Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela
1/9/2026 4:25 PM Open Story
The president met with executives on a day when the U.S. seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil.
After President’s Capture, U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties
1/9/2026 8:38 PM Open Story
The move embodied the contradictions and fast-changing nature of the two countries’ relationship.
GOP Seeks Some Distance From Trump as Midterm Election Year Opens
1/9/2026 1:23 PM Open Story
The vote to open a war powers debate, a pair of attempted veto overrides and a split on health care suggested a greater appetite among Republicans to challenge the president.
Outside Prisons in Caracas, Venezuelans Anxiously Await Release of More Political Detainees
1/9/2026 3:41 PM Open Story
Venezuela’s interim government said it would release an “important number” of imprisoned people, but only nine have been confirmed freed.
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
1/9/2026 9:46 PM Open Story
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
Trump Calls for 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Cap, After Killing Other Fee Limits
1/9/2026 8:13 PM Open Story
The president revived a campaign promise he has not actively pursued since taking office.
Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’
1/9/2026 2:52 PM Open Story
The president continued to advance an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. can dominate neighboring countries “whether they like it or not.”
Iran Convulsed in Second Night of Nationwide Protests
1/9/2026 4:57 PM Open Story
Large marches against the government occurred despite an internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown.
A Look at Iran’s Antigovernment Protests
1/9/2026 2:29 PM Open Story
Protests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country’s supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what’s fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold.
What to Know About the Protests in Iran
1/9/2026 4:11 AM Open Story
Galloping inflation, a currency crisis and anger at the regime have fueled demonstrations across the country.
New Cellphone Video Shows ICE Agent’s Perspective Before Minneapolis Shooting
1/9/2026 5:02 PM Open Story
The Department of Homeland Security posted a clip of the video on social media and said it was taken by the agent, who killed a 37-year-old woman in the shooting.
Officials Identify Pair Shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Ore.
1/9/2026 5:45 PM Open Story
The two who were shot during a traffic stop are connected to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, city and federal officials said. The shooting generated angry denunciations by local officials.
Trump Officials Reopen Thousands of Refugee Claims in Minnesota
1/9/2026 2:24 PM Open Story
The review comes as the federal government escalates its immigration enforcement in the state.
How Our White House Photographer Finds New Angles on the Oval Office
1/9/2026 9:25 AM Open Story
Doug Mills, winner of three Pulitzers, sits, crawls and hoists cameras high in the air to bring viewers fresh perspectives. He was at it again this week during our marathon interview with President Trump.
Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes
1/9/2026 9:00 PM Open Story
The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.
Jobs Report Shows U.S. Hiring Slowed One Year Into Trump’s Second Term
1/9/2026 1:39 PM Open Story
As economists pointed to some of the president’s policies to explain the latest Labor Department data, White House aides sought to make the case for optimism in the new year.
U.S. Hiring Continues at Modest Pace, but Weaknesses Are Evident
1/9/2026 3:17 PM Open Story
The unemployment rate fell in December, but job growth across 2025 was the lowest in five years.
With Missile Strike on Ukraine, Putin Delivers a Warning to Europe
1/9/2026 2:09 PM Open Story
A nuclear-capable missile fired into Ukraine near Poland sent a message to Europe days after its leaders agreed to postwar security guarantees, Russian analysts said.
Hessy Levinsons Taft, Jewish Baby on Cover of Nazi Magazine, Dies at 91
1/9/2026 2:52 PM Open Story
Without her parents’ knowledge, her portrait was entered as a prank in a contest in 1935 to represent the ideal Aryan infant — and she won.
Mamdani Responds Cautiously After the Police Kill 2 People in One Night
1/9/2026 8:07 PM Open Story
Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not call the shootings justified, but said New York Police officers were placed in “incredibly difficult and dangerous circumstances.”
Mamdani Condemns Slurs and Pro-Hamas Chant at Heated Queens Protest
1/9/2026 4:35 PM Open Story
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators hurled threats at each other outside an event promoting real estate sales in Jerusalem. The mayor said those actions had “no place in our city.”
Mamdani’s First Big Move to Help Renters Is Dealt a Blow by Court
1/9/2026 2:50 PM Open Story
Summit Properties USA won an auction on Friday to buy more than 5,000 apartments out of bankruptcy from the Pinnacle Group despite City Hall’s efforts to intervene.
Trump Is Threatening Greenland and Europe
1/9/2026 12:59 PM Open Story
Any attempt to seize Greenland from Denmark would fatally undermine the world’s most successful military alliance.
This Is Trump’s One Small Trick to Destroy American Democracy
1/9/2026 5:04 AM Open Story
The president is claiming borderless license to turn on his perceived enemies, both foreign and domestic.
I.C.C. Judges Denounce Effect of Trump’s Sanctions
1/9/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
President Trump’s retaliation against top officials at the International Criminal Court has shut them out of American services and made even routine daily tasks a challenge.
Rare Comic Introducing Superman Sells Privately for $15 Million
1/9/2026 6:45 PM Open Story
The copy of Action Comics No. 1, published in 1938, was stolen from the actor Nicolas Cage in 2000 and recovered more than a decade later.
Joel Habener, Whose Research Led to Weight-Loss Drugs, Dies at 88
1/9/2026 2:54 PM Open Story
His discovery of the protein fragment GLP-1 was crucial in the development of Ozempic, Wegovy and other blockbuster obesity and diabetes treatments.
Minnesota Woman Dies After Shark Bite in U.S. Virgin Islands, Authorities Say
1/9/2026 6:18 PM Open Story
People at the beach went to the woman’s rescue and helped her ashore, the authorities said, but she died at a hospital.