The former assistant will be questioned by Mr. Combs’s lawyers, who say her account of sex abuse and violence is at odds with the warmth she showed him on social media.
In this episode of “The Opinions,” the Times Opinion politics correspondent Michelle Cottle speaks to the columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French about the rise of “toxic empathy” and how the right has turned compassion into weakness.
A Times investigation found that some of those who have been close to the billionaire were increasingly worried about his behavior.
Tras conquistar el mercado nacional, el fabricante japonés de inodoros Toto está vendiendo más bidés en Estados Unidos. El presidente de Toto dice que ni siquiera los aranceles detendrán su avance.
A coalition including leading figures on the right said the president’s program did violence to the Constitution. One judge cited it eight times.
A look at the item from each country that makes up the largest American import share.
The president is set to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum this week, even as the courts are challenging the legitimacy of other levies.
President Trump has sought to assuage some lawmakers’ concerns over the bill’s price tag and cuts to Medicaid with inaccurate claims.
The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration has continued to escalate. Michael C. Bender, a correspondent for The New York Times in Washington, surveys the administration’s actions against the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.
Senate Republicans understand that energy abundance is essential for the economy, national security and the country’s well-being. Now they must act.
Three Opinion writers on the death of empathy in America.
Research breakthroughs are often sagas of passion, curiosity and sacrifice. If Trump’s proposed budget cuts for 2026 are enacted, many such journeys may never get started.
When the Trump administration slashed a successful food aid program, Austin Flamm set out to put politics aside. “Everybody needs a meal,’’ he said.
U.S. institutions are still largely functioning. But the deterioration of the country’s political culture is striking — and alarming.
The Alaska Republican senator has no qualms about criticizing the president. She could play a make-or-break role in pushing back on the legislation carrying his agenda.
The United States allowed its rare earth metals industry to move to China and could now face severe economic disruption as China limits crucial supplies.
President Trump reposted another user’s false claim that the former president had been “executed” in 2020 and replaced by a robotic clone.
President Trump withdrew his nomination of Jared Isaacman, an ally of Elon Musk, because of donations he had made to Democrats. But people with knowledge of the events say Mr. Isaacman had disclosed the contributions.
One official said that the president is unlikely to delay his initial 90-day pause on some of his highest rates.
The president is very unhappy with the federal judiciary and the Federalist Society.
It’s complicated.
William F. Buckley Jr. was also a revolutionary.
Budget cuts proposed for next year would be catastrophic.
Both of the main candidates support the alliance with the United States, but the front-runner favors diplomacy with North Korea and China to improve strained relations.
The Trump administration and the European Union are fast-tracking discussions toward a trade deal, but America’s right sometimes treats the bloc as more foe than friend.
Jared Isaacman was a close associate of Elon Musk, whose SpaceX company has multiple contracts with NASA.
The court decisions are an abrupt turnaround for a population that entered the country legally and shared detailed information about their whereabouts with the government.
El secretario de Salud, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dijo el martes que la vacuna ya no figuraría en el calendario de vacunación infantil. La actualización de los CDC contradice su política.
Tehran now has the capability to produce bomb-grade fuel for roughly 10 weapons, according to a confidential United Nations report.
The group did not say whether it had accepted or rejected the deal to halt fighting for at least two months and ensure the release of some of the remaining hostages.
Two emperors of chaos decide that two is one too many.
Readers react to Steven Pinker’s essay on the Trump administration’s conflict with the university and its repercussions.
Chickening out is crucial to his political success.
Cities and counties that have strongly backed the administration’s immigration crackdown nonetheless found themselves on a lengthy list of locales being warned to change their policies.
Laura Modi’s company, Bobbie, is rooted in science and uses organic ingredients. Some of her fans aren’t happy that she’s willing to work with the Trump administration.
Las empresas recibieron con satisfacción una decisión judicial que anulaba los aranceles del presidente Trump. Luego, la suspensión de esa sentencia no dejó a nadie respirar tranquilo.
In a world rattled by President Trump’s tariffs and his scorn for Western allies, the defense secretary struck a rare note of continuity on security partnerships.
It was an opening salvo in what is likely to be the decisive legal battle over the president’s attempts to employ the rarely used wartime law as a centerpiece of his aggressive deportation agenda.
A runoff election on Sunday pits a centrist against a nationalist who represent mainstream parties. The outcome is unclear given that many under 30 prefer candidates on the political fringes.
Some former spy-hunters see the State Department’s plan to revoke visas of some Chinese college students as heavy-handed and counterproductive.
A Supreme Court ruling on Friday ended temporary humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of people. But it is unclear how quickly many could be deported.
The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be hit, including aid for college and cancer research.
La lista de posibles sospechosos es larga.
The Times’s chief fashion critic unravels the Trump-inspired style that has spread quickly across Washington.
The president has grown increasingly angry at court rulings blocking parts of his agenda, including by judges he appointed.
President Trump gave Elon Musk a send-off in the Oval Office.
An Oval Office news conference signaled an end to a remarkable period of upheaval across the federal bureaucracy, supervised by Mr. Musk and his cost-cutting initiative.
Kim Sajet, the director of the Smithsonian museum for more than 12 years, has tried to bring in more contemporary artists.
The list of possible suspects seemed long.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by PBS and a Minnesota public TV station, said President Trump’s executive order was unconstitutional.
A bipartisan duo met with the Ukrainian president and made the case for Congress to impose harsh economic penalties on Moscow for its continuing offensive.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization schedule. C.D.C.’s update counters his policy.
Cuando Musk entró en la órbita del presidente Trump, su vida privada se volvió cada vez más tumultuosa y su consumo de drogas fue más intenso de lo que se sabía.
Protecting the borders from espionage is essential. It’s something else to deny students because they are Chinese and hope to pursue a STEM degree in the United States.
Kenneth Genalo, el máximo responsable de deportaciones del ICE, se jubila, y otros dos funcionarios pasan a desempeñar diferentes labores, según ha anunciado el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional.
The 24 awards would have gone to a range of companies trying in novel ways to reduce the pollution that is heating the planet.
Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.
Officials had largely steered clear of arrests at immigration courts out of concern that they would deter people from showing up for hearings.
The administration had asked the court to allow it to end deportation protections for more than 500,000 people facing dire humanitarian crises in their home countries.
The industry is bracing for the OPEC Plus oil cartel’s meeting on Saturday, which is widely expected to further increase oil production despite weak demand.
Beijing has high hopes for its C919 single-aisle jet after years of delay, but the plane depends on engines, avionics and other gear from Western companies.
President Trump said that Beijing was not honoring the terms of a temporary agreement and warned of further confrontation.
The Federal Reserve has put interest rate cuts on hold until it has more clarity about President Trump’s policies.
The state’s high school championships begin on Friday as intense debate swirls around one athlete’s participation.
An increase in deferred pay-later loans has raised alarms, as the Trump administration seeks to gut the agency tasked with policing the sector.
We explore tariffs and presidential power.
A federal court ruled that President Trump’s tariffs were illegal. We speak to the lead plaintiff.
The 1970s era of academic exchange began as a form of diplomacy. “People were curious about us, inviting us to their homes,” one former student remembers.
Down in initial polls of the race, Senator John Cornyn of Texas said he would make charges of corruption against his challenger, the state’s attorney general, stick.
Thousands of white South Africans are jockeying to get on the next flight to the United States as refugees. They say the backlash against their community is unfair.
To view rivers only as sources and drains is to reduce them to base functions rather than to see them as the life-giving, world-shaping forces they are.
A wealthy widow built a library and opera house on the border between Quebec and Vermont, a symbol of binational friendship. Now U.S. officials are restricting access to Canadians.
The influence of A.I. companies now extends well beyond the realm of business.
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.
Los trabajadores extranjeros de empresas frutícolas y lácteas en Nueva York se han aislado para evitar la red de deportaciones del gobierno de Estados Unidos.
La doble campaña de Moscú de intensificar los ataques en el frente y bombardear las ciudades ucranianas ha reducido aún más las perspectivas de poner fin a los combates.
Foreign-born workers on New York’s fruit and dairy farms have sequestered themselves to avoid the administration’s deportation net.
The president picked Paul Ingrassia, the current White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which examines public corruption.
Students said the latest move had upended their plans and intensified their fears.
The dismissal of charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, is the Trump administration’s latest pullback in cryptocurrency enforcement.
Una nueva política del gobierno estadounidense que restringe los visados a funcionarios extranjeros que considere que limitan la expresión en internet parece estar diseñada para el juez Alexandre de Moraes.
The world’s richest man created disruption and fear before giving up on revamping government. But his companies will now face less oversight.
Court rulings overturning and then at least temporarily allowing President Trump’s tariffs add to the uncertainty disrupting business at U.S. ports.
Employees of federal agencies continue to wrestle with the shocks of Elon Musk’s drive to purge the government of diversity programs and slash employment even as the billionaire leaves Washington.
A court ruling invalidating President Trump’s sweeping tariffs was halted hours later, throwing into question the administration’s overall approach to trade.
Companies welcomed a court decision striking down President Trump’s tariffs. Then a stay of that ruling left no one breathing easy.
Kenneth Genalo, the top ICE deportation official, is retiring, and two other officials are moving on to different roles, the Department of Homeland Security announced.
Critics say President Trump has used the vast pardon powers of the presidency not to settle accounts, as President Biden did, but to burn the ledger.
White House reactions to unfavorable court rulings appeared designed to undermine confidence in the judiciary.
A new State Department policy to restrict visas from foreign officials who censor voices online appears written for a specific Brazilian Supreme Court justice.
Trump administration officials are getting a second chance to try to sever ties with China by starting a trade war, imposing export controls and revoking student visas.
A report on children’s health released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission referred to scientific papers that did not exist.
Trumpism can be seen as a giant attempt to amputate the highest aspirations of the human spirit and to reduce us to our most primitive, atavistic tendencies.
Oil and gas companies are facing a wave of new lawsuits over their role in global warming.
The university’s commencement speaker, Dr. Abraham Verghese, acknowledged the current conflict with the Trump administration.
The U.S. has sent an Israeli-backed cease-fire proposal that would allow the flow of aid into Gaza. Hamas appeared skeptical of the offer.
Durante 20 años, Carol Hui ha servido waffles, criado a sus hijos y abrazado el pequeño pueblo de Kennett, en Misuri. Su detención y deportación pendiente a Hong Kong ha golpeado duramente a la comunidad.
Jerome H. Powell stressed in his first meeting since the president returned to the White House that policy decisions would be “based solely on careful, objective and nonpolitical analysis.”
Thomas Barrack raised the American flag over the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus, amid broader efforts by the Trump administration to improve ties.
El multimillonario ha dejado claro que se siente frustrado por los obstáculos que ha encontrado al intentar trastocar la burocracia federal de EE. UU.
In a recent pair of focus groups, voters loyal to President Trump judged members of Congress almost entirely according to whether they backed him — and rejected lawmakers who dared to dissent.
El resto de las agencias de inteligencia no están de acuerdo con el análisis del FBI que vincula a la banda, el Tren de Aragua, con el gobierno de Venezuela.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s shot.
Readers discuss the confrontation between President Trump and Harvard. Also: Standing up to Vladimir Putin; silencing authors; self-driving trucks.
Hay algo muy estadounidense en un hombre que quiere ser rey y revolucionario a la vez. Y hay algo muy estadounidense en la ambición por el oro.
As students gathered with family and friends for commencement, signs of the university’s fight with the Trump administration took many forms.
In its fight with Harvard, the Trump administration has focused on international students, who are critical to universities’ bottom lines and campus life.
The president’s storytelling is in an unscrupulous league of its own.
A federal judge said she would issue a temporary order that would prevent the Trump administration from blocking the school’s ability to enroll international students.
The announcement of the delay came in a legal filing on Thursday as the two sides faced off in a Boston courtroom.
The complaint argues that orders aimed at increasing American fossil fuel production infringe on the fundamental rights of young people.
The administration immediately petitioned a court to allow the United States to continue imposing stiff tariffs.
The partnership comes after Newark’s airport, where United has a big hub, suffered long delays because of air traffic control problems.
The term “TACO,” short for Trump Always Chickens Out, has been used to describe how markets tumble on the president’s tariff threats, then rebound when he gives way.
President Trump’s threat to impose big charges — including 50 percent on the European Union — was in question after judges blocked his across-the-board levies.
The ruling added to uncertainty, but investors were encouraged that it could slow momentum for a trade war that threatens economic and corporate growth.
Plus, the rise of crypto kidnappings.
The American president’s preference for praising and excusing the Russian leader has yielded no progress toward peace in Ukraine.
The university has been locked in a battle with the administration, facing threats to its funding and international students.
Moscow’s dual campaign of intensified frontline attacks and bombardment of Ukrainian cities has further reduced the prospects for an end to the fighting.
The president is right about wanting to end the war in Ukraine but wrong about threatening to walk away from cease-fire talks.
With the future of thousands of students at stake, the two sides will argue in person as the Trump administration pushes Harvard to comply with its demands.
The president’s attempts to erase Black history hurt all Americans.
Helplessness and frustration are setting in as student applicants in China wait to see how sweeping the new U.S. action might be.
Desde Nueva York hasta Hawái, los agentes se han presentado sin previo aviso en escuelas, hogares y albergues de inmigrantes para entrevistar a los niños.
Having conquered its home market, the Japanese toilet-maker Toto is selling more bidets in the United States. Toto’s president says not even tariffs will halt its advance.
A blitz of pardons and commutations included those who have expressed political support or echoed the president in claiming they had been unfairly targeted.
The remaining intelligence agencies disagree with the F.B.I.’s analysis tying the gang, Tren de Aragua, to Venezuela’s government.
The sweeping order applied to hundreds of thousands of people legally in the country through programs put in place for Ukrainians, Afghans and others.
The billionaire has made clear he is frustrated with the obstacles he encountered as he tried to upend the federal bureaucracy.
Some were identified through photos as they entered the event. Others posted about their evening on social media.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the students who will have their visas canceled include people with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in “critical fields.”
Mr. Hoover was accused of directing the Gangster Disciples even after he went to prison in the 1970s. The federal commutation will not change his state prison sentence.
The Trump administration is trying to block Harvard from enrolling international students. A Harvard official said the move is already creating major disruptions.
A federal judge in Massachusetts had ordered officials to “facilitate” his return. The United States is still holding a group of other deportees at a base in Djibouti.
The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority in imposing his “reciprocal” tariffs globally, as well as levies on Canada and Mexico.
The usual rules of politics seem no match for the president’s desire to exploit an unchecked executive power.
The popular Louisiana rapper recently announced a 32-date U.S. tour to begin in September.
Michael G. Grimm, a Republican, represented Staten Island and part of Brooklyn from 2011 until he resigned in 2015.
The president is increasingly using his clemency powers to undermine Justice Department cases against his supporters.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate, was targeted for deportation because the Trump administration said he impeded its foreign policy. He will still be held in Louisiana.
The school has so far resisted considerable pressure from the Trump administration to enact other policy changes.
Since regaining the White House, President Trump has been fixated on making an example of those who push back against him.
A group of attorneys general, led by Letitia James of New York, argues that National Science Foundation programs are critical for leading in science and technology.
The company continued to grow fast in its most recent quarter despite new rules restricting the sale of A.I chips to China.
La detención de un joven venezolano parece ser el primer caso de detención de un estudiante por parte de funcionarios federales en la ciudad este año.
The latest Trump administration inquiry appears to focus on a competitor entered in this weekend’s state track and field championships.
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. commuted dozens of men’s sentences to life without parole, but the Trump administration has sought to move the inmates to a notoriously tough prison.
The president tapped his former defense lawyer to join the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Agents are showing up unannounced to interview minors in what the government calls “wellness checks.” Critics see the visits as part of the immigration crackdown.