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Senate Ruling Threatens Ballroom Funding in G.O.P. Budget Bill
Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate’s top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesCassidy Fights to Hang on in Louisiana Race as Trump-Backed Challenger Advances
Senator Bill Cassidy was in a fierce battle on Saturday for a chance to defend his seat from a primary challenger backed by President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela Extradites Billionaire Tycoon Alex Saab to U.S.
The extradition of Alex Saab, who is tied to a huge graft scheme, is part of a purge of powerful figures who helped the deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, stay in power.
New York Times Top StoriesBulgaria Wins Eurovision Song Contest as Israel Comes Second
Five countries boycotted this year’s contest over Israel’s involvement, but politics took a back seat once the show in Vienna got underway.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Indicates Tariffs Were Discussed at Trump Summit
China’s Ministry of Commerce said Saturday that the countries had struck a preliminary agreement to reduce some tariffs, seemingly contradicting statements by President Trump
New York Times Top StoriesHere’s how the voting works.
New York Times Top StoriesWoman Gives Birth to a ‘Bouncing Baby Boy’ in Brooklyn Courtroom
A court officer delivered the newborn after a woman who was nine months pregnant appeared in court on low-level charges.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Jerks I Grew Up With in Long Island Took Over the Country
I noticed that a lot of TV villains come from the town I grew up in. I wasn’t surprised.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani’s Nakba Day Social Media Post Marks Shift for N.Y.C. Mayors
Pro-Palestinian New Yorkers celebrated Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to post about the Palestinians’ day of remembrance, but the move was criticized by some Jewish leaders.
New York Times Top StoriesSevere Storms to Bring Strong Winds and Hail to Central United States
A series of storms, including supercells, threatens to dump rain, hail and create a tornado risk for a vast section of the country. The most severe weather is expected on Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesCar Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8
Four of the injured were in serious condition, the mayor of Modena said, praising residents who rushed to stop the car’s driver from escaping on foot.
New York Times Top StoriesVoters in Louisiana Head to the Polls, Uncertain but Determined
Votes cast for the House candidates on Saturday’s primary ballot won’t count after state officials moved the election to November to provide time to redraw congressional maps.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Supreme Court, Virginia Democrats Pressed Legal Theory Embraced by Trump
A long-shot emergency request to restore a voting map was the latest salvo in an all-out legal war over control of the House.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs.
The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump’s personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can defend U.S. interests through charm and force of will.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs.
The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump’s personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can defend U.S. interests through charm and force of will.
New York Times Top StoriesFears Grow That Iran May Be Using Proxy Groups Beyond Mideast
The arrest of Mohammad al-Saadi in the United States on Friday has raised concerns that Iran could be working with its proxies to stage attacks outside the region.
New York Times Top StoriesWant to See the Epstein Files in Print? Here Are the 3,437 Volumes.
Documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, taking up more than 3,400 volumes and weighing over eight tons, have been printed and bound for display in a TriBeCa gallery.
New York Times Top StoriesNavy Aircraft Carrier to Complete Longest Deployment Since Vietnam
After being diverted for combat with Venezuela and Iran, the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford will return to Norfolk, Va., on Saturday after nearly a year at sea.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Law They Hate Was a High Point of Our History
The Voting Rights Act has more democratic legitimacy than the court that is trying to destroy it.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Secret History of the DeGrange Family
One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart?
New York Times Top StoriesMan Stole Medieval Skull From Church and Sealed it in Concrete, Police Say
The man disagreed with the 800-year-old relic’s display in a church in the Czech Republic and planned to throw it into a river, police said.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Debt Is Now Bigger Than the Economy. That’s Not the Real Problem.
Washington quickly brushed off a startling milestone in a mounting problem.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Colbert’s Late Show Cancellation and the Fall of CBS
In shutting down a 33-year late-night franchise, CBS is assenting to its own diminishment.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Peak Is Now
Does Xi Jinping see the world this way?
New York Times Top StoriesChina Will Host Putin, Days After Trump’s Visit
The Russian leader will go to Beijing on Tuesday for talks with President Xi Jinping. The Kremlin said he had watched President Trump’s visit closely.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Great Political Realignment of 2026
The country seems to be tiring of the Trump era. Now what?
New York Times Top StoriesWhat A.I. Kant Do
Could we English majors have a future after all?
New York Times Top StoriesFinishing School
It’s graduation season, a time of aspiration and anxiety. Today is about the aspiration — the wisdom to be gleaned from great commencement addresses.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Fled to Safety in Palestinian Territory, Then Settlers Attacked Again
Violent settlers are not merely clearing Palestinians from land under Israel’s control. They are attacking areas where Israel agreed to Palestinian self-governance.
New York Times Top StoriesRubio, Once a China Hawk, Strikes Softer Tone to Align With Trump
As a senator, Marco Rubio even hinted at the need for regime change in China. Now he talks about cooperation.