New York Times Top Stories
U.S. Pivot in Syria Leaves an Old Ally in the Lurch
A Kurdish force that helped defeat the Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian government.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesU.S. Starts Moving ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq
The U.S. military said it has transferred 150 and could eventually move as many as 7,000 Islamic State fighters out of prisons in Syria’s northeast to Iraq, as the Syrian government wrestles for control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine
A similar operation that unfolded in Minnesota became a flashpoint between protesters and immigration authorities.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 11, Including Three Journalists
The three journalists were operating a drone near the town of Al-Zahra.
New York Times Top StoriesMonths After Daniel Naroditsky’s Death, the Chess World Remains Divided
The death of Daniel Naroditsky exposed the conflicts between the game’s traditional wing and its many online stars.
New York Times Top StoriesCourt Denies Lawmakers Seeking Independent Monitor of Epstein Files
A federal judge said he did not have the authority to supervise the Justice Department’s release of the documents.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s ‘Dear Jonas’ Letter Is No Prize
We have three years left with a mad king. It doesn’t feel sustainable.
New York Times Top StoriesMichelle Obama and Gretchen Whitmer Disagree on America’s Readiness for a Female President
As Mrs. Obama defended her remarks from November that the country wasn’t ready for a woman as president, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan offered a different view.
New York Times Top StoriesWidespread Winter Storm Is Forecast to Bring Heavy Snow to Central and Eastern US
People across a large section of the central and eastern United States are facing predictions for heavy snow and ice starting Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesHollywood’s Woke Era Is Over. Now It’s Turning the Culture War Into Camp.
The industry seemed penned in by our political debates — until it started channeling them into wild caricatures and frothy drama.
New York Times Top StoriesPrince Harry Gives Emotional Testimony About Effects of U.K. News Coverage
Harry said in court that reading articles about him published by Associated Newspapers, which he has accused of acting unlawfully, had been “traumatic.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Heritage Foundation Wants to Send American Women Back Half a Century
This is how the Heritage Foundation wants to turn back the clock.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Maduro’s Last Dance, a New Rhythm Goes Viral in Venezuela
For years, Nicolás Maduro and his movement used song and dance to rally support. Now, millions of Venezuelans are dancing to a different political tune.
New York Times Top StoriesE.U. Delays Mercosur Trade Deal With South America
The move by the European Parliament delays a push by the bloc to find new trading partners, as President Trump has threatened escalating U.S. tariffs.
New York Times Top StoriesMichele Tafoya Announces Senate Run in Minnesota
Ms. Tafoya, once a sideline reporter for N.F.L. games, has more recently turned her focus to Republican politics. She is seeking an open seat now held by a Democrat.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump 2.0
We look at the first year of the president’s second term.
New York Times Top StoriesMajority of Latin Americans Endorsed Trump’s Intervention In Venezuela, Polls Show
Several polls show that a majority of Latin Americans who were questioned endorsed the intervention, suggesting a shift, at least for now, from ideology to pragmatism.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court to Weigh Trump’s Bid to Fire Lisa Cook
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on Wednesday in the case of Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor whom President Trump is trying to fire. Our reporter Colby Smith describes the importance of Cook’s case for the independence of the central bank.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada’s Leader Warns of a ‘Rupture’ in the Global Order, and ICE Is Accused of Killing Detainee
Plus, what’s the point of learning cursive?
New York Times Top StoriesAn Anxious Japan Restarts the World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant
Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Considers Trump’s Attempt to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
The justices deferred a decision on the president’s efforts to oust Cook, agreeing to hear arguments on Wednesday instead.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat ‘Marty Supreme’ Says About Being Jewish in America
The film’s unapologetic depiction of the experience in all of its complications rejects the idea that such characters have to suffer.
New York Times Top StoriesHow ‘Wine Moms’ Became an Insult for Anti-ICE Protesters
The insult wielded against protesters taps into a long tradition of casting wine drinkers as out-of-touch elitists.
New York Times Top StoriesUber Faces Growing Pressure Over Sexual Assault Record
From the ballot box in California to the halls of Congress and Wall Street, several new initiatives would require more oversight of how the company protects its passengers.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s a Human Life Worth? The E.P.A. Says Zero Dollars.
The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.
New York Times Top StoriesYou Can’t Denaturalize Me
Is purging America of immigrants so crucial that in the process you must unmake America itself?
New York Times Top StoriesInside Trump’s Campaign to Tame Higher Education
Donald J. Trump has unleashed the power of the presidency against American colleges, with mixed results.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Was Macron Wearing Sunglasses at Davos?
An eye condition, not a style choice, prompted President Emmanuel Macron of France to don aviators to address the World Economic Forum.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York’s Odd Couple: The Mayor and the Police Commissioner
Zohran Mamdani and Jessica Tisch have little in common. But both of their political futures hinge on the safety of the city.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Cringes Over Trump’s Texting Spree
Jimmy Kimmel quipped that the president “can do so much damage in one three-day weekend — I don’t know if anybody has ever done more.”