How Trump Has Disrupted National Parks
Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.An unstaffed entrance station at Zion National Park in Utah.
Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.Vice President JD Vance with reporters in the White House briefing room earlier this month.
Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Fears of Trump’s Demolition
Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.Demonstrators denounced the vote by the center’s board to close one of the nation’s premier performing arts venues.
Trump Won Their Votes. Now His Trade War Is Dividing Them.
The president’s standoff with Canada has drawn criticism from voters in some of the border states and industrial states that could decide control of the Senate in the midterms.Flags of Canada and United States fly across the international border on the Gordie Howe International bridge, which links W
Sherrod Brown Tries a New Retort to Criticism on Transgender Issues
A spot from the Senate candidate in Ohio seeks to dismiss the Republican Party’s focus on transgender rights as a distraction from economic issues.Former Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, lost his 2024 re-election bid but is running for the office again against a different Republican opponent
A Small Country’s Huge Windfall from the War in Iran
Oil-rich Guyana is enjoying red-hot growth. But the boom is magnifying tensions over corruption, inequality and strained ties with Venezuela.Guyana is positioned to take in an estimated $6.5 billion in oil revenue this year.
How Guyana Is Feeding the Profits of Exxon Mobil, the Largest U.S. Oil Company
Exxon Mobil found a coveted growth engine in Guyana. Now it must navigate Guyana’s fractious politics and a territorial dispute with Venezuela.The One Guyana offshore oil production platform this year.
At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says
A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing.The Gemini incidents occurred while the model was undergoing testing at Irregular, an Israeli start-up that works with tech companies to assess their
Creating a Kill Switch to Shut Down a Rogue A.I. Is Harder Than It Sounds
A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down an A.I. system. Only no one really knows how.Creating a kill switch, a metaphorical big red button that could be pressed in an emergency, is harder than many
The Kremlin Has Put Lots of Veterans on the Ballot. Could It Backfire?
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said veterans are the “new elite,” but selecting them as candidates is a risk.Konstantin N. Rizhak, third from right, this month in Moscow. He fought in Ukraine from October 2022 until July 2023 and is a candidate for the nationalist, socially conservative A
Russia Warns New U.S. Sanctions Law Would Harm Trump’s Peace Efforts
President Trump signed the legislation, named for Senator Lindsey Graham, at the White House, but he has broad leeway to waive its requirements.President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage last year. The new law orders the U.S. administration to execute sanctions against R
Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds
The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.Since 2016, Russia has tried to influence every federal election cycle, according to previously declassified assessments.
At Gettysburg, a Reporter Captured a Nation’s Loss, and His Own
Samuel Wilkeson Jr. filed a report for The Times from the battlefield. Then he went looking for a Union officer, his son.
Share the Times Pages You Couldn’t Throw Away
The New York Times has been publishing for 175 years. Some of that history may be sitting in a shoe box under your bed.Times employee Dora Clem in the Chicago office, 1952.
Aaron Sorkin Still Believes in American Institutions, Even if No One Else Does
The Oscar-winning writer returns to Facebook with “The Social Reckoning”— and remains as optimistic as ever.
Why Israel Fears This Searing New Documentary
It’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true.
The Kennedy Center Is Trump’s Most Grotesque Obsession
Nothing has so thoroughly highlighted his indefatigable petulance.
Fading Light
Fall officially begins on Tuesday, but evidence of the season seeps in more gradually.
Tell Us What Questions You Have About Winter Getaways and Holiday Travel
It isn’t too early to start thinking about end-of-year travel plans. We’re fielding reader questions about where to go and what to do.
Millionaire Activist James Chambers Seeks Asylum in Spain
Jailed in Madrid on an extradition request from the United States that his lawyer says is tied to pro-Palestinian activism, James Chambers fears persecution if returned.James Chambers in a cafe in Tunis in 2024. He was arrested in Spain this year and is fighting an extradition request from the Unite