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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesXi Invites Taiwan’s Opposition Leader to Talk ‘Peace’ Ahead of Trump Summit
The planned visit by Cheng Li-wun appears designed to show Beijing’s influence and convey a benign message ahead of the summit with President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael to Vote on Death Penalty Targeting Palestinians Guilty of Lethal Attacks
The bill is broadly popular and expected to pass. Critics say it would strip away many of the safeguards intended to preserve due process, including the possibility of a pardon.
New York Times Top StoriesWar Pushes Gas Prices Near $4 a Gallon, and Anti-Trump Protesters Rally Nationwide
Plus, a surge of Catholic converts in the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About the T.S.A. and ICE Presence at Airports
Transportation Security Agency officers have called out of work or quit after weeks of not getting paid during a partial government shutdown. ICE agents have begun to fill their roles.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Boss Takes Over Homeland Security With Less Flash but Same Mission
Markwayne Mullin, the incoming D.H.S. secretary, faces a difficult balance: a public reset of the agency while delivering on President Trump’s deportation agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesCan You Fake Being Rich?
A spate of popular social media accounts offer advice on how to achieve an “old-money” look.
New York Times Top StoriesPrivate-Credit Wobbles Could Prove Perilous for Trump
The Trump administration is poised to broaden access to risky investments that are showing signs of strain.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Birthright Citizenship Order at Supreme Court Splits Conservative Scholars
Before President Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship, there was widespread agreement that the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship for U.S.-born babies.
New York Times Top StoriesMAGA Was Supposed to Be Antiwar. Nope.
It might be time to ditch some common assumptions about Republicans.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Bard College Became a Major Real Estate Player 20 Miles Away
A nonprofit foundation donated $82 million worth of properties in Hudson, N.Y., to the school, which has provided few details about its plans.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Russia Weaponized the Cold Ukrainian Winter
Inside one Kyiv neighborhood as it braved the harshest conditions since World War II.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Trial Over Deadly Heat in Texas Prisons Without Air-Conditioning Begins
Inmates in Texas prisons want a federal court to force the state to provide air-conditioning for all its prison cells.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Border Wall Plan in Big Bend Draws Opposition From Republicans and Democrats
Plans for a wall in Big Bend National Park prompted public protests and behind-the-scenes lobbying to sway the Trump administration to stop.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Need a New Promise: A House by 30
The federal government can once again make building wealth for young families a core mission.
New York Times Top StoriesIn a New Memoir, Arsenio Hall Recalls His High-Flying Years as a Talk-Show Host
Eddie Murphy, Snoop Dogg and Bill Clinton (naturally) show up in his gossipy new memoir. He isn’t very sentimental.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Dogma of Meat
From Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s food pyramid to online influencers, beef has become more than just a source of protein.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Mario and Minecraft, Hollywood Courts Gamers
Super Mario Bros. and Minecraft became movie blockbusters, and Call of Duty and Legend of Zelda adaptations are on the way. Fans of the video games are watching closely.
New York Times Top StoriesRasputin. Roy Cohn. Jeffrey Epstein. Every Elite Has a ‘Dark Connector.’
Epstein flourished by helping elite men reconcile their private desires with their public appearances.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Civics School With a Conservative Bent Divided Its Supporters
A University of North Carolina program was intended to promote civil discourse and ideological diversity. Some of its early conservative supporters say it is doing the opposite.
New York Times Top StoriesNASA Is Launching Astronauts to the Moon, but Americans Aren’t That Excited
Polling has consistently found that most people would prefer NASA spend money on things like monitoring climate change and averting asteroid collisions rather than human spaceflight.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Founder of an ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Group Is in Jail. And at Dinner?
Nicole Daedone, the former leader of OneTaste, is set to be sentenced after being convicted of forced labor conspiracy last year. But she is still finding ways to spread her message from behind bars.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Iran Agreed to Allow 20 More Ships of Oil Through Strait of Hormuz
The president, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, cast the permission as a “sign of respect.” He also asserted that the United States had already achieved “regime change” in Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesAcross Asia, Trump’s War on Iran Is Dangerous for Everyone
Trump’s war on Iran is dangerous for everyone.
New York Times Top StoriesGao Zhen, a Chinese Artist Accused of Mocking Mao, Goes on Trial
Gao Zhen, who emigrated to the United States years ago, was arrested during a visit to China and now faces up to three years in prison for artwork.
New York Times Top StoriesThey’ve Been Accused of Running a ‘Covert’ Operation in Greenland. It’s No Secret.
Members of President Trump’s circle, working in plain sight, have caught the eye of Denmark’s intelligence services for trying to make friends and cut deals on the Danish territory.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Led Congo for 18 Years. Now, Joseph Kabila Is a Hunted Man.
Joseph Kabila, the former president, faces the death penalty after the government convicted him of treason last year. He says the charges are bogus.
New York Times Top StoriesNew U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows
The Pentagon used missiles untested in combat in a deadly attack that struck civilian sites near a military compound on Feb. 28, according to visual evidence examined by The Times and weapons experts.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Jumps to $116 a Barrel on Signs of Escalation of Middle East War
Investors digested increasing signs of escalation of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, which has led to a blockage of critical energy supplies.
New York Times Top StoriesSpecial Operations Forces Sent to Mideast as Trump Weighs Next Move
The commandos have not been assigned specific roles. But President Trump has expressed concern about the now-closed Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s store of enriched uranium.