U.S. Inflation Accelerated in June as Trump’s Tariffs Pushed Up Prices

The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7 percent from a year ago, as the global trade war started to bite.

China’s Economy Grows Steadily Despite President Trump’s Tariffs

Official figures showed modest growth in the second quarter as exports shifted to other countries and Beijing invested in manufacturing and infrastructure.

Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again

Former government employees are finding that perhaps the only thing harder than getting laid off from the federal government is staying that way.

Supreme Court Clears Way for Dismantling of Education Department

The decision allows President Trump to fire thousands of employees, functionally eliminating an agency created by Congress without legislators’ input.

Behind Trump’s Tough Russia Talk, Doubts and Missing Details

Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted President Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.

It’s No Bluff: The Tariff Rate Is Soaring Under Trump

President Trump has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.

How Trump Changed His Tone on Vladimir Putin and the War in Ukraine

After years of lavishing praise on the Russian leader, President Trump abruptly changed his posture amid frustration with the lack of a cease-fire.

Inside the Conservative Campaign That Took Down a University President

A group of University of Virginia alumni had long called for eliminating D.E.I., without much success. Then they gained a new ally: President Trump.

Public Broadcasters Brace for Vote on Sharp Funding Cut

Trump’s Tariffs Are Shaping New World Trade Order, Minus the U.S.

Facing growing chaos, the European Union and numerous countries are seeking to forge a global, rules-based trading nexus, one less centered on America.

Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response

As a warming planet delivers more extreme weather, experts warn that President Trump is dismantling the government’s disaster capabilities.

What to Know About the Secret Service, a Year After It Failed to Protect Trump

The agency withstood criticism and a reckoning after a lone assassin grazed Donald Trump on the campaign trail. Today, recruiting is up.

The Quiet Unraveling of the Man Who Almost Killed Trump

Tariffs or Deals? Trump Seems Content With Punishing Levies.

President Trump’s supporters portray him as a top dealmaker. But, at least for now, far more trading partners have gotten stiff tariffs than trade deals.

Around the World, Flash Flood Disasters Are the ‘Hardest Kind to Prevent’

Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in the ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk.

An Army of Searchers Combs the Banks of the Guadalupe for the Missing

Judge Blocks Trump Administration Tactics in L.A. Immigration Raids

A federal judge temporarily halted the administration from making indiscriminate arrests based on race and denying detainees access to lawyers.

President Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ban Faces New Threat: Class Actions

In last month’s decision limiting one judicial tool, universal injunctions, the court seemed to invite lower courts to use class actions as an alternative.

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power

Secret meetings, altered records, ignored intelligence: the inside story of the prime minister’s political calculations since Oct. 7.

Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding

Kerr County repeatedly failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as funds were available for similar projects.

Trump’s Seesawing on Tariffs Gives the World Whiplash

Blunt letters dictating terms posted to social media and changes late in negotiations have left trading partners wondering what President Trump will do next.

Texas Camp’s Cabins Stood in an ‘Extremely Hazardous’ Floodway

An analysis of Camp Mystic shows that several buildings were in known hazard zones. A $5 million expansion in 2019 did nothing to alleviate the problem.

As Texas Flood Raged, Camp Mystic Was Left to Fend for Itself

Flash floods hit during the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.

China Surveys Seabeds Where Naval Rivals May One Day Clash

Research ships are studying the seas for science and resources, but the data they gather could also be useful in a conflict with Taiwan or the U.S.

U.K. and France Agree to First-Ever Nuclear Weapons Pact to Fend Off Threat to Europe

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and President Emmanuel Macron of France are set to confirm a strengthened defense relationship at a summit today.