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Speaker Mike Johnson came under mounting pressure on Thursday from House G.O.P. hard-liners to renege on the spending deal he struck with Democrats over the weekend for avoiding a government shutdown, as...

January is a month for feeling hopeful. The year is new and offering us all a chance to re-evaluate and reset.In fact, my colleague Steven Kurutz argues that January is the best...

One person was killed and one other person was injured in an avalanche at a popular ski resort in Lake Tahoe in California on Wednesday, the authorities said.Two other people were caught...

Eight years ago, just before the Iowa caucuses, Donald J. Trump crowed about his invulnerability.“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters,...

Despite all the holiday songs about sun-baked beaches and snowless Christmas celebrations, December in California actually tends to be cool and damp.Usually.December 2023 was a major exception — the toastiest the state...

It may feel as if there is little suspense over who is likely to win the Republican presidential caucuses in Iowa on Monday.But in Iowa, the unexpected can be the expected and...

When marine scientists sent an underwater camera down to the seafloor off the Southern California coast, they expected to find the remnants of barrels used to dump chemical waste decades ago.Instead, they...

Legal Back and ForthThe case centers on Senate Bill 2, a state law that sets several restrictions on gun ownership, most notably a ban on firearms in a long list of public...

Donald J. Trump’s escalating attacks on Nikki Haley both on the airwaves and at his rallies — criticisms she likened Saturday to “a temper tantrum” — captured the turbulent dynamics in the...

U.S. Steel is an iconic example of the lost manufacturing muscle that President Biden says his economic policies will bring back to the United States.But last month, the storied-but-diminished company announced plans...