Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.
When the fuming and rumbling at Mount Spurr, a giant volcano northwest of Anchorage, started picking up in October, Alaska’s volcano monitoring agency raised its alert level to ensure that…
The Violinist Christian Tetzlaff’s Tactic to Oppose Trump’s Agenda: Cancel Concerts
When the German violinist Christian Tetzlaff returned home to Berlin after a recent performance in Chicago, he was distraught. The concert had gone well, but he was increasingly disturbed by…
Former Defense Secretaries Call Trump’s Firing of Military Leaders ‘Reckless’
Five former defense secretaries condemned President Trump’s firing last week of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress not to confirm their successors. In an extraordinary letter to lawmakers…
Inflation Is Rising. What Will That Mean for Trump’s Tariffs?
Rising prices hit a trade war President Trump isn’t backing off his tariff threats, despite the potential risk to the U.S. economy and financial markets. That puts additional focus on…
With a Letter From King Charles, Starmer Was Welcomed Into Trump’s Court
King Charles III was not in the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon. But his regal presence loomed over the meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, which felt…
Office Closures and Relocations Part of Trump’s Plan for Large-Scale Layoffs
The Trump administration has moved into its next push and most aggressive yet to drastically overhaul the federal bureaucracy, demanding that agencies produce plans for large work force cuts that…
Trump’s Tariff Threats Revive Interest in $44 Billion Alaska L.N.G. Project
The geography behind a plan to ship natural gas from the North Slope of Alaska to Asia makes good sense. Alaska has vast stores of gas and is just a…
How Trump’s Changes to U.S. Gender Policy Could Affect Your Passport
Last Friday, Hunter Schafer, the trans actress who starred in the HBO series “Euphoria,” posted an eight-and-a-half-minute video on TikTok revealing that she had just received a new passport with…
U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts
The United States economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers and impose tariffs on America’s largest…
Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting Was a Display of Deference to Elon Musk
A couple of hours before President Trump convened his cabinet for the first time, he used his social media platform to declare that the group was “EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH ELON.”…