United States Politics and Government
- Republicans Are Fighting With One Another in Deep-Red Indiana. Here’s Why. - Some Republicans in the Indiana Senate have resisted a new congressional map despite lobbying from the White House and threats of political consequences.
- Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks - A draft memo from the E.P.A. assumes a safe threshold exists for formaldehyde, upending earlier findings that there is no safe level of exposure to the carcinogen.
- At Fed Meeting, Interest Rate Cut Expected Amid Divisions - The central bank is poised to lower interest rates on Wednesday even as a growing chorus of officials urge caution.
- House Democrat Seeks to Impeach RFK Jr. for Undercutting Public Health - The move by Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat who is running for Senate, does not have the support of her party’s leaders and is all but certain to fail.
- A Million Teenagers Just Got Barred From Social Media, and Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Hoax’ - Plus, the travel influencers who aren’t actually real.
- Trump Administration Withdraws Plan to Overhaul Homeless Aid - The abrupt decision to revise the plan added new uncertainty and possible delays into the government’s distribution of $3.9 billion in homelessness relief.
- Democrats Say Hegseth Balked at Call for Full Video of Boat Strike - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.
- Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors - Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.
- Asserting a Personal Role in Warner Bros. Battle, Trump Seeks to Expand His Powers Again - The move comes as the Supreme Court also appears poised to put antitrust enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission under his control.
- Trump’s Nvidia Chip Deal Reverses Decades of Technology Restrictions - President Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its chips to China has raised questions about whether he is prioritizing short-term economic gain over long-term American security interests.