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JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump
The Illinois governor, a potential presidential candidate, is fighting the presence of National Guard troops and the activities of ICE agents in Chica...
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A Gaza Deal
The world is waking up to an agreement between Israel and Hamas. We explain what we know about the breakthrough.
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Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
The prize committee said the Hungarian writer’s work “reaffirms the power of art.”
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A Breakthrough Hostage Deal, and an Arrest in Deadly L.A. Wildfire
Plus, Dolly Parton wants you to know she “ain’t dead yet.”
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At the Met’s ‘Divine Egypt,’ the Gods are Eternally Fabulous
A once-in-a-decade exhibition of ancient deities — many are goddesses — ranging over more than 3,000 years, from monumental statues to gleaming figuri...
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New York Fed’s John Williams Favors More Rate Cuts
John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is primarily concerned with weakness in the labor market.
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Harvard Seeks Assurances as Talks Restart in Washington
University leaders are wary of a new proposal from the Trump administration to impose far-reaching changes in higher education.
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Democrats Play the Hits on Health Care. Why Fewer People Are Listening.
The basic political conflict in America has changed to something very different than the one putting health care to the fore.
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What the Arrival of A.I. Video Generators Like Sora Means for Us
Welcome to the era of fakery. The widespread use of instant video generators like Sora will bring an end to visuals as proof.
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Judge to Hear Arguments on Whether Guard Troops Near Chicago Can Stay
As local anxiety builds, Illinois officials say the deployment of Guard troops violates state sovereignty, while the White House says the troops’ pres...
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He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.
Doug Wilson’s political project to “stop making God angry.”
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The Trump Bump on Your Energy Bills
The president is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.
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Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats
Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled...
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China Clamps Down Even Harder on Rare Earth Exports
The move is Beijing’s latest attempt to tighten control over global production of the metals, which are essential to the manufacturing of chips.
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Radosław Sikorski: Putin Is Escalating His War
The leadership of Russia must understand that its attempt to rebuild Europe’s last empire is doomed to fail.
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Chinese Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant
The transplanted portion of the genetically modified pig liver was removed after 38 days, and the patient, who had advanced liver cancer and cirrhosis...
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In Germany’s Depressed East, Tanks Are the Lesser of Two Evils
Even leaders from the far-right Alternative for Germany party, which opposes aid to Ukraine, have embraced the jobs that come with new weapons product...
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With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment
For President Trump, success in brokering a cease-fire is the ultimate test of his self-described goal as a deal maker and a peacemaker.
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What We Know About the Remaining Hostages in Gaza
Israel says that there are still about 20 living hostages in Gaza, along with the bodies of around 25 others. Details of their release remain unclear....
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Who is Jonathan Rinderknecht? What We Know About The Palisades Fire Arrest
Federal officials arrested a man they said started a small blaze in January that later rekindled and grew into the fire that devastated Pacific Palisa...
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Katie Porter Goes Viral for ‘Unhappy’ TV Interview in California Governor’s Race
The former Democratic congresswoman, known for her own grilling of executives on Capitol Hill, threatened to abandon an interview after she was asked ...
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Posts Calling Luigi Mangione Guilty Did No Harm, Top U.S. Prosecutor Argues
A judge had demanded an explanation for why Justice Department officials were publicly expressing views on Luigi Mangione’s guilt in the killing of a ...
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G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea
Republicans in the Senate blocked a measure that would terminate the president’s legally disputed campaign targeting alleged drug runners.
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Pope Leo Urges U.S. Bishops to Support Immigrants as Trump Escalates Deportations
The pope conveyed the message as President Trump escalated his deportation campaign, including in Chicago, the pope’s hometown.
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Key Moments From the Final New Jersey Governor’s Debate
Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee, and Representative Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat, described starkly different visions for the state in their ...
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Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action
The Pentagon has deployed 10,000 U.S. troops to the region, most of them to bases in Puerto Rico, a senior military official said.
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Texts from Jay Jones, Democratic Attorney General Candidate, Roil Virginia Governor’s Race
In the messages, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, Jay Jones, discusses the hypothetical killing of a Republican lawmaker.
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What Ignited California’s Most Destructive Fires
California wildfires have become particularly devastating in recent decades, but their origins vary.
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Comey’s Two Legal Challenges to His Indictment, Explained
A lawyer for the former F.B.I. director said he would accuse the Justice Department of malicious and selective prosecution and contend that a U.S. att...
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California Will Ban Certain Ultraprocessed Foods in Schools
A new state law creates the first legal definition of the foods, and may prompt changes in other states.
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Texas’ Blue-State Deployments Shred Relations Between Governors
State leaders have prided themselves on finding bipartisan consensus, but President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops from Texas to Illinois...
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Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians
The Trump administration has said that it is attacking boats and killing their occupants because they are smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the United...
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On One of New York’s Slowest Buses, Mamdani Pushes Plan to Speed Them Up
Zohran Mamdani, the leading candidate in the race to be New York City’s next mayor, held a campaign event on a bus that crawled across Midtown Manhatt...
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Comey Pleaded Not Guilty
Also, National Guard troops assembled near Chicago and Portland. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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John Chell, Top N.Y.P.D. Chief and Adams Ally, Retires
John Chell, New York City’s top uniformed police officer, is leaving as Mayor Eric Adams’s term is soon to expire and uncertainty looms at the Police ...
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Stephen Miller Cited ‘Plenary Authority,’ Then Paused. Conspiracies Started Flying.
Online skeptics wondered if Mr. Miller had caught himself saying something he did not mean to. CNN says there was a technical glitch.
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Dolly Parton Addresses Health Fears After Sister’s Plea for Prayers
In a video post on social media, the country music superstar, who is 79, played down the recent health challenges that prompted her to delay her Las V...
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James Comey, Former FBI Director, to Appear in Court for Arraignment
The former F.B.I. director appeared in a brief hearing in federal court. His lawyers sought clarity on the details of a case filed under pressure from...
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Inside the Capitol, A Heated Spat Over the Shutdown and Epstein
A pair of Democratic senators confronted the Republican speaker of the House over his refusal to swear in a colleague during the shutdown.
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Manchester Synagogue Attacker Pledged Allegiance to ISIS, Police Say
Jihad al-Shamie, who attacked a Manchester synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, called the emergency services during the attack to cla...
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These Democrats Could Hold the Key to Ending the Shutdown
As the federal closure slides into a second week, Republicans are working to peel off five more Democratic senators to join them in voting to reopen t...
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How Zohran Mamdani Came to Embrace the Palestinian Cause
As Mr. Mamdani seeks to reassure New York City he is open to compromise, his views on Israel and Palestinians have been the biggest exception.
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Justices Appear Open to Challenge of Mail-In Ballot Rules by Illinois Politician
A majority of the court appeared sympathetic to the argument that political candidates should be able to sue over their states’ election laws. The cas...
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Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’
Oregon officials say the atmosphere outside an ICE building that has drawn daily demonstrations since June has grown worse since the president’s threa...
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Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court to Confront Assailant in Rape Case
Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband and others were convicted in one of France’s most notorious cases. She returned to court to denounce a man who challenged ...
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The Harvard ‘Die-in’ That Set Off a Debate Over Protest and Punishment
An Israeli American student said he was assaulted during a protest. Two years later, Republicans continue to raise the episode in their campaign to fo...
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What Civil Society Can Do to Beat Trumpism
People and institutions of civil society must coordinate against him.
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Arrest Made in Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
The fire in Los Angeles is believed to have been tied to an earlier fireworks-sparked blaze on New Year’s Day. Federal officials are expected to annou...
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Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Political Dynasty, Dies at 89
The wife of Senator Ted Kennedy for a quarter of a century, she both basked and struggled in the reflected glare of a family constantly in the spotlig...
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Trump Says Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor Should Be Jailed Amid National Guard Tensions
In an early morning Truth Social post, the president said Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago should be jailed for faili...
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Justin Pearson, Tennessee Democrat Known for Activism, to Run for Congress
Mr. Pearson, a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives since 2023, will challenge U.S. Representative Steve Cohen, a fellow Democrat.
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Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions
In a rare interview, the justice reflected on the state of the nation, the challenges facing the Supreme Court and, at 89, his own history and legacy....
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