Stock Market Falls After Inflation Report Investors are now betting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates just once more this year, a drastic shift in expectations since late 2024.

Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States. Even as they praise the president’s unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents.

Defying Johnson, Graham and Senate G.O.P. Push Their Own Budget Plan Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who relishes being in the middle of the action, is leapfrogging the House G.O.P., which is still tied in knots over how to pass its budget.

Janet Malcolm Understood the Power of Not Being ‘Nice’ Janet Malcolm is remembered, above all, for her ruthlessness. But when I went looking for it, I found something much more complicated.

How Ukraine Pitched Trump on a Deal for Critical Minerals President Trump says he wants to make a deal for minerals from Ukraine in exchange for aid. That followed a long effort by Ukrainian officials to appeal to Mr. Trump’s transactional nature.

Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed by Senate for Top Intelligence Post The success of one of President Trump’s more divisive cabinet candidates shows his domination over the Republican Senate.

The Housing Crisis Forces Change on a Low-Rise Pocket of Brooklyn A contentious plan to build two 10-story towers illustrates how a pressing shortage of affordable apartments has started to change the politics around development.

Stocks Drop After Hotter Than Expected Inflation Reading Investors are now betting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates just once more this year, a drastic shift in expectations since late 2024.

Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Prewar Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’ In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told Ukrainian and NATO officials that a durable peace could only come ‘with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.’

What We Know About the Hostages Still in Gaza As Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the cease-fire deal, Israel’s prime minister has vowed a return to “intense fighting” if hostages are not freed by Saturday.

North Korea Is Caring for Russia’s Wounded Soldiers, Envoy Says Russia’s ambassador to North Korea said that its Asian ally is also hosting Russian children orphaned by its war against Ukraine, as the two nations deepen ties.

Manhattan D.A. Would Face Uphill Battle if He Took Adams Case Now that the Justice Department has directed federal prosecutors to drop Eric Adams’s case, could Alvin L. Bragg’s office pick it up?

How Venezuela Helps Feed the Violence in Colombia After finding refuge and building power in Venezuela, a decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.

CPI Report: Inflation Rose Unexpectedly in January The Consumer Price Index rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier as food and energy prices picked up.

Treasury Secretary Expected to Visit Kyiv The visit by Scott Bessent will be the first by a Trump official since the president’s return to office and comes amid uncertainty about the future of U.S. support for Ukraine.

The Fiercest Fighting of the Ukraine War May Be in Russia The Times interviewed Russian soldiers who said they face a brutal fight to dislodge determined Ukrainian forces from a sliver of Russian land. Trapped civilians fear catastrophe.

Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Sights India is acutely aware that trade and immigration issues are a potential double whammy. But it believes it can preserve growing ties.

A Turn as Trump Made Sebastian Stan an Unlikely Oscar Nominee He is attracting different attention, and some leading man hardware, after standout performances in “The Apprentice” and “A Different Man.”

Where the Oscar Race Stands After ‘Emilia Pérez’ Controversy “Emilia Pérez” is hobbled, “Anora” is revitalized and plenty remains up in the air ahead of the March 2 awards ceremony.

Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval Health experts see his retreat from international cooperation as disrupting the safe-keepers of one of the world’s deadliest pathogens.