Raising Hopes, North Korea Offers to Talk About Its Nuclear Arsenal North Korea’s sudden willingness to bargain with the Trump administration over scrapping its atomic arsenal surprised the world on Tuesday, setting in motion an unpredictable diplomatic dance with the United States and South Korea, but raising hopes that one […]
Politics and Government
Italy Election Gives Big Lift to Far Right and Populists Italians registered their dismay with the European political establishment on Sunday, handing a majority of votes in a national election to hard-right and populist forces that ran a campaign fueled by anti-immigrant anger. The election, the first in five years, […]
Trump’s Approval Rating Plunges Back To His Worst With Two New Polls Donald Trump’s approval rating has slumped again to match the lowest of his presidency, according to two new polls. The surveys were conducted amid mounting activism for gun control and security clearance problems in the White House. Support […]
On Turkey’s Border With Syria, Many Are Eager for War Two large Turkish flags, flattened by the rain, cover the blasted-out windows of the 17th-century mosque in Kilis, where a rocket fired by Kurdish militants in Syria slammed into the dome this week, killing two worshipers. Even as the attack […]
Senate Democrats Kill Bill to Keep Government Open Past Midnight Senate Democrats, showing remarkable solidarity on Friday in the face of a clear political danger, blocked consideration of a stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating, leaving less than two hours for lawmakers to find a way to avert […]
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Says That She Is Pregnant Jacinda Ardern, who became New Zealand’s prime minister in October, attracted international attention when she denounced television interviewers who had asked whether she planned to have children if elected. Ms. Ardern, 37, told a television presenter that it was “unacceptable” for […]
As Iranian Protesters Dig In, Officials Warn of Harsher Response Ignoring pleas for calm from President Hassan Rouhani, Iranian protesters took to the streets in several cities for the fifth day on Monday as pent-up economic and political frustrations boiled over in the broadest display of discontent in years. The […]
Putin Confirms He Is Running for President President Vladimir V. Putin announced on Wednesday that he would seek a fourth term as president of Russia in a March election that he is expected to win handily. A full, six-year term until 2024 would make his 24-year tenure — including his […]
Republican Tax Bill Hits Snag Over Deficit Concerns Republican Tax Bill Hits Snag Over Deficit Concerns: The Senate Republican tax bill, which had appeared to be cruising to victory, suffered a setback late on Thursday as lawmakers were forced to contemplate significant changes, including future tax increases, to help pay […]
Corruption Case Against Senator Menendez Ends in Mistrial The federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey ended in a mistrial on Thursday after jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict, leaving Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, free to return to Congress but injecting uncertainty as he […]
