How Trump Could Upend Taxation in America
With slogans and in social-media posts, the former president has dribbled out ideas that, together, would fundamentally change how taxes are collected in the U.S. Listen to this article ·…
September 2024
Israel and Hezbollah Threaten to Hit Harder, Raising Fears of All-Out War
A leader of the Iranian-backed militia said its latest barrage was “just the beginning,” and an Israeli military official said, “Our strikes will intensify.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel…
Criticizing Oprah, Trump Falsely Claims He Appeared on Her Show’s Final Week
As he took aim at Oprah Winfrey’s interview of Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald J. Trump repeated a debunked claim that he was one of the show’s last…
Some Palm Beach Ballots Misspelled Tim Walz’s Name as ‘Tom’
Officials in Palm Beach County, Fla., said that they had emailed 257 ballots to overseas voters before catching the error and correcting it. Share full article Wendy Sartory Link, the…
Controversies Erupt as Trump and G.O.P. Make Critical Push to Voters
A Republican who reportedly called himself a “Black Nazi,” a false story about migrants eating cats and dogs, and a feud with Taylor Swift bring back a sense of chaos.…
Checkmate for Russia as global chess ban upheld
Checkmate for Russia as global chess ban upheld Getty Images Russia's chess team is to remain banned from international competitions, officials have ruled. In a dramatic move, an International Chess…
Tongsun Park, Lobbyist Scarred by Koreagate Scandal, Dies at 89
An amiable Korean-born graduate of Georgetown University, he was imprisoned after a second scandal involving the U.N. Tongsun Park, an urbane, amiable international lobbyist who stood at the center of…
More Than 700 Current and Former National Security Officials Back Harris
A letter signed by former secretaries of state and defense endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and said former President Donald J. Trump poses a threat to the nation’s defense and…
In One Hezbollah-Dominated Neighborhood, a Mix of Defiance and Unease
Many residents of Dahiya were grappling with uncertainty over what comes next. The funeral drew thousands into the streets of the Hezbollah-dominated neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday afternoon,…
Germany’s social democrats prevail in east German stronghold
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) narrowly beat the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the highly contested state elections of Brandenburg on Sunday (22 September), according to the…