Special counsel report on Hunter Biden condemns the president’s criticism of the case

Special counsel David C. Weiss, who spent years investigating Hunter Biden, criticized President Biden for making “baseless allegations” about his investigation that undermine “the integrity of the entire justice system” in a final report made public Monday. There was danger. “The president’s characterizations are wrong based on the facts in this case, and at a … Read more

Biden administration adopts rules to guide global spread of AI

The Biden administration on Monday issued sweeping rules on how AI chips and models can be shared with foreign countries, in an effort to establish a global framework that will guide how artificial intelligence spreads around the world in the years to come. . With the power of AI growing rapidly, the Biden administration said … Read more

Israeli security chief joins key Gaza ceasefire talks

Israeli security and policy chiefs were expected to arrive in Qatar on Sunday for high-level talks about a proposed cease-fire deal in Gaza, in the final days of President Biden’s term and Donald J. The hostages will be released before Trump takes office. Biden administration officials are pushing for a deal that would become part … Read more

Kamala Harris shares Trump-less photo of presidents at Jimmy Carter’s funeral

Five current and former presidents arrived together at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. But photos of the group were later shared on social media by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Carter Center, leaving one of them out of the frame: President-elect Donald J. Trump. Ms Harris, who lost the election … Read more

Biden issues sweeping deportation protections before Trump takes office

The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela, prompting President-elect Donald J. It has become nearly impossible for Trump to quickly snatch away the gains once he takes office. The extension of Temporary Protected Status, as the program is called, allows … Read more

US Steel faces stark choice as Nippon Steel merger founders

For more than a year, U.S. Steel pursued an ambitious solution to its growing challenges. It was once a symbol of American industrial might, but to stave off obsolescence it agreed to be acquired by Japanese rival Nippon Steel. Citing the need for financing for the costly modernization of its mills, US Steel warned that … Read more

The 39th President will be buried at his Georgia home. Here’s the latest.

A weeklong series of tributes to former President Jimmy Carter will conclude Thursday with a solemn state funeral in Washington, bringing together all five of the nation’s living presidents to temporarily bid farewell to one of their own. Will put down their partisan swords. Mr Carter, who has been at the Capitol for the past … Read more

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge receives no drilling bids

Newly elected President Donald J. One of Trump’s biggest “Drill, Baby, Drill” initiatives suffered a major blow on Wednesday, as the Interior Department announced that a lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended without a single bidder. . The sale, which was required by Congress, is the second time in four years that … Read more

Opinion | ‘Trump Is at His Absolute Worst in a Crisis’: Three Columnists Imagine the World Ahead

Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists David French, Lydia Polgreen and Bret Stephens about the biggest risks and challenges facing America in the world today and the leadership of President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump. Patrick Healy: President Biden is about to hand back national security … Read more

America sent 11 Guantanamo prisoners to Oman to start a new life

The Pentagon said on Monday that the US military has flown 11 Yemeni prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay to Oman to rebuild their lives, in a bold move at the end of the Biden administration that leaves just 15 people at the prison, leading to The prison population has declined more than any other. time … Read more