United states politics and government

The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China’s dominance of rare earths calls for a more assertive American industrial policy.

An influence campaign has relied on allies of the president, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, to cast a Serbian politician as a victim of political persecution.

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

The president’s bellicose vow of steep new tariffs, followed quickly by a more conciliatory message, pointed to an internal tug of war over his approach.

On Gaza, President Trump put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he changed course.

The president made the threat after Beijing imposed new global restrictions on the use of rare earth minerals, which are vital supplies for U.S. makers of chips and batteries.

The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies.

As New York and other states tally the damage, a leaked document suggests more Energy Department cuts may be coming.

Republicans in the Senate blocked a measure that would terminate the president’s legally disputed campaign targeting alleged drug runners.