The stark message was delivered by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a hastily called meeting.

President Trump spoke about the video clip of the Obamas on his social media feed as he traveled on Air Force One on Friday.

Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko outside her office in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. She was appointed to the position by President Volodymyr Zelensky in July.

Senator Chuck Schumer, left, and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, congratulated Zohran Mamdani but stopped short of endorsing him.

Recent construction work on a sea wall to protect Charleston’s downtown areas.

The Trump administration is preparing budget cuts and further layoffs that could ultimately force the Internal Revenue Service to shed as much as 50 percent of its work force.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and his allied groups spent lavishly, including on private air travel for the candidate, but he dropped out of the Republican primary race after finishing a distant second in Iowa.

The Labour leader Keir Starmer, second from right, campaigning with Michael Shanks, center, last week. Mr. Shanks won a by-election with 17,845 votes, more than double the number of his Scottish National Party opponent.

Donald J. Trump was indicted by a grand jury in August after a two-and-a-half year investigation into election interference by the Fulton County district attorney, Fani T. Willis.