New York Times Top Stories
Inside a Union’s Fight Against Trump’s Federal Job Cuts
Leaders of the union representing government workers say their battle is galvanizing but also alarming. “It’s insulting to say,” one said, “that we are lazy.”
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesKash Patel Embraces the Limelight, Unlike Recent F.B.I. Directors
Kash Patel’s embrace of the spotlight appears to be a break from the recent past, as his predecessors typically did the job with little fanfare.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart
Blaire Fleming was a little-known college player. Then she suddenly became a symbol of injustice — to both sides of the controversy.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Face of Catholicism in the United States Has Changed. Here’s How.
For decades, the share of American Catholics declined in the face in secularization. But in recent years, those numbers have stabilized, buoyed by growing communities and broader societal changes.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump’s Tariffs Could Hurt US Farmers and Benefit Brazil
China has long relied on the U.S. for soybeans. But with new steep tariffs, it is likely to look even more to Brazil and Argentina.
New York Times Top StoriesSan Jose Considers Arresting Homeless People Who Refuse Housing
The mayor of the Silicon Valley city has proposed arresting people who don’t accept offers of shelter. It’s the latest sign of frustrations over tent encampments in California.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Texas Officials Invited the Rigging of the State Lottery
Texas lottery executives blessed a scheme that ensured one player would win a $95 million jackpot in 2023. The caper has underscored a sense that almost nothing is on the level.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department
The draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Says Russia Violated Easter Truce
President Zelensky of Ukraine said the front lines had seen artillery fire and drone attacks, and that his troops were responding in kind.
New York Times Top StoriesPeter Navarro: The Architect of Trump’s Tariffs
Once sidelined, President Trump’s counselor Peter Navarro has returned to Washington and quickly upended the global trading system.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Conservative Legal Doctrine Is a Problem for Trump
What goes around, comes around. And it is not likely to be good for the White House.
New York Times Top StoriesOsaka World Expo Recalls a Faded Dynamism From Japan in 1970
The event is stirring memories of an exhibition in 1970, when the postwar Japanese economy was taking off and “you could have dreams about the future.”
New York Times Top StoriesStrawberries Aren’t Ripe for Africa? His Farms Disprove That, Deliciously.
Thierno Agne left behind studying law to grow strawberries, a shocking move in Senegal, where farming is considered work for the old, poor and uneducated. His success is making the profession “sexy.”
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Urgent Fight Over the Trump Administration’s New Deportation Effort
The push to deport a group of Venezuelans raises questions about whether the government is following a Supreme Court order requiring that migrants receive due process.
New York Times Top StoriesSmall Plane With 4 Aboard Crashes in Illinois
The authorities said they were conducting a “fatal aircraft investigation” but did not provide details about the number of people who died.
New York Times Top StoriesArizona governor vetoes bill that would have supported federal immigration efforts.
New York Times Top StoriesArizona governor vetoes bill that would have supported federal immigration efforts.
New York Times Top StoriesA Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Use of the Alien Enemies Act
Legal challenges over the powerful wartime law have gone all the way to the Supreme Court.
New York Times Top StoriesBarbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race in Her Return Home
The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California city. Her challenger, Loren Taylor, conceded on Saturday.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Urgent Supreme Court Order Protecting Migrants Was Built for Speed
In an overnight ruling blocking the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelans, the justices ignored some of their protocols.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Urgent Supreme Court Order Protecting Migrants Was Built for Speed
In an overnight ruling blocking the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelans, the justices ignored some of their protocols.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Trump Isn’t Telling You About His Trade War With China
What happens if we run out of rare-earth metals or bond prices collapse?
New York Times Top StoriesVance, whose views have clashed with the pope’s, spends Holy Week in Rome.
New York Times Top StoriesProtesters Nationwide Rally Again to Condemn Trump Policies
More than 700 events were planned for Saturday, as people turned out to speak against the administration’s handling of immigration, civil liberties and federal job cuts.
New York Times Top StoriesMike Wood, Whose LeapFrog Toys Taught a Generation, Dies at 72
His LeapPad tablets, which helped children read, found their way into tens of millions of homes beginning in 1999.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court orders in the middle of the night are rare these days.
Such rulings, more common a few years ago, seem to now be reserved for authentic emergencies.
New York Times Top StoriesIn the Cradle of the American Revolution, Telling History Her Way
A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this weekend. Her entertaining website has drawn praise and raised eyebrows.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin Declares One-Day Easter Truce in Ukraine War
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said that from Saturday evening through Sunday, he had ordered his forces to “stop all military activity” against Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer Trump Staff Members Liken His Actions to Those of ‘Royal Despot’
In an open letter, prominent Republicans criticized President Trump for using his power to punish two former administration officials who criticized him.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Is It So Hard to Talk About God?
An interview with Krista Tippett on how people talk — and struggle to talk — about religion and spirituality.