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The former president’s claim that he has absolute immunity for criminal acts taken in office as president is an insult to reason.

But several members of the Supreme Court seem willing to put presidents above the rule of law.

The direct meeting with China’s leader is a sign of continued effort to ease tensions, but officials expect little progress on core issues like Taiwan, trade and Chinese support of Russia.

David Pecker, former publisher of The National Enquirer, testified that Donald J. Trump thanked him for burying stories.

Also, more bodies were found in a Gazan mass grave.

Several justices signaled interest in some protections for official acts, which could impede a swift trial in the federal election subversion case.

Such a ruling would probably send the case back to a lower court and could delay any trial until after the November election.

U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company, which dominates the commercial and consumer drone markets.

Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate, but the report also included more evidence that the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame price increases have stalled.

They called Donald J. Trump “the boss.” The desire to avoid his fury drove many decisions made by those around him.

The parent company of The Enquirer, the tabloid now famous for its ties to former President Donald J. Trump, has tried repeatedly to sell the publication. It hasn’t been easy.

He appears willing to allow Trump and future presidents to escape criminal prosecution for their acts.

The administration issued a major climate regulation aimed at virtually eliminating carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels and a driver of global warming.

To win a political campaign, you want to put your candidate in a setting that provides a chance to excel. For Trump, that’s the trial.

New regulations could spell the end for plants that burn coal, the fossil fuel that powered the country for more than a century.

The Japanese automaker, which has been slow to sell electric vehicles, said it would invest $11 billion to make batteries and cars in Ontario.

The judge in his criminal case is already considering whether to punish the former president for statements about jurors and witnesses in the case.

For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. The TikTok law was their first success.

David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, will be back on the stand and is likely to discuss the publication’s contact with Stormy Daniels.

The justices will consider on Thursday whether former President Donald J. Trump must face trial on charges that he tried to subvert the 2020 election.

The president signed a bill that could ban TikTok even as his re-election team uses it to reach young voters. It was hardly the first internal disparity on matters around the globe.

The $6.1 billion for Micron, to shore up the domestic supply of semiconductors, comes after a key union endorsement and passage of an aid bill central to the president’s foreign policy agenda.

The deal would create one of the largest copper miners at a time when demand is soaring for the metal used for many green technologies.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.

ByteDance owns both TikTok and Douyin, and although TikTok has more users around the world, Douyin is the company’s cash cow and a China mainstay.

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

European Central Bank governors are highlighting cooler inflation as a sign the bank could cut interest rates before the Federal Reserve.

Those charged included Boris Epshteyn, a top legal strategist for Donald Trump, and fake electors who acted on Mr. Trump’s behalf in Arizona after the 2020 election.

The money from Washington, which includes $5 billion to replenish Israel’s defenses and $1 billion for Gazan civilians, comes as Israel readies to invade Rafah.

Along with the higher spending, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp projected lighter-than-expected revenue, causing its stock to plummet.