The New York Times on Wednesday reported it had added 230,000 new subscribers in the second quarter, bringing the total number of Times subscribers to nearly 12 million. The company said it had grown its subscriber base and its advertising revenue during the second quarter, and it aimed to have 15 million subscribers by the…
The University of California, Los Angeles, announced Wednesday the Trump administration has frozen $584 million in research funds after the federal government launched an investigation into antisemitism at the institution earlier this year. “Currently, a total of approximately $584 million in extramural award funding is suspended and at risk,” said Julio Frenk, chancellor of the…
President Trump on Wednesday will formally announce a deal with Apple to invest $100 billion in manufacturing in the U.S., an effort to increase domestic production and avoid tariffs. The announcement is expected to include the launch of the American Manufacturing Program, which would be dedicated to bringing more of Apple’s supply chain to the U.S. and involves…
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) published a report Wednesday condemning President Trump for delaying sanctions on Russia amid the ongoing war with Ukraine. Trump promised while on the campaign trail to resolve the dispute between the two nations quickly, but peace talks thus far have not been fruitful. “Six months later,…
A Florida Republican official and beauty pageant title-holder has accused Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) of threatening to release explicit videos of her after their romantic relationship ended earlier this year, according to a police incident report. Lindsey Langston, who was crowned Miss United States 2024 and was elected as a Republican state committeewoman last year,…
The nation’s first shelter for transgender and gender-nonconforming people experiencing homelessness opened its doors this week in New York City. The shelter, a joint venture between a local LGBTQ nonprofit and the city government, will provide transitional housing and specialized services for trans New Yorkers who are homeless, including mental health support and job training and…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Tuesday pressed the chair of Intel’s board about its CEO’s ties to China, voicing concerns about the integrity of the semiconductor firm and U.S. national security. In a letter to Intel board Chair Frank Yeary, Cotton pointed to recent reporting on Lip-Bu Tan’s investments in hundreds of Chinese tech firms,…
President Trump is weighing a meeting in the coming weeks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he presses for an end to the war in Ukraine. Trump raised the idea of meeting with the two leaders during a call with European allies on Wednesday, a source confirmed to The Hill.…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter met to discuss trade Wednesday, one day before President Trump’s steep tariffs were slated to take effect. Keller-Sutter, who also serves as finance minister, and Swiss Vice President Guy Parmelin, who is also the economic minister, traveled to Washington this week in a last-ditch effort…
Plus: Latest on the shooting at the Georgia Army base. {beacon} Evening Report Wednesday, Aug. 6 | By Jonathan Easley © AP Photo/Mark Black Redistricting battles reach fever pitch THE REDISTRICTING WARS raging across the U.S. took an ugly turn on Wednesday after a bomb threat forced Texas Democrats from a hotel in Illinois. The St.…
