New York Times Top Stories
Supreme Court Extends Order Allowing Limits on Food Stamp Payments
The justices allowed the Trump administration to withhold full benefits for two more days while Congress worked to advance a government funding bill.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesStates That Rely on the Colorado River Miss Deadline to Agree on Cuts
A plan to sustainably manage the shrinking waterway could soon be up to the Trump administration — or eventually the Supreme Court.
New York Times Top StoriesKansas County Agrees to Pay $3 Million Over Police Raid of Newspaper
The search of The Marion County Record’s office in 2023 touched off a national conversation about press freedom.
New York Times Top StoriesDuffy Won’t Give Timeline to Restore Flights as Shutdown Appears Near End
The transportation secretary said data would guide the decision. He also stepped up his warnings of potential chaos, saying some airlines could ground their fleets if the shutdown continued.
New York Times Top StoriesJohnson to Seat Grijalva, Seven Weeks After She Was Elected
Speaker Mike Johnson had refused to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat of Arizona, claiming he lacked the power to do so.
New York Times Top StoriesNewsom Storms Climate Conference and Assails Trump as a ‘Bully’
The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry.
New York Times Top StoriesDuffy Won’t Give Timeline to Restore Flights as Shutdown Appears Near End
Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, instead stepped up his warnings of potential chaos in the air-travel system, saying some airlines could ground their fleets by this weekend if the government is not reopened.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Plans to Send Border Patrol to Charlotte and New Orleans
Plans for the operations were still being finalized, according to a federal official with knowledge of them.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Criticizes Rubio for Paying $7.5 Million to Equatorial Guinea to Take Deportees
Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, said the African country has a long history of corruption. The amount paid is far more than recent annual assistance given to it.
New York Times Top StoriesInfant Formula Recall Expands as Botulism Outbreak Grows
Federal health officials said caregivers should stop using all ByHeart powdered formula products after 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Department to Investigate Protests at Turning Point Event at Berkeley
The announcement came a day after protesters confronted attendees of a campus event hosted by Turning Point USA, the conservative group founded by Charlie Kirk.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Department to Investigate Protests at Turning Point Event at Berkeley
The announcement came a day after protesters confronted attendees of a campus event hosted by Turning Point USA, the conservative group founded by Charlie Kirk.
New York Times Top StoriesKey Netanyahu Minister Steps Down From Israel’s Government
Ron Dermer, a longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an influential figure in the Israeli government throughout the war in Gaza, resigned as minister of strategic affairs.
New York Times Top StoriesPrivate Aviation Has Boomed During the Government Shutdown
As the government’s closure drags on, commercial airline passengers are suffering. But private aviation is doing banner business.
New York Times Top StoriesHead of N.Y.P.D. Oversight Board Resigns, Citing Pressure From Union
Dr. Mohammad Khalid, the interim chairman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, said a “campaign of lies” about him by the head of the police union had forced him to quit.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat if Democrats’ Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out to Be a Win?
Despite considerable hand-wringing in the party about caving to Republicans in the government closure, some Democrats see potential upsides in the outcome.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Arrests 4 After Jewish Extremist Attack in West Bank
Dozens of masked Israelis attacked an industrial zone, torching vehicles and wounding Palestinians, according to Palestinian officials.
New York Times Top StoriesPope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
New York Times Top StoriesCleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s Bandleader, Dies at 59
Mr. Kimmel said that he and Mr. Escobedo, who led Cleto and the Cletones on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” had been “inseparable since I was 9 years old.”
New York Times Top StoriesMeet the New Antisemites, Same as the Old Antisemites
A bigotry for morons will always be political gold in a world of morons.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Lauds ‘Very Big’ Shutdown Victory for G.O.P. in Veterans Day Speech
The address mixed the traditional solemnity of the day with political arguments, as the president celebrated his efforts to remake the armed services into a “Department of War.”
New York Times Top StoriesSteve Bannon Thinks Zohran Mamdani Is a Genius. It’s Not a Feint.
Key elements of the mayor-elect’s campaign have enormous potential for a party that was badly beaten in 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Threatened to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion. What Are His Chances?
Legal experts say President Trump’s litigation track record offers both hope and warning to the British public broadcaster, which he has threatened with a $1 billion suit.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Shutdown Nears End, Trump Still Confronts Soaring Health Costs
The central issue of the government closure remains unresolved, leaving Republicans under political pressure ahead of the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesArchbishop Paul Coakley Is Picked to Lead American Bishops
“We face a growing worldview that is so often at odds with the Gospel mandate to love thy neighbor,” the group said in a letter to Pope Leo.
New York Times Top StoriesAircraft Carrier Moves Into the Caribbean as U.S. Confronts Venezuela
The arrival of the carrier bolsters the already extensive deployment of American forces in the region. Britain will cease sharing some intelligence with the U.S. because of concerns over boat strikes.
New York Times Top StoriesTurkey Seeks Jail Sentence of Over 2,000 Years for Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Prosecutors accused Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, of leading a criminal organization. The opposition called the case politically motivated.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Cuts and Orders Have Broad Impact on American Museums, Report Finds
A survey of museum directors reveals the impact of federal cutbacks: reduced arts programs for rural areas, students and people who are elderly or disabled.
New York Times Top StoriesSome Kansas Republicans Resist Redistricting Efforts Amid Growing Skepticism
The state’s top Republicans wanted to join President Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps. But plans for a special session fell apart when some lawmakers resisted.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling
The move would set up a clash with Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific.