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Trump’s Tariffs and the Courts
We explore tariffs and presidential power.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesUkraine Accuses Russia of Stalling Peace Negotiations
Both Kyiv and Moscow have been maneuvering to set the terms and tempo of any talks to end the fighting.
New York Times Top StoriesMusk’s Drug Use, and Companies Back Off Pride Month
Plus, a Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the U.S. Opened Its Doors to Chinese Students, and Why Trump Is Closing Them
The 1970s era of academic exchange began as a form of diplomacy. “People were curious about us, inviting us to their homes,” one former student remembers.
New York Times Top StoriesElon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
His decimation of U.S.A.I.D. has had fatal consequences.
New York Times Top Stories‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Remembers When TV Had a Conscience, and a Spine
A TV critic looks at George Clooney’s play about CBS News standing up to political pressure, even as its current ownership might succumb to it.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Gaza’s Emaciated Children, a Hunger Crisis Is Laid Bare
Aid began to trickle into the territory this week. But there is never enough.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Some Recent Graduates, the A.I. Job Apocalypse May Already Be Here
The unemployment rate for recent college graduates has jumped as companies try to replace entry-level workers with artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesJohn Cornyn Calls Texas Primary Fight Against Ken Paxton a ‘Test of Character’
Down in initial polls of the race, Senator John Cornyn of Texas said he would make charges of corruption against his challenger, the state’s attorney general, stick.
New York Times Top StoriesHow White South Africans Are Convincing the U.S. to Accept Them as Refugees
Thousands of white South Africans are jockeying to get on the next flight to the United States as refugees. They say the backlash against their community is unfair.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Are Increasing Costs on Americans
A new DOGE tally claims that erasing rules on credit card fees, appliance standards and health insurance “saves the American people” money. Data show the opposite.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Judge’s Data Dilemma in the Google Search Case
The question is how to fix Google’s monopoly. Is an order to force it to share data the solution?
New York Times Top StoriesA Library on the Canada-U.S.Border Is Ensnared by Trump’s Foreign Policy
A wealthy widow built a library and opera house on the border between Quebec and Vermont, a symbol of binational friendship. Now U.S. officials are restricting access to Canadians.
New York Times Top StoriesA Girl Struggles to Survive Her Country’s War and Her Own
Margaryta Karpova, 12, escaped her village in eastern Ukraine just before Russian troops overran it. But her fight was only beginning.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.
New York Times Top StoriesOn the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Therapy Generation Chose to Be Childless
Are millennials’ fears of failing their children outweighing their desire to have them?
New York Times Top StoriesUnder Trump, a Native American Mascot Debate Is Turned Upside Down
Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration defends them, reflecting a broader shift.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Made a Terrible Mistake When It Deported Qian Xuesen
Qian Xuesen was a Chinese rocket scientist whose work was central to American military power. His exile had world-altering effects.
New York Times Top Stories‘Well, This Is Surprising’: Top Moments From the National Spelling Bee
Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up, won the coveted award after surviving two dramatic final rounds and calling the pronouncer, “bro.”
New York Times Top StoriesIn South Korea, Desperate Workers Take Their Grievances Into the Sky
The plight of temporary workers like Kim Hyoung-su, who’s been protesting for months at the top of a tower, has become an issue in Tuesday’s presidential election.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Myanmar Rebels Retreated From Lashio
Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country, handing a setback to resistance forces.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Nippon Steel Finally About to Land U.S. Steel?
A planned merger of the Japanese and American giants, announced in 2023, has traveled through an election, two presidents and strong union opposition.
New York Times Top StoriesTariff Ruling Gives Businesses Hope, but They’re Soon Unmoored Again
Companies welcomed a court decision striking down President Trump’s tariffs. Then a stay of that ruling left no one breathing easy.
New York Times Top StoriesBernard Kerik, New York’s Police Commissioner on 9/11, Dies at 69
Before his career imploded, he rose meteorically to become New York City’s chief law enforcement officer under Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
New York Times Top StoriesTariff Rulings Inject New Uncertainty Into Trump Trade Strategy
A court ruling invalidating President Trump’s sweeping tariffs was halted hours later, throwing into question the administration’s overall approach to trade.
New York Times Top StoriesJD Vance’s Campaign Plane Is Being Used for Migrant Deportation Flights
The Boeing 737 has been chartered more than a dozen times this year by the federal government to deport migrants to several countries in Central America.
New York Times Top StoriesChinese Students Rattled by Trump Plan to ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas
Students said the latest move had upended their plans and intensified their fears.
New York Times Top StoriesMusk Leaves Washington Behind but With Powerful Friends in Place
The world’s richest man created disruption and fear before giving up on revamping government. But his companies will now face less oversight.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada Wildfires Prompt State of Emergency in Manitoba and Force Evacuations
The premiers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan declared states of emergency in each province as out-of-control fires threatened communities.