Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits
5/20/2026 12:57 PM Open Story
The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.
How the $1.8 Billion Trump Fund May Violate Past Practice and Policy
5/20/2026 3:41 PM Open Story
The fund that could offer payouts to Trump allies who accuse the government of mistreatment is not only highly unusual but also appears to violate the administration’s own policies.
Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund
5/20/2026 12:46 PM Open Story
The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.
Cuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith
5/20/2026 1:00 PM Open Story
Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action.
Rubio, in Video, Urges Cubans to Align With Trump Administration
5/20/2026 1:02 PM Open Story
In a rare direct address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the former leader Raúl Castro for the country’s longstanding electricity and resource shortages.
Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
5/20/2026 11:44 AM Open Story
An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power.
Iran Threatens to Strike Beyond the Middle East if the U.S. Resumes Attacks
5/20/2026 7:43 AM Open Story
The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.
Musk’s SpaceX Reveals Its Finances for the First Time as It Readies for IPO
5/20/2026 3:02 PM Open Story
Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date.
Timmy the Whale Got Stranded Off the German Coast. Then Things Got Weird.
5/20/2026 7:33 AM Open Story
A humpback that became stuck in the Baltic seemed to unite a nation in hope. Rescue efforts followed, and then finger-pointing.
Senate G.O.P. Ready to Drop Ballroom Funds From ICE Bill
5/20/2026 3:46 PM Open Story
Several Republicans had balked at including the money in an immigration enforcement measure that the party plans to push through on a party-line vote.
House Passes Housing Bill, Uniting on a Measure to Bring Down Costs
5/20/2026 12:38 PM Open Story
The legislation, which had been stalled amid Republican divisions, passed overwhelmingly, signaling an eagerness in both parties to address affordability in an election year.
Trump Gets His Payback in Primary Elections, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress
5/20/2026 3:12 PM Open Story
Republican senators are angry the president is working to unseat their colleagues. But he is also creating more free agents in his own party in Congress willing to defy him.
Thomas Massie, a Trump Critic, Causes Latest Midterm Fight Over Israel
5/20/2026 4:47 PM Open Story
In primary races across the country, debates over Israel are taking center stage, dividing Democrats and Republicans alike.
OpenAI Prepares to File for an I.P.O. in Coming Weeks
5/20/2026 11:41 AM Open Story
OpenAI would be one of the most highly anticipated potential initial public offerings, in what is set to be a major year of I.P.O.s for Silicon Valley.
Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees, as A.I. Casualties Mount
5/20/2026 2:56 PM Open Story
Employees have signed petitions against being tracked by A.I. and were trying to figure out who had been let go on Wednesday, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.
Nvidia’s Profit Hits $58.3 Billion as A.I. Boom Gathers More Steam
5/20/2026 3:54 PM Open Story
The chip maker said its profit in its most recent quarter jumped 211 percent from a year earlier thanks to extreme demand from other big technology companies.
To 2026 Graduates Facing a Bleak Job Market, 1991 Grads Have Some Advice
5/20/2026 10:38 AM Open Story
The New York Times profiled young job seekers in 1991. Today, their own children are entering a work force in flux.
Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts
5/20/2026 1:43 PM Open Story
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.
Ebola Crisis Sparks Debate Over Global Health Double Standards
5/20/2026 2:14 PM Open Story
To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.
Return to the Land, a Whites-Only Community, Is Sued for Discrimination
5/20/2026 9:11 AM Open Story
Return to the Land, a 160-acre development requiring members be white and heterosexual, is breaking fair housing and civil rights laws, according to a lawsuit.
TSA Pushes to Expand Private Security at Airport Checkpoints
5/20/2026 2:00 PM Open Story
Driven in part by the chaos of the last shutdown, the government is expanding efforts to use private security staff instead of federal employees at more airports.
Thailand Tightens Visa Rules for Tourists From Dozens of Nations, Including U.S.
5/20/2026 2:52 PM Open Story
The country had loosened entry requirements after the pandemic to attract visitors, but will now limit many travelers to 30 days without a visa.
He Was Jailed Over a Charlie Kirk Post. The Sheriff Now Owes Him $835,000.
5/20/2026 9:53 AM Open Story
Larry Bushart sued a Tennessee sheriff who claimed he wanted to incite hysteria with a post after Mr. Kirk’s killing and jailed him for 37 days.
A May-December Romance for 2 Fifth Avenue Hawks
5/20/2026 7:04 AM Open Story
The last mate of Pale Male, a celebrity hawk, has returned to their Upper East Side address with a new partner, and a baby chick has been seen.
Children of Radicals Write to Understand Their Legacies
5/20/2026 4:24 AM Open Story
Zayd Ayers Dohrn and Harriet Clark on activism, violence, guilt and trying to make sense of their “incomprehensible” early days.
Book Review: ‘Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young,’ by Zayd Ayers Dohrn
5/19/2026 11:14 AM Open Story
Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s parents were leaders of the Weather Underground. His new book traces how their revolutionary ideals collided with their family life.
Trump’s Slush Fund Will Reward Criminals. Americans Will Pay for It.
5/20/2026 9:34 AM Open Story
The president’s corruption and subversion of democratic tradition risk becoming the norm.
E. Jean Carroll Taught Me to Not Be Afraid
5/20/2026 10:04 AM Open Story
It’s not easy to make an anti-Trump documentary right now.
San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Alarm About Rising Islamophobia
5/20/2026 11:15 AM Open Story
Muslims pointed to a rise in overt hatred online, political attacks and harassment in the months before the killing of three people outside an Islamic center.
Soccer Game Between North and South Korean Teams Draws Strong Emotion On and Off the Pitch
5/20/2026 2:38 PM Open Story
While diplomatic relations between the two Koreas are near a historic low, a rare trip by athletes from the North triggered intense emotions in some older South Koreans.
Mother Who Drowned 3 Children at Coney Island Is Sentenced to 20 Years
5/20/2026 2:24 PM Open Story
Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 killings of her children, ages 7, 4 and 3 months.
Video Shows Itamar Ben-Gvir Taunting Pro-Palestinian Activists
5/20/2026 12:25 PM Open Story
The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video in which he is seen with handcuffed activists forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.