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Investing in Stocks and Bonds Will Be Trickier Under Trump
Sizzling returns well may continue, but our columnist suggests that it would be wise to prepare for the next storm.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Major Challenge for Trump’s Agenda: A Mercurial Coach Calling the Plays
The president-elect has admonished Republicans to stay united around his ambitious domestic policy plans. But his track record with Congress is one of abrupt turnabouts and last-minute blowups.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Raises Bounty For Nicolás Maduro to $25 Million
The move is a retaliatory measure meant to punish the Venezuelan autocrat for refusing to give up power
New York Times Top StoriesOn the Eve of Trump’s Sentencing, an Unusual Art Gallery Opening
A show by the artist Isabelle Brourman, who sketched the trials of Donald J. Trump, attracted figures from the art world, the media and some lawyers from his civil fraud trial.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Strikes Ports and a Power Plant in Houthi-Controlled Parts of Yemen
Israel and its allies have escalated strikes against the Houthis to try to force them to stop firing on Israel and Red Sea shipping lanes, but it was not clear whether they would deter the Iran-backed militia.
New York Times Top StoriesStocks and Bonds Fall After Strong Jobs Report Fuels Interest Rate Concerns
Stronger-than-expected data on the labor market has intensified concerns that the economy continues to run at a solid pace, amplifying fears about stubborn inflation.
New York Times Top StoriesBob Dylan Is Having a Hollywood Moment. His No. 1 Hater Is Ready.
A.J. Weberman sifted through the prophetic singer’s trash in search of meaning. He turned on him as a sellout and has spent decades trying to reclaim him for the counterculture.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Imposes New Sanctions to Squeeze Russia’s Energy Sector
The Biden administration is cracking down on the Russian “shadow fleet” and taking steps to curb oil and gas production.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Received an Unconditional Discharge. What Does That Mean?
The rare and lenient sentence, which will spare President-elect Donald J. Trump jail time, was used to address his unusual status.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence for Menendez’s Bribery Conviction
Lawyers for New Jersey’s former Democratic senator, Robert Menendez, have said that even fewer years would be tantamount to a death sentence.
New York Times Top StoriesLos Angeles Artists Mourn as Their Studios and Artworks Go Up in Smoke
Artists who lived and worked in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades are worrying about irreplaceable losses, and their livelihoods.
New York Times Top StoriesKremlin Confirms Readiness for Putin to Meet Trump
The president-elect had said the Russian leader wanted to meet him to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin stopped short of that, saying it could only happen after he takes office.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump 2.0 and the Return of ‘Court Politics’
The political scientist Erica Frantz describes the regime change the second Trump administration represents.
New York Times Top StoriesConstellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine
Constellation Energy’s deal to buy Calpine is being driven by fast-rising demand for electricity by the technology industry.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Are the Victims of the Los Angeles Fires?
At least 10 people died in fires raging across Los Angeles. Several of them lived near each other in the ravaged Altadena neighborhood.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Hostage Declared Killed in Gaza as Fears for Captives Mount
Hamza Ziyadne, 23, was abducted in the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel alongside his siblings and father, whose body was also recovered this week.
New York Times Top StoriesTikTok at the Supreme Court
We explain how free speech and national security can often conflict.
New York Times Top StoriesFirefighters Battle Large Blaze at Bronx Apartment Building
Nearly 200 firefighters were working to put out the fire early Friday. Seven people have been injured and many residents displaced.
New York Times Top StoriesDeath Toll Climbs in L.A. Fires, and TikTok’s Last Chance
Plus, goodbye to a hairy “Shrek” icon.
New York Times Top StoriesRare Winter Storm Sweeps Across the South: What to Know
A storm that brought snow and ice to the Gulf Coast states was moving east on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesI’m a Climate Scientist. I Fled Los Angeles Two Years Ago.
After the Bobcat Fire, L.A. no longer felt safe.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Democrats Be the Party of the Future Again?
Ro Khanna, a progressive from Silicon Valley, on Big Tech’s rightward lurch.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet
Democrats are demanding that Republicans slow consideration of picks for the new administration until they can review background checks, as the G.O.P. faces major pressure to quickly confirm them.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok
The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
New York Times Top StoriesLebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened
A stinging defeat in war has left the once untouchable group on its most uncertain footing in years.
New York Times Top StoriesWatch Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson Connect in ‘Babygirl’
The film’s writer and director, Halina Reijn, narrates a sequence.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela’s Autocrat Detains U.S. Citizens As He Tightens Grip on Power
President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for another six years on Friday, and he is hoping to use foreign prisoners to get his way on the global stage.
New York Times Top StoriesEconomists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?
Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.
New York Times Top StoriesCan You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.
The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York’s Chinese Dissidents Thought He Was an Ally. He Was a Spy.
Shujun Wang seemed to be a Chinese democracy activist, but an F.B.I. investigation showed just how far China will go to repress citizens abroad.