The E.P.A. said it would maintain limits on the two most common PFAS chemicals found in tap water but roll back rules for four others.

Before Trump began his visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, his sons Eric and Donald Jr. had already traveled the Middle East extensively in recent weeks. They were drumming up business for The Trump Organization, which they are running in their father’s stead while he’s in the White House.

Washington — Barbara, a Cuban emigre 30 weeks into a high-risk pregnancy, is dealing with the additional stress of not knowing for sure that her baby girl will be an American citizen.

Next comes presidential elections in South Korea on June 3 and then later upper house elections in Japan on July 22. The South Korean presidential election is being held after the impeachment and removal of the former president for attempting to launch a military coup and declare martial law.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade holds the first hearing on the challenges Tuesday morning in New York. Five small businesses are asking the court to block the sweeping import taxes that Trump announced April 2 – “Liberation Day,’’ he called it.

“AI chips should not be bargaining chips for broader trade deals,” says Janet Egan, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). “They underpin US AI dominance, and we have to be really careful to not make short term decisions that might be beneficial for trade in the near term, but cede AI leadership in the longer term.”

Robert De Niro picked up the Palme d'Or of honour at Cannes and did so with a call to react and do so now because US President Donald Trump's attacks on cinema "are unacceptable".

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to lift sanctions on Syria following last year’s fall of the Assad regime, saying the move will “give them a chance at greatness.”