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Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote Friday night, only the second time a vice president has done so on a Cabinet confirmation.

The movie industry plans to help Los Angeles recover from wildfires with a spotlight on creative inspiration.

Donald Trump’s first-week executive orders back up his campaign promises. But some drew criticism, and the momentum may be hard to sustain.

President Trump’s executive order required the release of classified documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. Trump promised during his reelection campaign to declassify the documents.

In the wake of President Trump’s pardons for the Jan. 6 rioters, police question the long-term effect on police and public safety.

Palestinian residents of Gaza, the vast majority of them homeless, celebrated when the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was announced. But as they return home, the destruction they are finding is almost too much to comprehend.

Actors often mine their pasts for material. On a recent trip to Texas, Jeff Hiller of “Somebody Somewhere” reflects on the humanity – and humor – in his.

Incarcerated people in California have helped put out the fires in Los Angeles. One man, deported to Mexico for his crime, says he wishes he could be back on the line now.

With a baker’s dozen nominations, including the first for an openly transgender actress, “Emilia Pérez” has emerged as the Oscar front-runner.

Pico Iyer makes time for retreats at a Benedictine hermitage in California. In “Aflame: Learning From Silence,” he writes about finding clarity.

Speaking to Davos and Beijing, President Donald Trump is reaffirming that an era of free trade has given way to one focused around competition, especially between the U.S. and China.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made Ukraine’s book publishing industry a target of the war. But the industry and Ukrainian readers are keeping books alive as a source of Ukraine’s resilient culture, and of solace and distraction.

President Donald Trump is rolling back the government’s decades-long push for diversity, equity, and inclusion. DEI’s supporters say it ensures historically marginalized groups are included, while critics have long condemned it as discriminatory.

The small Gulf nation’s mediating role in the Israel-Hamas agreement earns gratitude from both sides, a reflection of Qatar’s focus on patience and empathy.

The LA fires burned synagogues, churches, and mosques. But their congregations are still there, and are working to help others.

Liberal internationalism is losing its luster with many voters internationally. Could Donald Trump’s inauguration mark an end to the post World War II project?

Residents who lost houses to fire weigh selling properties to corporate buyers as costs of available housing in Greater Los Angeles skyrockets.

Librarian of Year John Szabo, of the Los Angeles Public Library, talks about the fires and why libraries are so important in these political times.

Parents and kids in Los Angeles have seen their lives upended by fires, smoke, and evacuation alerts. Our reporter shares her own experience.

What resources and time will Donald Trump’s “America First” administration devote to keeping the Israel-Hamas deal on track? The challenges may appear overwhelming, but the idea of a grand deal is enticing.

Ukrainians hope that Mr. Trump’s planned peace initiative will not let Moscow prevail, warning the U.S. leader not to trust his Russian counterpart.

The change in the White House may bring different approaches to technology and productivity, but every American president taps into a bottomless well of new scientific ideas.

As the pool reporter Jan. 20, I watched the Bidens greet the Trumps for tea, attended inaugural balls, and covered a slew of controversial pardons.

Once known for its efforts to curtail population growth, China is now facing a demographic crisis that threatens its economy and already-frail social security system.