A 7-Day Standoff That Said So Much About Trump and the Media

Trump’s Greenland deal shadows Xi visit after years of Beijing eyeing Arctic influence

President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington this week, one day after signing a Greenland security agreement that, once in force, would bar non-NATO states such as China from establishing a military presence there, sharpening the Arctic-security backdrop to their face-to-face talks. Xi’s three-day state visit unfolded against that backdrop, with Trump hosting a formal White House arrival ceremony, holding high-stakes talks, joining Xi for a tour of the National...

Vaughan Tomlinson on billionaires and their kids – cartoon

Two powerful federal courts face push to break free from DC bubble as unlikely duo steps in

A bipartisan team of senators is proposing legislation that they say will broaden the pool of qualified judges available to serve on two powerful federal courts with nationwide jurisdiction. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, and Ashley Moody, R-Florida, introduced a bill on Tuesday that would remove the requirement that judges sitting on the Court of Federal Claims and the Federal Circuit live within 50 miles of Washington, D.C.Both courts have nationwide jurisdiction, though their specialized...

Special Edition: Our Interview With Mark Carney

A portrait session at The New York Times with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday.