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There Are Conflicts of Interest. And Then There’s Trump.
The president is raising a lot of money and a number of Constitutional questions.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesElon Musk Tried Keeping Issues at His Texas Mansion Private, Emails Show
The tech billionaire’s staff were concerned that correspondence about his home in West Lake Hills would become public after neighbors complained.
New York Times Top StoriesBlackstone President Donates $125 Million to Tel Aviv University
The gift is the largest in Tel Aviv University’s history, and is expected to help relieve Israel’s shortage of doctors.
New York Times Top StoriesLifestyles of the Rich and Miserable
Should we pity the wealthy?
New York Times Top Stories‘We Don’t Have to Sign Deals’: Trump Backs Off Big Promises About Tariffs
After weeks of bragging about upcoming trade “deals” with foreign countries, President Trump says the United States doesn’t need to worry about them after all.
New York Times Top StoriesFencing Is the Latest Sport Caught in the Transgender Athlete Debate
A fencer’s refusal to compete against a transgender opponent in a women’s bout at a Maryland meet has put the issue in front of Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesGermany Gets a New Chancellor, in Unexpectedly Dramatic Fashion
Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his government at a fraught time for Germany and Europe
New York Times Top StoriesTravelers Without a Real ID Will Still Be Allowed to Fly, Noem Says
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, said that travelers without a federally recognized document would face additional screening on Wednesday but would not be barred from flights.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Declines to Remove Order Requiring Return of Deported Migrant
The case, involving a 20-year-old Venezuelan, exemplifies yet another way the White House has sought new and aggressive methods to expel immigrants from the United States.
New York Times Top Stories$750 Million to Be Paid to Women Who Were Sexually Abused by Doctor
The settlement with Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian pushes the total bill for Robert A. Hadden’s actions to nearly $1 billion.
New York Times Top StoriesAntisemitic Sign at Barstool Sports Bar Draws Widespread Outrage
The incident at a Philadelphia bar owned by the Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy comes amid a surge of antisemitic episodes in the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesBipartisan House and Senate Leaders Urge White House to Restore Spending Website
In the latest chapter in a battle over spending powers, lawmakers charged that the administration removed crucial information in violation of the law. The White House argues the data shouldn’t be public.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. to Downgrade Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem, Officials Say
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, plans to shut down a direct communications channel between U.S. diplomats in Jerusalem working on Palestinian issues and agencies in Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesSeven Weeks and Counting: The N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary Is Heating Up
We’re in the homestretch of a critical race to choose the Democratic nominee for mayor. Primary Day is June 24.
New York Times Top StoriesYour Most Loved Looks From the 2025 Met Gala
We asked you to pick your favorite looks. Here are the results.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Revives Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops
Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.
New York Times Top StoriesFearing Trump, Some Law Firms Decline Pro Bono Immigration Cases
Fearing the wrath of President Trump, some elite law firms are declining pro bono work on lawsuits challenging the administration’s policies.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Democrats Hope to Overcome a Daunting 2026 Senate Map
Facing long odds to retake a majority, Senator Chuck Schumer and his allies are trying to think outside the box and recruit candidates who might be able to pull off upsets in red states.
New York Times Top StoriesCould Columbia Change Who Gets to Set the Rules on Protests?
Administrators and trustees have ordered a review of the faculty-led university senate, which could redefine control of student demonstrations.
New York Times Top StoriesTesla Sales Fall in Germany and U.K. to Lowest Point in 2 Years
Demand for the U.S. auto maker’s vehicles slid amid stronger competition from Europe and China and rising anger at Elon Musk’s political forays.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Did Restaurant Salads Get So Big?
‘Why am I cutting lettuce like a steak?’ one diner asked, but chefs say they have their reasons.
New York Times Top StoriesAndre 3000’s Met Gala Piano Was Both a Fashion Statement and an Album Teaser
The rapper and musician’s miniature Steinway teased his new album, “7 piano sketches,” which he released on Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesA New ICE Detention Center Draws a Democratic Mayor’s Ire
Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark staged a predawn demonstration outside a detention center. He argues that the facility’s owner does not have valid permits to operate.
New York Times Top StoriesNational African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader
At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.
New York Times Top StoriesNational African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader
At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.
New York Times Top StoriesA Haven for Civilians in Sudan Is Attacked for a Third Day
Drone strikes hit a fuel depot, airport and a hotel in Port Sudan, bringing violence to a city that had so far been spared in the devastating civil war.
New York Times Top StoriesStars Hit the 2025 Met Gala After-Parties, From Jenna Ortega to Lisa
Pop stars, club kids and the mayor of New York City kept the festivities going into the early morning hours.
New York Times Top StoriesRestaurants Are Hard Enough to Run. Try Doing It With Your Mother.
When such family teams make it work, though, they can have mother-and-child super powers.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Surprising Ways That Siblings Shape Our Lives
Parents try everything to influence their children. But new research suggests brothers and sisters have their own profound impact.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Wishes Aside, Censoring Racial History May Prove Difficult
Efforts to take the edge off the nation’s racial past in compliance with White House executive orders are facing resistance from institutions and citizens determined to preserve the truth about Black history.