New York Times Top Stories
D.H.S.’s Role Questioned as Immigration Officers Flood U.S. Cities
The Department of Homeland Security was formed after 9/11 amid international terrorism threats. Now, its most visible targets are domestic.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe Europeans Have Some Notes About American Sauna Culture
Don’t get them started on the bathing suits. Or the dancing.
New York Times Top StoriesPsst, Mayor Mamdani: The Upper East Side Is More Fun Than People Think
Beyond stuffy old money and noisy sports bars, hidden gems abound.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Said He’d Make Buses Faster and Free. Now It’s This Guy’s Job to Do It.
Mike Flynn, a former intern who rose to the top of the agency, will be under a microscope, but far from the spotlight.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat ‘Landman’ Understands About Oil
The show does far more to criticize the oil and gas industry than it does to bolster it.
New York Times Top StoriesOne Year Later, What Kind of Country Have We Become?
The United States is broken, but not in every way.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Backs a Potential Primary Challenger to Bill Cassidy, a G.O.P. Senator
The president urged Representative Julia Letlow of Louisiana to run against Mr. Cassidy, in a move that is likely to further complicate his relationship with Senate Republicans.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Screwdriver Salesman Helped Fuel U.S. Airstrikes in Nigeria
Spotty research from a Christian activist has been used by Republican lawmakers to justify U.S. intervention in the country.
New York Times Top StoriesFrance’s Embassy in Iraq Is a Spoil of Antisemitism, Jewish Family Charges
A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property.
New York Times Top StoriesVirginia’s New Governor Moves Swiftly to Overhaul State University Boards
Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, appointed new board members at three state schools, hours after she was sworn in as Virginia’s first female governor.
New York Times Top StoriesThese Are the 12 States Vying to Kick Off Democrats’ 2028 Contest
There were a few surprises, and subtle regional digs, as Democratic state parties angled for early spots on the next presidential primary calendar. The New York Times reviewed their applications.
New York Times Top StoriesGreenlanders Protest Trump’s Takeover Plans
Protests erupted in several Greenlandic cites and in Denmark as President Trump intensified his efforts to take control of the Arctic island.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Warns CBS: Air Trump Interview in Full, or ‘We’ll Sue’
In previously unreported remarks, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that Mr. Trump would “sue” the news outlet if it did not air an interview unedited.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld Leaders Consider Joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
The clash came as world leaders were deciding whether to join President Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesNational Anger Spills Into Target Stores, Again
Videos of immigration officers dragging an employee out of a store near Minneapolis, the retailer’s hometown, set off renewed political debate after years of boycotts.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Appoints New Parks Commissioner to Oversee NYC Green Spaces
The mayor announced Tricia Shimamura as the city’s new parks commissioner amid broad calls for more park funding.
New York Times Top StoriesMinneapolis Braces for Dueling Protests as City Remains on Edge
A rally at City Hall and a march have been organized by a conservative influencer to draw attention to a fraud scandal in the state. It is expected to draw counter protesters.
New York Times Top StoriesArtemis II Moon Mission: NASA Begins Rolling Giant Rocket to Launchpad
The Space Launch System and Orion capsule are being transported to the launchpad before an astronaut mission that could launch as soon as Feb. 6.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland
The president escalated his drive to take charge of the Danish territory, targeting Denmark and seven other nations aligned with it.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Renee Good’s Killing, Some Conservatives Scorn Liberal Women
Vocal Trump supporters are demonizing Renee Good, her partner and their allies, with some even using an acronym: AWFUL, or Affluent White Female Urban Liberal.
New York Times Top StoriesUganda’s President Museveni Is Declared Election Winner
Bobi Wine, the main opposition candidate, accused the government of vote rigging and has called for street protests.
New York Times Top StoriesJoel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80
A professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he was a key contributor to a landmark paper that laid out how the universe came to look like it does today.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Second Term Has Ended the Conservative Era
The right’s future is all about American nationalism.
New 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.