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The Ayatollah Has a Plan
Iran’s supreme leader believes the country can outlast the West in a war of attrition.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan
By attacking Iran, President Trump has shown he is willing to engage in a distant war. This raises questions in Beijing about what he might risk for Taiwan.
New York Times Top StoriesIn New Assessment, C.I.A. Chief Says U.S. Strikes ‘Severely Damaged’ Iranian Program
The administration suggested an initial report of less-severe damage was already outdated as the president continued to defend his assertion that key facilities had been “obliterated,” though no intelligence official has yet directly echoed his view.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere Is Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.
New York Times Top Stories17-Year-Old Fatally Shot in the Bronx After Fight Over a Water Gun
Darrell Harris, a high school student, died after an encounter with men who were having a water gun fight at a local park, an official with knowledge of the incident said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Urges Congress to ‘Kill’ Voice of America as Its Leader Defends Gutting It
In a heated hearing, Kari Lake, the Trump ally in charge of the federally funded international broadcasting network, called the media agency “a rotten piece of fish” that should be defunded.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Accuses Three Mexican Financial Firms of Aiding Fentanyl Trade
The U.S. Treasury found ties between drug cartels and the Mexican companies, including a brokerage firm controlled by a former chief of staff of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
New York Times Top StoriesYoung Muslim Voters in NYC Loved Zohran Mamdani. Their Parents Listened.
Many Muslim Americans in New York City were impressed by Mr. Mamdani’s campaign and thrilled at being able to see themselves reflected in a mayoral candidate.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani’s Success Spotlights a Deepening Rupture Among U.S. Jews
While Zohran Mamdani won over some Jewish supporters, other Jewish Democrats suggested that concerns about their community’s safety are being dismissed in a movement and a city they helped build.
New York Times Top StoriesSoaring Temperatures in N.Y.C. Land More Than 100 in Emergency Rooms
Not since 2019 have so many New Yorkers in a single day sought emergency medical attention for heat-related illnesses.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Donors Work Against Mamdani, Top Democrats Stop Short of Backing Him
After Zohran Mamdani’s performance in the New York City mayoral primary, Republicans and suburban Democrats attacked him, and party leaders seemed to be hedging their bets.
New York Times Top StoriesZohran Mamdani Reflects on His NYC Mayoral Run So Far in Post-Primary Interview
In a post-election interview, Zohran Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York, said he took some lessons from Donald Trump’s focus on the cost of living.
New York Times Top StoriesPotential Cyberattack Scrambles Columbia University Computer Systems
Images of a smiling President Trump popped up on some screens, although they could not be conclusively linked to the episode.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Looked for Lessons in New York City’s Mayoral Upset
Also, Trump said the U.S. would soon meet with Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesEmil Bove Denies Suggesting Justice Dept. Ignore Court Orders in Deportation Cases
During a confirmation hearing for an appeals court opening, Emil Bove III was repeatedly questioned about a whistle-blower complaint that portrayed political appointees as willing to mislead judges.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Had Come to Graduate. Their Minds Were on a Student Held by ICE.
Dylan Lopez Contreras was arrested by immigration authorities. This week, he was remembered during the commencement for a school devoted to immigrants.
New York Times Top Stories‘The U.S. Cannot Solve All the World’s Problems’
We can’t fix everything. But if it’s cheap and easy to save lives, why wouldn’t we?
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Is a Democratic Socialist?
The term has no singular definition. But simply put, it’s an ideology rooted in its opposition to capitalism and wanting to shift power from corporations to workers.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Wins Nadler’s Endorsement as He Seeks to Unify Democrats
Jerrold Nadler, who represents parts of Manhattan in Congress, had previously endorsed one of Zohran Mamdani’s opponents, Scott Stringer, in the Democratic mayoral primary.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Is Creating 2 New Expanded Military Zones Along Border With Mexico
The plans for strips of land in Texas and Arizona are the latest step to militarize the boundary to stem an already dwindling number of migrant crossings.
New York Times Top StoriesNATO Agrees to a Big Increase in Military Spending, Pleasing Trump
President Trump has long pushed the European allies to be more self-sufficient on defense, relying less on American protection. NATO committed to a major increase over the next decade.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Says California’s Trans Sports Policies Discriminate Against Girls
The Education Department cited Gov. Gavin Newsom’s own words questioning transgender girls in female sports, and said the state had violated federal civil rights law.
New York Times Top StoriesValery Panov, Ballet Star Who Fought to Leave the U.S.S.R., Dies at 87
Trying to move to Israel with his ballerina wife, he was harassed and jailed while becoming an international cause célèbre and a Cold War symbol of the plight of Soviet Jews.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani’s Win Is More Striking When You Look at How He Won
Mamdani won in parts of the city people wouldn’t normally expect. Democrats should pay attention to his positive message and laser focus on costs.
New York Times Top StoriesDid Baby Talk Give Rise to Language?
The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language.
New York Times Top StoriesRep. LaMonica McIver Pleads Not Guilty to Assault at Migrant Detention Center
Representative LaMonica McIver was caught up in an onrush outside a troubled Newark immigration facility where, weeks later, four detainees escaped.
New York Times Top StoriesVideo Shows Engine Sparks as Plane Returns to Las Vegas Airport Just After Takeoff
The crew of an American Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Charlotte, N.C., reported an engine issue.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Sues Maryland Federal Judges Over Immigration Rule
Lawyers for the administration said that a rule issued by a judge in Maryland intruded on the White House’s inherent powers to “enforce the nation’s immigration laws.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He May Send Additional Patriot Systems to Ukraine
The president met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine but neither the White House nor Mr. Zelensky offered any details about their encounter.
New York Times Top StoriesNATO Agrees to Boost Military Spending as Trump Praises Allies, but Criticizes Spain
President Trump has pressed allies to spend more on defense. Leaders agreed that “allies” — but not “all allies” — would meet the objective.