Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared divided over efforts in Oklahoma to create an online Catholic charter school, a case that could open the door to public dollars flowing directly to...
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared divided over efforts in Oklahoma to create an online Catholic charter school, a case that could open the door to public dollars flowing directly to...
Washington — An effort aimed at blocking President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs in the Senate amid anxiety over how the wide-ranging tariffs could disrupt the U.S. economy fell short on Wednesday,...
Ukrainian and U.S. officials have signed a joint economic investment deal that includes granting the U.S. access to Ukrainian rare earths minerals, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday. A Trea...
Workers are still waiting for Trump's campaign promise to end tax on tips Las Vegas — For waiters, dealers and bartenders on the Vegas Strip, tips aren't just a thank you — they're a paycheck. "Ther...
Foreign policy expert explains Trump's deal-making on Ukraine, Iran and more The White House announced it has signed a rare minerals deal with Ukraine as talks to end Russia's war there have stalled. ...
Person to Person: Norah O'Donnell interviews Hillary and Chelsea Clinton In this episode of "Person to Person with Norah O'Donnell," O'Donnell sits down with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton...
Workers are still waiting for Trump's campaign promise to end tax on tips Congressional budget writers are trying to put the final framework together on President Trump's massive $4.5 trillion tax cut...
Breaking down the release of Columbia student from ICE detention Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia student who had been detained by immigration authorities when he went to his U.S. citizenship i...
Breaking down the release of Columbia student from ICE detention Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia University student who had been detained by immigration authorities when he went to his U.S. cit...
Why the U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter U.S. economic growth slowed sharply in the first quarter of 2025 as businesses rushed to stockpile goods ahead of President Trump's sweeping tariff pol...
Politics US, Ukraine sign economic deal after Trump presses Kyiv to pay back US for help in repelling Russia The announcement comes at a critical moment in the war as Trump has grown increasingly frus...
U.S. supports ally Israel at the International Court of Justice The UN's highest court has been hearing testimony regarding Israel's conduct in providing aid to Palestinians, especially in Gaza where...
Israel marks its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers as the war in Gaza drags on As Israel commemorates its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers, it is reckoning with the resumption of fighting in Gaza. Now...
As concerns mount about the economic fallout from steep U.S. tariffs on key trade partners, President Trump is highlighting what he says is a major benefit of stepped-up import duties: corporate inves...
Readers Say Affordable housing reform in Massachusetts? Readers say not so fast. Chapter 40B has some local leaders and lawmakers calling for reform – but Boston.com readers aren’t so sure. The afford...
Despite promises to cut spending during the campaign and his first few months in office, President Trump's federal government has spent more than $200 billion more in his first 100 days compared to th...
Israel Marks Memorial Day as War in Gaza Continues : State of the World from NPR Every year Israeli's spend their Memorial Day commemorating Israelis killed in war and attacks. This year it comes as t...
The highlights this week: India-Pakistan tensions reach a high point after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, India and the United States move forward on trade talks , and Mark Carney’s election victory i...
S nooker has been dying for decades. “It just feels boring,” said Ronnie O’Sullivan, the most talented man to play the game, in 2009—the equivalent of Roger Federer opening a press conference with “Te...
President Trump appeared on Wednesday to acknowledge that his high tariffs on China may lead to fewer goods on shelves and at higher prices. As economists warn that Mr. Trump's tariffs on Chinese imp...
Politics Trump says US kids may get ‘2 dolls instead of 30,’ but China will suffer more in a trade war His remarks followed a defensive morning after the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. eco...
Washington — A member of Maine's House of Representatives is asking the Supreme Court for emergency relief after she was censured for criticizing the state for allowing transgender athletes at public ...
Why the DOJ wants to drop charges against an alleged MS-13 gang leader Senior U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton on Wednesday dismissed criminal charges against Henrry Villatoro Santos, a Virginia ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has strongly implied that more permanent avoidance of his so-called reciprocal tariffs is available to those who strike a deal before the end of the 90-day pause on his “Li...
Ukraine and the U.S. have signed a long-stalled minerals deal toggle caption Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/AP KYIV — The United States and Ukraine have signed a comprehensive deal to jointly ...
Many will shrug, assuming that news as seemingly mundane as a new organizational chart for a federal agency doesn’t impact them or that cuts to government agencies are by definition beneficial. But th...
The U.S. backs Israel's ban on the U.N.'s Palestinian aid agency at the World Court toggle caption Peter Dejong/AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United States told the International Court of Justice ...
With the technical talks kicking off, it is time to assess whether a new and effective nuclear deal between Iran and the United States is feasible and, if so, what it might look like. In a wide-rangi...
Local News Watch: Here’s what Healey had to say about Trump’s first 100 days at Dem. governors town hall Gov. Maura Healey has worked to become a prominent anti-Trump voice on the national stage. She ...
Politics Whitmer just got what she wanted from Trump. But the Michigan governor is making a risky bet. “I am so, so grateful that this announcement was made today, and I appreciate all the work,” Whit...