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

R Robert Jimison

Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.Dr. Ralph Abraham is second in command at the C.D.C. As Louisiana’s surgeon general, he ordered the state health depar

A Apoorva Mandavilli

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.

P Patricia Cohen

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

M Megan Mineiro

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.

T The New York Times Books Staff

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.

M Mitch Smith

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Says She Won’t Run for a Fourth Term

She has led the heavily Democratic city through confrontations with President Trump, who earlier this year sought to impose federal control over the local Police Department.Mayor Muriel E. Bowser at a news conference in Washington, D.C., in August.

C Campbell Robertson

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.

V Vanessa Friedman

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

M Mihir Zaveri

New York Leads Effort to Stop Plan That Could Cut Housing for 170,000

The Trump administration is pushing a new approach to America’s homeless crisis, favoring shelters and rehabilitation centers over long-term housing for people who use drugs and alcohol.Geffner House, in Manhattan, provides permanent housing to low-income adults, many of whom were previously homeles

S Sarah Maslin Nir

How New York Can Protect Its Street Vendors

The city’s history can be understood through the people who sell food on sidewalks. Here’s how New York could set them up for success.Loquacious and unflappable, Mr. Baioumy, who arrived from Egypt in 2004, said vending allowed him to adjust to life in New York.

P Priya Krishna and Sasha Arutyunova