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Trump Discusses Tax Cuts for New Yorkers With G.O.P. Lawmakers
The president-elect told Republicans from New York, New Jersey and California to come up with a plan for increasing the state and local tax deduction — a move that would benefit their constituents.Jan. 12 - Top stories -
As Wildfire Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to ‘Old California’
The historic ranch house of Will Rogers and an important residence by Ray Kappe were destroyed by the fires, which threaten L.A.’s spectacular design legacy.Jan. 10 - Top stories -
Speech vs. Security
A Supreme Court hearing today could determine the fate of TikTok in the United States.Jan. 10 - Top stories -
Death Toll Climbs in L.A. Fires, and TikTok’s Last Chance
Plus, goodbye to a hairy “Shrek” icon.Jan. 10 - Top stories -
Why Does Trump Want Greenland?
The president-elect said the United States needed the island, which is a semiautonomous part of Denmark, for national security reasons. But there are other possible interests.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
A Reporter’s Reflection on Jan. 6, Then and Now
Luke Broadwater was at the Capitol when a pro-Trump mob stormed the complex on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was certifying Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Four years later, he reflects on what has ...Jan. 6 - Top stories -
Monday will be a tougher test for the system, though snow could limit traffic.
The tolls were introduced just past midnight on Sunday. Officials are still assessing how they are affecting traffic patterns in New York City.Jan. 6 - Top stories -
How Scammers Could Cheat NYC’s Congestion Pricing Tolls
Drivers who obscure their plates or otherwise circumvent paying tolls already cost the city’s mass transit system millions of dollars.Jan. 6 - Top stories -
Biden Awards 18 Medals of Freedom, and Delivers One Unmistakable Message
With a recipient list stocked with old-guard icons and political backers, the president signaled support for the establishment his successor wants to tear down.Jan. 4 - Top stories -
Will Matt Gaetz Participate in the House Speaker Vote?
The Florida Republican, who resigned his House seat during his short-lived bid for attorney general, has publicly flirted with the idea of showing up in Congress on Friday.Jan. 3 - Top stories -
The House begins voting in hours. Here’s what to know.
The Louisiana Republican was unanimously nominated as his party’s candidate for speaker. But resistance among right-wing lawmakers and his slim majority have thrust his fate into doubt.Jan. 3 - Top stories -
Trump Dissolves Arts Committee Previously Restored by Biden
The disbanding of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities came amid a flurry of executive orders touching on art, culture and history.9h - Top stories -
What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians
Legislation that goes into effect on Thursday bars UNRWA from operating in the country. That will affect aid delivery to Gaza and beyond.18h - Top stories -
What Does RFK Jr.’s Bird Tie Mean?
As he seeks to lead the health department, Mr. Kennedy wore a thin tie dotted with feathered creatures to cap a classic suit.1d - Top stories -
Your Guide to the DeepSeek Freakout: An Emergency Pod
“I think this is a big moment in the history of A.I. development”3d - Top stories -
Palestinians Trek Home, Trump Tariffs, and Super Bowl 2025
Plus, a Super Bowl three-peat?3d - Top stories -
Hollywood Work Was Already Drying Up. Then the Fires Hit.
The wildfires have given new urgency to discussions about how to revive one of Los Angeles’s defining, and dominant, industries: film and television production.4d - Top stories -
U.S. Military Planes Carrying Migrants Land in Guatemala
The Department of Defense said this week that it would provide planes for deportation flights.6d - Top stories -
Immigration Arrests Prompt Fear That Mass Deportations Loom
The arrest of three people at a seafood distribution warehouse in Newark has led to a heightened sense of alarm in the region.6d - Top stories -
Trump Officials Pause Programs to Let In Immigrants, Including Ukrainians
The pause on several initiatives that allowed immigrants to enter the country temporarily will block the entrance of people fleeing some of the most unstable and desperate places in the world.6d - Top stories -
N.Y. Migrants Fear Expulsion After Trump Expands Deportation Targets
Those who followed Biden-era guidelines are dismayed that the rules have changed. The app that helped them enter the country now may make them targets.6d - Top stories -
He Was Pushed in Front of a Subway Train. How Did He Survive?
Joseph Lynskey was waiting for the subway in Manhattan last month when a random act of violence transformed his life.6d - Top stories -
Pediatricians Try New Tactics To Win Over Vaccine Skeptical Parents
As trust in medicine declines and vaccine hesitancy spreads, doctors are changing how they talk about lifesaving childhood shots.6d - Top stories -
Los Angeles Schools Reopen to Relief and Worry About Toxins
Many educators and families were thrilled to get back to some routines as a handful of schools reopened after weeks of closures. Others were worried about remaining dangers in fire-hit areas.Jan. 23 - Top stories -
Evacuation Orders Given Late to Altadena Area Where Eaton Fire Deaths Were Concentrated
All 17 people who died in the Eaton fire lived in an area where evacuation orders came hours later than others, even as homes nearby were already burning. Some people never received warnings at all.Jan. 22 - Top stories -
Here Is How Trump Moved to Seal the Southern Border on Day 1
President Trump issued a raft of executive orders that effectively block migrants from entering the United States and applying for asylum, closing off major legal channels for immigration.Jan. 22 - Top stories -
Trump Expands Quick Deportations Across the U.S.
President Trump’s first administration tried to implement a similarly sped-up process for removing unauthorized immigrants, but those efforts were hampered by federal courts.Jan. 21 - Top stories -
After Trump’s Threats, Mexico’s Leader Says She’ll ‘Always Defend’ Her Country
On Tuesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum responded point by point to President Trump’s executive orders on migration, trade and other issues.Jan. 21 - Top stories -
Enrique Tarrio, Pardoned by Trump, Helped Initiate Capitol Riot
Until President Trump’s pardon, Enrique Tarrio was serving a 22-year prison term, the longest sentence handed down to any of the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with Jan. 6.Jan. 20 - Top stories -
TikTok Engineered Its Shutdown to Get Saved. But Trump’s Solution May Fall Short
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s idea, a 50-50 “joint venture” between the existing Chinese owner and some kind of American entity, was more politics than substance.Jan. 19 - Top stories -
Health Secretary Defends Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandates and Social Media Efforts
In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.Jan. 18 - Top stories -
C.I.A. Analyst Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Documents About Israel
The analyst was charged with two counts of violating the Espionage Act and faces up to a decade in prison for disclosing sensitive information about Israel’s response to an Iranian attack.Jan. 17 - Top stories -
Two Watchdogs Were Rebuffed From Joining Trump’s Cost-Cutting Effort
“We have no room in our administration for Democrats,” a transition spokeswoman replied after good-government activists tried to join the president-elect’s new efficiency department.Jan. 16 - Top stories -
How Biden Surprised Progressives
To the departing president, F.D.R. seemed a guiding, if often elusive, star.Jan. 15 - Top stories -
Johnson Ousts Turner as Intelligence Chairman, Bowing to Trump
Representative Michael R. Turner, Republican of Ohio, had at times been critical of the president-elect. He told people that he was axed after an edict from Mar-a-Lago.Jan. 15 - Top stories -
Melania Trump Says She Plans to Be at White House Full Time
Mrs. Trump did not immediately move in to the White House when her husband was inaugurated in 2017, but she said the second stay was going to be more routine. “I already packed,” she told Fox News.Jan. 13 - Top stories -
Writing Fantasy Came Naturally. Reality Was Far More Daunting.
After winning just about every major science fiction and fantasy award, Nnedi Okorafor explores a traumatic event in her own history in her most autobiographical novel yet.Jan. 12 - Top stories -
In Congress, a Push for Proxy Voting for New Parents Draws Bipartisan Support
A group of younger lawmakers is pressing to change House rules to allow members who are new parents to vote remotely.Jan. 11 - Top stories -
Trump Is First President to Be Sentenced as a Felon
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s New York criminal case culminated with him avoiding jail, but he is set to become the first felon to occupy the Oval Office.Jan. 10 - Top stories -
Senate Moves Forward Bill to Expand Deportations of Migrants Accused of Crimes
Most Democrats joined Republicans in voting to take up the measure, which would require the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes.Jan. 9 - Top stories