Trump Picks Another Trade Fight With Canada Over Lumber
President Trump on Saturday initiated an investigation into whether imports of lumber threaten America’s national security, a step that is likely to further inflame relations with Canada, the largest exporter…
The Democratic Party Reconsiders a Huge, Vulnerable Database of Voter Information
Problems with a huge database of voter information that effectively functions as the central nervous system of the Democratic Party grew so worrisome last summer that top Democrats staged an…
Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ Set Off Panic in an Unexpected Place: Real Estate
President Trump’s plan to sell green cards for $5 million each, a program he is calling a “gold card,” has largely been met with a shrug. It’s not clear exactly…
Honduras Moves to Extradite Man Accused of Killing Iowa Woman
The government of Honduras said it had begun the process of extraditing to the United States an undocumented immigrant who was accused of killing a young Iowa woman in 2016,…
How Zelensky’s Oval Office Meeting Turned into a Showdown With Trump
Just hours before President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine sat down with President Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina dispensed some advice to the…
Keep an Invasive Species in Check: Eat a Big Rat-Like Rodent, U.S. Says
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a suggestion to help curb the growing population of an invasive species that bears a resemblance to a very large rat: Eat them.…
FedEx Plane Lands With Engine on Fire at Newark Airport After Bird Strike
A FedEx cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport with one of its engines on fire after it struck a…
The New American Gun Store: Grips, Grenade Launchers and Ramen Noodles
Christmas was a few days away and Solomon Lehnerd was selling more grenade launchers than usual. It was the first holiday season that his online gun store was selling the…
Democrats See Political Opening in G.O.P. Budget as Republicans Eye Medicaid Cuts
In 2018, Democrats won back the House, flipping 41 seats including in conservative-leaning places like the suburbs of Utah and Oklahoma by focusing narrowly on a single issue: Republican efforts…
Zelensky, Seeking a Diplomatic Victory With Trump, Leaves With a Debacle
It was meant to be a moment of triumph for President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, a chance after weeks of maneuvering for an Oval Office meeting to demonstrate American backing…