Soil at a public golf course in Washington where the Trump administration dumped debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals, according to data released by the National Park Service. The data, which the Park Service published on its website last week, showed…
President Trump, who promoted a hands-off approach to artificial intelligence and gave Silicon Valley free rein to roll out the technology, is considering the introduction of government oversight over new A.I. models, according to U.S. officials and people briefed on the deliberations. The administration is discussing an executive order to create an A.I. working group…
A union that represents ticket sellers at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts challenged recent layoffs of about two dozen of its members by filing a complaint Monday with the National Labor Relations Board that accused the center of unfair labor practices. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which represents the…
Shipping companies said on Monday that President Trump’s offer to provide them safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz fell short of the sort of arrangements that would persuade them to make the trip. Mr. Trump said on Sunday that the United States would “guide” commercial vessels through the strait, which Iran has effectively closed…
Pakistan said Monday that it had helped transfer 22 crew members from an Iranian ship, describing the move as a “confidence-building measure” coordinated with the United States and Iran. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the crew, who had been held aboard the MV Touska after its capture by the U.S. Navy, were flown to Pakistan on…
Media reports state that Brazilian president will meet with US counterpart in the White House in coming days. By News Agencies and Reuters Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to travel to the United States to meet with his counterpart, Donald Trump, later this week,…
The Trump administration has directed national recreation areas, seashores, wildlife refuges and other public lands to immediately lift dozens of restrictions on hunting and trapping, internal Interior Department documents show. The order, which takes effect on Monday, applies to some 76 federal lands that allow hunting but have rules to protect habitats or people. Curecanti…
The federal government is suing Minnesota to try to stop that state’s own lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, the American Petroleum Institute, Koch Industries and its subsidiary, Flint Hills Resources. The state accused the industry players of violating Minnesota consumer protection laws by misleading the public about the dangers of climate change. That lawsuit, filed six…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week in a bid to ease rising tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. policies, particularly the Iran war. The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican…
To the Editor: Re “Truckers Kill More Than 5,000 People a Year. Regulators Are at Fault,” by Craig Fuller (Opinion guest essay, May 4): The author’s claim that the American Trucking Associations “engineered” the expansion of truckers to source cheaper labor is unfounded. Overcapacity is not something a trade association conjures into existence. Mr. Fuller’s…
