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Paramount, Comcast and Netflix Prepare Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount, Comcast and Netflix are preparing bids to buy all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery, a crown jewel of the industry.
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A City Is Broke. Can a Billionaire’s Urbanist Dream Offer It a Last Chance?
Suisun City has tried to revive its fortunes for years. The latest idea: Annex land for California Forever, a tech-billionaire-funded new city plan north of San Francisco.
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Poor Countries Got $1 Trillion From China. So Did Rich Ones.
Beijing has used loans to developing nations to expand its influence, but a new study says no country has received more Chinese financing than the United States.
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After Climate Push, Energy Companies Return to Fossil Fuels in Europe
Recent oil and gas deals in Europe suggest that the growing demand for energy may be leading companies to adopt a more pragmatic approach.
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House Is Expected to Vote on Tuesday to Release Epstein Files
Ahead of what was likely to be a unanimous House vote that Republican leaders had toiled to avoid, G.O.P. lawmakers embraced the Epstein transparency bill.
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House Democrats Press for Vote to Bar Military Action in Venezuela
The effort would invoke the War Powers Act, which expedites action on measures limiting the president’s war-making authority. It faces long odds in the G.O.P.-led House.
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Trump Will Host Saudi Crown Prince in Washington
The president is offering the crown prince fighter jets, a nuclear agreement and other deals as part of his efforts to collect investment and push forward on Middle East peace.
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When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest
Republicans created a special $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals stay afloat, but the biggest impacts may be in cities.
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Trump Says America Is in ‘Golden Age,’ Straining to Address Affordability
Speaking at a gathering of McDonald’s franchise owners and operators, the president boasted that he had “normalized” inflation.
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How Storytelling Shapes Our Understanding of the World Through Literature
I’ve always been fascinated by stories. Growing up, books were my portals to different worlds, offering a ticket to places and times beyond my own immediate reality. I remember being curled up on the sofa, engrossed in tales of faraway lands, ancient civilizations, and brave heroes. But it wasn’t just the escapism that drew me…