New York Times Top Stories
Trump’s Second Term Has Ended the Conservative Era
The right’s future is all about American nationalism.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWill 2026 Be the Year Voters Pull the Emergency Brake?
The midterms will be a battle for control of Trump’s legacy.
New York Times Top StoriesRhoda Levine, Pathbreaking Opera Director, Dies at 93
Starting out in the 1970s as a rare woman in a field dominated by men, she directed the premieres of a pair of politically charged modern classics.
New York Times Top Stories3 Policy Moves Likely to Change Health Care for Older People
Two regulatory rollbacks, along with a new A.I. experiment in Medicare, raise some worrisome questions.
New York Times Top StoriesBig Oil’s Complicated Calculus for Investing in Venezuela
The industry has long prioritized projects with quick and reliable payback. Trump is pushing for a return to risk.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld’s First Treaty to Protect the High Seas Becomes Law
Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters by enabling conservation zones.
New York Times Top StoriesBehold Donald of Deliria!
Trump, sinking into the quicksand of imperialism.
New York Times Top StoriesThe High Cost of ICE’s Low Standards
By doubling its force while slashing training time, ICE has scaled up its culture of violence into an unrestrained and unaccountable machine.
New York Times Top StoriesHow War With China Begins
Even more likely than an all-out invasion of Taiwan may be “gray zone” pressures, such as cutting internet cables.
New York Times Top StoriesOne Year In, Trump’s Attack on American Justice is Accelerating
One year into the president’s second term, America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by the whims of one man.
New York Times Top StoriesPrize Fight
In the run-up to the Oscar nominations, a chat with a reporter who has followed every twist and turn of the race.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Doctors Without Borders Clinics That Israel Is Closing in Gaza
The aid group has refused to comply with new Israeli rules restricting speech and demanding information on staff. Patients are stunned. “I need this place,” says one.
New York Times Top StoriesThe People of Minneapolis vs. ICE: A Street-Level View
An intense cat-and-mouse game is putting enraged locals face-to-face with heavily armed agents.
New York Times Top StoriesA Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered
The first veto of the president’s second term killed legislation that would have brought clean water to some of the most conservative parts of the state. Residents wonder why.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Least $110,000 Worth of Pokémon Cards Stolen From New York Store
The robbery at the Poké Court on Wednesday was the latest in a string of thefts of high-value Pokémon trading cards.
New York Times Top StoriesTech Firms Are Persuading Retailers to Put A.I. Everywhere
Stores of all kinds are using artificial intelligence to sell everything from luxury handbags to hay for horses.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Cuba Survive Without Venezuela’s Oil?
President Trump stopped Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, and experts say disaster looms. Oil fuels its electric grid and without alternative supplies the country will plunge into extended darkness.
New York Times Top StoriesIran’s Supreme Leader, Unbending Over Time
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has built his 37-year rule on uncompromising repression. His answer to the current protests is no different.
New York Times Top StoriesDespite Maduro’s Capture, Venezuelan Exiles Realize They’re Not Going Home Soon
Spain is home to the biggest collection of Venezuelan emigrants outside the Americas. Many cheered the capture of Nicolás Maduro, but are now adapting to the fact that his allies remain in charge.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Office Rents Rise, Doctors Get Creative
Physicians with independent practices are having to cobble together unconventional office arrangements at a time of rising costs and consolidation in the medical field.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Play Skewering Modern Russia Evaded a Crackdown to Become a Hit
Everyone expected “The Kholops,” a drama exploring oppression, to be shut down soon after it opened in St. Petersburg. Instead, it is two years into a sold-out run.
New York Times Top StoriesBlack Women Turn to One Another as Their Career Paths Suddenly Recede
Black female professionals have seen a steep drop in employment over the last year. They are turning to each other for pep talks and résumé advice.
New York Times Top StoriesBefore Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input
The outreach by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team has demonstrated how the mayor is taking care to not inflame tensions on either side of the Israel-Gaza war.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Is Coming to Class. These Professors Want to Ease Your Worries.
Even as some instructors remain fervently opposed to chatbots, other writing and English professors are trying to improve them.
New York Times Top StoriesThe $2 Rental Batteries Helping to Power South Africa
The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels.
New York Times Top StoriesA Refuge for Afghan Music Is at Risk of Falling Silent
Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which had banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles.
New York Times Top StoriesRick Caruso Will Not Run for L.A. Mayor or California Governor in 2026
Mr. Caruso had the potential to shake up the contests for Los Angeles mayor or California governor.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders
The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.