New York Times Top Stories
The Good Times Are Over in China’s Liquor Capital
Once celebrated for its fiery spirits, the town of Maotai has reeled from a bad Chinese economy, changing tastes and a crackdown on boozy official banquets.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesRepresentative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-election
Several House members had called for Mr. Gonzales, a Texas Republican, to step down after texts emerged showing his pursuit of a staff member who later killed herself.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Restarts Diplomatic Relations With Venezuela
Washington has rapidly warmed up ties with Venezuela — and applied major pressure on it — since capturing the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, two months ago.
New York Times Top StoriesTimeline: The Rise and Fall of Kristi Noem as Trump’s DHS Secretary
The homeland security secretary, who was fired by President Trump Thursday, helped fulfill his border pledges, but also drew negative attention to his administration.
New York Times Top StoriesDOJ Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Made Claims Against Trump in Epstein Files
The pages had been withheld from the trove of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because of what officials called a mistaken determination that they were duplicates.
New York Times Top StoriesNot Just Oil: In Venezuela, U.S. Interior Secretary Pushes for Mining Access
Venezuela is home to large reserves of rare earths, gold and other valuable minerals that the Trump administration wants to exert more control over.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Kristi Noem Should Do After President Trump Fired Her
It’s hard out there for a MAGA woman.
New York Times Top StoriesMinnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Welcome Kristi Noem’s Firing
Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis said “Good riddance” after Ms. Noem’s ouster. Gov. Tim Walz and others said they still wanted a “complete overhaul” of the department.
New York Times Top StoriesEx-Executive at Blood Filter Start-Up Is Charged With Covering Up Deaths
ExThera attracted cancer patients to Antigua with the promise that its devices could cure them. Its former chief regulatory officer faces up to three years in prison.
New York Times Top StoriesSteve Daines’s Switcheroo Starts New Fight in Montana Senate Race
Minutes before the Senate filing deadline, Senator Steve Daines withdrew his re-election bid and an ally jumped in. Even some fellow Republicans criticized the 11th-hour switch.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Pick Of Mullin For D.H.S. Sets Off Political Scramble in Oklahoma
The president’s choice of Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her at the Department of Homeland Security could trigger a cascade of aspirants for his seat.
New York Times Top StoriesSuperfood Fuels Mating Frenzy for Critically Endangered Kakapo
Kakapos, which are reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, are found only in New Zealand. They feed on the fruit of the rimu tree.
New York Times Top StoriesNot Just Oil: In Venezuela, U.S. Interior Secretary Pushes for Mining Access
Venezuela is home to large reserves of rare earths, gold and other valuable minerals that the Trump administration wants to exert more control over.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Blumenthal Pushes to Investigate Kristi Noem for Perjury
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Democrats had evidence to suggest Kristi Noem lied under oath during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesFewer Pregnant Women Received Acetaminophen in E.R.s After White House Warnings
A new analysis of prescription data found that emergency room orders for acetaminophen for pregnant women fell for weeks after the federal warning.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Is Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Pick for Homeland Security Secretary?
The Oklahoma senator has been a staunch defender of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
New York Times Top StoriesIran delays naming a new leader out of security concerns, officials say.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Pentagon Officially Notifies Anthropic That It Is a ‘Supply Chain Risk’
Anthropic has said it will sue the Defense Department over the designation, which could prevent the start-up from doing business with the U.S. government.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Fires His Homeland Security Secretary
Also, child care costs are rising fast. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesRonnie Eldridge, NY Politician and Aide to RFK and Lindsay, Dies at 95
She was an adviser to Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Mayor John V. Lindsay and Representative Bella S. Abzug before serving on the New York City Council from 1989 to 2001.
New York Times Top StoriesLev Parnas Running for Congress as a Democrat in Florida
Mr. Parnas, who once tried to help find damaging information on Hunter Biden, said his background had turned him into “an advocate for speaking truth to power.”
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran
A handful of Democrats joined Republicans to defeat an effort to force President Trump to go to Congress for approval to continue using force against Iran, while two G.O.P. lawmakers backed it.
New York Times Top StoriesPokémon Company Objects to White House’s Political Memes
“No permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property,” the company said. The Trump administration frequently promotes policies with content from video games.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Noem Speaks in Nashville, Senate Swarms Mullin
The remarkable split-screen underscored how abruptly Kristi Noem’s ouster as homeland security secretary had unfolded, even by the standards of President Trump’s fast-paced Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesAntónio Lobo Antunes, One of Europe’s Most Revered Writers, Dies at 83
In a career studded with literary awards, he was the author of dozens of books that grappled with his nation’s legacy of dictatorship and colonialism.
New York Times Top StoriesFEMA Delays Under Kristi Noem Angered Republicans
Long delays in FEMA assistance brought bipartisan complaints, especially in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene in 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Apalachee High School Shooting, a Hunger for Accountability
The country is casting an ever wider net in its search for accountability after mass shootings. Charging parents is an emerging tactic.
New York Times Top StoriesPoliticians Are Trying to Control the News
The rising global attacks on the free press reveal increasingly desperate regimes attempting to snuff out attempts to find the truth.
New York Times Top StoriesNature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently
A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.
New York Times Top StoriesAnalysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base
The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating.