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Democrats Clash Over a Replacement for Platner
Also, U.S. forces carry out strikes in Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMarine Le Pen’s Court Battle Is Latest Clash Between Populists and Watchdogs
The far-right leader’s battle with the French judiciary evokes standoffs across the populist world, including ones with President Trump and Nigel Farage.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Be a Good Guest at a Dinner Party
Tips for endearing yourself to your host and fellow attendees — and all but guaranteeing you’ll be asked back.
New York Times Top StoriesMidtown Evacuations Scramble Plans for Hotel Guests
At least two hotels near the unstable building were evacuated, stranding travelers and forcing guests to clamber for alternative accommodation.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Rules Require Election Changes for States to Get Terrorism Grants
Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Department Threatens Top Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting
The letters come amid President Trump’s effort to tighten election rules to prevent a problem that doesn’t exist: widespread noncitizen voting.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocratic Socialists Are on the Rise. We’ve Seen This Movie Before.
Mainstream party leaders can’t dodge a fight with their left.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the ‘Frozen Zone’ in Midtown Manhattan
A building at risk of partial collapse prompted the city to restrict pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area. Some buses were diverted or delayed, but subway lines remained uninterrupted.
New York Times Top StoriesPlatner Supporters Struggle to Come to Terms With Campaign’s Death Knell
Many voters said they expected Graham Platner, the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate, to exit the race after a former girlfriend publicly accused him of sexual assault.
New York Times Top StoriesAndrea Shaw, Plaintiff in Anti-Vaccine Suit, Is Charged With Murder of Her Twins
A lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins’ deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them.
New York Times Top StoriesIs This Liberalism’s Last Stand?
The “death certificates” issued for liberalism, one analyst says, are “premature.”
New York Times Top StoriesBernie Sanders Calls on Graham Platner to Drop Senate Bid After Rape Allegation
Mr. Sanders was one of the last remaining prominent allies of Graham Platner, the Maine Senate Democratic nominee, to call for him to drop out after a rape allegation.
New York Times Top StoriesYale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal
The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices. The law school’s dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Accused Is in Court but Conspiracy Theories Still Swirl Around Kirk Case
Mr. Kirk’s assassination played out live on the internet, but since then, it has become fodder for fantasy.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuelans Criticize Own Government Response After Twin Earthquakes
Venezuelans are publicly expressing their anger over their government’s disaster response, despite the risk of imprisonment.
New York Times Top StoriesThe World Cup Stood as a Break From U.S. Politics. Then Trump Got Involved.
The president’s call to the head of FIFA underscores that he has yet to find an area of American, or even global, life where he is unwilling to assert himself.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Begin to Clash Over Who Replaces Platner Even Before He Exits
Progressives and moderates are gearing up for a fight over an as-yet-undecided process in Maine to name a Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner after a rape accusation. He still wants a say, too.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerica Was Being Played. The Bessent Doctrine Says Those Days Are Over.
The United States is changing the rules of trade in its favor.
New York Times Top StoriesA Supreme Leader’s Final Crowds
What you could see when Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin was being driven to a public space in Tehran.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports
As the administration works to expand gun rights, hospitals and community groups have lost funding, and reports on preventing firearm injuries have vanished from government websites.
New York Times Top StoriesI Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.
The native plant movement gets a lot right, but there’s so much more to consider.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 39-ish Most Stylish People of 2026, So Far
On red carpets, on set, onstage and even up in space, they captured our attention with their looks.
New York Times Top StoriesLouise Lasser, Star of TV’s ‘Mary Hartman,’ Is Dead at 87
She began her screen career in Woody Allen movies (he was also her husband), but she was best known for her portrayal of the Ohio housewife in the pigtails and puffed sleeves.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.
The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Disappearing Las Vegas Buffets Hold a Mirror to the American Soul
As a once-grand American tradition enters its twilight, our critic journeys to the desert to find out what it all means.
New York Times Top StoriesBusinesses Fear Politicization as Trump Gains More Power Over U.S. Agencies
A Supreme Court ruling that presidents can fire independent regulators without cause has added volatility for industries that prefer stable enforcement.
New York Times Top StoriesMidtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse
The complex, which once housed offices for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, is being converted to residences. Officials inspecting it found support columns were buckling, and upper floors were sagging.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Trade Deficit Widens in May on Record Goods Imports
Imports of foreign goods, including pharmaceuticals and equipment for data centers, hit a record high, pushing the monthly trade deficit to its highest level in over a year.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Promised a Foreign Investment Boom. It’s Getting Harder to Deliver.
The threat of tariffs may have helped push more capital into the United States, but other factors are pushing it away.
New York Times Top StoriesPrince Harry Loses Privacy Lawsuit Against Daily Mail Publisher
The case brought by Harry and other celebrities against Associated Newspapers was one of several legal battles that the prince has fought against British tabloids in recent years.