New York Times Top Stories
States Have More Data About You Than the Feds Do. Trump Wants to See It.
Critics fear that personal data might be used to monitor immigrants and political foes, and to spread false tales of fraud.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe Publicist on Call for Controversy
Mitchell Jackson was fired from a high-profile journalism job at 25. Now he represents some of the most divisive figures in America, including the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.
New York Times Top StoriesStocks Drop as Trump’s New Tariffs Weigh on Markets
Signs of cracks in the U.S. labor market and President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs shook investors around the world, weighing on stocks, the dollar and more.
New York Times Top StoriesEmployers Pulled Back on Hiring, Adding 73,000 Jobs
The labor market showed signs of weakening, as job gains for the previous two months were also revised lower.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Cuts UCLA Funding Over Claims of Antisemitism, Chancellor Says
The university is the latest to be targeted by the federal government over accusations that it has not done enough to fight antisemitism on campus.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Politics of Masks
How masking is a source of both power and protection.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Envoy Witkoff Is Set to Visit Gaza as Aid Crisis Deepens
Steve Witkoff is set to visit the enclave on Friday amid growing pressure on Israel to ease the hunger crisis. Hamas said the trip would be a “propaganda show.”
New York Times Top StoriesMary Gaillard, Who Broke a Ceiling in Subatomic Research, Dies at 86
Overcoming discrimination in a mostly male preserve, she did groundbreaking work that showed experimentalist physicists where and how to look for new particles.
New York Times Top StoriesThe New Tariff Twist, and a $250 million A.I. Job Offer
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New York Times Top StoriesThe Book That Explains JD Vance’s Worldview
Yoram Hazony, the author of “The Virtue of Nationalism,” discusses the principles of national conservatism.
New York Times Top StoriesSo Long, ‘South Park’ Conservatives
There’s no more pretending that it’s rebellious to be reactionary.
New York Times Top StoriesManhattan Has More Secure Buildings Than Most Cities. That Wasn’t Enough.
Decades of threats have heightened security in New York City. But Monday’s attack in a Park Avenue office building shows the limits of preparedness.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Epstein, Trump Betrays His Brand. His Supporters Notice.
Trump’s handling of the Epstein issue runs counter to the sense that he is an outsider fighting against a hostile class of insiders.
New York Times Top StoriesVirginia Education Board Could Oust George Mason’s President
Republicans have attacked the president, Gregory Washington, over his support for diversity efforts at the university, Virginia’s largest public institution.
New York Times Top StoriesCorruption Scandal Puts Mexico’s President on Defense Against Trump
Mexico’s president, battling U.S. accusations that the cartels have gripped her government, is facing a scandal in which two former officials are on the run and their old boss is now a top senator.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Know When a World Event Could Shock the Market
The largest shifts come from geopolitical disruptions that put pressure on the mechanisms of the global economy.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Ex-Stone Says the Met Has His Lost Guitar. The Museum Says No Way.
Representatives for Mick Taylor, the Rolling Stones’ former guitarist, said the Les Paul was stolen from him decades ago. The museum says he never owned it and has not made a claim.
New York Times Top StoriesI’m a Therapist. ChatGPT Is Eerily Effective.
I was shocked to see ChatGPT echo the very tone I’d once cultivated.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Delhi and New York, Hindu Right Wing Lines Up Against Mamdani
As Zohran Mamdani gets within striking distance of becoming New York’s first Muslim mayor, he is drawing fire from supporters of India’s populist prime minister, who accuse him of being anti-Hindu.
New York Times Top StoriesFleeing Domestic Violence, and the Russian Advance
“I wanted something decent,” said a woman at a shelter near Ukraine’s border with Russia. “But this is how it turned out.”
New York Times Top StoriesKamala Harris Tells Colbert She Wants a Break From Public Office
The former Democratic nominee for president explained why she did not run for California governor in her first interview since leaving office as vice president.
New York Times Top StoriesKamala Harris’s Post-Election TV Diet: ‘Lots of Cooking Shows’
The former vice president told Stephen Colbert that she didn’t watch the news for months after losing to Donald Trump. “I’m just not into self-mutilation,” she said.
New York Times Top StoriesA Funeral Shines a Light on the Bangladeshis Thriving in the N.Y.P.D.
At least 1,000 of the department’s 34,000 officers belong to the Bangladeshi American Police Association. They are members of the latest immigrant group to join the force.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Served Their Time for Sex Crimes. The State Won’t Let Them Go.
New Jersey’s secure treatment center for detaining sex offenders is supposed to keep the public safe. Critics say it violates civil liberties.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Gives Mexico a Reprieve but Slams Canada With Higher Tariffs
The imbalance in President Trump’s treatment of America’s closest trading partners may come from his desire to make Canada the 51st state, some Canadians believe.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Extends Protections for Migrants From Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua
In blocking the end of deportation protections for more than 60,000 migrants, the judge said the Trump administration’s language surrounding the program had strayed into racist conspiracy theories.
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu Is Choosing to Starve Gaza
To end starvation — and stave off social collapse — in Gaza, Israel must allow humanitarian-aid professionals to do their jobs.
New York Times Top StoriesEl Salvador Changes Constitution, Ending Term Limits for Nayib Bukele
The president, a Trump ally, will now be able to seek re-election indefinitely. The National Assembly also extended the presidential term to six years.
New York Times Top StoriesCécile Dionne, Who Found Fame and Despair as a Quintuplet, Dies at 91
The Dionnes, the first quints known to have survived infancy, became a global sensation and prey for the greedy. And Cécile came to resent it all. Only one of the five now survives.
New York Times Top StoriesE.U. Did Not Retain Texts Sought by Journalists on Covid Vaccine Deal
The European Union acknowledged for the first time that a top official reviewed the messages, but said it had no duty to keep them, despite intense interest.