Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships

The president said development of the vessels would help maintain military superiority and improve the industrial base, but analysts suggested they were the wrong approach to current threats.In giving the new class of ships his own name, Mr. Trump continued a self-aggrandizing streak of imprinting h

Z Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Eric Schmitt and John Ismay

White House Invitees Are Asked About Donations to Trump’s Ballroom

Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from an architect hired to oversee the ballroom design and people invited to a donor dinner with the president.President Trump ordered the demolition the entire East Wing of the White House in October to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

K Kenneth P. Vogel

Lawmaker Sues to Remove Trump’s Name From the Kennedy Center

Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, argues that only Congress is authorized to rename the D.C. performing arts institution.President Trump’s name was added to the facade of the Kennedy Center last week after its board voted to rename it.

S Shawn McCreesh

Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment

Several veteran correspondents questioned how Ms. Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, had handled the segment, after she defended her decision on a call with the newsroom.The Manhattan studios of CBS News, whose editor in chief, Bari Weiss, spoke to the newsroom on Monday about a “60 Minutes” s

M Michael M. Grynbaum

Artists We Lost in 2025, in Their Words

Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year.Clockwise from top left: Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, Roberta Flack, David Lynch, and Brian Wilson.

G Gabe Cohn

Mistrial in Case of N.Y. Official Charged With Working for China

Linda Sun was accused by federal prosecutors of selling her allegiance and being rewarded handsomely for influence peddling.Linda Sun, center right, and her husband, Chris Hu, outside Federal District Court in Brooklyn after their arrest and arraignment in September 2024.

S Santul Nerkar and Anusha Bayya

China Delays Plans for Mass Production of Self-Driving Cars After Accident

After years of planning for cars that would let drivers take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road, China’s regulators have become more cautious.A Changan Automobile assembly line in May. Changan is one of only two automakers approved to conduct limited testing of self-driving taxis.

K Keith Bradsher

May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage

She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.Ms. Britt and Mr. Davis at their wedding in November 1960. It was reported that the event had been delayed from October at the reque

C Clay Risen

Trump Needs to Rein in Netanyahu

President Trump should press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease military pressure on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria for the sake of his own policy.

N Nimrod Novik

Trump Halts Offshore Wind Farms

Plus, Assad’s luxurious life in Moscow. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.Parts for Revolution Wind off Rhode Island, which was paused today.

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Mexican Medical Plane Crashes in Galveston Bay, Killing at Least 2

The plane was carrying four civilians and four crew members when it crashed into Galveston Bay, the Mexican Navy said. Two people on board survived and another was missing.Emergency personnel responding to a plane crash in heavy fog at Galveston Bay, in Galveston, Texas, on Monday.

E Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Livia Albeck-Ripka

After Bondi Massacre, a Moment of Unity. Then, Bitter Partisanship.

The political point scoring that has erupted after the terror attack last week is unusual in Australia, where leaders tend to unite after catastrophes.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and his wife leaving a memorial in Sydney on Sunday. Thousands had gathered on Bondi Beach a week after

Y Yan Zhuang and Matthew Abbott