New York Times Top Stories
UK’s Starmer to Meet Trump With a Boost on Defense and Pleas for Ukraine
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, fresh from announcing a boost to military spending, is flying to Washington for a high-stakes visit.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTim Walz Will Not Run for Minnesota’s Senate Seat
The Democrat, who rose from relative obscurity to be chosen as Kamala Harris’s running mate last year, says he will instead explore a third term as governor.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Draft Features Vague Reference to Security Guarantees
A copy of the agreement obtained by The New York Times says that the United States “supports Ukraine’s effort to obtain security guarantees needed to establish lasting peace.”
New York Times Top StoriesWhat the U.S. and Ukraine May Gain From Trump’s Rare Earth Diplomacy
The White House and Ukraine struck a deal on strategic resources, a pact that speaks volumes about President Trump’s geopolitical strategy.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael and Hamas Agree Another Hostage Release and Prisoner Exchange
The remains of four Israeli hostages will be turned over in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners whose release had been delayed.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Dramatic House Budget Vote, and a New ‘Gold Card’ for Immigrants
Plus, how microphones changed music.
New York Times Top StoriesOne Nation, Under God
Americans have stopped leaving Christianity. And the country is overwhelmingly spiritual, a new report found.
New York Times Top StoriesChristianity’s Decline in U.S. Appears to Have Halted, Major Study Shows
Young people contributed to the shift. “If you’re a young white male these days and you think of yourself as conservative, then being religious is a part of that.”
New York Times Top StoriesBP to ‘Fundamentally Reset’ Strategy in Shift Back to Oil and Gas
The energy giant said it would cut planned investments in clean energy and redirect spending toward fossil fuels.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Takes Aim at Chinese Shipping Amid Widening Trade War
A new proposal would impose steep levies on Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports, threatening to increase costs for imports.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just Beginning
The administration is positioning itself to clamp down on Chinese investment and access to technology. But the wild card may be the president himself.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Department of Education’s D.E.I. Letter Just Threatened the Existence of Many Colleges
The government offers an implausible interpretation of the law.
New York Times Top StoriesTimothée Chalamet’s Very Viral Oscars Season
The 29-year-old actor has hit the usual stops, but the defining moments of his awards campaign have been distinctly online.
New York Times Top StoriesThere’s a New Kind of Woman Onscreen, Thanks to Women Behind the Camera
In movies like “The Last Showgirl,” a new kind of woman has emerged onscreen, our critic writes. That’s thanks to more of them being behind the camera, finally.
New York Times Top StoriesOn Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in A ‘Complete Unknown’
A poem from Deborah Garrison about watching the actor’s transporting performance in “A Complete Unknown” and what may be lost in translation between the generations.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Dubious Theory Behind Trump’s Power Grab
If the president gets his way, it will mark a significant change in the operations of the national government and a major shift in power.
New York Times Top StoriesOn X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team
Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk’s team, and the power to sway policy through it.
New York Times Top StoriesOn X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team
Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk’s team, and the power to sway policy through it.
New York Times Top StoriesCuts at USAID and Elsewhere Strains Global Journalism
Investigative journalists around the world relied on funding from the U.S. Now, those watchdogs are scrambling to survive a sudden cash crunch.
New York Times Top StoriesMass Federal Firings May Imperil Pets, Cattle and Crops
The terminations, which hit agencies involved in protecting the nation’s food supply and agricultural products, could have long-lasting consequences, experts said.
New York Times Top StoriesBenjamin Black Weighs Shift in U.S.A.I.D. Funding
Benjamin Black, a son of the private equity mogul Leon Black and likely head of the International Development Finance Corporation, wants a piece of U.S.A.I.D.’s funding to invest in “pro-market” projects overseas.
New York Times Top StoriesAt London Fashion Week, Street Style Turned Heads
Outfits on and off the runways at London Fashion Week offered loads of inspiration.
New York Times Top StoriesBook Review: ‘Right-Wing Women,’ by Andrea Dworkin
In a newly reissued 1983 book, the radical feminist Andrea Dworkin argued that conservative women understood the reality of male domination.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Gage Spex Turned Their New York Apartment Into a Barbie Dollhouse
The performance artist Gage Spex has amassed a collection of over 200 carefully styled toys.
New York Times Top StoriesShe Lobbied for Formaldehyde. Now She’s at E.P.A. Approving New Chemicals.
Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Gets to Own Scotland?
A new land-reform bill aims to unwind a long history of inequality. But centuries of feudalism are difficult to shake.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen This Stanford Professor Got Cancer, He Decided to Teach a Class About It
Dr. Bryant Lin, who teaches medicine at Stanford University, was given a terminal diagnosis. He wanted his students to understand the humanity at the core of medicine.
New York Times Top StoriesTalks on Syria’s Future Fall Short of Promises, Participants Say
The country’s new leaders had billed a two-day “national dialogue” in Damascus as the start of a process to build an inclusive government. But some who attended came away disappointed.
New York Times Top StoriesHow New York’s Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers
New York persisted with a plan to build flagship dispensaries for people the state once prosecuted for weed offenses, even as it failed to meet its goals.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Kimmel: ‘The Whole Country Is a Fyre Festival Right Now’
“I think it might be time to give the planet to the apes, because we’re finished,” Kimmel said on Tuesday.