The vast spending plan will keep the federal government open through September but broadly defies the Trump administration’s wishes to reshape it.
President Trump’s pick, John R. Bolton, is an outspoken advocate of military action. He will replace Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who struggled to impose order on a president resistant to his sort of military discipline.
The political action committee founded by Mr. Bolton hired Cambridge Analytica specifically to develop psychological profiles of voters — and it knew the firm was using Facebook data.
Combined with the recent nomination of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, the decision to name Mr. Bolton as national security adviser brings together two people with little in their pasts to indicate that they have time for the diplomatic process.
In announcing tariffs on Chinese goods, President Trump bypassed the World Trade Organization, founded 23 years ago to keep the peace in global commerce.
Responding to President Trump’s tariff plan, China said it would impose levies of its own on American-produced fruit, pork, wine, seamless steel pipes and more than 100 other goods.
Corporations, entrepreneurs and lawmakers are stepping up efforts to expand worker protections, but the revelations about the pervasiveness of harassment illuminate how tough it will be to extinguish.
With hundreds of March for Our Lives demonstrations planned for Saturday, high school students say this is a moment of political awakening for their generation.
The assailant, described as a petty criminal, claimed to be acting on behalf of the Islamic State when he opened fire in a supermarket.
Behind the scenes at the New 42nd Street Studios, the building where Broadway rehearses. Featuring “Margaritaville,” “Pretty Woman,” child stars and cronuts.
The neurotic stage musical adaptation of the animated blockbuster raises questions about how Disney transforms its biggest hits, our critic writes.
For decades, Americans have believed that the best way to end racial inequality is to end class inequality. But a landmark 30-year study is debunking that logic.
Plus, protests over a police shooting in Sacramento.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
I read nutrition labels before I buy anything in a package, I practice portion control, and I exercise and weigh myself every day.
Most residents whose homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey had no clue that their gated community was built in an area prone to such damage in extreme storms.
In a lengthy television interview, Karen McDougal said she was hurt when the president offered her money after sex, but added that they ended up in love.
The pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli and the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes were both charged with fraud, but they walked away with vastly different punishments, our columnist writes.
People generally believe hitchhiking takes no particular know-how, but it takes a tremendous amount of skill to travel quickly, safely and in the right direction like Juan Villarino.
The first rap acts in Ireland emerged in the early 1990s. But it has taken until now for the music and the culture to start flourishing.
What is it like to be told you have a disease that may rob you of your sight and ability to walk? Six men and women speak about life after a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
A Long Island restaurateur testified that Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York not only knew of the illegal scheme; he said that the mayor encouraged it.
The revelations have not only prompted personal reckonings but also fueled a larger debate on Hispanic and Native American identity.
Subscribe to our Climate newsletter to get the latest stories and insights about climate change. We'll also answer your questions and provide tips on what you can do.
Poor weather and the threat of sharks were hindering emergency efforts.
You read it, we compiled it. Here are Australia’s favorite essays on love, in all its delightful and dark nuance.
After years of testing, the halo, meant to protect a drivers head, is making its debut in Melbourne. Some teams hate the device.
The thing about dried beans is that as they cook, they turn the cooking water into a delicious broth, our columnist writes.
Each year, The Times publishes a handful of undergraduate application essays about work, money and social class.
Burt Reynolds, still a “rascal” at 82, talks about his latest film, “The Last Movie Star,” loosely based on his own life, and his action-star heyday.
There are few people more likely to lead the country into war.
It was jarring to find a group of survivors — my former classmates — as divided as our country.
In Central African Republic and other anarchic states, people suffer and perish under rule of the AK-47.
They call it the South Florida Shuffle: from detox to rehab to detox again, from Tampa to Boca Raton to Delray Beach.
Pride, defensiveness and terror of an American-style system make it hard for Canada to admit it falls short.
A dive into New York City’s dog registration database reveals the size preferences of dog owners throughout the five boroughs.
