Don’t Believe Him Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.

Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria.

Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s New Interim President, Travels to Saudi Arabia Ahmed al-Shara’s trip to Riyadh, where he spent his childhood, offers clues about his vision for a post-Assad Syria.

DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control DeepSeek’s success embodies China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence. But it could also threaten the grip on power the nation’s leaders hold.

The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

How US Tariffs Challenge China China chose swift retaliation for trade measures in the first Trump administration, but that led to an upward spiral of trade measures and much broader tariffs.

“I Feel Like a Superhero.” Hope Lives Amid Gaza’s Rubble. Amid the devastation of Gaza, we now can at least look for some purpose beyond mere survival.

Main FAA Warning System, NOTAM, Is Down Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration was using a backup system while it worked to address the problem.

Parts of Northern California Could Get Up to 15 Inches of Rain Atmospheric river conditions could bring multiple feet of snow to the northern Sierra Nevada. Other areas face a risk of flooding as the ground becomes increasingly saturated.

Here’s What to Know About Trump’s Tariffs Canada, Mexico and China account for more than a third of the products brought into the United States. Tariffs could lead to higher prices for consumers.

Pitch of American Airlines Jet Turned Upward Just Before Crash Transportation safety investigators are seeking to determine if the pilots of the American Airlines plane detected danger just before the midair crash with a helicopter.

Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.

Democrats Choose a Political Operator From Minnesota as Their New Leader Ken Martin, a well-connected state party chair, took over the Democratic National Committee as the party searches for ways to win back power.

D.C. Plane Crash: What We Know About the American Airlines Jet and Helicopter Collision Sixty-seven people were killed after an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River.

Who Is Ken Martin, the New Leader of the D.N.C.? Democrats elected a Midwesterner and behind-the-scenes operator to take charge of a party still reeling from defeat.

Trump Administration Promotes Its Immigration Push With Major P.R. Effort The government is releasing photos and videos to promote President Trump’s immigration agenda, including footage of troops at the border and close-up shots of shackled immigrants.

Trump Orders Airstrikes Against ISIS in Somalia Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that “multiple operatives” had been killed in remote mountains in the country’s north.

Democrats choose a political operator from Minnesota as their next leader. Ken Martin, a well-connected state party chair, took over the Democratic National Committee as the party searches for ways to win back power.

Elon Musk’s team has gotten access to the Treasury Department’s payments system.

Plane Crash That Killed at Least 7 Leaves Philadelphia Neighborhood Shaken Residents of Northeast Philadelphia looked on in disbelief after the crash on Friday night that also injured at least 19 people on the ground.