Mr. Schmemann, an Opinion writer, is a former Moscow bureau chief of The Times. Efforts to halt the war in Ukraine, now approaching its fourth year, have all failed. The Trump administration is now ...

Trump again floats idea of giving $2,000 to most Americans, the deal to end the shutdown, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x Some are calling it a compromise, others a caving-in. Eight Democratic ...

The Senate passed a measure Monday night that would bring an end to the longest-ever US government shutdown by extending government funding through January that would be tied to a larger package to ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke Monday morning about next steps in ending the government shutdown, saying he will call the House back as soon as the Senate passes a government funding bill. The ...

The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update. The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers said on Tuesday they have made slight progress toward ending the government shutdown, which is poised to become the longest in U.S. history after another failed vote ...

Microsoft has started rolling out the new Start menu for Windows 11, which we previously did a deep dive preview on. Both versions 24H2 and the newer 25H2 of Windows 11 can use the new Start menu.

WASHINGTON — The country’s largest union representing federal workers is calling for lawmakers to pass a short-term spending measure to immediately end the government shutdown, urging Democrats to ...

The government shutdown has entered Day 27 since it began on Oct. 1, 2025, but how much longer is it expected to last with President Donald Trump away on a nearly week-long trip overseas? Here's an ...

It's sad but true that for most of us, Social Security benefits will provide far less income in retirement than we'll need or want. Indeed, as of August, the average Social Security retirement benefit ...

For years, I parked my savings at Wells Fargo because it felt safe and familiar. The problem is it was earning almost nothing. Wells Fargo's standard savings account still pays just 0.01% APY, which ...

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