Kaiyan Mao and Yu Zhou “were always there” as their son pursued his figure skating dreams. On Wednesday, the family flew together from Wichita to Washington.
A sculpture of Carter G. Woodson in a Washington, D.C., park last year. Woodson’s dedication to celebrating the historic contributions of Black people led to the establishment of Black History Month.
Ms. Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires. But many Los Angeles residents are looking for something bolder at the moment.
Party insiders are gathering to elect the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, who will help steer the party forward after its crushing 2024 defeats.
Candidates to lead the Democratic National Committee gathered in January at a forum in Detroit. The front-runners are two state party chairs: third from left, Ken Martin of Minnesota, and fourth from left, Ben Wikler of Wisconsin.
Publicly released agreements show the vast wealth of President Trump’s cabinet picks and the uncharacteristically large list of potential conflicts of interest with which they enter office.
Chris Wright, who for nearly 15 years has run an oil and gas fracking company called Liberty Energy, is slated to get paid his last bonus from the company in March, presumably even after he is running the Energy Department.
Mr. Adams and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have both been popular with Black voters, setting up a potential showdown that could decide the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City.
Mayor Eric Adams, appearing at a news conference in 2021 with Andrew Cuomo while he was still governor, drew strong support from Black voters that year.
The F.A.A. restricted helicopter routes nearby in the aftermath of the Wednesday collision. For some officials, the concerns about clogged airspace were a long time coming.
The Palisades and Eaton fires, two of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, reached 100 percent containment more than three weeks after they began.
A view of a hillside in Topanga, Calif., during the Palisades fire last month. It, along with the Eaton fire, destroyed entire neighborhoods in the Los Angeles area.
The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has few qualms deploying federal law enforcement to punish perceived enemies.
Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for F.B.I. director, had testified before Congress on Thursday that the bureau employees would not be targeted for political reasons.
Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have been helpful to farmers later this year. President Trump, in an apparent reference to the move, called it a “victory.”
The inflow to Lake Kaweah in Three Rivers, Calif., in 2021. Federal officials, acting on an executive order from President Trump, unexpectedly released water from the lake on Friday.
A man wounded by gunfire was found several blocks from where the child was killed around the same time, but officials declined to say whether the shootings were related.
The F.A.A. restricted helicopter routes nearby in the aftermath of the Wednesday collision. For some officials, the concerns about clogged airspace were a long time coming.
President Trump relies on tariffs to address trade, immigration and drug issues. Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, explains their potential impact on everyday Americans.
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