November 11, 2025, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
The vote, on Day 41 of the shutdown, signaled an end in sight to weeks of gridlock. Eight members of the Democratic Caucus supplied the critical backing.
After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East.
The visit by President Ahmed al-Shara is another step in the transformation of the former rebel leader once wanted by the United States as a terrorist.
The British public service broadcaster apologized on Monday for a misleadingly edited documentary about President Trump. But the scandal had already claimed two of its top executives.
Iraq is caught in the conflict between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next government disarm powerful Iran-backed militias.
A showcase for independent Chinese films was scrapped after the Chinese authorities pressured directors, moderators and even a volunteer to pull out.
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More than a dozen people were hospitalized after a bus-like vehicle for passengers crashed into a dock at the Washington airport.
The Supreme Court chose not to revisit a case involving same-sex marriage. The number of married same-sex couples has doubled in the last 10 years.
Parents of campers and counselors who died in the July 4 Texas floods said the camp leadership did little before mounting “a hopeless ‘rescue’ effort from its self-created disaster.”
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The Kennan Institute, which researches Russia and the surrounding region, has re-emerged in a form that is smaller but more impervious to government control.
President Trump pressured Democrats by taking punishing actions no previous administration ever took during a shutdown.
The agreement prompted a backlash within the party, not only against the Democratic defectors who supported it, but against Senator Chuck Schumer, the leader who did not.
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Neros, a company founded in 2023 by former teenage drone racers, won a coveted Army contract and is gaining popularity in the defense sector.
In one of his final missives as the company’s leader, Mr. Buffett said he would accelerate his plans to disburse his fortune to his children’s foundations.
A delay in SNAP benefits mixed with a decline in foot traffic has many stores, restaurants and food producers concerned about sales.
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The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book “singular” and “extraordinary.”
The inventive comic actor delivers a commanding performance in Shakespeare’s portrait of feckless leadership in a sleek Off Broadway adaptation.
The senator from Pennsylvania chronicles his stroke, unlikely election victory and battle with depression. Just don’t expect him to try to win you over.
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Chi Ossé, a New York City councilman, has told allies he is preparing to challenge Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the House.
The mayor-elect named Dean Fuleihan, a government veteran, to be his first deputy mayor. Elle Bisgaard-Church will serve as his chief of staff.
A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in luxury cars.
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This warming bowl of saucy noodles is as easy to pull together as any quick pasta dish.
Yewande Komolafe’s harissa shrimp with greens and feta is full of color, texture and tang, ready to brighten the dullest weeknight.
