Meet Pope Leo, and Why Bill Gates Is Giving Away His Money Faster

Donald Trump hasn’t talked much about policy in this election cycle, except for vague assertions that he’ll somehow bring back low unemployment and low inflation — which, by the way, has already happened. (Unemployment has been at or below 4 percent for almost two years. Thursday’s report on consumer spending…

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday is expected to sign into law a measure allowing Texas law enforcement officials to arrest migrants who enter the state from Mexico without legal authorization, setting the stage for a potential showdown with the federal government over immigration enforcement powers. Mr. Abbott pushed for the…

Eight years ago, Chris Christie gave Donald J. Trump the biggest political assist of the 2016 campaign. He eviscerated a surging Marco Rubio on the debate stage just days before the New Hampshire primary. In doing so, he ensured that the Republican mainstream would be divided and allowed Mr. Trump…

After a 16-day effort to free dozens of Indian construction workers trapped inside a Himalayan road tunnel, rescuers finally cleared a path through debris on Tuesday and were preparing to pull the men out, the authorities said. The rescue operation had hit repeated roadblocks, with officials ultimately trying multiple ways…

Bankers whom Donald J. Trump is accused of defrauding testified at his civil fraud trial this week that they did not rely on his embellished claims of wealth, lending support to the central plank of the former president’s defense. The New York attorney general, Letitia James, sued Mr. Trump in…