Katie Rogers and Dylan Freedman il 25/11/2025

Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office

President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.Mr. Trump, 79, is the oldest person to be elected to the presidency.

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Robert Jimison il 25/11/2025

Once Foes of Obamacare, Some Republicans Push to Protect It

A small cadre of politically vulnerable Republicans in Congress is breaking with the party to push for the extension of health care tax credits for a program the G.O.P. reviles.Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey supports extending health care subsidies, saying, “The way I look at it, these v

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Chris Cameron il 26/11/2025

Trump Administration Will Raise Prices for Foreign Tourists at National Parks

The price increases comes as more and more international travelers are choosing to stay away from the United States and amid turmoil at the National Park Service.Visitors to Yosemite National Park in California taking photos last month from Glacier Point, with Half Dome in the background.

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Patricia Cohen il 25/11/2025

Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk

Some experts see a dangerous combination of factors reminiscent of practices that led to previous financial crises.A conference held by Nvidia in Washington last month. The company’s multi-trillion-dollar valuation assumes endless growth.

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Michael S. Schmidt il 25/11/2025

Trump’s Retribution Push Has Expanded Even as It Hits Legal Barriers

A judge dismissed indictments against two of the president’s foes, but a new Pentagon investigation of a prominent Democrat shows how he is using a whole-of-government approach to punish those who cross him.President Trump’s political appointees are harnessing a range of departments, obscure agencie

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Megan Mineiro il 25/11/2025

Republicans Fight With Trump’s Team Over Ukraine Talks

Senator Mitch McConnell and several other lawmakers have accused President Trump’s team of appeasing the Kremlin, warning that doing so would not lead to lasting peace.Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky posted on social media recently that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had “spent the entire

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The New York Times Books Staff il 25/11/2025

100 Notable Books of 2025

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

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Devon Lum, Mattathias Schwartz, Christoph Koettl and Ainara Tiefenthäler il 25/11/2025

Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago

The Trump administration has claimed the police were slow to protect federal agents on Oct. 4, but videos and audio show that their rationale conflates hours of events involving a shooting, a protest, a car crash and a police radio call.

D Devon Lum, Mattathias Schwartz, Christoph Koettl and Ainara Tiefenthäler
Matina Stevis-Gridneff il 25/11/2025

An Eritrean Woman Seeking Asylum in Canada Was Almost Deported From the U.S.

After more than 20 years in the U.S., an Eritrean mother and nurse tried to self-deport to Canada. She found herself in a Texas detention center instead.Rahel Negassi, an Eritrean asylum seeker who worked as a nurse for over two decades in the United States while undocumented.

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Mihir Zaveri il 25/11/2025

The ‘New’ Solution for the N.Y.C. Housing Crisis: Single-Room Apartments

There is a push to revive single-room occupancy housing, where kitchens and bathrooms are shared among apartments as small as 100 square feet each.According to one estimate, there used to be more than 100,000 single-room occupancy apartments in New York City, but they fell out of favor because of th

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Vanessa Friedman il 24/11/2025

Will Dressing Up Fix Flying?

Clothes make the traveler: Once upon a time people dressed up on airplanes. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy hopes to encourage them to do so again.

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Mark Walker il 26/11/2025

Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snacks Along With Better-Dressed Travelers

Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.Sean Duffy, the nation’s transportation secretary, has a lot on his plate these days, though by his account, he would like that plate to have fewer coo

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Nicholas Fandos il 25/11/2025

Boston Mayor Wu Question’s Mamdani’s Approach to Meeting With Trump

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won praise for his meeting with President Trump. But Michelle Wu, the like-minded mayor of Boston, said “flattery is not the way.”Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston said she had never met with President Trump and did not intend to.

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Dana Rubinstein il 26/11/2025

In City Hall Housecleaning, Mamdani Asks 179 Adams Staff Members to Quit

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on Jan. 1. His request for resignations targeted political appointees.Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, requested the resignations of staff members in Mayor Eric Adams’s administration.

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Mitch Smith il 25/11/2025

Indiana Lawmakers Are Poised to Vote on Redistricting After All

Republican leaders in the legislature backtracked and said they would vote on a new congressional map that President Trump wants, though support remained uncertain.Rodric Bray, the president pro tem of the State Senate, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis this year.

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Theodore Schleifer il 26/11/2025

Fears About A.I. Prompt Talks of Super PACs to Rein In the Industry

As artificial intelligence companies prepare to pour money into the midterm elections, some in the A.I. world are hatching plans of their own to curb the industry’s influence.Jack Clark, a co-founder of Anthropic, an A.I. company that favors more guardrails for the technology. Some of the company’s

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Christine Hauser and Michael Levenson il 25/11/2025

Joan Branson, Richard Branson’s Wife of 35 Years, Dies at 80

Mr. Branson, the Virgin Atlantic founder, announced her death in an Instagram post.Richard and Joan Branson in Los Angeles in 2018. Mr. Branson has often said Joan influenced his approach to some of his most important decisions.

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