| Justice Department Subpoenas Office of Letitia James, a Trump Nemesis
- Ms. James, New York’s attorney general, won a civil fraud case against President Trump that is on appeal. One of the two subpoenas is related to that case.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:50:33 +0000
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| New Jersey Synagogue Burns to Ground as Rabbi and Family Escape
- Congregation Beth El in Rutherford, more than a century old, was destroyed. The mayor said there was no indication of arson so far.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:38:25 +0000
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| Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels
- The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:35:43 +0000
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| Stephen Miran, Trump’s Temporary Pick at the Fed, Could Have a Lasting Effect
- Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of governors, but in that time he can influence the discussions around interest rates and who will become the institution’s next leader.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:14:57 +0000
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| Netanyahu, Aiming to Capture Gaza City, Risks Ending in Familiar Deadlock
- Time and again, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has pledged to defeat Hamas by force. The decision to capture Gaza City repeats a strategy that has failed in the past.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:36:22 +0000
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| Senate Heads for a ‘Nuclear’ Showdown on Trump Nominees
- Republicans say they are preparing to impose rules changes to speed confirmations after Democrats thwarted them before Congress headed into recess.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:32:02 +0000
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| What if You Can’t Believe the Official Numbers?
- By besmirching the integrity of government statistics, President Trump is endangering an underappreciated treasure, our columnist says.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:00:06 +0000
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| A Starfish, a President and a Deep-Sea Frenzy in Argentina
- A livestream of an undersea project has captivated Argentina as President Javier Milei wields a chain saw on the budget for science.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:52:56 +0000
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| The MAGA Congressman Accused of Threatening His Ex With Revenge Porn
- When you’re MAGA, they let you do it.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:24:18 +0000
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| The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.
- To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:53:52 +0000
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| One Way to Retire With Friends
- We go inside The Bird’s Nest, a community in Texas.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:46:38 +0000
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| As Gaza Hunger Crisis Worsens, Israel Lets in Little Aid
- An increasing number of Palestinians are dying from hunger-related causes. Others are weak from months of extreme deprivation and vulnerable to illnesses in a territory short on crucial medical supplies, fuel and clean water, aid workers say.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:42:24 +0000
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| Israel Approves Gaza City Takeover, and Trump to Deploy Federal Agents in D.C.
- Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:20:53 +0000
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| Canyon Fire in Ventura County Prompts Evacuation Orders for Thousands
- The Canyon fire grew within hours to almost 5,000 acres as it spread into Los Angeles County, officials said.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:08:29 +0000
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| Manhunt Leaves a Montana Town in Limbo a Week After Bar Shooting
- Experts on mass shootings said it’s rare for the gunmen who carry out such crimes to elude the authorities for so long.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:02:21 +0000
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| Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education
- President Trump’s most recent executive order wades into a debate over how elite colleges should weigh grades and test scores versus the obstacles students have overcome.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:02:16 +0000
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| Want to See Opera in the Home of Baseball? Get a Room.
- In Cooperstown, N.Y., fans of the Glimmerglass Festival, a celebration of music, are finding it hard to compete for hotel space with other fans there to watch a legend — their 12-year-old.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:01:04 +0000
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| Trump Is Letting TikTok (and China) Win
- Trump’s disregard for federal law is a gift to the world’s most powerful authoritarian government.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:00:54 +0000
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| For More Than a Century, New Yorkers Have Said the Rent Is Too Damn High
- New York City’s renters have been shaping local politics since the rent strikes of the early 1900s. A new museum exhibit illustrates some of the early struggles.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:00:14 +0000
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| What Is Mamdani’s Vision for New York City’s $40 Billion School System?
- Zohran Mamdani has not released a detailed plan for public education, but his biggest proposal centers on weakening mayoral control and giving power to teachers and parents.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:00:06 +0000
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