Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Donald J. Trump announced on Friday that his second inauguration would take place inside the Capitol rotunda, a break from tradition because of the extremely cold temperatures forecast in Washington. For Doug Mills, a photographer…
Putting aside that argument, there are certainly some diplomatic opportunities Mr. Trump can seize, though history and ominous recent warnings suggest that he may soften up his adversaries and his allies with threats of military action if he doesn’t get what he wants. (See: Iran, Greenland, Panama.) Here is a scorecard to keep handy in…
The mediating country Qatar on Saturday announced a time for the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas to take effect the next day, setting off final preparations for a truce that much of the world hopes will end 15 months of destruction in Gaza. The deal should go into effect at 8:30 a.m. local time…
Migrants used to gather by the hundreds in encampments in Ciudad Juárez, on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, waiting for a chance to cross into the United States. But as President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to take office on Monday, few people could be found this past week on the once-teeming embankments. All…
The Federal Reserve has withdrawn from a network of global financial regulators focused on climate risk days before President-elect Donald J. Trump returns to power. The central bank announced that it was formally joining the network in December 2020, shortly after President Biden was elected. The decision was met with praise from Democrats and skepticism…
President Biden said Thursday that in the days after the war in Gaza began, he pushed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to prevent civilian deaths and to accommodate Palestinians’ concerns, while maintaining the United States’ firm support for Israel. Mr. Biden spoke with the MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell in his last television interview while…
The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily put aside mutual animosity to achieve a mutual goal. The two presidents directed their advisers to work together to push Israel and Hamas over the finish line…
For President-elect Donald J. Trump, the Israeli-Gaza cease-fire deal was key for two reasons. It removed one of the most vexing international conflicts that hovered over the start of his second term, and it gave Mr. Trump, who was known during his real-estate developer days in New York City as a “deals guy,” something to…
When President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Saturday to pressure him on a cease-fire deal in Gaza, there was someone on the speakerphone: Brett H. McGurk, President Biden’s longtime Mideast negotiator. It was a vivid example of cooperation between two men representing bitter…
Los negociadores de Israel y Hamás han acordado un alto el fuego en Gaza tras más de 15 meses de devastadora guerra en el territorio, según un alto funcionario de uno de los países mediadores y dos altos funcionarios israelíes. El alto el fuego entrará en vigor inmediatamente, según un funcionario de la Casa Blanca….