New York Times Top Stories
Is President Trump’s Power Over the Republican Party Waning?
Some members of the party are defying him.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMamdani at the White House, and the Coast Guard’s New Policy on Swastikas and Nooses
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans’ Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring
A series of setbacks for the G.O.P. leaves an unlikely opening for Democrats to narrowly win this year’s redistricting wars.
New York Times Top StoriesJapan’s Leader Gets Off to Rocky Start With China
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home.
New York Times Top Stories‘Wicked: For Good’ — Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s Never-Ending Press Tour
The pink-and-green-themed promotions were everywhere, with all the advantages and limitations that kind of marketing push entails.
New York Times Top StoriesSaturn’s Rings Seem as if They’re About to Disappear: Here’s Why
During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies.
New York Times Top StoriesHow 2 New Songs Made Their Way Into ‘Wicked: For Good’
Each witch gets a new number as part of an effort to flesh out the arc of the stage show’s second act.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
New York Times Top StoriesFine Chocolate in Brazil, Home of the Cacao Bean
A new generation of craft chocolatiers in Brazil is making bars with “identity.” They’re helping to sustain the forest, too.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Promised Lower Prices. His Policies Are Raising Them.
From the day he took the oath of office, the president has pursued policies that are making life in America less affordable.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Doing to People Here Legally
Something new is happening in the breadth and ferocity of efforts to change the makeup of this country.
New York Times Top StoriesA Tap-to-Pay Society Is Leaving These New Yorkers Behind
As fewer people carry cash, vendors, street performers and people experiencing homelessness and unemployment are at a disadvantage.
New York Times Top StoriesAdrien Nunez, the Brooklyn Basketball Star Who Became a Country Music Heartthrob
As a boy in Brooklyn, Adrien Nunez dreamed of playing in the N.B.A. He got close, but it turns out he had a gift for singing at the top of his lungs in his car.
New York Times Top Stories‘I’ll Go When You Go,’ Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump
“Let’s ride off into the sunset together like Butch Cassidy and the Suntan Kid,” Kimmel said after the president demanded (again) that ABC take him off the air.
New York Times Top StoriesI’m in Venezuela. This Is the True Cost of Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy.
Trump’s show of force toward Venezuela has created a disastrous political trap — for Venezuelans most of all.
New York Times Top StoriesRepresentative Eric Swalwell Will Run for California Governor
Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, is likely to emphasize his history of fighting President Trump, an approach that many Democratic voters say they want their elected officials to take.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico Wins Miss Universe Pageant Marred by Scandal
Fátima Bosch was crowned in Thailand on Friday. The competition got off to a rocky start this month when she briefly walked out after being scolded by an organizer.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Syria’s 14-Year Civil War, a Search for Victims Leads to Mass Graves
More than 100,000 people disappeared during the 13-year civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites.
New York Times Top StoriesResearcher’s Smuggling Arrest Casts Light on Dispute Over Chinese Students
As some lawmakers press U.S. universities to curtail ties with China, a postdoctoral student’s prosecution raises questions about how big the danger actually is.
New York Times Top StoriesAnxiety Over A.I. Spending Returns to Global Markets
A sharp reversal in Asian stocks, after a rally fueled by Nvidia’s strong earnings, underscores how fears of an A.I. bubble are driving broad market swings.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s National Guard Blunder
A brief history of the National Guard in Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Calls Democrats’ Military Video ‘Seditious Behavior, Punishable by Death’
President Trump was reacting to a video that reminded members of the military that they are not supposed to obey illegal orders.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Mamdani Are Meeting for the First Time. Will They Play Nice?
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will go to the White House on Friday. The stakes are high for the city.
New York Times Top StoriesFrida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $54.7 Million, Her Auction Record
The surrealistic self-portrait was made in 1940, a turbulent year in the Mexican artist’s life as her health and marriage deteriorated.
New York Times Top StoriesCoast Guard Softens Stance on Hate and Hazing
A new servicewide policy recasts swastikas and nooses as merely “politically divisive” and deletes protections for transgender troops.
New York Times Top StoriesMissouri Judge Who Wore Elvis Wig in Court Agrees to Resign
Judge Matthew E.P. Thornhill also talked about politics and played Elvis songs in court, a judicial commission said.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Ambassador to Canada Channels Harsh Trump Tone
Pete Hoekstra’s bluntness is seen as undiplomatic by Canadian officials and interpreted as a way for the Trump administration to turn up the heat as trade talks drag on.
New York Times Top StoriesNetflix, Comcast and Paramount Submit Warner Bros. Discovery Bids
The outcome of the sale could alter the trajectory of the entertainment business.
New York Times Top Stories‘The Age of Disclosure,’ Documentary About U.F.O.s, Gets a Congressional Audience
“The Age of Disclosure,” a documentary featuring government and military officials, was screened for a bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives.