Defense lawyers had questioned whether Alina Habba, a Trump loyalist, was legally authorized to run the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey.

President Trump has few sources of independent advice just as he is trying to broker an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, perhaps the trickiest negotiation of his presidency.

The secretary’s requirement that she personally approve any expense over $100,000 has created a backlog of “mission critical” contracts, records show.

Times journalists reviewed hundreds of images and videos of law enforcement agents to determine what they have been doing on the ground.

The president’s second term has been marked by his eagerness to go after his foes and his assertions of presidential authority. Both traits are on display as he seeks control over the central bank.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, is accused of taking bribes in exchange for acting on behalf of favor-seekers across New York City.

Dr. Lauren Semanchik told the police that she was “especially uncomfortable” because her ex-boyfriend was a state trooper. She and her boyfriend were later shot to death.

State Democratic officials withdrew the endorsement of a Minneapolis mayoral candidate who has drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayoral hopeful.

New York Times reporters witnessed supporters of Mayor Eric Adams handing out cash-filled envelopes. Sometimes, that money went to reporters from Chinese-language outlets.

Rather than conserve or build, some people just want to destroy.

The Category 2 hurricane isn’t expected to make landfall. Still, it’s drawing notice as the first named storm to reach hurricane strength this year.

It was not the first time that the vice president had addressed Ukraine’s leader with words more commonly spoken to toddlers than heads of state.

The figure makes plain how a gerrymandering push that began in Texas but spread nationwide has energized the Democratic base.

An amendment that can help save our democracy.

Along with other East Coast states, Delaware is using natural materials to protect vulnerable coastal areas.

The International Space Station captured the unusually large storm as it swirled near the East Coast of the United States.

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