President Biden complained about selective prosecution and political pressure in a system he has spent his public life defending.
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s decision to install Kash Patel as F.B.I. director indicates that he remains undaunted by Washington resistance as he appoints ideological warriors, conspiracy theorists and even relatives.
In a letter, the Democratic leader said members of his party would work with Republicans to consider the president-elect’s nominees — but asserted they should undergo traditional Senate vetting.
The slowdown is worrying for the Kremlin but not serious enough to significantly hobble its war effort.
Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, according to local officials and a Britain-based war monitor.
Amphibious operations across the Dnipro River at Kherson illustrated the suffering and endurance of Ukrainian forces. A team of Times journalists observed the perilous movements.
Several lawmakers expressed support on Sunday for the president-elect’s plan to install a loyalist who has vowed to use the position to exact revenge on adversaries.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution’s historic role, and the Constitution, with his prospective nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority.
Monocle on Sunday (December 1, 2024): Juliet Linley and Gorana Grgić join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.
We also speak to Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith. Plus: Katja Weber, the organiser of Zürich’s enchanting Christmas market at Bellevue, joins us to share her seasonal insights.
The rapid advance on Aleppo came just four days into a surprise opposition offensive that is the most intense escalation in years in the civil war.
President-elect Donald J. Trump turned to a firebrand loyalist to become director of the bureau, which he sees as part of a ‘deep state’ conspiracy against him.
Donald Trump’s pick to be health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reached a pinnacle of power after a life of fame and addictions and a career intertwined with conspiracy theories.
Criminals turn college campuses into recruitment hubs, recruiting chemistry students in Mexico with big paydays.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (November 30, 2024): The 12.1.24 Issue features Susan Dominus on an I.V.F. mix-up; Amir Ahmadi Arian on the director Mohammad Rasoulof; Francesca Mari on deadly superbugs bred by modern warfare; and more.
Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?
Researchers are trying to understand why resistant pathogens are so prevalent in the war-torn nations of the Middle East.
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on hypocrisy. By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Monocle on Saturday (November 30, 2024): Join Emma Nelson and Yassmin Abdel-Magied for a look back at the week’s news and culture. Plus: how Singapore is housing its rapidly ageing population.
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with Elon Musk as co-leader, has advantages that past budget-cutters did not, but laws and court challenges can still make change slow and difficult.
After an emotional debate, Parliament voted on Friday in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people in England and Wales.
More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in the pandemic.
Flying in America has become slower even as official statistics have shown improvement.
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