David Ellison, the billionaire media mogul, feted President Trump and prime members of his administration at a non-public dinner in Washington on Thursday as his firm, Paramount, seeks federal sign-off on a $111 billion deal to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery. The gathering, on the US Institute of Peace, included prime executives and journalists from CBS…
When Stuart Sepulvida arrives at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Parish in Tucson, Ariz., for Mass, which he attends most mornings, he passes a show honoring native troopers and inspiring parishioners to wish for their security. Hundreds of small playing cards file their names: Robles, Arenas, Grajeda. A portrait of Pope Leo XIV hangs…
For most of final 12 months, Calley Means, a prime aide to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was advising on modifications to the American well being system whereas operating a quickly rising wellness firm poised to profit from Trump administration well being insurance policies. Records launched to The New York Times by an ethics…
Disapproval of President Trump has climbed to the best stage of his second time period, in keeping with The New York Times polling averagewhich discovered that 58 p.c of Americans disapprove of the president’s job efficiency whereas solely 39 p.c approve. That is the best disapproval score Mr. Trump has confronted for the reason that…
Times Insider explains who we’re and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes collectively. Politicians in Washington and the reporters who cowl them have an usually adversarial relationship. But on the final Saturday in April, they collect for an irreverent celebration of press freedom and the First Amendment at the…
The Senate early Thursday morning adopted a Republican funds blueprint that might pave the approach for a $70 billion enhance for immigration enforcement and the eventual reopening of the Department of Homeland Security. Republicans pushed the plan on an almost party-line vote of fifty to 48. It got here after an in a single day…
At the beginning of the 2026 election cycle, the Senate seemed far out of attain for the Democrats. The House all the time appeared aggressive, however retaking the Senate would require flipping not less than 4 Republican-held seats — together with not less than two seats in states that President Trump will win by double…
For a lot of the twenty first century, the Southern Poverty Law Center has been at the middle of a bitter partisan battle in America over what constitutes hate. The legislation middle, which is predicated in Alabama, started in 1971, incomes a status for battling the Ku Klux Klan in court docket and serving to…
The appearing head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has canceled the publication of a research that discovered that the Covid vaccine sharply lower the percentages of hospitalizations and emergency visits final winter, a Health Department spokesperson stated. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who has been overseeing the company’s operations within the absence of a…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday refused to decide to supporting the vaccine suggestions of President Trump’s nominee to steer the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nominee, Dr. Erica Schwartz, has publicly supported immunizations and drawn applause from mainstream public well being leaders. “If Dr. Schwartz is confirmed, will you commit…
