Trump and Hegseth are attacking the very character and identity of the American military.
The president will meet with the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance a deal meant to end a long war in eastern Congo.
The administration is pausing asylum and upending families.
Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.
In Gaza and the West Bank, human rights work is starting to mean something new.
Rare pushback from his party and troubling poll numbers reflect the newly precarious situation in which Trump finds himself.
Bipartisan congressional oversight is underway, but for now is focusing on narrow details about one missile instead of broader legal issues.
More than a year before the Trump administration granted asylum to the Afghan immigrant, the volunteer’s emails raised concerns that he was unraveling.
Bret Stephens, Frank Bruni and Aaron Retica on the gap between Trump’s interests and what matters to Americans.
The M.T.A. is deploying a variety of tools to combat fare beating, and the authority says that they are working.
The lawyer and activist Chase Strangio on cultural divisions and common ground.
The lawyer and activist Chase Strangio on cultural divisions and common ground.
The company said in a lawsuit that the Defense Department’s new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.
The transformation of Phoenix into a semiconductor hub by Taiwan’s TSMC illustrates the difficulties of large-scale projects in the United States.
Mr. Lew is a veteran police officer whose experience includes major operations against drug dealing.
Al publicar fotos y videos, se intensifica la presión sobre el Departamento de Justicia para que divulgue los archivos del caso.
El pequeño pueblo de Churchill alberga dos de las mayores infraestructuras árticas de Canadá, pero años de abandono las han dejado en mal estado. Mientras crece la rivalidad entre superpotencias en la región, la localidad se prepara para asumir un papel prominente.
This summer, Trump administration officials had lauded the indictment of Timothy J. Leiweke as an effort to root out corruption and unfair business practices.
Los detalles detrás de la planificación de la ofensiva del 2 de septiembre levantarían dudas sobre el rol que jugaron un almirante y el secretario de Defensa.
Workers installed Mr. Trump’s name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Brad Parscale advised the campaign of Nasry Asfura, a right-wing candidate who was endorsed by the U.S. president.
The California governor weighed in on the 2028 presidential election, and called out executives for “bending the knee” to President Trump.
The president wanted Moscow and Kyiv to come to terms by Thanksgiving. Negotiations are now stalled, leaving the White House to decide if an agreement is possible anytime soon.
As Trump steps up his crackdown, our reporters explain what’s happening.
Según personas cercanas al gobierno venezolano, Maduro cree que puede mantener el control y sortear la amenaza más grave a sus 12 años de gobierno.
The flights with Venezuelans who had been living in the United States arrived at a time of airspace safety concerns as the U.S. military pressures Venezuela’s leader.
Personal diplomático de China pidió a funcionarios británicos y franceses que estuvieran de su lado en la división que tienen con Tokio por la disputa sobre Taiwán.
The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.
The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”
Arguments about history are proliferating as the postwar order led by the United States crumbles.
Most Somalis in the Twin Cities are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. The Trump administration has started a crackdown on Somalis who are subject to deportation.
Lawmakers requested a closed-door interview with Mr. Smith, but the president quickly weighed in, calling for public testimony from the special counsel.
The president has warned that the United States could soon expand its attacks from boats near the coast to targets inside Venezuela, but he has also spoken by phone to its leader.
Alex Karp also said he thought President Trump had “performed” on issues he cared about.
Una nueva encuesta pinta un sombrío retrato del personal del Servicio Exterior a medida que sus integrantes experimentados son despedidos o deciden abandonar el gobierno.
Republican candidates face the problem that President Trump alone gets out the vote that they need. And he alone gets out the vote that Democrats need, too.
Readers criticize President Trump’s tirade against Somali immigrants. Also: A cruel deportee deal; beyond tech bans.
In a court filing, a lawyer for the onetime companion of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein said she would seek to be released from her minimum-security federal lockup.
El secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth utilizó el término, que alude a la incertidumbre en la batalla, en referencia a un ataque militar mortal realizado por Estados Unidos en el Caribe.
Speaking at The New York Times DealBook Summit, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said American trading partners are opening their markets to the United States because of President Trump’s tariffs.
El almirante Frank Bradley se encuentra en un posible peligro legal, tras ordenar un segundo ataque contra un barco en el Caribe en el que murieron dos personas.
The Treasury secretary said that import levies were not fueling inflation.
The president used the latest pardon announcement to attack his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr.
In publicizing the photos and videos, Democrats in Congress appeared to be intensifying pressure on the Justice Department to release its files on the Epstein case.
President Trump referred to Somali immigrants as “garbage” during a White House meeting on Tuesday.
A New York Times reporter wants to hear from you about changes you are seeing in your community since Mr. Trump took office.
Diplomats from both countries joined a military-led committee overseeing a year-old truce as fears mounted of a renewed Israeli offensive against Hezbollah.
El presidente de EE. UU. comenzó la reunión criticando a los medios de comunicación por la cobertura sobre sus muestras de fatiga. El mes pasado, pareció dormitar durante una reunión en el Despacho Oval.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the term, which alludes to uncertainty in battle, in reference to a deadly U.S. military attack in the Caribbean.
Joe Kahn, editor ejecutivo de The New York Times, responde preguntas sobre cómo cubrimos las noticias y tomamos decisiones en nuestros reportajes y edición.
Plus, the 10 best books of the year.
While growing evidence shows that carbon emissions are harming the economy, the journal Nature found that an outlier paper had deep flaws.
The three being targeted are Senators John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan and Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats. None are up for re-election next year.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is leading the search for the next Federal Reserve chair, could face President Trump’s wrath if the person chosen does not quickly lower interest rates.
Bitcoin has plunged more than 30 percent and Ether is down around 40 percent in recent months, as gains from President Trump’s pro-crypto policies evaporated.
The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the legality of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, but some companies aren’t waiting to try to secure a speedy and substantial payout.
In the rights hands, the pardon power is too strong. In the wrong hands, it is disastrous.
President Trump promised a deal last summer. Other universities have agreed to pay millions to settle with the federal government since then, but Harvard, which was asked to pay much more, has not.
Even if the wisdom of releasing the files is a nuanced issue, Trump’s behavior has been indefensible.
Progressives have an opportunity to start thinking boldly again about how to conceive of and use public authority for Americans.
Arrested after violating an ordinance on demonstrations outside an amphitheater in Brandon, Miss., Gabriel Olivier wants to block future enforcement of the law.
The tiny town of Churchill has two of Canada’s largest pieces of Arctic infrastructure, but years of neglect have left them in poor shape amid growing superpower rivalry in the region.
Matt Van Epps claimed victory in a relatively tight special election for Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District on Tuesday after an endorsement from President Trump.
Emil Bove III’s work as a prosecutor, before he was a Trump lawyer and official, helped lead to the conviction of the Honduran ex-leader whom President Trump freed this week.
President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed wanting to build nuclear-powered submarines at home, despite President Trump’s suggestion that they be built in the United States.
Las nuevas normas podrían afectar a hasta 1,5 millones de migrantes con casos de asilo pendientes, a los más de 50.000 que obtuvieron asilo durante el gobierno de Biden y a muchos más que esperaban buscar refugio en EE. UU.
Jay Clayton, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, had called his office’s drug prosecution of an ex-president of Honduras a success. President Trump decided to free him this week.
The push to close the offices appears to contradict a federal judge’s order from April, which required Trump officials to resume operations at V.O.A.
Matt Van Epps fended off a Democrat to protect Republicans’ slim House majority, but the relatively close margin in a red district sent the party a warning shot before the 2026 midterms.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent, describes how President Trump’s latest immigration restrictions, after the shooting of two National Guard members by a man whom the authorities described as an Afghan national, affect a community that traditionally has been considered an exceptional case.
President Trump seemed to be fighting sleep during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The meeting began with the 79-year-old president criticizing questions about his physical stamina.
Un asesor del presidente ruso dijo que no alcanzaron ningún compromiso concreto, mientras EE. UU. impulsa un plan para poner fin a la guerra en Ucrania.
President Trump began the meeting by criticizing media coverage about him showing signs of fatigue. Last month, he appeared to doze off during a meeting in the Oval Office.
A new survey found that 98 percent of Foreign Service officers felt lower morale. Only 1 percent reported an increased ability to carry out U.S. foreign policy.
Adm. Frank M. Bradley will soon face questions from lawmakers, as Republicans and Democrats express concerns about a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean.
President Trump lashed out against Somali immigrants, including Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, who came to the United States from Somalia as a refugee and became a citizen 25 years ago.
The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.
The trip comes days before the anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, and as Lebanon is navigating the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel.
Federal lawmakers have ample powers to uncover and end administration abuse.
The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown.
President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who is accused of killing a National Guard member and gravely wounding another, appeared in court remotely from a hospital bed.
The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs.
Costco sued the Trump administration for a refund of the tariffs it has paid on imported goods this year, should the Supreme Court rule that the tariffs were implemented illegally.
President Trump has pardoned the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was sentenced to 45 years in prison for partnering with cocaine traffickers to import the drug into the United States.
Joe Kahn, The New York Times’s executive editor, was asked about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing.
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, was expected to discuss with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a U.S.-backed peace proposal that was revised by American officials after recent negotiations with Ukrainian diplomats.
The president delivered xenophobic comments during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting.
The publisher of the children’s book series and the pop singer both denounced the use of their works in recent Trump administration communications.
The floods and landslides that have killed more than 1,350 people in recent weeks are a grim reminder of the risks of a warming planet.
After Marvin Dunn sued, the trustees of Miami Dade College voted for a second time to hand over a prime property for President Trump’s future library. He says he’ll keep fighting.
La aprobación del vuelo demuestra que los dos países mantienen comunicación pese a que Trump declaró el espacio aéreo venezolano “cerrado en su totalidad”.
Readers discuss the aftermath of a U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean. Also: Fixing Penn Station; Trumpism after Trump.
The move comes as President Trump has attacked Somalis with increasingly inflammatory rhetoric in recent days.
The flight’s approval illustrates how the United States and Venezuela are still communicating, after a declaration from President Trump that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.”
Juan Orlando Hernández fue acusado de plagar Estados Unidos de cocaína y había sido condenado a 45 años de prisión.
The New York Times has obtained the four-page letter that former President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras sent President Trump.
El país está en vilo después de que los recuentos mostraran a dos candidatos separados por unos 500 votos. Entonces, el presidente Trump afirmó que las autoridades estaban manipulando los resultados.
Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
The retail giant is seeking to recover money it has paid this year, should the Supreme Court rule that President Trump’s implementation of tariffs was unlawful.
Michael Dell and his wife, Susan Dell, plan to give away billions of dollars to fund investment accounts for children in the United States.
Next year, Michael and Susan Dell plan to move $250 into the new Trump accounts of millions of children under 10. You’ll need to live in the right ZIP code.
The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.
President Trump’s latest changes to the immigration system affect communities that traditionally have been considered special cases.
Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.
The economy. Venezuela. Division in the Republican Party. And, more decisions coming from Supreme Court. Here’s what to know.
El presidente Trump advirtió que si su candidato favorito no ganaba, Estados Unidos “no malgastará su dinero” en el país.
Investigations are mounting into the legality of strikes that have killed scores of people in the waters off Venezuela.
Los latinoamericanos se han mostrado sorprendentemente tolerantes ante la agresión estadounidense, pero eso no durará para siempre.
Los principales republicanos se han unido a los demócratas para exigir respuestas sobre la creciente campaña militar que, según el gobierno de Trump, está dirigida contra los narcotraficantes.
President Trump warned that if his favored candidate didn’t win, the United States would “not be throwing good money after bad” at the country.
The White House is decorated in a classic red-and-green Christmas theme. But with the East Wing reduced to rubble, there are fewer decorations this year.
Readers discuss the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington. Also: Being Latino in the U.S.; wonderful mentors.
The employees had been suspended after signing a letter that accused the president of undermining the agency’s ability to respond to hurricanes and other disasters.
Los estadounidenses de ascendencia japonesa ven paralelismos entre el encarcelamiento de sus familias por parte del gobierno durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la actual detención de latinos.
Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, hosts of “Hard Fork,” rank the 50 most iconic technologies of 2025, and reveal why Trump coin is No. 2.
Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.
El presidente de Ucrania se reunió el lunes con el presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, mientras Steve Witkoff, enviado especial del presidente Trump, viajaba a Rusia.
A federal appeals court ruled that Alina Habba has been serving unlawfully as U.S. attorney in New Jersey.
President Trump has complained that wealthy countries like Britain pay too little for drugs, leading America to bear much of the burden of the costs of medicines.
President Trump said he would release the results of a recent magnetic resonance imaging scan, which he called “perfect.” When asked what part of the body was scanned, Mr. Trump replied that he didn’t know.
The Trump administration wants to exclude earnings from “pornographic activity” from a new tax break for tips. Will the I.R.S. know it when it sees it?
Volatility has returned to stocks and crypto trading, despite assurances from a top administration official, as investors brace for more data on consumers.
La visión cada vez más expansiva del presidente ha provocado tensiones con los contratistas. Su arquitecto ha dado un paso atrás mientras Trump gestiona personalmente el proyecto.
Plus, how young is too young for a smartphone?
Ukraine’s president met with President Emmanuel Macron of France on Monday as Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, was traveling to Russia.
The U.S. attorney’s office says it may use local grand juries for serious federal crime in Washington “when appropriate” after a judge signed off on the unusual procedure.
Even with an exodus of lawyers, the Office of the Solicitor General has had remarkable success. But fiery rhetoric and close White House ties have raised concerns.
It may be tempting to memory hole what happened in Gaza. That would only compound the mistake of ignoring, or rationalizing, an intolerable reality.
The Justice Department is trying to access ballots cast in 2020, while several officials who were involved in the fight over the election outcome are seeking higher office.
Latin Americans have proved surprisingly acquiescent to U.S. aggression — but that won’t last forever.
Dos declaraciones del presidente Trump en las redes sociales, realizadas con menos de 24 horas de diferencia, mostraron la disonancia de su campaña contra el narcotráfico.
El exmandatario hondureño ayudó a orquestar una conspiración de narcotráfico durante décadas, asolando a su país. Trump lo considera víctima de persecución.
Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.
Readers respond to a column by David Brooks about Christian nationalism. Also: A hope for a different kind of president; a view of Meta as not a monopoly.
David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.
Japanese Americans are seeing parallels between the government’s incarceration of their families during World War II and the current detention of Latinos.
Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.
Apocalyptic predictions may actually serve as comforting fantasies, at which point our future freakouts become an excuse for inaction.
David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to discuss peace terms again after an uproar over a 28-point proposal drafted with Russian input.
The confrontation appeared to foil a possible ICE raid nearby, underscoring the numerous challenges the federal government faces in trying to stage raids in a dense city like New York.
President Trump’s statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.
El presidente Trump dijo días antes que la campaña de Estados Unidos de ataques letales en el mar a personas sospechosas de narcotráfico podría ampliarse “muy pronto” a atacar territorio venezolano.
President Trump said days earlier that the United States could “very soon” expand its campaign of killing people at sea suspected of drug trafficking to attacking Venezuelan territory.
The U.S. first had a federal education department in 1867 — not 1979. Its history is critical in understanding the federal role in schools.
Canada has made its border with the United States tougher to cross. Here’s what we learned through monthlong reporting on a single case.
Andriy Yermak had ensured internal discipline in Ukraine’s wartime politics. He also led the country’s peace negotiations, which now must go on without him.
El presidente de EE. UU. ha sumado el ataque a los integrantes de la Guardia Nacional a su visión respecto a los migrantes.