New York Times Top Stories
Richard Grenell: From Trump Cabinet Hopeful to Ex-Kennedy Center Manager
Richard Grenell once hoped to be President Trump’s secretary of state. Instead, Mr. Trump just replaced him as Kennedy Center president.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Claims an Ex-President Confided His Regrets on Iran. But Who?
The New York Times reached out to people close to President Trump’s predecessors. They disputed Mr. Trump’s claims.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Destroyed the Aura of the Wartime President
Even as he’s wrecking American institutions, he is revealing the limits of his cultural influence.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba’s President From Power During Negotiations
The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.
New York Times Top StoriesGregory Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol
The outspoken border official drove the agency’s aggressive immigration policy in U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, until January.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Adopts Bill to Ease Recovery by Heirs of Nazi Looted Art
The Senate had already passed an extension of the so-called HEAR Act, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk.
New York Times Top StoriesA Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
Also, Trump raises the possibility of the U.S. “taking Cuba.” Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top Stories4 Are Dead, Including a Child, in Fast-Moving Queens Fire
The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Twelve were injured, at least one critically.
New York Times Top StoriesHow ‘Marty Supreme’ and Timothée Chalamet Went Home With No Oscars
A few years ago, the indie studio A24 was luxuriating in Academy Awards. On Sunday it was shut out entirely.
New York Times Top StoriesICE Releases Columbia Protester Who Was Held For 1 Year
Leqaa Kordia, 33, had been held in a Texas facility, where she said her health had declined. She was arrested during a 2024 protest and then detained by ICE in March 2025.
New York Times Top StoriesWar Isn’t the Only Thing on Trump’s Mind
President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities.
New York Times Top StoriesFire on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Raged for Hours, Sailors Say
The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment after arriving in the Middle East from the Caribbean.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Want to Hear From Parents and Doctors About Vaccines
Medical groups and the Trump administration are in a battle over vaccine recommendations. What are your questions and concerns?
New York Times Top StoriesJudy Pace, 83, Dies; Actress Brought Layers to Black Characters
On the prime-time soap opera “Peyton Place,” she played one of TV’s first Black female antagonists. She was also a fixture in blaxploitation films.
New York Times Top StoriesLive Nation Antitrust Case Resumes With Testimony About Springsteen Fees
After the Justice Department announced a deal with the concert giant, the trial picked up after a week’s break, with a coalition of states leading the way.
New York Times Top StoriesS.E.C.’s Enforcement Chief Abruptly Resigns
Margaret A. Ryan is leaving the agency just six months after joining it, a surprise given that most people hold the position for years.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Strikes Down RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies in Blow to Trump’s Health Agenda
Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government had not based its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and revising the childhood immunization schedule.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy Center Board Votes to Close for 2-Year Renovation Project
Ahead of the vote, President Trump criticized the center’s physical condition and previous financial management.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Look to More Managed Approach to Trade With China
The administration has begun discussing a new “Board of Trade” with China to try to balance what U.S. officials see as an unequal economic relationship.
New York Times Top StoriesAirport Security Lines Grow as TSA Goes Unpaid in Partial Shutdown
“There’s going to be a breaking point sooner or later,” one union official warned, with travelers at some airports being told to arrive three hours ahead of time.
New York Times Top StoriesMix-and-Match These Stunning Dishes to Gather Loved Ones and Feast
Make one or make all: Yewande Komolafe’s curated menus are meant for celebrating.
New York Times Top StoriesColorado Funeral Home Owner Is Sentenced to 18 Years on Federal Fraud Charges
Carie Hallford, 49, and her husband failed to provide cremation and burial services they had promised to grieving families, prosecutors said.
New York Times Top Stories3 Are Dead, Including a Child, in Fast-Moving Queens Fire
The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Three other people jumped out of windows and were injured.
New York Times Top StoriesNo H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia
A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Drove a Wedge Between Florida Republicans Over A.I.
A Florida bill that would have regulated artificial intelligence, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, failed to gain traction after President Trump made it clear he did not want states to rein in the technology.
New York Times Top StoriesCuba Ready to Accept Outside Investment, Top Official Says
Cuba’s deputy prime minister said his country would announce on Monday a move to allow Cubans abroad to own businesses on the island and to invest in infrastructure.
New York Times Top StoriesNvidia Debuts New A.I. Product at GTC Developer Conference
At the opening of the company’s annual conference, Jensen Huang leaned on technology from a recent deal to show how artificial intelligence is changing.
New York Times Top StoriesI Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse.
Richard Bookstaber warns that what appears to be disparate forces adding risk to our economy are all part of one deeply connected system.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Did Trump Officials Award $2 Million to a Small Art School in Queens?
The National Endowment for the Humanities seldom gave seven-figure grants. Now big awards flow to handpicked projects, including an institution with three full-time employees.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War
A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose.