In 2017, when she was still a Democratic member of Congress, Tulsi Gabbard traveled to Syria and met the country’s authoritarian president, Bashar al-Assad. She also accused the United States of supporting terrorists there. The day after Vladimir V. Putin began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ms. Gabbard blamed the United States and …
Substack’s Great, Big, Messy Political ExperimentThe newsletter start-up, which once attracted an overture from Elon Musk, is betting on politics content and recruiting stars. But profits remain elusive.6 min readIan C. Bates for The New York Times
In April 2023, the newsletter platform Substack received an unexpected proposal from Elon Musk, who had recently purchased Twitter. Mr. Musk put it plainly: He wanted to buy Substack. At the time, he was trying to supercharge paid subscriptions on the social network, now called X, which had long fashioned itself as a “global town …
Trump’s Signature Dance Move Finds Its Way to the Sports WorldJon Jones punctuated his U.F.C. win with Donald Trump’s shimmy, and N.F.L. players followed suit on Sunday.3 min read
The first thing to know about the Donald J. Trump dance craze is that it’s not really a craze. (Not yet, at least.) Nor, to be honest, is it a dance. What is certain, however, is that the president-elect’s signature shimmy is currently en vogue with all manner of professional athletes, imitated by at least …
How Will Trump’s Plans Affect the Economy? Here Are 4 Crucial Wild Cards.7 min read
Predicting how White House policy is going to affect the American economy is always fraught with uncertainty. Donald J. Trump’s return to the White House has taken the doubt up a notch. Mr. Trump has proposed or hinted at a range of policies — including drastically higher tariffs, mass deportations, deregulation and a fraught relationship …
No, Trump Cannot Run for Re-election Again in 20284 min read
The and his transition to the White House. President-elect Donald J. Trump has mused more than once that he might like to extend his next stay at the White House. But can he run for re-election again in 2028 and seek a third term? The simple answer: No, the Constitution does not allow it. By …
BREAKINGDozens of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Sentenced in Mass TrialThe 45 defendants, including Joshua Wong, were at the forefront of the opposition movement crushed by Beijing. Many have already been in jail for years.4 min readChan Long Hei/Associated Press
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced in a mass trial that has decimated the city’s once vibrant pro-democracy opposition and served as a warning that resistance to Beijing can be costly. The landmark trial is the most forceful use of a national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 in response to …
As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Twilight Pitch on Ukraine to Global LeadersPresident Biden approved Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles inside Russia, but that decision, among others, may soon be reversed by President-elect Trump.5 min readEric Lee/The New York Times
President Biden began what is likely to be his last summit with global leaders as commander in chief on Monday, pushing for even stronger support of Ukraine despite the looming uncertainty of how President-elect Donald J. Trump might undo his efforts. Just before the began in Rio de Janeiro, Mr. Biden authorized the first use …
I Tried to Teach My Son Soccer. Here’s What He Taught Me.After decades reporting on soccer, three months helping to coach a team of children under age 7 came as a revelation.6 min readMary Turner for The New York Times
A few weeks ago, the soccer team that occupies rather more of my thoughts than is healthy had a problem. Well, strictly speaking, it had several. One was that all of the players, including my son, were under the age of 7, which it turns out is something of a tactical limitation. Another was that …
Trump Confirms Plans to Use the Military to Assist in Mass Deportations5 min read
President-elect Donald J. Trump confirmed on Monday that he intended to declare a national emergency and use the U.S. military in some form to assist in his of undocumented immigrants. On his social media platform, Truth Social, Mr. Trump responded overnight to a post made earlier this month by Tom Fitton, who runs the conservative …
Nearly 100 Aid Trucks in Gaza Convoy Are Lost to Looters, U.N. Agency SaysUNRWA, the agency that helps Palestinians, said its drivers were forced to unload supplies at gunpoint, in what it called one of the worst such incidents of the war.4 min readAmir Cohen/Reuters
A large convoy of trucks carrying aid was “violently looted” in the Gaza Strip over the weekend and its drivers forced at gunpoint to unload supplies, the main United Nations agency that helps Palestinians said on Monday, calling it one of the worst such incidents of the war. The agency, known as UNRWA, said in …