New York Times Top Stories
John Irving Talks About ‘Queen Esther,’ Trump and Why He Can’t Stop Writing
The literary titan is still publishing books, and still pushing envelopes, at 83. But you will not see him in the United States anytime soon.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesFacebook Dating Has Become a Surprise Hit for the Social Network
Facebook’s free dating service has 21 million users, more than the popular dating app Hinge, as the social network reinvents itself.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions
Thousands of people who witnessed atrocities have tried to escape El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region since paramilitary fighters seized that city in late October.
New York Times Top StoriesHow A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps
Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles.
New York Times Top StoriesTorre dei Conti Partially Collapses in Rome, Trapping Worker Under Rubble
Rescue workers were trying to remove the man from the debris at the medieval tower, but said it was a dangerous operation. Another man was seriously injured in the collapse.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon
After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is teaming up with the world’s largest cloud computing company.
New York Times Top StoriesA Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning.
Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.
New York Times Top StoriesLouvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation
Three of the four people whom the police believe carried out the theft have been arrested. But the jewelry is nowhere to be found.
New York Times Top StoriesFord Foundation Leader Vows to Protect Elections and Law as Trump Threatens Crackdown
Heather K. Gerken, a voting rights scholar and former dean of Yale Law School, plans to intensify its emphasis on democracy as it girds for attacks from the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Economic and Legal Case Against Trump’s Tariffs
A key part of the president’s trade policy faces scrutiny by the Supreme Court this week, with huge implications for business.
New York Times Top StoriesKimberly-Clark Agrees to Buy Kenvue, Maker of Tylenol, for $40 Billion
The owner of Kleenex and Huggies will acquire the company that has fought claims by the Trump administration that a common pain reliever is linked to harmful side effects.
New York Times Top StoriesOur Election Guide
Tomorrow is an off-year Election Day across the United States. We explain what is happening.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Big Elections to Watch This Week, and a Louvre Heist Update
Plus, squeezing in a marathon before your full-time job.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace
A new kind of Mideast peace process is underway, as a determined Trump administration and its allies in the Muslim world seek to broaden a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Redistricting Battles, Here’s How Trump, Republicans and Democrats Are Faring
President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps to stave off Democratic control of the House. But the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties.
New York Times Top StoriesElections Across the U.S. Will Test Democrats’ Momentum Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Democrats have no federal contests that would allow them to check President Trump’s power, but governors’ races, mayoral contests and referendums will test momentum and divisions in both parties.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Nationwide Battle Over Electoral Maps
What began with Texas drawing what could be five new Republican districts in the House of Representatives at President Trump’s behest has spiraled into a nationwide redistricting race. Nick Corasaniti, a New York Times reporter covering national politics, gives an overview.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.
New York Times Top StoriesBernie Sanders: ‘There Ain’t Much of a Democratic Party’
The Vermont senator on how to take the country back from elites — on both sides of the aisle.
New York Times Top StoriesThese Israeli Dissidents Can Show Americans How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country
And why it matters so much to try.
New York Times Top StoriesControl of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan
Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.
New York Times Top Stories‘Political Scores’ Use Reams of Data to Predict Your Vote
Meet Mark Grebner, the Michigan statistician who helped pioneer the science of predicting whether someone will vote Republican or Democratic.
New York Times Top StoriesMoon Duchin on the Math of Gerrymandering
Why the challenge of truly representative democracy is so complex.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Medicaid’s New Work Requirement Will Work
Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies.
New York Times Top StoriesInspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave
The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid
One lawsuit, underway since February, has sought to compel President Trump to honor Congress’s vision for foreign aid. It still has a long way to go.
New York Times Top Stories‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts
New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.
New York Times Top StoriesN.J. Democrats Hope Early Vote Advantage Is Enough as Race Enters Last Days
As a close race for governor between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli comes to a close, the two campaigns were reading the tea leaves and pulling out the stops.
New York Times Top StoriesN.J. Democrats Hope Early Vote Advantage Is Enough as Race Enters Last Days
As a close race for governor between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli comes to a close, the two campaigns were reading the tea leaves and pulling out the stops.
New York Times Top StoriesThese 5 Key Voting Groups Could Decide the Mayor’s Race
From religion to race, age to ethnicity, pockets of New Yorkers represent key blocs that can unlock tens of thousands of votes in a citywide race.