New York Times Top Stories
Can We Trust a Jobs Report From the Trump Administration? Yes, With Caveats.
Current and former employees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau and other agencies say they have confidence in the numbers.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesChina Allows Limited Exports of Rare Earths as Shortages Continue
Beijing has approved more export licenses for the critical minerals and magnets in recent days, but supplies remain scarce and factories in the West are running out.
New York Times Top Stories‘The Protocol’: The Story Behind Medical Care for Transgender Kids
A new six-part podcast explores the story of medical treatment for transgender young people — how the care began, the lives it changed, and the legal and political fights that could end it in the U.S.
New York Times Top StoriesMusk vs. Trump, and a Surge in Whooping Cough
Plus, a Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesDesperate and Hungry Palestinians Recall Deadly Shooting Near Gaza Aid Site
Nearly 50 people have been reported killed and 300 others wounded in incidents near the Israeli-backed distribution center, which was designed to keep food out of the hands of Hamas.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Revels in Trump and Musk’s Public Feud
Stephen Colbert indulged in schadenfreude as he described the back-and-forth as a “full-scale flame war” between “the world’s most famous besties.”
New York Times Top StoriesVideos Show Chaos Around Israeli-Backed Gaza Food Sites
Danger and desperation are clear in imagery near the aid sites. Dozens of Palestinians were killed in at least two instances after Israeli troops opened fire near the sites.
New York Times Top StoriesWill White Men Rush to Court After Justices’ Latest Ruling? Not Likely.
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for members of so-called majority groups to bring discrimination cases, but experts say the impact is likely to be limited.
New York Times Top StoriesAfricans See Trump’s New Travel Ban as ‘A Big Slap in the Face’
Seven of the 12 countries on President Trump’s new list are on the continent, where some said the policy was discriminatory and would unfairly affect their future.
New York Times Top StoriesDeficit Politics Returns in Debate Over Trump Tax Cuts
The legislation that Republicans are trying to push through Congress could swell the very fiscal imbalance that party leaders have promised to tame for years.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump’s Tariffs Reshape Trade, Businesses Struggle With Economic Uncertainty
Policymakers and business owners are navigating a highly uncertain moment for the economy, wary of overreacting but watchful of a meaningful downturn.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Removed Crypto Warnings from Retirement Plans. Will It Affect 401(k)s?
Regulators under President Trump are taking a neutral position on crypto, retreating from the Biden administration’s more cautionary stance.
New York Times Top StoriesFired by D.O.G.E., More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market
The drastic, sudden pullback in federal dollars is collapsing opportunities for many who’ve spent years in public service.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s a Really Bad Time to Be an Expert in Washington
The Trump administration has eviscerated the expert class that generated alternative views in its best moments, and engaged in groupthink at its worst.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Trump and the New Right Declared War on Bureaucrats
Why anti-managerialism is back.
New York Times Top StoriesA Professor Was Fired for Her Politics. Is That the Future of Academia?
Maura Finkelstein is one of many scholars discovering that the traditional protections of academic freedom are no longer holding.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Decades of N.B.A. Finals, This Photographer Has Been Courtside
The photographer Nathaniel Butler reflects on his enduring images of stars like Bill Russell, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
New York Times Top StoriesDoctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.
A federal investigation found a Kentucky nonprofit pushed hospital workers toward surgery despite signs of revival in patients.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Engineering Marvel, Decades in the Making: A Rail Line to Kashmir
Officials say the train will help the troubled region, but many Kashmiris see it as a tool to entrench the Indian government’s control.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Manhattan Country School Suddenly Collapsed
Inspired by the civil rights movement, Manhattan Country School educated the children of aristocrats and undocumented immigrants. Then it got into real estate.
New York Times Top StoriesCuomo Was Contrite About His Sexual Harassment Scandal. Not Anymore.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo left office in 2021 amid a wave of sexual harassment allegations. As he runs for mayor, he is counting on voters’ having moved on.
New York Times Top Stories2025 Tony Awards Predictions: Best New Musical, Best Leading Actress and More
Expect wins for the musicals “Maybe Happy Ending” and “Sunset Boulevard,” but the races for best play and leading actress in a musical are too close to call.
New York Times Top StoriesJournalism the Horse Shows How Some Winners Come From Behind
In an era wound tight with urgency, Journalism, who moves with patience and lets the chaos pass, is the horse we didn’t know we needed.
New York Times Top StoriesU.K. Faces ‘Extraordinary’ Threat from Russian and Iranian Plots, Official Warns
Jonathan Hall, a British government adviser, said in an interview that hostile states were paying local criminals to carry out acts of violence, espionage and intimidation.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Koreans Have a New President, and Mixed Emotions
After six months of turmoil, citizens hope for better times. But political polarization and international tensions over trade mean many worries remain.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Musk Trade Threats, From Broaching Impeachment to Cutting Contracts
The sudden fallout ended a nearly yearlong partnership, during which Mr. Musk helped propel Mr. Trump to the White House and became one of the president’s top advisers.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Launches Broad Assault on Kyiv and Other Cities in Ukraine
Air defense crews in the capital were racing to combat a large-scale bombardment before dawn on Friday, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s New Travel Ban Is Rife With Contradictions
The Trump administration appears to have relied on a variety of considerations as it put together its latest restrictions.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Travel Ban Brings Contradictions and Concerns
The order, which primarily targets countries in Africa and the Middle East, revives an effort from President Trump’s first term that led to court battles.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Compares Russia and Ukraine to Children Fighting
During a visit by the German leader, President Trump essentially threw up his hands, saying that there was nothing the United States could do right now to end the war.