Since Ohio Train Derailment, Accidents Have Gone Up, Not Down
After a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed a year ago in East Palestine, Ohio, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents and upending life in the town for months,…
Trump and Biden Get Ready for the Very Long Haul
With Donald J. Trump rapidly closing in on the Republican presidential nomination, the 2024 general election campaign is set to be one of the longest in modern history, pushing President…
After Two Years of Bloody Fighting, Ukraine Wrestles With Conscription
When Russian troops and tanks invaded Ukraine in February 2022, tens of thousands of Ukrainians rushed to serve in the army in a surge of patriotic fervor. The influx of…
Black Pastors Pressure Biden to Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
As the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth month, a coalition of Black faith leaders is pressuring the Biden administration to push for a cease-fire — a campaign spurred in part…
Where Is Hamas Getting Its Weapons? Increasingly, From Israel.
Israeli military and intelligence officials have concluded that a significant number of weapons used by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks and in the war in Gaza came from an…
In South Carolina, Biden Tries to Persuade Black Voters to Reject Trump
Hoping to revitalize the momentum that propelled him to the White House, President Biden told a largely Black audience on Saturday night that “you’re the reason Donald Trump is a…
Key Network of G.O.P. Megadonors to Meet With Trump and Haley Camps
A network of Republican megadonors has invited aides to both Donald J. Trump and Nikki Haley to make presentations at the group’s winter meeting next week, as the wealthy contributors…
Carroll Promises to Do ‘Something Good’ With a Fortune Won From Trump
As soon as E. Jean Carroll heard the verdict on Friday — $83.3 million in defamation damages against Donald J. Trump — a world of possibility opened before her: How…
Negotiators Close In on Hostage Deal That Would Halt Fighting in Gaza for Weeks
American-led negotiators are edging closer to an agreement in which Israel would suspend its war in Gaza for about two months in exchange for the release of more than 100…
Biden Vows Border Shutdown, Pressing Congress to Pass Immigration Deal
President Biden fought on Friday to save a bipartisan immigration deal from collapse in Congress, vowing to shut down the border if the plan became law even as the Republican…