Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.President Trump said he ousted the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because the numbers produced by her agency were “rigged” to hurt him politically.
In firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics, the president underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of reality.On Friday, President Trump fired the Labor Department official in charge of compiling statistics on employment in Amer
President Trump plans to build a $200 million ballroom off the East Wing “long before” the end of his term in 2029.The White House in June. President Trump unveiled plans for one of the largest renovations to the historic building in decades.
The tariffs are a substantial new source of revenue for the federal government. The budget may start to depend on it.
Eight producers, led by Saudi Arabia, will continue boosting production despite forecasts that supply will soon exceed demand.An oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia in 2019. After years of pursuing production restraints, OPEC Plus is taking advantage of what analysts view as a short-term window
The apparent shift in tone comes as cease-fire negotiations have hit a wall and pressure is mounting on Israel over the hunger crisis in Gaza. But Israel and Hamas remain far apart on the terms of any deal.Protesters in Tel Aviv demanding an immediate end to the war and the release of all hostages h
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to have seeded a legacy of strife in the Middle East.Speaking at the United Nations on Tuesday, Britain’s foreign secretary, David Lammy, evoked Britain’s role in the creation of Israel.
The move would be a sharp escalation in the bitterly partisan clash over a congressional redistricting requested by President Trump.At least two-thirds of the Texas House’s 150 members must be present for the chamber to conduct business.
Flip Gordon was uneasy about being a lucha libre wrestler dressed in a U.S. military uniform. Booed at first, he is now a fan favorite.
“Deporting immigrants is cruel,” some of the ads against Cuban Americans in Congress read. Michael B. Fernández wanted to “wake up” Miami’s conscience.Michael B. Fernández’s goal for the ad campaign is to help oust three Florida Republicans from Congress, who he says have failed to push back against
Leavenworth, Kan., was forged by the corrections industry, but residents are divided over plans for a privately operated immigration detention site in town.Leavenworth, Kan., has long been known for its corrections facilities, including an imposing federal penitentiary.
Those killed on Friday were a bartender and three patrons, ranging in age from 59 to 74, the authorities said. The suspect fled into the nearby foothills.Four people were killed in a shooting at the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Mont., on Friday.
Four people were killed in the attack inside the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Mont. The authorities are still searching for the suspect, an Army veteran who lived nearby.Authorities identified Michael Brown, 45, as a suspect in a shooting that left four people dead at a bar in Montana on Friday morning.
On a steamy Monday evening, no one inside the Manhattan office building noticed the dark BMW pull up outside. The driver entered the lobby with a rifle in his hand.The building’s entrance the morning after the shooting.
The Guardian Angels founder and Republican nominee for mayor has long been a New York curiosity. Can he become a serious contender?Mr. Sliwa tries to campaign in the subway system two hours a day. “It’s the only way,” he said.
Two years after deadly wildfires hit Lahaina, archaeologists, conservators and congregants have taken on a “CSI” challenge: saving thousands of cultural artifacts from landmarks and sacred sites.What remains of the once-majestic Buddhist temple at the Lahaina Jodo Mission on Maui. The historic build
Puerto Rico’s struggles run deep, but a concert series hints at what might be possible.
Six people, including a camp counselor, aboard a sailboat were thrown into the water after the collision on Monday, the authorities said.Emergency workers responding on Monday to the Miami Yacht Club after a barge and a sailboat with six aboard collided. A third person who was on the boat died, offi
Her hits included “The Exorcist” and “The Thorn Birds,” as well as the autobiography of Betty Ford and an authorized biography of Warren Buffett.Ann Harris in 1979. She helped shape best sellers like “The Exorcist” and “The Thorn Birds,” often spending weeks working with the authors.
The trip across the Gulf of Aden is the first leg of one of the world’s riskiest — and busiest — migration and smuggling routes.The Gulf of Aden seen from Sirah Island, Yemen. Crossing the gulf is the first step in one of the world’s most dangerous journeys for migrants. Tens of thousands attempted
About 3,200 machinists in St. Louis are poised to walk off the job after failing to reach an agreement on wages and retirement benefits.A fighter jet being built at the Boeing plant in St. Louis in 2023. A strike would be the first in nearly three decades for the local chapter of the machinists unio
