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Trump’s Foreign Policy, Explained
The foreign policy scholar Emma Ashford explains what President Trump is really doing in the Middle East and Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesJudges in Trump Deportation Cases Face Evasion and Delays From U.S. Officials
Administration officials have either violated orders or used an array of obfuscations and delays to prevent federal judges from deciding whether violations took place.
New York Times Top StoriesA (Partial) Defense of Elon Musk
His life and conduct is similar in many ways to another complicated figure, Cecil Rhodes.
New York Times Top StoriesAs the Trump Administration Slashes Federal Spending, Scientists Consider Leaving the U.S.
As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Siren Song of Chatbots
Talking to a chatbot may have some benefits — if it doesn’t lead to a full-blown addiction.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Vertiginous Novelty of America’s Debt Pile
The problem isn’t only the trillions owed. It’s that no modern country has become this indebted absent a crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesIn the Age of the Algorithm, Roots Music Is Rising
Streaming services are helping revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre.
New York Times Top StoriesMichael Boren Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He Might Lead the Forest Service.
Michael Boren, nominated by President Trump, is accused of threatening trail workers with a helicopter, building an airstrip without a permit and putting a cabin on federal property.
New York Times Top StoriesGeert Wilders Withdraws Party from Dutch Governing Coalition
Geert Wilders said the decision was made because the four-party coalition had not made progress in cracking down on immigration.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Least 27 Killed After Israeli Soldiers Open Fire Near Gaza Aid Site
The Israeli military said its troops began shooting after people strayed from a designated route toward a food distribution site. It was the latest deadly incident involving a contentious new aid system.
New York Times Top Stories10 Questions With Andrew Cuomo
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, visited The New York Times for an interview.
New York Times Top StoriesIf Andrew Cuomo Has a Regret, It’s Resigning as Governor
Mr. Cuomo told The New York Times in a wide-ranging interview that none of the sexual harassment allegations against him had merit.
New York Times Top StoriesWeinstein’s 2nd Sex Crimes Trial in New York Shifts to Closing Arguments
Facing new charges after an earlier conviction was overturned, the former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is charged with attacking three women in Manhattan.
New York Times Top StoriesAnorexia in Middle Age and Beyond
A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades.
New York Times Top StoriesYoung South Korean voters are disenchanted with their election choices.
Some of the same young people who demonstrated after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law said they were disappointed by their choices in Tuesday’s election.
New York Times Top StoriesPoland Just Sent an Ominous Signal to the World
Populism is resilient and sticky, and liberalism has yet to find a reliable formula to defeat it.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Can Learn About Xi’s Rule by Studying His Father’s Life
Xi Zhongxun was purged by the Communist Party he served and went on to help reform Chinese politics. His son is the most authoritarian leader since Mao.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Korea Presidential Election 2025: What to Know
The new president will be tasked with pulling the nation out of political turmoil and face a polarized country and world.
New York Times Top StoriesShigeo Nagashima, Japanese Baseball Icon, Dies at 89
A key member of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants of the 1960s and ’70s, Japan’s most enduring sports dynasty, Nagashima was a star from his first season.
New York Times Top StoriesBoulder Attack Suspect Appeared to Live a Low-Key Life in Colorado Springs
The suspect came to the U.S. in 2022 and lived with his family in a suburban neighborhood. He was a ride share driver, and his daughter was embraced by her school community.
New York Times Top StoriesA Stephen Miller Staffer and Tough Talk: Inside Trump’s Latest Attack on Harvard
The Justice Department opened an investigation into the student-run Harvard Law Review. The startling accusations show how the Trump administration is wielding power in pursuit of its political agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Shows It Can Still Flip the Script on How Wars Are Waged
The attack demonstrated Ukraine’s ability to use relatively cheap drones to take out expensive aircraft and to strike sites far from its borders.
New York Times Top StoriesHarvard Argues Cutting Off Its Government Funding Is Wasteful
Harvard officials, in a new court filing on Monday, detailed the extent of cuts that the Trump administration had made to a broad swath of university research projects.
New York Times Top StoriesBorder Officials Told Not to Attend Events Tied to Diversity in Law Enforcement
A Trump administration memo issued to border and customs officials in March further curtailed efforts to ensure a more diverse work force.
New York Times Top StoriesPolice Seek Answers in Fatal Shooting of Teen Campers in Arizona National Forest
Investigators are treating the deaths of Pandora Kjolsrud, 18, and Evan Clark, 17, as homicides. Relatives said they had gone camping after the end of the school year.
New York Times Top StoriesF.T.C. Investigates Ad Groups and Watchdogs, Alleging Boycott Collusion
The regulator is looking into whether roughly a dozen groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Women Are Leaving This Broadway Show in Tears
“John Proctor is the Villain” turns the idea that MeToo was a witch hunt inside out.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Cuts, the National Weather Service Is Hiring Again
The agency plans to hire more than 100 people after nearly 600 were laid off or retired as part of the governmentwide cuts this year.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Talks a Lot About Antisemitism, With a Notable Caveat
The president made no reference to Jews after the Colorado attack.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Happened to the Northern Lights?
A geomagnetic storm that was forecast to produce streaks of colorful light across much of the country was weaker than expected.