| Trump Officials Move to Fire Most Voice of America Journalists
- The layoffs set up a potential battle with a federal judge who blocked previous efforts by Kari Lake, a fierce Trump ally, to restructure the agency.
Sat, 30 Aug 2025 03:48:03 +0000
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| Judge Blocks Pillar of Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign
- Judge Jia M. Cobb rejected what she called “a truly startling argument” from the government that it could use a fast-track procedure to remove people arrested far from the southern border.
Sat, 30 Aug 2025 02:42:31 +0000
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| Iowa’s Joni Ernst Will Not Seek Re-election, Putting a Competitive Senate Seat in Play
- Democrats still face an uphill fight to win in Iowa and retake the majority in the closely divided Senate.
Sat, 30 Aug 2025 01:23:14 +0000
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| How the Trump-Kennedy Alliance Is Pushing the Boundaries of Public Health
- The mutually beneficial relationship between President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is based on a striking alignment of some of their views.
Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:23:10 +0000
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| Families of Minneapolis Church Shooting Victims Pay Loving Tributes
- The impact of the deaths of Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, and the injuries sustained by 18 others are only beginning to be felt.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:42:59 +0000
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| What Is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Impose Tariffs?
- A federal appeals court struck down tariffs that President Trump had imposed by invoking a decades-old law.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:36:33 +0000
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| What’s Behind the Political Instability in Thailand
- While the country is a constitutional monarchy that holds regular elections, analysts say it is beholden to an unelected old guard.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:35:58 +0000
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| Missouri Unveils Redistricting Plan, Aiming to Add a Republican Seat
- Following Texas, Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special legislative session to redraw his state’s Congressional district lines to boost Republicans.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:20:02 +0000
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| What to Know About Jim O’Neill, the New Acting C.D.C. Director
- The selection of Jim O’Neill, a former Silicon Valley executive, drew objections from Democrats, who noted his lack of medical or scientific training.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:01:20 +0000
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| Strangers Come Together to Deliver Baby Girl at Burning Man Festival
- A woman unexpectedly went into labor at the desert festival. Within minutes, a neonatal nurse, an OB-GYN, a pediatric doctor and other attendees filled her camper.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:48:58 +0000
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| Appeals Court: Many Trump Tariffs Are Illegal
- Also, Hurricane Katrina’s legacy. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:36:08 +0000
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| Los Angeles Wildfires Left the City With a Toxic Mess
- Urban wildfires are becoming public health emergencies.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:09:33 +0000
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| Will the C.D.C. Survive?
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s assault may have dealt lasting damage to the agency, experts fear, with harsh consequences for public health.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:00:47 +0000
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| Riding Amtrak’s New Acela Train: Sleeker, Comfier and a Tiny Bit Faster
- The NextGen high-speed trains feel more like those in China, Japan or France. But topping out at 160 m.p.h., they’re still relatively slow.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:49:37 +0000
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| At Least 70 Drown Off Mauritania After Boat Capsizes
- Around 150 people boarded a boat in Gambia that was thought to have been headed for Europe. The boat capsized after traveling about 380 miles.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:37:15 +0000
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| Can This Chef Revive Babbo, Mario Batali’s Signature Restaurant?
- Mark Ladner, a master of Italian cooking and a Batali protégé, is reinventing the Manhattan restaurant under the same famous (and infamous) name.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:31:27 +0000
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| Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects
- The Trump administration’s campaign against wind power continued as it targeted funding for marine terminals and ports to support development of the industry.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:37:41 +0000
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| What to Know About Secret Service Protection for Former Vice Presidents
- The Secret Service usually protects a former vice president for six months after they leave office.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:24:09 +0000
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| Conservatives Use Minneapolis Shooting in Anti-Transgender Campaigns
- Activists are pointing to the attacker’s gender identity to falsely portray all transgender people as prone to mental illness and violence.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:40:19 +0000
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| Why the Texas Democrats’ Walkout Worked
- Losing loudly has been a crucial feature of successful political movements.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:28:49 +0000
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