Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
President Trump’s statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.President Trump spoke during a video call with military service members on Thursday.
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.When Juan Orlando Hernández was extradited to the United States, his own country erupted in celebration.
The Political Price Shock of Data Centers and Electric Bills
Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026?Some residents in Hogansville, Ga., worry a data center may soon be built near their town, further raising energy costs.
Mamdani, a Sharp Critic of Police Surveillance, Will Soon Oversee It
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, has criticized the N.Y.P.D.’s surveillance tactics. He reappointed the police commissioner who helped create a ubiquitous web of monitoring.Under New York’s vast police surveillance network, images from cameras like these are synthesized with oceans of other d
Fed Up With the Taliban, Pakistan Expels Masses of Afghans
Labeling Afghans a national security threat, Pakistan has forced out about a million this year, depriving them of a haven from Afghanistan’s turmoil.
E-Bikes Are Surging in Popularity. What Will It Take to Rein Them in?
Unregulated e-bikes are a growing danger on American streets. In one Bay Area town, a terrible accident finally led to reform.Amelia Stafford at home in Marin County, Calif., She lost her sophomore year at Terra Linda High School to a 2023 crash on an e-moto.
America Has Sidelined Education. You Can Help.
The New York Times Communities Fund has partnered with charities that invest in education at critical junctures across people’s life spans.
The Medical Case That Still Haunts Me
A doctor grapples with a patient’s incomprehensible medical decision.
The Dangers of E-bikes
Injuries and deaths are rising — but the law hasn’t kept up.Near Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Calif.
Netanyahu Asks Israel’s President to Pardon Him in Corruption Cases
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking this month at the Knesset in Jerusalem.
4 Dead After Shooting at Banquet Hall in California
The shooting in Stockton, a city in California’s Central Valley, left 10 others wounded. The authorities said they were looking for a suspect.Law enforcement officers at the scene of a shooting in Stockton, Calif., on Saturday.
Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire
At least eight workers died, and many of those who survived, after saving children and others in their care, are worried about losing their jobs and being forced to leave.Filipinas taking part in a community prayer service on Sunday in Hong Kong for the victims of the Nov. 26 fire in the Tai Po dist
Cory Booker Weds Alexis Lewis in a Private Ceremony
The couple legally married at a courthouse in Newark days before hosting an intimate wedding in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. They shared their wedding details exclusively with The New York Times.