New York Times Top Stories
This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years.
As the Trump administration scrambles to increase the production of munitions, these special screws are expensive and hard to source.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesBobby Pulido, a Texan Singer, Puts Republicans on Defense
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician running as a Democrat for the House, has left his Republican opponent struggling to match his star power in a district that President Trump won easily in 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Homeless Community in Portland That Became Self-Governed
Portland’s Dignity Village has been a place for people without housing for more than 25 years.
New York Times Top StoriesWill the Midterms Bring a Political Realignment?
This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what’s next for conservatives.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.N. Is Terrible. We Need the U.N.
Trump’s attack on global institutions leaves us helpless before a growing array of challenges.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Four TV Shows That Explain America
Four TV shows, now acknowledged as the medium’s high point, each cannily predicted the ways in which America would start to crack apart.
New York Times Top StoriesFree Rein
Fall weekends bring an imperative to get things done, but we need not over-engineer our days to get the most out of them.
New York Times Top StoriesPowerful Nor’easter Bears Down on East Coast
Rain, flooding and damaging winds are in the forecast for much of the coastal Northeast, including New York, Long Island and Boston.
New York Times Top StoriesSylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.
The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he caused to his loved ones, his body and himself.
New York Times Top StoriesA 7-Day Standoff That Said So Much About Trump and the Media
An abrupt decree, a network boycott, a legal intervention and an uneasy détente: This was no typical battle between a president and his press corps.
New York Times Top StoriesRahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028.
New York Times Top StoriesHigh Gas and Rising Mortgage Rates Trouble Trump as Midterms Near
As the president extolled the strength of the economy on the global stage, Americans continued to feel the sting of rising prices stemming from the war in Iran.
New York Times Top Stories‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
New York Times Top StoriesIn an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life
A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.
New York Times Top StoriesHeroine or Public Enemy? The Israeli Blocking Much of Netanyahu’s Agenda.
Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s first female attorney general, has stopped many of the government’s efforts to remove constraints on its power.
New York Times Top StoriesYou Get an Eagle, and You Get an Eagle: Xi Takes Home Trump’s Go-To Gift
The president has often reached for statues of the national bird on diplomatic occasions in his second term. (Ronald Reagan favored them, too.)
New York Times Top StoriesAt Summit, Xi Sought to Tilt Trump’s Stance on America’s Place in Asia
In his talks with President Trump, the Chinese leader used praise, warnings and wartime history to challenge American support for Taiwan and Japan.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Blocks CNN From Air Force One
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
New York Times Top StoriesBeaches Are Disappearing in Southern California as El Niño Bears Down
Beachfront homeowners and beachcombers are watching the sand vanish into the ocean as torrid waves strike the coast.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Ruling Could Have Limited Impact on Voter Screening in Midterms
Federal law requires a 90-day “quiet period” before elections, likely restricting the immediate scope of a decision that allows the use of a citizenship database to examine voter rolls.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Hegseth Is Hiding
Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Xi Leaves Washington, Divisions Still Simmer Beneath the Surface
President Trump welcomed Xi Jinping of China for a state visit that was heavy on pomp and ceremony. But surprisingly little time was spent on the issues that most divide the two superpowers.
New York Times Top StoriesNor’easter vs. Hurricane: What’s the Difference?
The systems are organized differently, though how they affect your town or neighborhood can be the same.
New York Times Top StoriesICE Raids in Beef Country Raise Fears of Higher Prices
Cattle industry groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and two Republican senators said the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions were hurting operations.
New York Times Top StoriesSaudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons
An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Once Again Blocks Republican-Backed Voting Map in Missouri
A federal appeals court had sided with Republicans seeking to use redrawn congressional district boundaries to give their party an advantage in the midterms elections.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics
Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Allows Tool to Screen Voters
Also, the East Coast braces for a powerful storm. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesCarney Seeks New Trade Partners for Canada, But Knows the Limits
Canada’s prime minister is pursuing deeper trade, defense and cultural ties with China, India and the European Union, but none are likely to replace ties to the United States.