The relationship between the two leaders is marked just as much by mistrust and confrontation as it is by niceties.

13 May 2026 16:53 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Representative Kevin Kiley, independent of California, became the 218th signature on a petition to force action on an aid bill to Ukraine. The vote could come as soon as the end of May.

13 May 2026 15:55 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

President Trump arrived in Beijing, ahead of his meeting with President Xi Jinping of China. Among those accompanying Mr. Trump were top administration officials and business leaders.

13 May 2026 15:20 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Jonathan Haidt, a professor, says that colleges shield students from challenging ideas. But student leaders said he does not represent their values.

13 May 2026 17:04 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

President Trump was greeted by China’s vice president, Han Zheng, and other officials, as well as a military honor guard.

13 May 2026 15:12 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest.

13 May 2026 14:37 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

The decision, in which judges cited jury interference by a court clerk, upends one of America’s highest-profile homicide cases.

13 May 2026 15:33 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES