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Centrists Have a Historic Mission, and They’re Blowing It
Centrist governments are failing badly in Europe’s leading economies, setting the stage for a far-right sweep.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Question Circling Sydney’s Beaches: Do We Still Need Shark Nets?
Critics say the nets harm marine life and aren’t the best way to keep swimmers safe. Recent shark attacks have complicated a plan to remove some of them.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
President Trump has a history of insulting people from African countries, but the outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Judge Bars Some Warrantless Immigration Arrests in D.C.
The judge found that immigration agents were likely acting illegally when making arrests without a warrant.
New York Times Top StoriesHeading Toward Midterms, the G.O.P. Continues to Slip
Almost every election night this year has gone poorly for the Republicans — a familiar position for the party that occupies the White House.
New York Times Top Stories‘The President Has the Final Word’ on Pardons, U.S. Attorney Says
Jay Clayton, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, had called his office’s drug prosecution of an ex-president of Honduras a success. President Trump decided to free him this week.
New York Times Top StoriesMatt Van Epps Wins Tennessee House Race After a Trump-Led Rescue Mission
Matt Van Epps fended off a Democrat to protect Republicans’ slim House majority, but the relatively close margin in a red district sent the party a warning shot before the 2026 midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesU. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
Officials told staff members at two student-run publications, called Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice, that they were not compliant with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo on diversity programs.
New York Times Top StoriesA Sidewalk Encounter Between 2 Longtime Neighbors Ends in a Death
Dean Whetzel, 82, had known Dana Escoffier, 79, for decades. When Mr. Whetzel bumped into him near their Village apartments, Mr. Escoffier shoved him, the police said, and he fell to the ground.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Solomon Wins Jersey City Mayoral Runoff Election, Beating Jim McGreevey
Mr. Solomon was elected mayor over Mr. McGreevey, who was hoping for a comeback after resigning in 2004 as New Jersey’s governor amid a sex scandal.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Shift on Afghan Immigrants
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent, describes how President Trump’s latest immigration restrictions, after the shooting of two National Guard members by a man whom the authorities described as an Afghan national, affect a community that traditionally has been considered an exceptional case.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting
President Trump began the meeting by criticizing media coverage about him showing signs of fatigue. Last month, he appeared to doze off during a meeting in the Oval Office.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Hegseth Comments on Boat Strike Leave Adm. Bradley Exposed
Adm. Frank M. Bradley will soon face questions from lawmakers, as Republicans and Democrats express concerns about a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean.
New York Times Top StoriesU.N. Security Council to Visit Syria and Lebanon at ‘Crucial’ Time for the Countries
The trip comes days before the anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, and as Lebanon is navigating the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List
The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Frees Former President of Honduras
Plus, C.D.C. advisers are set to change the vaccine schedule. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top Stories‘I Knew It Was Him’: Officer Recalls Confronting Mangione at McDonald’s
A Pennsylvania patrolman said a superior had offered him a hoagie if he responded to a call at a local McDonald’s. The officer recognized the suspect and then played for time.
New York Times Top StoriesCongress Should Investigate Trump’s Venezuela Boat Strikes
Federal lawmakers have ample powers to uncover and end administration abuse.
New York Times Top StoriesAgriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold SNAP Funding From Democratic States
The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips
President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Is Still Worth Fighting For
Don’t let Trump sell out its freedom for business deals with Putin.
New York Times Top StoriesSuspect in National Guard Shooting Enters Not Guilty Plea
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who is accused of killing a National Guard member and gravely wounding another, appeared in court remotely from a hospital bed.
New York Times Top StoriesImmigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. Shooting
The stepped-up enforcement comes as the Trump administration has also moved to reassess the vetting of Afghans who came to the country under the Biden administration.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Strike Clinging to Wreckage
The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs.
New York Times Top StoriesBest Movies of 2025
Our film critics rank their 10 favorites of the year.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Museum-Style Home of Michael Ovitz, an A-List Collector
He is best known as a former Hollywood power broker, but Ovitz has filled his Beverly Hills home with a collection that shows how serious he is about art.
New York Times Top StoriesUniversity of Oklahoma Instructor on Leave After Failing Student’s Gender Essay
The essay, written for a psychology class by a University of Oklahoma student, called the idea of multiple genders “demonic.” The instructor said it did not answer the assignment.
New York Times Top StoriesNew ICE Operation Is Said to Target Somali Migrants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
The move comes as President Trump has attacked Somalis with increasingly inflammatory rhetoric in recent days.
New York Times Top StoriesAyanna Pressley Won’t Challenge Markey for Senate in Massachusetts
Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary challenger.
New York Times Top StoriesThe G.O.P. War on Property Taxes Will Lose Them the Suburbs
Suburban professionals want amenities, not austerity.