A Global Crackdown on Free Speech
We explore how the U.S. has joined all the other countries where leaders have tried to silence speech.
United States Politics and Government
Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal
The new effort, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for mining and eliminating pollution limits, aims to save an industry that has been declining for decades.
U.S. Says It Will Revoke Colombian President’s Visa
The State Department called President Gustavo Petro of Colombia reckless after he called for U.S. soldiers to disobey President Trump at a pro-Palestinian rally.
China’s Small Steps Look Bigger Next to Trump’s Retreat
Beijing’s climate and trade pledges at the U.N. highlighted how modest moves can stand out when the United States is pulling back from global leadership.
Trump Believes ‘We Have a Deal’ on Gaza. But a Host of Obstacles Remain.
Whether President Trump can help bring the war to an end will probably depend on how much he is willing to push Benjamin Netanyahu.
Kennedy Says U.S. Rejects Global Health Goals
The nation’s top federal health official said the United States could not support W.H.O. policies that he claimed promoted abortion and “radical gender ideology.”
How Trump Strikes Radically Different Tones in Public and Private
At the United Nations, world leaders got to see both sides of President Trump: bellicose in public and far more conciliatory in private.
At U.N. Climate Summit, U.S. Stands Alone
On Wednesday in New York, countries lined up to say they would accelerate their efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. In staying away, the U.S. was all but alone.
London’s Mayor Hits Back at Trump, Calling Him Islamophobic
After President Trump called him a “terrible, terrible mayor,” Sadiq Khan, who is Muslim, said the president was racist and Islamophobic.
In a Sudden Shift, Trump Says Ukraine Can Win the War With Russia
President Trump’s pivot could give him room to distance himself from a conflict that he once promised to solve in days or weeks.