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After an Assassination Attempt, a Grim Political Math Sets In
Assassination attempts against sitting presidents have tended to compound their political problems and isolate them from the public.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAdopting Trump’s Voice, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Let Ballroom Proceed
The court filing links the security breach at the White House correspondents’ dinner to the lawsuit over President Trump’s ballroom project.
New York Times Top StoriesElon Musk Assails Sam Altman on Social Media Before OpenAI Trial Opens
Musk’s posts on his X social media platform have pushed his narrative that OpenAI has lost its way.
New York Times Top StoriesCivil Rights Cases Slow at Education Dept. Amid Trump’s Overhaul
Data obtained by The New York Times shows that the Education Department resolved 30 percent fewer discrimination complaints in 2025 compared with the previous year.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her
Ms. Comey, a former federal prosecutor who handled cases against Jeffery Epstein and Sean Combs, claimed in her suit that she was fired for political reasons.
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Knew Civil Rights Group Informants Helped Bring Down Extremists, Lawyers Say
The Southern Poverty Law Center is planning to challenge the larger story of deceit and hypocrisy the Trump administration has been telling about its use of paid informants, court papers suggest.
New York Times Top StoriesUnited Arab Emirates Says It Will Leave OPEC in Blow to Oil Cartel
The Gulf government has long complained about the group’s quotas, which officials believe unfairly limited its exports.
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Searches Businesses Around Minneapolis as Part of Fraud Inquiry
Investigators obtained 22 search warrants to collect evidence as part of a fraud investigation in a state that has become a top concern for the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesEpstein Scandal Looms Over King Charles’s U.S. Visit
The king is not planning to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein during his state visit because of “ongoing police inquiries” in Britain. The king’s brother was close to Mr. Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
New York Times Top StoriesIs OpenAI Falling Further Behind in the A.I. Race?
The artificial intelligence giant has reportedly fallen behind on its own user and revenue targets, raising questions about its data center and I.P.O. plans
New York Times Top StoriesThe World Needs Natural Gas Now, but the U.S. Is Exporting All It Can
Even the largest global supplier of liquefied natural gas can’t make up for the shortfall since the war in Iran cut off an important source.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Greatest Living Songwriters
We look at the list crafted by Times music writers.
New York Times Top StoriesOne Person Appears to Be Missing From King Charles’s U.S. Itinerary: Prince Harry
On a state visit designed in part to repair U.S.-British relations, King Charles’s schedule does not include plans to see his younger son, who lives in the United States with his family.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Small U.K. Agency That’s a 911 for Ships in the Strait of Hormuz
At a military base outside Portsmouth, England, a 24-hour service monitors the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and part of the Indian Ocean, responding to distress calls.
New York Times Top StoriesKing Charles Visits Trump as U.S.-U.K. Tensions Flare, and Airlines Ask White House for Help
Plus, how millions of people could become Canadian.
New York Times Top StoriesFuel Crisis Creates Commuter Crush in the Philippines
Rising fuel prices in the Philippines have disrupted daily commutes, forcing people to ditch their cars for overcrowded trains and minibuses.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Got Right — and Wrong — in ‘Abundance’
It’s been a big year for the abundance movement, but what has it really achieved? Ezra Klein talks with his “Abundance” co-author Derek Thompson and with Marc Dunkelman, the author of “Why Nothing Works.”
New York Times Top StoriesMan Serving Life Without Parole for Georgia Robbery Is Freed, With Help From a Remorseful Prosecutor
Jessie Askew Jr. was sentenced to life without parole for a clumsy armed robbery with an unloaded gun. The man who sent him away was determined to bring him back home.
New York Times Top StoriesTransition to a New Fed Chair Is Unlikely to Mean Immediate Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady this week as Jerome H. Powell presides over what is likely to be his last meeting as chair.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Colbert Gets Ready to Hang It Up
His late-night show ends next month after 11 seasons. He has lots of feelings.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans Brace for Brutal Midterms as Trump’s Popularity Slips
The elections are still six months off, and some within the G.O.P. say there is still time to right the ship.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Lawmakers to Question Camp Mystic’s Owners Over Deadly Flood
Investigators told lawmakers that the camp, where 28 people died in a flood last July, did not prepare for an emergency as required by the state.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Do the Top Sushi Restaurants Leave Us So Bored, and So Broke?
What began in Japan as a quick, exciting working-class meal has morphed in American cities into an elaborate pampering of the well-heeled diner.
New York Times Top StoriesGraduates Reset Ambitions in Pursuit of First Jobs
Young people aiming to build careers are entering fields they had not considered to find their footing.
New York Times Top StoriesInternet Restrictions Spur Russians to Openly Question Putin’s Moves
From beauty influencers to the token political opposition, Russians are openly questioning President Vladimir V. Putin’s moves to hamstring access.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Jump Again as U.S.-Iran Talks Appear Deadlocked
Investors parsed reports that President Trump told advisers that he was not satisfied with Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Tucker Carlson Means When He Talks About Israel
The far right is conflating Israel with Jewishness.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Elon Musk’s Clash With Sam Altman of OpenAI Is Really About
Mr. Musk’s lawsuit against Mr. Altman and OpenAI makes the case that all-encompassing greed is Silicon Valley’s defining feature.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Weighs Trump Push to End Temporary Protected Status for Syrians and Haitians
The effort to dismantle Temporary Protected Status, or T.P.S., is part of a shift away from providing humanitarian assistance to people from troubled countries.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Lost Their Homes in Cuba to the Communist Government. Will They Ever Get Them Back?
With Cuba in dire economic crisis, people whose properties were seized by its government decades ago say it’s time to resolve thorny compensation claims.