Over the past week, C-17 heavy-lift cargo planes, which usually transport troops and equipment, flew to Puerto Rico at least 16 times, according to flight tracking data reviewed by The New York Times.
The troops will join an existing wave of Border Patrol agents, months after Gov. Jeff Landry first suggested that the National Guard could help tamp down on crime in Louisiana.
Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.
The Trump administration has aggressively pulled America away from its global role in climate and environmental research, diplomacy, regulation and investment.
President Trump ordered state-based troops to Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; Washington; and Chicago over the objections of state and local officials.
At the last minute, CBS News held a segment about Venezuelan men who were deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador. It surfaced online anyway.
Their silence contrasted with the uproar made over the weekend when the Justice Department’s first release focused on former President Bill Clinton.
Take a 3-D tour of the president’s office, where he covered more than a third of wall space with gold.
Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Dept. of Education will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of five million borrowers in default.
As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations. The data shows otherwise.
The Justice Department initially removed, then restored, a photograph that included an image of President Trump, and issued a statement calling mentions of him “untrue and sensationalist claims.”
An investigation ruled that China’s inroads into the chip industry had hurt the United States. The administration delayed tariffs until 2027 amid a fragile truce between the countries.
A 2020 email noted that Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet at least eight times from 1993 to 1996.
The group’s biggest claims were largely incorrect, a New York Times analysis found. And its many smaller cuts added up to few savings.
The Justice Department released another batch of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation — a wide mix of emails, tips and records from his death.
A Times investigation revealed the truth of how Mr. Epstein, a college dropout, clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.
Plus, the biggest lottery jackpots ever.
The MAHA pipe dream is going to hurt MAGA the most.
Trump’s deal preserves many of the ties to China that the law was designed to sever.
In exchange for the land in Texas, the rocket and satellite company would give the government some of its own property nearby, documents show.
Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, the hosts of the economics podcast “Odd Lots,” walk through how Trump’s tariffs, A.I. and the vibecession are making for a strange close to the year.
For generations, Italian craftspeople have built scenes depicting Jesus’ birth, sometimes including figures of celebrities. This year, some are adding statuettes of President Trump.
Small businesses across Canada have lost out on sales because of the trade war, and many worry about their future.
Two Times journalists interviewed more than 60 attorneys to understand the department’s tumultuous transformation, and the sweeping implications.
The irony of our secular age is that theology is more powerful than ever.
The Justice Department said the law illegally regulates federal law enforcement by barring courthouse arrests and allowing residents to sue immigration agents.
President Trump should press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease military pressure on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria for the sake of his own policy.
President Trump announced on Monday the construction of new warships for the U.S. Navy he called a “golden fleet.” Navy officials said the vessels would notionally have the ability to launch hypersonic and nuclear-armed cruise missiles.
A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service.
Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from an architect hired to oversee the ballroom design and people invited to a donor dinner with the president.
The president said development of the vessels would help maintain military superiority and improve the industrial base, but analysts suggested they were the wrong approach to current threats.
Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, argues that only Congress is authorized to rename the D.C. performing arts institution.
The Justice Department challenged laws aimed at popular rifles including the AR-15 in the nation’s capital.
Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, sued President Trump on Monday seeking to force the removal of his name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The judge said the administration had to decide by Jan. 5 whether it wanted to “facilitate” the men’s return to the United States or let them challenge their initial removals in the federal courts.
Americans won’t be able to buy new models from DJI, the Chinese maker of most of the world’s drones. But U.S. pilots can keep the drones they have.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ship seizures were meant to force Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro from power.
Hace un año no dejábamos de oír que Trump ahora era “cool”. ¿Alguien lo dice ahora?
An analysis of data on every ICE arrest, detention stay and deportation reveals the complexity and reach of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Mark Wiseman has held high-profile roles in law, business consulting and finance, and will lead Canada’s efforts to reboot diplomatic relation with Washington at a critical moment.
Un buque que navegaba hacia Venezuela huyó tras rechazar un intento de la Guardia Costera de detenerlo, el giro más reciente en la escalada de la campaña de presión estadounidense contra el gobierno de Maduro.
El buque más reciente en la mira de Estados Unidos en su campaña de presión sobre Venezuela enviaba señales de socorro mientras se dirigía al noreste desde el Caribe hacia el Atlántico.
The request, addressed to the top federal judge in Miami, sought to block a U.S. attorney from pursuing a politically charged inquiry before Judge Aileen Cannon, who has repeatedly decided in President Trump’s favor.
America’s ability to make precision-guided missiles was threatened during Trump’s tariff war. But experienced players have rescued the supply chain, for now.
The sweeping changes have affected everything from coal plant retirements to international diplomacy over shipping emissions.
Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, has long been a target of racist insults by the president. Now her whole community faces an immigration crackdown.
The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
A Venezuela-bound vessel fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it, the latest twist in the escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro government.
En su primer año de regreso a la Casa Blanca, el presidente Trump ha ampliado enormemente el poder ejecutivo, al tiempo que ha adoptado los atavíos de la realeza de un modo nunca visto en la era moderna.
A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment was adopted. The finding appeared to undercut the president’s claims on birthright citizenship.
There are no wallflowers in Trump’s White House.
The columnist Michelle Goldberg believes reclaiming the narrative on immigration should be America’s next story.
An examination of whether recent moves have no precedent, are relatively common or somewhere in between.
At least four of the 37 men whose sentences were commuted last year could face the death penalty at the state level after a push from the Trump administration.
The world’s democracies cannot depend on the most powerful authoritarian state — and an increasingly aggressive one — for critical minerals.
An image containing a photo of President Trump was removed from a Justice Department website that housed files related to the investigations of Jeffrey Epstein. The department said it reposted the image on Sunday after it was found to not feature Epstein’s victims.
U.S. forces had boarded a different tanker on Saturday. The actions signaled a crackdown on such vessels.
In an interview with NBC, the No. 2 official at the Justice Department denied that officials were protecting the president from what has been disclosed.
In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans in rural and urban areas alike could see their votes rejected if the court decides that ballots must arrive by Election Day.
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, is among the latest politicians to be tagged with the term, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?
Durante años circularon rumores sobre el origen de su riqueza. Una investigación del Times revela sobre cómo un universitario que abandonó los estudios se abrió camino hasta la cúspide de las finanzas y la sociedad de EE. UU.
Alguna vez la relación entre ambos países trajo beneficios mutuos. Pero ahora el gobierno de Trump ha cambiado las reglas del juego.
President Trump dominates our collective consciousness. The Times broke down how he has relentlessly pursued attention in the first 329 days of his second term.
A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.
The Justice Department, under pressure from Congress to comply with a law signed by President Trump, released more than 13,000 files on Friday arising from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to his flaws and controversies.
The vessel, which was flying a Panamanian flag, was not on a list of tankers under U.S. sanctions.
Muchos de los documentos están ampliamente censurados, y rara vez se menciona al presidente Trump. La Casa Blanca también intentó sacar provecho político de la publicación de fotos de Bill Clinton.
La tensión militar entre Donald Trump y Nicolás Maduro ha provocado un aumento de la guerra electrónica en la región.
It’s all over but the shouting.
President Trump’s trade policy, inflation and climbing stock prices shaped business and the economy this year.
The Syrian government did not comment directly on the extensive American strikes targeting the Islamic State on Friday, but said it was intensifying its own efforts to fight the group.
The secretary of state has somehow avoided becoming either a media fixation or a major player in the right’s unfolding psychodrama.
Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and David French convene to discuss the year that was.
When a judge has to ask if one ruling is a “safer choice for their family” than another, is it still justice? New Jersey judge Esther Salas explains how political attacks have threatened the foundation of the U.S. judiciary.
In immigration courts, U.S. lawyers have filed thousands of requests to dismiss asylum cases and force people to pursue asylum elsewhere.
The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut.
Both parties are now preparing for “affordability” to play a major role in the midterm elections next year. How did it emerge so quickly?
Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.
El presidente ha intentado minimizar su amistad, pero documentos y entrevistas revelan una relación intensa y complicada. Perseguir mujeres era un juego de ego y dominio.
A year of political pressure and partial disclosures preceded the release of long-sought records on Jeffrey Epstein.
Many of the Justice Department documents were heavily redacted, and President Trump’s name was rarely mentioned. The White House also sought to make political hay of the release of photos of Bill Clinton.
The proposal would have required recipients to get treatment for addiction or mental illness as a condition of receiving housing funds. The administration has said it will try again.
The G.O.P. congresswoman who ran as a moderate but became an “ultra MAGA” Trump acolyte ultimately found herself undermined by the president and politically adrift.
The Trump administration had vowed to fight a judge’s decision to dismiss unrelated criminal charges against James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, the attorney general of New York.
The files that The Times initially reviewed on Friday included only a handful of references to or images of Mr. Trump.
Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, a Marine general with expansive experience in special operations and the Middle East, would take over after the abrupt departure of the previous commander.
The Kennedy Center installed President Trump’s name on the facade of the arts center, which had been designated as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.
American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter killed by the group last week.
Workers hauled up large letters spelling out Mr. Trump’s full name to add to the white marble face of the building on Friday morning.
Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.
The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website.
The case, brought by the union representing immigration judges, could have implications for other workplace claims brought by government officials.
Readers respond to an essay criticizing U.S. Democrats’ failure to resolve the conflict in Gaza. Also: Trump’s Kennedy Center rebrand; blaming immigrants after the Brown shooting.
Andrew Farkas, a New York City real estate mogul, had assured investors that his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was for business only.
Closely tied to Washington during much of the Cold War, Venezuela has gone through political upheavals over the years that now make it a major enemy in the eyes of the Trump administration.
En el ataque murieron 5 personas. Esta es la operación letal número 27 desde que el presidente Trump autorizó la acción militar contra los cárteles de la droga.
The immigration agency had barred elected officials from the holding facilities. A federal judge this week said they must be given access.
Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipment times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027.
The attack killed 5 people, the latest known fatalities since the attacks began in September. The Trump administration has accused those on the boats of ferrying narcotics but provided little proof.
Several members of Congress criticized the department’s No. 2, Todd Blanche, after he said more documents would be coming weeks late.
Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway.
A muchos de los seguidores de Donald Trump les encanta su estilo de liderazgo de lucha libre profesional. Pero algunos de sus recientes ataques han provocado repulsión incluso en sus propios aliados.
Una reordenación de las reglas del comercio, sumada a un cambio transformador en la tecnología, la demografía y el clima, está rehaciendo el empleo, la política y la vida.
The early backing of Ms. Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, is notable because she now leads the influential conservative group he founded, Turning Point USA.
President Trump’s handpicked board of trustees announced that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts would be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, a change that may need Congress’s approval.
The president’s paper wealth soared on news that the company behind Truth Social has agreed to merge with a fusion start-up. But China is way ahead in the funding race to commercialize the technology.
The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Friedrich Merz cree que el mundo necesita una Alemania más fuerte. Todavía está buscando la forma de hacerlo.
The loan will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. It also bolsters Ukraine’s position in ongoing peace talks.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said President Trump ordered the program to be suspended after it emerged that the shooting suspect used it to move to the United States.
President Trump defended the economy in an 18-minute address, despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices.
Omar García Harfuch habló con The New York Times sobre la agresiva ofensiva de los cárteles del país y de su relación con la Casa Blanca.
Marijuana has been tied to psychosis and other health problems. I still think it’s safer than alcohol.
The speaker emerita is disappointed and a little surprised that the presidential glass ceiling remains intact, but confident that it will change.
Omar García Harfuch spoke to The New York Times about the country’s aggressive cartel offensive and his relationship with the White House.
The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary.
Politics and border hassles have chased away foreign visitors, costing businesses billions. Some fear next year’s World Cup won’t be enough to bring tourists back.
El presidente tiene un largo historial de declaraciones falsas o engañosas. Pero la cantidad de estas en los ataques de su gobierno a embarcaciones y en la campaña de presión sobre Venezuela es excepcional.
A reordering of the rules of trade, set on top of transformational change in technology, demographics and climate, is remaking jobs, politics and lives.
Lawmakers from a half-dozen states said Thursday they will use legislation next year to thwart the tactics of federal law enforcement carrying out immigration policies.
Many of President Trump’s supporters love his professional-wrestling style of leadership. But some of his recent attacks have sickened even some of his own political allies.
The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional.
The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States.
Marijuana was downgraded from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug on Thursday. The reclassification does not legalize cannabis, but it does ease restrictions on the substance and allows for more research.
Bruce Blakeman, an ally of President Trump, is buying ad time on Fox News in the West Palm Beach, Fla., market, where Mr. Trump may be watching.
The White House unveiled new plaques near the Oval Office mocking some of President Trump’s predecessors. The new display distorts history and aligns with Mr. Trump’s worldview.
Christian Turner’s appointment comes as the United States and Britain’s relationship is being tested amid a number of foreign policy issues.
Hard to follow the dizzying array of developments out of Washington over the past year? Here are our answers to your pressing questions.
Friedrich Merz believes the world needs a stronger Germany. He is still navigating how to do it.
The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Trump.
In newly obtained audio, President Trump reiterated his claims that he had won Georgia in 2020 in a phone call with the state’s House Speaker, David Ralston. Mr. Trump lost Georgia by more than 11,000 votes that year.
America is in its pessimism era and Trump is playing on it, argues the columnist David Brooks in this episode of “The Conversation.”
“A lot of people are seeing some things that are really bad for Donald Trump,” David Brooks says in this episode of “The Conversation.”
Europe has some of the world’s most ambitious climate goals, but in recent months it has backtracked on rules governing automobile emissions and deforestation.
The performing arts center is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and it has been generally understood that the power to change the center’s name lies with Congress.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proposed new rules on Thursday to stop gender-related care for minors across the nation. One of the rules threatened to pull federal funding from any hospital that provided gender treatments for minors. This would effectively shut down hospitals that failed to comply.
Marijuana’s classification as one of the most dangerous and habit-forming substances has long drawn criticism.
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s release from immigration detention last week offers a useful model for how Democrats can successfully challenge the Trump administration, the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues.
Readers respond to a guest essay on why the recent boat strikes by the Trump administration are unjustified.
En un discurso combativo, el presidente Trump aseguró que la “edad de oro” que prometió en su campaña presidencial del año pasado estaba cobrando fuerza.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.
Proposed new rules would punish the hospitals by pulling all federal financing. Advocates say lawsuits will follow.
El Comando Sur dijo que el ataque tuvo como objetivo una lancha que navegaba por una “conocida ruta del narcotráfico” y que en ella habían muerto cuatro hombres “narcoterroristas”.
President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check from revenue raised by tariffs, without acknowledging that the Supreme Court is weighing the legality of the powers used to impose the levies.