New York Times Top StoriesHoward Lutnick, the wealthy financier Trump has picked to lead the Commerce Department, said he favored “across the board” tariffs and faced grilling about his financial ties in a nomination hearing Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesThe billionaire and his Silicon Valley associates landed in the capital and immediately moved to cut the size of the federal government, reprising the playbook he used after buying Twitter in 2022.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.
New York Times Top StoriesSpirit, which filed for bankruptcy protection after a court blocked its acquisition by JetBlue, says it has rejected the new Frontier overture but would be open to a higher offer.
New York Times Top StoriesScientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that shed light on how life arose.
New York Times Top StoriesThe University of Tennessee threatened to expel Kimberly Diei over posts the school said were inappropriate. She sued on First Amendment grounds.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Chinese company DeepSeek seemed to have come out of nowhere this week when it upturned markets. Here’s what to know about the engineer who started it.
New York Times Top StoriesHoward Lutnick, the wealthy financier Trump has picked to lead the Commerce Department, is set to be questioned by the Senate in a nomination hearing Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesAbout 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe gathered to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s biggest display of unity.
New York Times Top StoriesA month after the deadliest aviation disaster on South Korean soil, a fire destroyed another passenger jet in the country.
New York Times Top StoriesSteven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, was expected to meet with Israel’s prime minister and to visit Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesThe writer and curator Su Wu’s version of tang yuan reflects her family’s history and her life in Mexico City.
New York Times Top StoriesThe country’s top finance official supported adding a third runway to the London hub, a decision that has been held up for decades, and other measures intended to strengthen economic growth.
New York Times Top StoriesPlus, Mona Lisa makes moves.
New York Times Top StoriesMoscow’s troops used the same pincer tactic on Velyka Novosilka that has enabled their recent capture of town after town in eastern Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesIn a world where people are more mobile than ever, nations are struggling to recalibrate who can be a citizen.
New York Times Top StoriesThe new president has moved with lightning speed to purge officials he deems disloyal and rid agencies of policies he considers liberal.
New York Times Top StoriesThe new president has moved with lightning speed to purge officials he deems disloyal and rid agencies of policies he considers liberal.
New York Times Top StoriesThe suddenly open seat in a top-tier battleground has several Michigan politicians taking a serious look.
New York Times Top StoriesVenture capitalists plowed money into A.I. start-ups like OpenAI and Anthropic. But the rise of the Chinese A.I. start-up DeepSeek has called that funding frenzy into question.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Silicon Valley giant was criticized for giving away its core A.I. technology two years ago for anyone to use. Now that bet is having an impact.
New York Times Top StoriesParty leaders disagree sharply on how to interpret the losses that gave Republicans complete control of the federal government, with some calling for a reinvention and others a wait-and-see.
New York Times Top StoriesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies in confirmation hearings before the Senate’s Finance Committee on Wednesday, and will appear Thursday before the health committee.
New York Times Top StoriesThe dismissal of government inspectors general will make it difficult to root out waste and corruption.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter holding the event for 40 years in the Utah ski town, organizers plan to take it elsewhere starting in 2027.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady as officials weigh a solid economy and rising inflation risks.
New York Times Top StoriesAll the king’s men is back with a vengeance.
New York Times Top StoriesFighting claimed lives until the final moments before the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect. For some, an unexpected delay of a few hours proved deadly.
New York Times Top StoriesFears of inflation and more debt are already making borrowing more expensive.
New York Times Top StoriesPresident Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country’s influence in setting a global health agenda.