Politics

With 23 candidates in the Democratic presidential race, it can be hard to keep track of their policy proposals. This week alone, we’ve covered Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s climate change plan, Cory Booker’s housing plan and Elizabeth Warren’s economic plan in depth. But we’re also trying a new approach: a weekly roundup of proposals you […]

Some people have switched to private policies, though that is unlikely to account for much of the change, according to Carolyn Kousky, executive director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Risk Center and an expert on flood insurance. Last fall, Dr. Kousky convened FEMA staff, along with insurance representatives and state officials, to talk about

FUKUOKA, Japan — The icy relationship between the United States and China over trade showed no signs of easing on Saturday, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called on Beijing to return to talks and follow through on its commitments or face more tariffs from President Trump. The comments came on the first day of the

From Mexico to the United Kingdom, it’s been a busy week in American politics. Here are some of the biggest stories you might have missed (and some links if you’d like to read further). ___________________ No tariffs on Mexican goods, Trump says. President Trump backed off his plan to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods,

As for whether the plan envisions a Palestinian state, he said, “What’s a state?” Israel retaining security control in the West Bank should not be an impediment, he argued: Just as American troops are stationed in Germany, Japan and Korea, “places where we were at war with that nation before we left our troops there,”

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors released audio on Thursday of a voice mail message that President Trump’s personal lawyer left for a lawyer for Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser, shortly after Mr. Flynn agreed in 2017 to cooperate with the special counsel’s investigation. The message and its tone offer new insight into how Mr.

EAGLE PASS, Tex. — The 19-year-old pregnant migrant waded toward the American shore, deep enough in the Rio Grande for waves to splash against her waist. Pushing through the river’s current, and mindful of an alligator lingering upriver, she guided her friend’s crying 10-year-old boy toward a Border Patrol rescue boat. As the boat carried

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration stepped up a dispute with Turkey on Friday, saying the Pentagon would end cooperation over its new fighter jet program because Turkey is refusing to back down on buying Russia’s most sophisticated antiaircraft system. In carefully choreographed steps, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan released a letter he sent Thursday to

President Trump pulled back from his plan to impose tariffs on all Mexican imports, saying on Friday night on Twitter that the United States and Mexico had reached an agreement to reduce the number of migrants entering the United States over the southwestern border. The tariffs, which could have been potentially crippling for Mexico, were

WASHINGTON — President Trump called off his plan to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods on Friday night and announced on Twitter that the United States had reached an agreement with Mexico to reduce the flow of migrants to the southwestern border. Mr. Trump made the announcement only hours after returning from Europe and following