World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.

The move comes as President Trump’s tariffs are reducing shipping volumes and is in addition to 12,000 job cuts last year.

The emergency funding came after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled most existing grants, part of a pivot toward President Trump’s priorities.

The defense secretary said the Women, Peace and Security program distracted from the core task of “war-fighting” and that the Pentagon would no longer participate in it.

Also, New York banned smartphones in schools. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

“Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized,” Mr. Emhoff said in reaction to the removal of him and senior Biden White House officials from the board that oversees the museum.

The car veered off a road and through a field, crashing into a center where children were cared for after school. The dead ranged in age from 7 to 18.

The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration cannot reduce or eliminate Head Start, because the program is funded by Congress.

Starting Friday, goods from China worth up to $800 will be subject to tariffs and more paperwork under new Trump administration rules.

New York State has agreed to fully fund the transit authority’s five-year capital plan. Threats from the federal government could still lead to a shortfall.

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen.”

A disappointed supporter reflects on the madness in the president’s method.

Gov. Kathy Hochul argued that the “bell-to-bell” ban — which restricts the devices during class, lunch and other parts of school — would help prevent disruption and cyberbullying.

The termination of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants from the agency has left its programs, which address an array of needs, in turmoil.

The nation’s most populous county was already juggling legal liabilities, wildfire costs and threats to federal funding. Now its largest union is holding a 48-hour strike.

The country Trump has suggested should be the 51st state resoundingly elected his opposition.

The superstar’s new stage show turns reclamation, personal and musical, into joyful extravaganza.

Miriam Haley, one of three women who prosecutors say were victims of Harvey Weinstein, spoke at his retrial in Manhattan.

President Donald Trump last week told the Justice Department to investigate Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue and claimed in a fact sheet that the order was aimed at “foreign contributions in American elections.” Republicans quickly touted the order as cracking down on hidden sources of funds in US elections. “The Democrats’ Dark Money scam has gone […]

Despite his administration’s lack of concern about climate change, a recession would give the atmosphere a break. At least in the short term.

In a 2-to-1 ruling, a panel of appellate judges restored a district court’s injunction preventing the Trump administration from laying off 90 percent of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s staff.

G.O.P. leaders used a procedural maneuver to close off an avenue for House members to demand answers from the Trump administration, including on the defense secretary’s use of Signal.

The investigations by the Government Accountability Office come as the White House looks to expand its power over the federal budget.

Sali Berisha—the allegedly corrupt leader of Albania’s opposition party—wants help from Donald Trump. And Berisha, or someone backing him, is paying big bucks to get it. Berisha is seeking removal of a “persona non grata” designation imposed by the US government because of what the Biden-era State Department said was his involvement in “corrupt acts.” […]

The media organization said the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions had been terminated.

NYU Langone Health aired a commercial showcasing its doctors during the Super Bowl. A North Carolina congressman wondered if it was a waste of money.

The victim was stabbed dozens of times last Friday while he was praying, and critics say officials were slow to call it a bias crime or show concern.