This Is BYD, the Chinese Car That’s Taking Over the World

You’ve probably heard of BYD. A middling player in the auto industry just a few years ago, the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer surpassed Tesla last year to become the world’s top-selling E.V. brand and is expected to pull even with the world’s biggest carmakers, Toyota and Volkswagen, by 2030. Yet most Americans have never even…

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The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller

Opinion Guest Essay The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller Stephen Miller was livid. It was a couple of months after Donald Trump’s inauguration, and Mr. Miller, a senior White House adviser, believed that the federal government was not doing nearly enough to stem the tide of illegal immigration into the United States. In a relentless…

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Macron’s U.K. State Visit: Migrants and the War in Ukraine Are on the Agenda

President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain, which begins Tuesday, will be heavy on pageantry. But both he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hope for practical results. When President Emmanuel Macron of France meets Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in London this week, it could be a case of “misery loves company.” Both men…

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Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations

The two confronted an array of high-stakes Middle East issues. But first they took a victory lap, including the Israeli leader telling President Trump he had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize. During the dinner, the two leaders discussed Gaza and Iran. Benjamin Netanyahu surprised Trump with the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.Haiyun…

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Trump Pledges to Send More Weapons to Ukraine

“They have to be able to defend themselves,” the president said, appearing to signal a reversal after his administration paused some weapons transfers just last week. President Trump said on Monday that the United States would send more weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russia’s invasion, arguing that Moscow’s recent assault on Ukrainian…

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I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit

In a court filing, the tax agency said a decades-old ban on campaigning by tax-exempt groups should not apply to houses of worship speaking to their own members. The I.R.S. said on Monday that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations, carving out an exemption in a decades-old ban…

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After Mamdani’s Win, Some Democrats Are Determined to Stop Him

Though Zohran Mamdani scored a resounding victory in New York City’s Democratic primary, some in his own party are strategizing about how to defeat him in November. The race for mayor in New York City took an unusual and turbulent turn on Monday as some Democrats lined up to suggest ways to defeat Zohran Mamdani,…

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Trump Looks to Avoid Casting Blame in Texas Flood as Democrats Question Cuts

The White House rebuked critics for raising questions about the administration’s efforts to shrink federal agencies that deal with disaster preparedness and response. When a hurricane hit North Carolina last year, Donald J. Trump claimed without evidence that the Biden administration was avoiding helping residents in Republican areas. When wildfires burned through Los Angeles earlier…

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Three Big Questions After the Texas Floods

The Trump administration and its predecessors will face scrutiny over the disaster that has killed more than 100 people. Flood damage along the dam that feeds into Ingram, Texas, on Saturday.Carter Johnston for The New York Times On the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump turned a big storm — Hurricane Helene, which battered a…

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Trump Revives Trade War, Threatening Steep Aug. 1 Tariffs on Allies

President Trump said Japan and South Korea would face tariffs of 25 percent unless they reached an agreement with the United States. Other countries received notice of higher levies. President Trump revived his trade war threat with more than a dozen countries on Monday, telling them that they would face steep tariffs on their exports…

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