Want to Understand Russia? Visit Dubai.
Iosif Prigozhin, a Russian music producer, scrolled to the bottom of the contacts app on one of his iPhones and showed me the tally of entries: 11,801. He and his…
Poll finds record high share of Americans view immigration positively
Nearly 4 in 5 Americans believe immigration is good for the country, a record high, according to a poll released Friday that comes as President Donald Trump continues to take…
Fallout Over Handling of Epstein Case Erupts Into the Open
The bitter blame game over the handling of the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein erupted in public on Friday between Attorney General Pam Bondi and the senior leadership…
Unexpected fuel cutoff preceded Air India plane crash, preliminary report says
Indian investigators looking into the crash of Air India Flight 171 said that both engines stopped receiving fuel shortly after takeoff in a preliminary report on the nation’s worst airline…
State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs
The State Department formally notified employees on Thursday that it was about to begin layoffs as part of a consolidation plan that department officials say will reduce bureaucratic bloat but…
In Brazil, Trump faces a country — and a leader — ready for a fight
ANAPU, Brazil — Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has used trade as a cudgel to exert concessions from smaller nations. But Brazil, his newest tariff target,…
What’s behind Trump’s 50 percent tariff for Brazil despite trade surplus?
United States President Donald Trump has threatened Brazil with a 50 percent tariff, citing the criminal charges against its former president and his political ally Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting a…
Trump slaps 35 percent tariff on Canada starting August 1
It was the latest of more than 20 such letters issued by Trump since Monday, as he continues to pursue his trade war threats against dozens of economies. The letter on Thursday…
Tennis fans deserve better than John McEnroe
Please, someone in American television, break the McEnroe grip on tennis microphones. Belching up words is not broadcasting, a craft John McEnroe never learned. Johnny Mac has become an entitled…
Wife of Ken Paxton Files for Divorce, Citing ‘Recent Discoveries’
State Senator Angela Paxton of Texas, the wife of the state attorney general, Ken Paxton, announced on Thursday that she had filed for divorce, saying she made her decision “on…