The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters?
A windfall for companies that build data centers and their suppliers is overshadowing weakness in other industries.
What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026
The rapidly rising premium for Part B, which covers retirees’ outpatient services, reflects the fast pace of growth for health care costs nationally.Next year is the first time the standard premium for Medicare Part B will exceed $200 a month.
Eli Lilly, Drug Maker of Zepbound and Mounjaro, Reaches $1 Trillion in Value
The 150-year-old drugmaker is the first company in health care to hit the milestone.Eli Lilly, based in Indianapolis, has surged in large part because of the company’s success in commanding the GLP-1 weight loss drug market.
‘Fascist’? ‘Communist’? For an Afternoon, Trump and Mamdani Were Just 2 Guys From Queens.
Acid insults were set aside as New York’s mayor-elect and the president promoted their shared goals.Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump speaking with reporters in the Oval Office on Friday.
The Trump-Mamdani Buddy Movie? It’s Getting Mixed Reviews.
Zohran Mamdani and President Trump seemed to cast aside their months of traded insults, a development that seemed good for New York City but odd to some followers.After a private meeting in the Oval Office, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump held a joint news confe
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Will Resign in January, After Break From Trump
Ms. Greene, who was elected in 2020, had positioned herself as a die-hard Trump supporter until a series of recent ruptures with the president, who recently unendorsed her.“Loyalty should be a two-way street, and we should be able to vote our conscience and represent our district’s interest,” Ms. Gr
Supreme Court, For Now, Keeps in Place Texas Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
State officials have asked the justices to allow it to use a newly redrawn map for the 2026 midterms, part of a nationwide redistricting push by President Trump.Protesters in the rotunda of the Texas Capitol in August as lawmakers debated a redrawn congressional map. The map created five new Republi
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves.President Trump in Washington this week. A series of proposed rollbacks could reshape U.S. environmental policy for years to come.
What to Know: Trump Labels Nigeria’s Christian Violence a ‘Genocide’
There are widespread attacks across the country affecting many religious and ethnic groups. Many of them defy a simple explanation.At a Catholic Mass in Lagos, Nigeria, in April.
Trump Offers a Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love
While President Trump at times suggested he was willing to bolster support for Ukraine, he has repeatedly accommodated Russia’s demands.Asked if the United States would pull back its support for Ukraine if its president did not accept the deal, Mr. Trump said, “At some point, he’s going to have to a
Ukrainians Wait in Pain as Hope to Find Strike Survivors Fades
Russian missiles hit apartment buildings in Ternopil this week, far from the war’s front line. Dozens of civilians, including children, were killed.
The Aftermath of a Deadly Strike in Western Ukraine
At the site of an apartment building in western Ukraine where a Russian strike killed dozens of people, the New York Times reporter Kim Barker heard reactions to a 28-point U.S. proposal to end the war.
European Leaders to Discuss Support for Ukraine in Response to U.S. Peace Plan
The meeting is scheduled for Saturday afternoon on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa. The White House plan calls for Ukraine to make significant concessions to Russia.António Costa, president of the European Council, left, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission,
What Is Trump’s 28-Point Plan to End Russia’s War in Ukraine?
President Trump is pressing Kyiv to accept an outcome that yields to President Vladimir V. Putin’s demands.President Trump has given President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine until Thursday to accept the plan.
Trump Claims a White ‘Genocide’ in South Africa. Here’s What’s Really Happening.
An audacious effort joined two disparate communities, who say they all suffer from the staggering violence and crime affecting the country.At night in Sonop, a community outside Brits in the North West province of South Africa.
How Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza Became Main Characters on Social Media
Love, politics and ethics collided as Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza went at it in a media sphere that rewards private revelations.Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza in 2022, well before they lost their jobs as political writers for prestigious publications.
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.Olivia Nuzzi at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in 2023.
Piggy Gets Polite
Trump, remarkably, finds a new low.
Epstein and the #MeToo of It All
“You need this renewal. You need new figures who are untouched, who were never part of these awful power games,” the columnist Lydia Polgreen argues.
Pushing Off
Thanksgiving’s this coming week. How can we keep a busy holiday season from overwhelming us?
U.S. Defends Decision to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione
Prosecutors argue that Mr. Mangione can receive a fair trial, despite his lawyers’ concerns about “damaging” statements from the attorney general about the murder case.Luigi Mangione, 27, was charged with second-degree murder in the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive. He has
Texas A&M Wrong to Fire Professor Melissa McCoul Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.The professor taught a lesson that recognized more than two genders. After a student questioned her and notified officials, the professor w
Cargo Ship Fire in L.A. Threatens City With Hazardous Smoke
People near the Port of Los Angeles were told to stay indoors and close their windows as firefighters battled the blaze overnight.A fire broke out on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles.
Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust.
More young people are steering clear of alcohol. The deepening cultural shift has spawned an epidemic of brewery closures.