The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online next semester because of the coronavirus pandemic. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the decision as a court hearing was getting under way on a challenge…

Ghislaine Maxwell appears via video link during her arraignment hearing where she was denied bail for her role aiding Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and eventually abuse of minor girls, in Manhattan Federal Court, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. July 14, 2020 in this courtroom sketch.Jane Rosenberg | ReutersA federal…

Relations are in free fall. Lines are being drawn. As the two superpowers clash over technology, territory and clout, a new geopolitical era is dawning.President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at a bilateral meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, last summer.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York TimesJuly 14, 2020Updated 6:57 p.m. ETOne…

Human rights activist and Hoover Institution fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali warned on "The Story" Tuesday that "censorship terrorists" are leading the country "down a path to hell" in response to New York Times opinion columnist Bari Weiss' scathing resignation letter.The Somalia-born Ali praised Weiss as "the stuff that courage is made of" after Weiss alleged  "constant bullying" by…

President Trump has dominated the TV ad wars but outside groups have flooded the zone to lift presumptive Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden. The Biden strategy of laying low in the first half of 2020 meant outside groups were responsible for nearly 86% of all pro-Biden television spots between May 11 and June 28, according…