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Bad polls. Misleading betting odds. Surveys meant to shape narratives. Ahead of the midterms and 2028, there is suddenly serious confusion about candidate strength and voter sentiment.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale.
New York Times Top StoriesPresident Joseph Aoun took office with a popular mandate to reassert control after the militant group dragged the country back into war with Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen it comes to building wealth, Gen Z is more focused on investment apps and their retirement accounts than they are in building equity in a home.
New York Times Top StoriesIn a decades-long crisis, marine life has suffered as oxygen periodically dwindles in waters along the Gulf Coast.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat makes a movie a summer movie? Is it the time of its release, or the way that it depicts the season itself? Or something else entirely?
New York Times Top StoriesDiffering accounts of where Gustavo Gordillo, a leader of the Democratic Socialists of America, lives are raising doubts about whether the city’s left-wing organizers are ready for prime time.
New York Times Top StoriesMark Carney suspended talks and will take out retaliatory tariffs against the United States after days of negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse.
New York Times Top StoriesPresident Trump was in South Carolina to stump for Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey. But his own political future was on his mind, too.
New York Times Top StoriesThe plan complies with President Trump’s executive order to restrict mail voting, which was blocked by federal courts and is under review at the Supreme Court.
New York Times Top StoriesThe ruling from the Southern District of New York found that the policy went beyond Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority.
New York Times Top StoriesRepresentative Thomas Kean Jr. was joined Friday on the campaign trail by House Speaker Mike Johnson. An aide to Mr. Kean blocked a reporter’s entry. Then the police were called.
New York Times Top StoriesThe offering could value the five-year-old A.I. start-up at $2 trillion, its bankers have told potential investors, which would exceed Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
New York Times Top StoriesVice President JD Vance traveled to his hometown, Middletown, Ohio, and spoke at a steel factory where his grandfather once worked.
New York Times Top StoriesMr. Newsom, the governor of California, normally has harsh words for President Trump. But he called the new children’s savings accounts “one of the best things” the president has done.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Justice Department resolved a lawsuit that accused the social media company of illegally gathering children’s information.
New York Times Top StoriesThe firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.
New York Times Top StoriesThe two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesAn appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.
New York Times Top StoriesAlso, A.I. is everywhere in China. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesPlot twists in several states have led to rapid-fire races that have felt more reminiscent of European-style snap campaigns than traditional American marathons.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.
New York Times Top StoriesArizona’s share of the river will shrink by a third, likely increasing reliance on groundwater and raising pressure on agriculture.
New York Times Top StoriesTurkey’s request for an Interpol ‘red notice’ came at a time of escalating tensions between the two countries.
New York Times Top StoriesDerided by architects as serving no purpose, a grand staircase was never approved by a planning commission but appears back in President Trump’s plans.
New York Times Top StoriesThe duchess's representatives have had exploratory talks about her joining a third season of “The Gentlemen,” two people said. Netflix has not yet ordered a third season of the show.
New York Times Top StoriesFive of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.
New York Times Top StoriesFloods from powerful thunderstorms devastated Gary, a city where a third of residents live below the poverty line. Full power restoration isn’t expected until next week.
New York Times Top StoriesThe prominent landowner has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival information says it can take “a brisk walk of 4½ minutes to reach the dining room from the kitchen.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe ruling is a win for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who argued that the case be heard in Manhattan and not in Staten Island where the lawsuit challenging the decision had been filed.