New York Times Top Stories
What’s the Hottest Spot in New York for Campaigning? The Club.
Zohran Mamdani did it last year. So did Claire Valdez in her recent run for Congress. Some candidates are campaigning after dark to court young voters.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top Stories‘After About 10 Minutes, a Car Pulled Up to the Traffic Light’
Our special series of columns marking Metropolitan Diary’s 50th anniversary continues with more notable contributors sharing their New York City stories.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Real A.I. Race Isn’t America vs. China
Washington is starting to follow a similar playbook to Beijing when it comes to artificial intelligence policy.
New York Times Top StoriesA Mayor Is Taking Maternity Leave in Japan. Some Men Are Furious.
Shoko Kawata is the first mayor to take maternity leave in Japan’s history. Her decision has prompted debate about gender discrimination in the work force.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Officials Said to Be Frustrated With Machado’s Call for Help
María Corina Machado, the exiled leader of the Venezuelan opposition, hopes to go home. U.S. officials say her wishes to do so come at an inopportune time.
New York Times Top StoriesJulia Letlow, Lifted by Trump, Wins Republican Senate Runoff in Louisiana
If she reaches the Senate, Ms. Letlow would become the first G.O.P. woman to represent Louisiana in the chamber.
New York Times Top StoriesPro-Transgender Candidate Is Chased From a Trans Rights Event Over Gaza
Scott Wiener, who is running to replace Nancy Pelosi, was surrounded by a small group of protesters shouting invective before a transgender march in San Francisco.
New York Times Top Stories12 Hours With Venezuelan Doctors Searching for Earthquake Survivors
A medical team set out from the capital to rescue people in the hardest-hit part of the disaster zone, La Guaira. They found silence in the ruins instead.
New York Times Top StoriesA Rush of Volunteers in Venezuela Has Slowed Rescue Efforts
The outpouring of volunteer aid after Venezuela’s earthquakes clogged the only road into the disaster zone, delaying rescue crews.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Picks Lance Schroyer as New ICE Director
The president said he was nominating Lance Schroyer, who currently serves as an adviser to Markwayne Mullin, the D.H.S. secretary, to lead the high-profile agency.
New York Times Top StoriesKentucky Declares State of Emergency as Heavy Rain Causes Flooding
Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky said the authorities were investigating reports of fatalities as emergency crews rescued people from flooded homes and vehicles.
New York Times Top StoriesNow It’s Fireworks and a Fence Keeping Tourists From the Reflecting Pool
Chain-link fencing now surrounds the pool in preparation for a Fourth of July celebration. It has not stopped people from gawking.
New York Times Top StoriesDeal With Israel Divides Lebanese, Fueling Protests in Beirut
Supporters welcomed the agreement as a step toward curtailing Iran’s influence within Lebanon, but others took to the streets, calling it a capitulation.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S.-Iran Deal’s Vague Language Comes Back to Haunt Peace Efforts
The deal called for Iran to “make arrangements” for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has interpreted that to mean it can designate which routes ships take.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Was Keir Starmer So Disastrously Ineffective?
His great achievement was to restore the Labour Party to government. His lack of conviction made him ineffective once he got there.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s Ugly. It Costs $640,000. Everyone Is Mad About It but Me.
Ferrari’s new E.V. is being panned by critics, but it ought to be celebrated.
New York Times Top StoriesRenewed Strikes Threaten Setback to Shipping Recovery in Persian Gulf
The attacks came after traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had reached the highest levels since the start of the U.S. war in Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesHas the MAGA ‘Sugar Rush’ Finally Run Out?
Three Opinion writers on Trump’s latest face-plant.
New York Times Top StoriesFamilies Across the U.S. Are Struggling With High Prices
We dug into the data, toured the country and ran surveys to find the biggest financial pressures people feel.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Turning Journalists Into Criminals
The product of journalism enjoys substantial protection under the First Amendment. But what about the process?
New York Times Top StoriesNatural Selection
Sometimes, our preference for certitude, our need to define things with conviction, closes us off from possibility.
New York Times Top StoriesRobby Hoffman Will Always Feel Poor, No Matter How Rich She Gets
The comedian and actor says class and the way she grew up inform everything about the way she lives now.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Earthquakes Hit Venezuela: What to Know About Death Toll, Damage and Rescue Response
Powerful back-to-back quakes in northern Venezuela have set off an agonizing search for survivors. The disaster is the latest test for a country struggling to emerge from a decade-long depression.
New York Times Top StoriesWatergate Today as a Blip of a Story? Vance Might Not Be Entirely Wrong.
Nixon’s offenses were not a deep-state invention. But in the age of Donald Trump, and in a fractured media environment, voters have become more inured to political scandal.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela’s Economy Was On the Rise. Then the Earthquakes Struck.
Expectations are now rising over the role the United States will play in helping Venezuela, which had already been laid low by decades of misrule.
New York Times Top StoriesColorado Supreme Court Delay Threatens Democratic Redistricting Effort
Both parties are awaiting a decision on the validity of ballot proposals to redraw Colorado’s maps ahead of 2028. Democrats say each day without a ruling puts the proposals at risk.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter New York Elections, Israelis Fear Further Rupture in U.S.-Israeli Relationship
Criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza, anger over the Iran war and election results in New York all suggest Israel’s solid support from Washington may be on borrowed time.
New York Times Top StoriesA Sculptor Rushes to Finish a Lionel Messi Statue During the World Cup
As Lionel Messi chases another World Cup title, an artist is rushing to finish a gigantic statue of the soccer star in the middle of the Patagonian desert.
New York Times Top StoriesJeffries Faces Steep Test as Far Left Builds Strength in Congress
The victories of Darializa Avila Chevalier and other anti-establishment candidates are changing the face of House Democrats, posing a challenge for their leader.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Watch in Louisiana’s Republican Senate Runoff
Saturday’s election will be the latest test of President Trump’s influence in G.O.P. contests.