Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration would increase the pay for air traffic controller trainees by $5...

Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections

Eighteen years ago, when Democrats controlled state government in Iowa, Gov. Chet Culver signed civil rights protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people...

With Trump, Alliances Come With Strings Attached

After World War I, Germany, which had invaded Belgium, had to fork over billions to cover the damages the war had caused.The end...

Tesla Fires a Manager Who Criticized Elon Musk on Social Media

Tesla became the latest part of Elon Musk’s business empire to make it clear that criticism of the chief executive is unacceptable by...

Mexico Begins to Release Dozens of Cartel Operatives Into U.S. Custody

The Mexican government on Thursday began sending to the United States nearly 30 top cartel operatives wanted by the American authorities, including one...

Defense Secretary Hegseth Enters the Sept. 11 Case Fray

During a trip this week to the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looked in on Khalid Shaikh Mohammed,...

Meet the Trans Troops the Trump Administration Is Barring

Officers and enlisted. Combat veterans and recent recruits. Transgender service members say their military experience has looked nothing like the portrayal of them...

Inside the Rush to Respond to Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email

In the East Room of the White House on Saturday night, the director of the F.B.I., Kash Patel, was huddling with Tulsi Gabbard,...

Betsy Arakawa, a Classical Musician and the Wife of Gene Hackman, Dies at 65

Betsy Arakawa, a classical musician and small-business owner who was married to Gene Hackman and helped edit his novels, died on Wednesday with...

Starmer Offers Trump a Plea and a Promise Over Ukraine

President Trump hosted Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom at the White House on Thursday, the latest in a series of...

Trump Team Tightens Control Over Government Lawyers Who Might Say ‘No’

After President Trump lost the 2020 election, his allies thought about what to do differently if he returned to power. One lesson from...

Judge Allows C.I.A. to Fire Officers Who Worked on Diversity Issues

A federal district judge on Thursday allowed the C.I.A. director, John Ratcliffe, to fire intelligence officers who had worked on diversity issues, a...