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American Airlines Flight 5342, a regional jet en route from Wichita, Kan., was zooming down and about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on Wednesday night, when its pitch made a last-minute turn upward. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board appeared unsure if that meant that the pilots were alerted to…
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The Democratic National Committee on Saturday elected Ken Martin as its chairman, tapping a low-profile political insider from Minnesota to guide the party forward after its crushing defeats last fall. Mr. Martin, 51, triumphed in a 75-day contest that turned less on why Democrats lost to President Trump for a second time than on internal…
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Mexico’s pitch to companies considering the American market was simple. Worried about vulnerable supply chains? Need to reduce your reliance on China? Want an inexpensive spot close to the United States with favorable trade rules? Try Mexico. Thousands of companies, from family enterprises to powerhouse brands, in Asia, Europe and elsewhere have done just that…
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He went on to describe his plan to establish an “External Revenue Service,” and a few days ago mused to reporters that income taxes might whither away, as tariffs become the main sustenance for America’s $6.8 trillion annual federal budget. Mainstream economists are largely skeptical of Mr. Trump’s faith in tariffs as a game-changing tool…
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Rain fell across Northern California on Saturday and could continue for days with an atmospheric river hanging over the region like a sopping wet towel. With multiple pushes of moisture expected, parts of the region could see continuous soggy weather into next week, potentially through Friday, and a heightened risk for flooding that could increase…
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President Trump on Saturday signed executive orders imposing sweeping tariffs on the country’s three largest trading partners, a move that risks unleashing a damaging trade war. Trade wars were a feature of Mr. Trump’s first term in the White House, too. But his latest tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, which are set to take…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system late on Friday, according to three people familiar with the change, handing Elon Musk and the team he is leading a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending. The new authority follows a…
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President Trump ordered airstrikes on Saturday against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, the first major U.S. military operation overseas since he took office. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the military’s initial assessment was that “multiple operatives” in the remote Golis Mountains in the country’s north were killed in the strikes,…
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Burned shells of abandoned cars and metal debris sat scattered along the charred streets. Soot stained homes that had been engulfed in flames. A crater in a sidewalk outside a Macy’s department store smoldered. Residents in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday stood in disbelief at the devastation they witnessed in their neighborhood after a small medical…
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Democratic lawmakers, activists and strategists across the ideological spectrum are engaged in a fierce debate over how badly damaged the 2024 election left the party’s brand, a consequential internal argument that is already shaping early efforts to rebuild. While there is none of the denialism that gripped Republicans after President Trump lost in 2020, Democratic…