New York Times Top Stories
All the Things Named for Trump, and How Long Other Presidents Had to Wait
In one highly self-referential year, he has broken with presidential norms on naming.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top Stories‘We Need to Be the News’: Inside Bari Weiss’s Bumpy Revamp at CBS
Her reimagining of “CBS Evening News” is under heavy scrutiny, and even became a punchline on her own network on Sunday at the Golden Globes.
New York Times Top StoriesAt This Office Park, Scamming the World Was the Business
Times journalists got a rare look inside one of the compounds where the online fraud industry makes its billions. Inspirational slogans (“Keep going”) were just the start.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Quest to ‘Make America Fertile Again’ Stalls Under Trump
Administration officials have been urging Americans to get married and procreate, but some conservatives are frustrated by a lack of action.
New York Times Top StoriesInside a Scam Complex’s Detailed Playbook
The scammers at a vast office park in Myanmar wielded deepfake technology, doctored videos and pinpoint conversational ploys that differed by the ages and nationalities of their victims.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat High School Seniors Wrote in Their College Admissions Essays
Some students are still mentioning their race or immigrant status as the Trump administration cracks down on diversity efforts. But many are avoiding sensitive aspects of their identity.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Punishes 12-Year-Olds With Solitary Confinement, Lawsuit Claims
The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Manhattan, claims that state officials use solitary confinement for minor misbehavior and as a way to mitigate low staffing.
New York Times Top Stories’Shrooms Lead the Pack in Psychedelic Medicine, but Rollout Is Bumpy
Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive.
New York Times Top StoriesJon Stewart Skewers Trump as ‘Acting President of Venezuela’
“Doesn’t your oath of office to America have a noncompete?” the “Daily Show” host asked President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesNewsom Vows to Stop Proposal to Tax Billionaires in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side
He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for researchers who push boundaries.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy China Is Suddenly Obsessed With American Poverty
State media, embracing the gaming phrase “kill line,” is asserting China’s political superiority over the United States, deflecting focus on China’s own economic challenges.
New York Times Top StoriesSynagogue Is Vandalized Days After Anniversary of L.A. Wildfire That Leveled It
Graffiti denouncing Zionism was discovered Sunday on a wall of the campus, which has not yet been rebuilt after the Eaton fire.
New York Times Top StoriesLabor Secretary’s Aides Placed on Leave in Misconduct Investigation
The Labor Department is investigating a complaint alleging misconduct by Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
New York Times Top StoriesElle Simone Scott, Chef and Cooking Show Stalwart, Dies at 49
She was the first Black cast member on the PBS show “America’s Test Kitchen,” and used her influence to help other female chefs of color.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Resistance Libs Were Right
Trump’s message, the emotional core of his movement, has always been textbook fascism.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality
President Trump’s fixation on Venezuela’s oil raises the question of how much “energy dominance” is really worth nowadays.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Has Another Justification for the Shooting of Renee Good: Disrespect
President Trump suggested that Renee Good’s “highly disrespectful” attitude toward law enforcement played a role in her fatal shooting by an ICE agent.
New York Times Top StoriesPitching Crypto and Needling Mamdani: Adams’s Post-Mayoralty Takes Shape
Two weeks ago, Eric Adams was in Times Square to lead the New Year’s Eve ball drop as his last act as mayor. He returned on Monday to promote a new business interest.
New York Times Top StoriesFBI’s ICE Shooting Inquiry Examines Renee Good’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
Former department officials warned that such a broad inquiry raised the specter that forms of political protests could be criminalized.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Brings Affordability Push to Arts With Pick to Lead Film Office
Rafael Espinal, the current head of the Freelancers Union, will serve as the new director of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Are Sending 1,000 More Immigration Officers to Minnesota
The Customs and Border Protection officers are joining 2,000 other officers and agents at the Department of Homeland Security who have recently been deployed to the Minneapolis region.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Fed Official Conveys Little Urgency for Immediate Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month, keeping tensions high with President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer Congressional Employee Accused of Stealing 240 Phones
A Maryland man used his government job to order new cellphones worth over $150,000 and then sell them to a pawnshop, federal prosecutors said.
New York Times Top StoriesNotable Republicans Criticize Investigation of Fed Chair
Also, Iran said it is ready for war, but open to negotiate. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”
New York Times Top StoriesIn This Town, the Groundhog May Never See Its Shadow Again
Since Milltown Mel died, a New Jersey town has faced a groundhog crisis. Now the governor has vetoed an effort to bring in out-of-state replacements.
New York Times Top StoriesArson Suspect Targeted Mississippi Synagogue for Its ‘Jewish Ties,’ F.B.I. Says
The suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, was turned in by his father, who said his son had laughed as he confessed to the fire that damaged the synagogue, investigators said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Cuts to Energy Projects in Blue States Were Unlawful, Judge Rules
The Energy Department canceled $7.5 billion in Biden-era energy spending, largely in Democratic-led states, during last year’s government shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Attack on the Federal Reserve Is Already Backfiring
And the market is gently shrugging.