New York Times Top Stories: Posts

New York Times Top Stories

Justice Dept. Struggles to Respond to Trump’s Suit Against IRS

Officials at the department and the White House are in the middle of a messy and complicated debate over how to respond to President Trump’s lawsuit demanding $10 billion from the I.R.S.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump’s White House Ballroom

A federal judge required the president to seek lawmakers’ input and pursue traditional approvals before proceeding with the $400 million replacement for the East Wing.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Forgoing Oversight of Iran War, G.O.P. Calls Hegseth to Testify on Budget

After resisting calls for public hearings for weeks, House Republicans have called the secretary of defense to testify at a budget hearing in late April for the first time since the attacks on Iran began.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Slava Tsukerman, Who Directed the Cult Classic ‘Liquid Sky,’ Dies at 86

A Russian-born director, he created a film about New Wave models and killer aliens in 1980s New York, helping to reshape independent filmmaking in America.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Were Killed by Roadside Bomb

Members of the United Nations Security Council condemned deadly attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon and called for de-escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

At the National Archives, the Declaration Gets More Company

The Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment have been added to the Archives’s rotunda, the first permanent changes there in nearly 75 years.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Supreme Court Rejects a Ban on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Minors

Also, a judge halts construction on the White House ballroom. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Backdoor Funding of Homeland Security Agency Could Weaken Congress Anew

An emerging Republican plan to skirt a Democratic filibuster and fund an entire department without congressional appropriations would be the latest example of surrendering power to the White House.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump’s Presidential Library Video Draws Mixed Reactions From Miami Residents

The president’s foundation released a video showing a gleaming tower by Biscayne Bay emblazoned with his name. It would dominate the skyline.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Who Is Getting Paid During the Department of Homeland Security Shutdown?

At least 120,000 law enforcement officers who work for the agency have continued to collect paychecks throughout the funding lapse. But tens of thousands of workers have gone without pay.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Why the Artemis II Astronauts Will Be Wearing Orange

It’s not just any orange. It’s International Orange.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Yes, This Is Your War, Too

Even opponents of the conflict should want to see Iran defanged and defeated.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump’s Executive Order on NPR and PBS Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

The ruling will have minimal effect on the federal money going to public media because Congress voted to claw back funding. But it could have implications for any future funding.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

March Madness Puts Las Vegas Back in the Game

The influx of fans during this month’s college basketball tournament is a welcome lift to the city’s casinos and hotels after a dismal 2025, when the number of visitors fell 7.5 percent.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Gavin Newsom Suggests His Conservative Critics Are Gay in Online Insults Criticized as Homophobic

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides said that their online insults were meant to ridicule figures on the right. But some critics say they are homophobic.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Judge Approves Trump Effort to Obtain List of Jews From University of Pennsylvania

The government’s effort to collect the names and phone numbers of Jewish people on campus as it investigates antisemitism has upset some people who worry about how the information will be used.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

My Two-Point Peace Plan for the Iran War

Trump and Netanyahu started the Iran war without thinking how to end it. But there is a way out.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Allbirds, Once Silicon Valley’s Favorite Shoe, Sells for $39 Million

Despite once being valued at $4 billion, the company that made sneakers from Merino wool struggled to capture a wide customer base and turn a profit.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Trump Redefines ‘Regime Change’ in Iran War

President Trump and his aides have made contradictory statements on whether the United States and Israel have transformed the Iranian government through violence.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Republican Candidate for N.Y. Governor Is Denied Public Matching Funds

Bruce Blakeman, who is trying to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul, will not receive up to $7 million, after a 4-to-3 ruling by a Democratic-led board.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Stocks Rise Sharply Amid Optimism for War’s End

Investors weighed the news that the owner of a Kuwaiti tanker loaded with oil said it had been hit in an Iranian attack near Dubai.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Zohran Mamdani Puts New York City Back on TikTok

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is lifting the ban on governmental use of the social media app, one of a handful that the mayor used to amplify his campaign messaging.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Four Tied to N.Y.C. Contractor to Be Charged in Federal Corruption Inquiry

The arrests were part of an investigation that is also examining the conduct of a city councilwoman, her sister and the Brooklyn Democratic leader’s husband.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

TMZ Goes After Members of Congress Living It Up Amid DHS Shutdown

After lawmakers left Washington for a two-week spring break with the Department of Homeland Security shut down, the Hollywood tabloid began publishing photographs of them living it up around the country.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

U.S. Assures Colombian President Petro He Does Not Face Charges Right Now

The Justice Department is examining Gustavo Petro for possible ties to drug traffickers. U.S. officials have told him that for now he does not face criminal charges arising from the probes.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

How Immigration Policies Like Birthright Citizenship Shaped the Supreme Court Justices’ Histories

As the justices prepare to hear a landmark case about birthright citizenship, their family stories are a reminder that the law has shaped who can be an American.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Should Rich New Yorkers Get Free Stuff, Too? Mamdani Says Yes.

A free preschool center in one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods raises questions about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s vow to expand universal child care.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

A New Jersey Teen Finds Treasure, and More, in Abandoned Storage Units

Michael Haskell, 17, set out to make some money from his locker dives. He ended up learning about life.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

What Was Your Mom’s Favorite Mantra?

Share the go-to motto or oft-repeated bit of advice that has stayed with you throughout the years.

Continue Reading…

New York Times Top Stories

Pentagon Weighs Using Anti-Drone Lasers Near D.C. Military Base

Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology.

Continue Reading…