In Trump’s Fraud Crackdown, Political Foes Face Harshest Scrutiny

State officials say the president’s actions are a new form of retribution, even as the White House has pardoned allies charged with defrauding government.The president claims that his goal is to save taxpayers money, but some state officials say his actions are politically motivated and legally dubi

T Tony Romm

Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard

Hours after The Times reported that President Trump had lowered the bar for a deal, he denied backtracking and made new threats against Harvard.Harvard has faced internal pressure for months from faculty, students and alumni who view President Trump as an authoritarian and any deal as an act of capi

M Michael C. Bender, Michael S. Schmidt and Alan Blinder

Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth

Technological advances and an erosion of trust have transformed the way news unfolds online, distorting shared reality.Candles and flowers at the spot where federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti during operations in Minneapolis.

S Stuart A. Thompson, Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers

Clintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify

Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the ex-secretary of state, agreed to depositions they had long resisted days before the House was to vote to hold them in contempt.Lawyers for former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, made an offer for Mr. Cl

A Annie Karni

N.F.L. Says It Will Look Into Steve Tisch’s Ties to Epstein

Recently released emails reveal that Jeffrey Epstein sought to connect Mr. Tisch, whose family is a part-owner of the New York Giants, with multiple women.Steve Tisch said in a statement that he’d had a “brief association” with Jeffrey Epstein that he deeply regretted.

K Ken Belson and Jenny Vrentas

How to Watch the 2026 Westminster Dog Show

Everything you (and your dog) need to know about the competition, now in its 150th outing.Monty, a giant schnauzer who enjoys chewing on soccer balls, won best in show at last year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

C Callie Holtermann

Westminster Dog Show 2026: Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Brushing, panting, licking and leaping: Here’s what we saw at the Javits Convention Center, where show dogs could let their fur down before taking to the ring.A well-groomed bichon frisé will stand out almost anywhere, but against the purple carpeting in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, one ca

T The Styles Desk, Lanna Apisukh and Amir Hamja

On Eve of Peace Talks, Russia Hits Power Plants in Frigid Ukraine

Missiles overnight targeted electrical facilities in Kyiv and other parts of the country, according to local authorities, despite President Trump’s request for a pause.A resident and a police officer outside an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Tuesday.

M Maria Varenikova

Trump Says He’s Only Renovating the Kennedy Center

Even though President Trump held a movie premiere for his wife’s new film there last week, he said the state of the building was “actually sort of dangerous.”The announcement raised questions about whether President Trump has the power to unilaterally shut down and renovate the Kennedy Center.

S Shawn McCreesh, Julia Jacobs and Luke Broadwater

Trump’s Kennedy Center Shutdown Plan Jolts Workers and Performers

The administration’s announcement to shut the center for a major overhaul led to a swirl of confusion and anxiety among performers and patrons about its future.The sudden announcement that the Kennedy Center will close for two years, starting in July, has created confusion among workers, performers

A Adam Nagourney and Julia Jacobs

A Hamas Hostage’s Secret Ordeal

Guy Gilboa-Dalal says he was sexually abused by one of his captors in the tunnels of Gaza and threatened with death if he said anything.Guy Gilboa-Dalal near his parents’ home in Alfei Menashe, West Bank, in December. Mr. Gilboa-Dalal was abducted to Gaza from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023

I Isabel Kershner

Palestinians Return to Gaza for First Time in Nearly Two Years

The returnees reunited with families but also said their homecomings carried symbolic weight — defying any notions of permanently displacing Gazans.Palestinians embraced people who returned to Gaza late on Monday after the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza was reopened.

A Adam Rasgon

This is How Hard It Will Be to Get Around Italy’s Winter Olympics

The Games in northern Italy, which start on Friday, will be spread across 8,500 square miles. Long distances, narrow roads, complex connections and snowfall will make it a logistical nightmare.During the opening ceremony for the Tai di Cadore bypass on State Road 51.

J Jason Horowitz and Alessandro Grassani

Soylent Is Out. Food Pouches Are In.

It’s boom times for meal-replacement products that cater to the overwhelmed (and wellness-obsessed) millennial. But Soylent they are not.

E Ella Quittner