New York Times Top Stories
Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency
Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesNYC Congestion Pricing Results Are Mixed but Some Commutes Improve
Many commuters continue to oppose the new tolling program in New York City even as some drivers and bus riders are spending less time trapped in traffic.
New York Times Top StoriesAustralia Day Protesters Vandalize Melbourne and Sydney Statues
The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of racism and oppression.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Did the World Learn From Syria?
It is easy to look at a dark past and warn of a dark future.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He Wants Jordan and Egypt to Take in Palestinians From Gaza
President Trump said he had spoken to Jordan’s leader and planned to call Egypt’s on Sunday. Most of Gaza’s two million residents have been displaced in 15 months of fighting.
New York Times Top StoriesIndia, a Big Source of Illegal Migration, Hopes to Navigate the Trump Storm
Fear and uncertainty are rippling through India, which sends more undocumented migrants to the United States than any other country outside Latin America.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Leaders in Lebanon Face Test as Israel Is Poised to Keep Troops There
Any prolonged Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon could breathe new life into Hezbollah, challenging the political momentum of Lebanon’s new president and prime minister.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Takes Victory Lap in Las Vegas With Speech on Ending Taxes on Tips
The president reiterated a pledge to end taxes on tips, but the message was an afterthought as the president celebrated his blitz of orders in his first week in office.
New York Times Top StoriesLos Angeles Faces Risk of Mudslides With the Arrival of Rain
The wet weather will bring relief to Southern California after a prolonged period of dryness, but there’s concern that any bursts of heavy rainfall could cause flooding.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Hamas Releases More Israeli Hostages, It Puts on a Show of Force
The handover of four female Israeli soldiers by Hamas on Saturday came as Israel released 200 prisoners. But a dispute arose over the hostage release timetable.
New York Times Top StoriesCanadian Ship Trapped in Lake Erie Ice for 3 Days Is Finally Freed
The 17-member crew of the freighter, stuck a mile off the Buffalo shore, was never in serious danger, but its predicament drew news media attention and a crowd of curious onlookers.
New York Times Top StoriesMike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82
The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion
Agencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to assess the impact on their lives.
New York Times Top StoriesKristi Noem Is Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary
The former South Dakota governor now leads the agency that runs the nation’s immigration system.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Wars Within Trump’s Court
The second Trump White House is starting out with a remarkable degree of conflict among different individuals, constituencies and worldviews.
New York Times Top StoriesHere’s What Trump Ordered in First Week, on Immigration, DEI and More
Through a flurry of orders, the new president quickly began driving the country in a different direction on many contentious issues.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists
Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Were Waiting for Flights. Then Trump Closed a Door for Afghan Allies.
An executive order has halted refugee flights for Afghans who supported the American mission in Afghanistan and had been approved to resettle in the U.S.
New York Times Top StoriesPete Hegseth, New Defense Secretary, Outlines Pentagon’s Priorities
After being sworn-in by Vice President JD Vance, the Pentagon’s new leader addressed the Defense Department’s three million employees.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael and Hamas Dispute Over Hostage Leaves Displaced Palestinians Waiting
Israel is preventing movement to the north of Gaza until plans are set for the release of Arbel Yehud, one of the last civilian women held in Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Are the Three Republican Senators Who Voted Against Pete Hegseth?
Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary. To Capitol insiders, their decisions weren’t surprising.
New York Times Top StoriesC.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.
New York Times Top Stories‘Our Beloved Gaza Is Gone’
So many children killed and injured, yet a lasting Middle East peace seems no closer.
New York Times Top StoriesCrafting a Haggis for American Tastes (and Import Restrictions)
Macsween, a popular maker of the distinctive Scottish dish, has developed a recipe for the U.S. market that swaps sheep lung for lamb heart as a main ingredient.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Surveillance Tools That Could Power Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Border enforcement agencies have spent billions assembling surveillance tools to track and find people. These could be critical in President Trump’s immigration agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Looms, Restaurants’ Undocumented Workers Fear the Worst
In Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington and other cities, chefs and owners are worried for their workers and their businesses.
New York Times Top StoriesHamas Choreographs a Show of Force as It Hands Over the Hostages
Before their release, the hostages, four female soldiers, were led onto a stage in Gaza City, surrounded by masked, uniformed fighters.
New York Times Top StoriesLet’s Get to the Marrow of What Trump Just Did
Three policy wonks dissect President Donald Trump’s executive orders on border security, immigration, government efficiency and beyond.
New York Times Top StoriesFast Times at West Wing High
Tech tycoons joining political big shots equals an ego explosion.
New York Times Top StoriesChanging Tunes
The artists we love are always changing. But there’s part of all of us that’s impervious to external forces.