years by U.S. and Israeli bombings was the latest in a shifting series of pronouncements.A billboard showing a variety of missiles in Tehran last year. The Pentagon’s chief spokesman said on Thursday that Iran’s nuclear program had lik
John Bolton: We Need to Finish the Job in Iran
It remains to be seen if Washington has learned enough of a lesson to destroy Iran’s remaining nuclear infrastructure.
10 Ways of Making Sense of Zohran Mamdani’s Win
New York City’s surprising primary result has ramifications for the whole country.
4 Dead and 30 Missing After Ferry Sinks Near Bali
The ship was carrying 65 people when it sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island, a popular tourist destination.Family members waiting for updates on the search for people who went missing after a ferry sank near Bali, Indonesia.
Skydiving Plane With 15 Aboard Crashes in New Jersey
The plane, a Cessna 208B, went off the end of a runway as it was taking off from a small airport in Gloucester County, according to the F.A.A. Victims were being treated at the scene, officials said.
Lovebugs Swarm South Korea’s Capital, Drawing Residents’ Ire
Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents wish they would break out the poison.Binoculars covered in lovebugs at an observatory in Incheon, South Korea, on Monday.
Third Interstellar Object, Comet 3I/ATLAS, Is Traveling Through Solar System
3I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the galaxy.