The First Big Elections of the New Trump Era Are Today. Here’s What to Look For.
11/4/2025 5:02 AM Open Story
The mayor’s race in New York will gauge voters’ desire for a left-wing shift, and Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia again made fighting the president central to their bids.
Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84
11/4/2025 4:17 AM Open Story
A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change.
Dick Cheney Dies at 84, and Anonymous Ballroom Donors Face Scrutiny
11/4/2025 4:51 AM Open Story
Plus, killer whales versus great whites.
Trump Doubles Down on Nuclear Tests. His Energy Secretary Differs.
11/3/2025 7:04 PM Open Story
President Trump and one of his top cabinet officials are sending mixed messages on how the U.S. government is handling the most destructive weapons in the world.
The Battle Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller Near His Virginia Home
11/3/2025 3:44 PM Open Story
Criminal inquiries pit the Miller family’s safety concerns against the First Amendment rights of an activist in Northern Virginia critical of the administration.
Bessent Plans to Attend Tariff Arguments at the Supreme Court
11/4/2025 4:40 AM Open Story
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the idea that his presence could be seen as an attempt to intimidate the court on a case that President Trump considers vital to his economic policy.
New Pentagon Press Crew Is All In on Trump
11/4/2025 2:02 AM Open Story
The Defense Department’s new press policy led to an exodus of traditional journalists. Supporters of the president have stepped in.
The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance
11/4/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines.
She Voted for Trump Three Times. Now She Is Leading a Fight Against His Tariffs.
11/4/2025 2:02 AM Open Story
The Liberty Justice Center led by Sara Albrecht is better known for backing right-leaning causes, but it filed the tariff case that will be heard by the Supreme Court this week.
This Trillionaire Economy Thrived in a Global Order Trump Is Ditching
11/3/2025 9:00 PM Open Story
Poland and other countries across Europe that found economic success in an era of collaboration are now facing a crumbling of international alliances.
In Search of the Simpsonville Massacre
11/4/2025 12:00 AM Open Story
In 1865, two dozen Union soldiers, all formerly enslaved, were ambushed and killed along a road in Kentucky. Archaeologists are still searching for their remains.
Amazon Oil Drilling Undermines Brazil’s Climate Credibility Before COP30
11/4/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.
A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History.
11/4/2025 2:01 AM Open Story
The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.
Capitalism Is Constantly Reinventing Itself. That’s Why Things Feel So Volatile.
11/4/2025 2:01 AM Open Story
We are in the middle of the capitalistic order reinventing itself.
Nick Fuentes Is Becoming Charlie Kirk’s Successor
11/3/2025 5:27 PM Open Story
A white nationalist’s rise reveals a seemingly unstoppable ratchet of radicalization on the right.
At the Gun Range
11/4/2025 4:17 AM Open Story
Blast waves may be damaging shooters’ brains. The Times has a new investigation on how it happens.
Late Night Finds Trump’s Rich ‘Great Gatsby’ Party in Poor Taste
11/3/2025 11:43 PM Open Story
“There were dancers, costumes and champagne — a wonderful celebration where the theme was apparently gross income inequality,” Jon Stewart said.
As UK Tries to Curb Immigration, Rural Scotland Looks to Attract Foreign Workers
11/4/2025 2:11 AM Open Story
Bucking the anti-immigration trend in British politics, remote areas of Scotland would like to attract foreign workers to offset declining local populations.
After Hurricane Melissa, a Seaside Town in Jamaica Picks Up the Pieces
11/4/2025 1:29 AM Open Story
The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, reflects the broader destruction and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities.
Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Actress and Mother of Laura Dern, Dies at 89
11/3/2025 9:16 PM Open Story
She was a three-time Oscar contender playing strikingly different characters, in one case starring alongside her daughter and fellow nominee, Laura Dern.
G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism
11/3/2025 6:37 PM Open Story
Prominent Republicans rejected the views of Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, though some refrained from directly criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing him.