President Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset after remarks from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yair Lapid, the Israeli opposition leader. Their remarks came as a peace deal with the Hamas militant group in Gaza began to take hold, and the remaining living Israeli hostages from Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel were returned in…
Hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been welcomed with tears and screams of joy as they were released by Israel to be reunited with their families in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The release involved about 250 prisoners who had been convicted of crimes including murder and deadly attacks against Israelis –…
Former US President Barack Obama has warned of a “political crisis of the sort that we haven’t seen before” in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk. At an event in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Obama said he did not know Kirk and disagreed with many of his views, but called the killing “horrific and…
The president delivered impassioned — if scientifically dubious — remarks about what he described as one of “the most alarming public health developments in history.” In choosing to unveil a report about autism in the Roosevelt Room of the White House — an august setting just off the Oval Office — President Trump sent Americans…
What you need to know • Entering a plea: New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to appear in a Norfolk, Virginia, federal court at 11 a.m. for her arraignment on felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. She’s expected to enter a plea of not guilty to both. • Trump’s retribution…
Where things stand Shutdown impacts: Millions more Americans could be affected by the government shutdown as the calendar turns to November and federal aid programs run dry. Food stamp recipients face delays this month even after two judges ruled that the Trump administration must tap into emergency funds for the benefits. • Congress still at…
In demanding the attorney general go after his enemies, Donald Trump is upending fundamental norms of fairness and neutrality in the American legal system.By Paul Rosenzweig September 22, 2025, 8:32 AM ET King Henry II is reported to have mused, “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?” It wasn’t an order, so to speak,…
1. What’s Actually Going On Let me start by laying out the solid facts, and then we’ll unpack what remains murky. What We Know What We Don’t Know (Yet) 2. The Context To understand why Trump made this move, we need to see where things stand already. U.S.–Venezuela Tensions Recent Military Strikes 3. Why This…
Tensions are rising in both parties as more than 40 million low-income Americans are poised to go without grocery assistance starting this weekend when the government shutdown hits the one-month mark. Families who receive financial support through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would normally receive benefits on Saturday for November, but those funds aren’t…
The attacks, which have killed at least 61 people, are threatening the region’s fishing, shipping and tourism industries and exposing differences among leaders. In Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean island nation so close to Venezuela that on a clear day it’s visible, the second homes off the northwestern coast lie empty. Fishers are staying close…