Why Trump Turned to Manifest Destiny Donald Trump has long sought to make anything he controls bigger.

L.A. Wildfires Ramp Up Difficulty of Hosting 2028 Olympics Rebuilding areas ravaged by wildfires will present a daunting challenge, but the flip side could be the “compelling image of a city emerging from the ashes.”

Biden’s Push to Cancel Student Debt Surpasses 5 Million Borrowers With Monday’s authorization and 27 previous ones, the Biden administration has forgiven over $180 billion in student loans, even as its larger policy vision never took root.

Carrie Underwood Will Sing at Trump’s Inauguration Carrie Underwood will sing “America the Beautiful” at the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump.

For Los Angeles, Fires Ramp Up Difficulty of Hosting 2028 Summer Games Rebuilding areas ravaged by wildfires will present a daunting challenge, but the flip side could be the “compelling image of a city emerging from the ashes.”

Oil Tycoon Harold Hamm Throwing an Inauguration Day Party Harold G. Hamm, the founder of the Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, and other oil and gas companies stand to profit from Donald Trump’s energy policies.

Rachel Maddow Will Host Nightly Shows on MSNBC for Trump’s First 100 Days The cable news network rejiggers its prime-time lineup ahead of Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House.

How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West.

Trump’s Inaugural Celebration Will Kick Off at His Golf Club in Virginia The president-elect is set to arrive in the Washington area on Saturday and begin a series of events that includes a party at Trump National Golf Club and a rally at Capital One Arena.

Biden Administration Adopts Rules to Guide A.I.’s Global Spread New rules aim to keep advanced technology out of China and to ensure that cutting-edge artificial intelligence is developed by the United States and its allies.

RFK Jr. Would ‘Significantly Undermine’ Public Health, a Group of Experts Says A coalition opposing the nominee for health secretary includes faculty members from leading U.S. academic institutions, including public health schools at Yale and Havard.

Elon Musk Is an ‘Evil Person,’ Steve Bannon Says The comments highlighted rifts within the U.S. right wing and between two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Trump Discusses Tax Cuts for New Yorkers With G.O.P. Lawmakers The president-elect told Republicans from New York, New Jersey and California to come up with a plan for increasing the state and local tax deduction — a move that would benefit their constituents.

Kristi Noem Sent Troops to Border, but Not to Flood Victims in South Dakota President-elect Donald J. Trump picked the South Dakota governor to head the Homeland Security Department, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Pope Francis President Biden, a Catholic, awarded the medal with distinction to the pontiff, to whom he has turned for personal guidance.

Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts Financial disclosure forms show hundreds of millions of assets including property in the Bahamas and investments in Bitcoin and China’s currency.

Despite Trump’s Attacks, Republicans Made Big Gains in Mail Voting As Republican voters embraced a practice that Donald J. Trump railed against for years, softening his tone only slightly in 2024, the party eroded a key Democratic advantage across the country.

As L.A. Fires Rage, Trump and Newsom’s Hostilities Resurface California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, and President-elect Donald J. Trump have long feuded. Can the rancor be set aside to help a devastated city recover?

4 Takeaways From the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the TikTok Case The justices, who asked tough questions of both sides, showed skepticism toward arguments by lawyers for TikTok and its users.

Trump Blames L.A. Wildfires on Newsom Using Familiar Tactics As Los Angeles burned, the president-elect seemed to spy a political opportunity.