WASHINGTON — Donald Trump didn’t hide his disdain for the State Department in his first term, dismissing it as the “Deep State Department,” a nickname that implied a cabal of career diplomats were subverting his foreign policy goals. In the new term that starts Monday, Trump may have come up with a workaround, empowering a...
This weekend’s divisional round of the NFL playoffs features two quarterbacks in remarkably similar positions. Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens are the leading MVP candidates this season. Both signal callers are seeking their first Super Bowl appearances as they have both been unable to get past Patrick...
The swing voters who helped President-elect Donald Trump return to the White House are feeling optimistic about the next four years, but they’ll be watching to see whether their desire for change becomes a reality. “I’m hoping that some change will come from this, at least a little bit. I hope some of the prices...
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The United States will not abandon its allies in the Pacific and the incoming Trump administration should renew its commitment to providing Taiwan with the means to defend itself, former Vice President Mike Pence said in Taipei on Friday. Trump’s first administration, in which Pence served, offered strong support for Beijing-claimed Taiwan, including the regularization of arms sales. But Trump, who takes...
LOS ANGELES — Rod Stewart, Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lady Gaga are among a star-studded set of musicians performing at a benefit concert later this month for wildfire recovery and relief, organizers announced Thursday. “FireAid” will be held Jan. 30 at the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum in Inglewood in the Los...
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working-age people. China’s population stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024,...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized Republican-led states for how they handled their economies in recent years and acknowledged that Democrats could have done a better job selling their accomplishments to voters. “Red states really screwed up in terms of the way they handled their economy and the way they handled manufacturing and...
A Missouri man who rammed a rented truck into a gate near the White House with aspirations of overthrowing the government was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday, prosecutors said. Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in May to one count of willful injury or depredation of property of the U.S....
HONG KONG — China is sending Vice President Han Zheng to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, Chinese state media reported Friday, marking the first time a senior Chinese leader will have attended a new U.S. president’s swearing-in. “We are willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with the new U.S. government, properly manage differences, expand...
The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion ruled Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone. Idaho, Kansas and Missouri requested late last year to pursue...