Trump Team Signs Memo Allowing Briefings With Some Federal Agencies
But President-elect Donald J. Trump’s team has so far refused to sign an agreement with the Justice Department to allow…
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After Beloved Pilot Dies in Crash, 2 Rescue Dogs Rescue Themselves
Seuk Kim was transporting three rescue dogs from Maryland to Albany, N.Y., when his plane crashed in the Catskill Mountains….
Biden Announces Cease-Fire Deal Between Israel and Lebanon
The deal should end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, and President Biden said he hoped…
Intense Israeli Airstrikes Send People Fleeing Beirut in Panic
The attack struck in the heart of the Lebanese capital after a series of evacuation warnings — the first for…
Rudy Giuliani Loses His Lawyers, and His Cool, in Court
The subject of several cases, the former New York City mayor lashed out at a judge questioning why he had…
Wednesday Briefing: Israel Approves Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal
Plus, Mexico reacts to Trump’s tariff threats.
Saudi Arabia and Russia Block Mention of Fossil Fuel Exit in Climate Resolution
A handful of oil-producing nations ensured that a United Nations General Assembly resolution on climate change steered clear of a…
Tariff Threats Show Trump’s Commitment to Upending Global Trade
The president-elect’s threat to hit Canada, Mexico and China with new tariffs is already rocking business and diplomatic relationships and…
Israeli Leaders Blamed by Independent Inquiry for Oct. 7 Failures
After the Israeli government delayed a formal investigation into the Hamas attacks, an alliance of survivors and victims’ families set…
Fed Minutes Show Options Are Open on Interest Rate Cuts
Minutes from a Nov. 6-7 meeting showed that Federal Reserve policymakers favored lowering rates “gradually.”