| The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is More Than Nostalgia. It’s a Message.
- President Trump and his defense secretary say they want to return to the era when America won wars. They largely ignore the greatest accomplishment of the past 80 years: avoiding superpower conflict.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:39:30 +0000
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| Donors Push Mamdani to Maximum Fund-Raising Cap in Mayor’s Race
- Zohran Mamdani’s campaign says it has hit the $8 million spending cap, a sign of the Democrat’s support especially among small-dollar donors in New York City.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:31:33 +0000
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| Angela Rayner, UK Deputy Prime Minister, Resigns After Underpaying Tax
- In a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ms. Rayner said she would step down after an ethics adviser found she had breached a code of conduct for government ministers.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:26:55 +0000
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| Questions Focus on Cable in Lisbon Funicular Crash
- Images of recovery efforts in the accident, which killed 16 people on Wednesday, appeared to show damage to a cable connecting the funicular’s two cars.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:21:45 +0000
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| How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
- The 2019 operation, greenlit by President Trump, sought a strategic edge. It left unarmed North Koreans dead.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:09:42 +0000
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| Is Jobs Data Still Reliable? Why Economists Say Yes.
- President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted questions about political interference.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:08:09 +0000
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| 5 Takeaways From RFK Jr.’s Senate Hearing
- During often tense exchanges, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his positions on Covid vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and autism.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:40:40 +0000
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| Talks Between Adams and Trump Adviser Center on Saudi Ambassadorship
- The discussions are said to be part of an effort to get Mayor Eric Adams to end his mayoral campaign in New York City, clearing a path for Andrew Cuomo.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:26:57 +0000
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| Israel Now Controls Almost Half of Gaza City, Military Says
- Hundreds of thousands of civilians are sheltering in the city as Israel’s planned takeover looms, with the potential to worsen the humanitarian crisis.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:13:20 +0000
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| Elon Musk Could Become First Trillionaire Under New Tesla Pay Package
- Tesla’s board unveiled a compensation package for the chief executive that could be worth $900 billion if he meets ambitious targets.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:12:22 +0000
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| Breaking Down Elon Musk’s Pay Package
- Tesla’s C.E.O. could become the world’s first trillionaire — if he can get the carmaker to hit some lofty performance hurdles.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:16:26 +0000
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| Western Troops in Ukraine Before a Peace Deal Would Be ‘Targets’, Putin Says
- The Russian leader made the threat a day after European leaders said they were willing to deploy forces on the ground to secure an agreement to end the war.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:25:38 +0000
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| With Trump and Ukraine, Europe’s Leaders Are Playing a Long Game
- Leaders on the continent are trying to show the U.S. president that they are serious about laying the groundwork to end the war — and that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is not.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:18:38 +0000
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| A Failed Top Secret Mission in North Korea, and a Government Shutdown Deadline
- Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:55:35 +0000
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| A Nighttime Raid
- An investigation details a previously undisclosed U.S. operation to intercept the North Korean leader’s communications.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:31:43 +0000
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| Trump Will Rename the Defense Department the Department of War: What to Know
- The president has said the name “just sounded better” than Defense Department, a name that has been in use since 1949.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:29:13 +0000
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| Mounting Deportations Meet Slow Hiring in a ‘Curious Kind of Balance’
- An influx of immigrants helped ease worker shortages, and now their expulsion is helping to mask the country’s weakening demand for labor.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:20:22 +0000
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| Senators Unleash on R.F.K. Jr.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions after a tumultuous few weeks.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:00:05 +0000
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| Why Hamas Refuses to Give Up Fighting
- Analysts say that despite its vast losses in Gaza, Hamas believes it can hold out for a deal that ensures its survival.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:22:54 +0000
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| The Luckiest Gas Station in America
- A Syrian immigrant in Southern California beat the odds — twice — and now some Powerball players see an ineffable magic at work in his store.
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:03:52 +0000
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