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Fed Meeting Underscores Tough Task Ahead for Warsh
Jerome H. Powell on Wednesday announced he would stay on as a governor at the central bank as internal divisions sharpen about the policy path forward.
By Colby Smith
us
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow to Voting Rights Act
The court struck down the voting map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in a move that could make it harder for lawmakers to create majority-minority voting districts.
By Abbie VanSickle
us
How the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Affect the Midterms and Beyond
Democrats stand to lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, but the timing was unclear. Florida has approved a redder map, and Republicans in several other states are weighing new districts.
By Nick Corasaniti, Emily Cochrane and Tim Balk
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Civil rights leaders see the voting rights ruling as a ‘betrayal.’
Leaders and activists said a Supreme Court ruling had the potential to unravel decades of work toward giving Black Americans fair representation.
By Audra D. S. Burch
world
British Royals Crisscross Manhattan in Brief Visit Packed With Photo Ops
King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the Sept. 11 memorial before stopping by an urban farm, the New York Public Library, a business event and a gala.
By Michael D. Shear, Claire Fahy and Sarah Lyall
us
What the Royal State Dinner Guest List Says About Trump’s America
There were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, assorted presidential pals, no Democratic politicians and not so many British.
By Elisabeth Bumiller
us
Mamdani’s Advice to Royals: Give That Priceless Diamond Back to India
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and King Charles did not meet privately. But if they had, the mayor said, he probably would have raised the issue of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond.
By Jeffery C. Mays
books
Queen Camilla Unites Winnie-the-Pooh With a Long-Lost Friend
On Wednesday, the Queen of England presented the New York Public Library with a bespoke replica of Roo, the smallest companion of the Bear of Very Little Brain.
By Sarah Lyall
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Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegseth Berates Skeptics
During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.
By Robert Jimison
us
Takeaways From Hegseth’s Testimony on Iran War and His Tenure
It was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first public appearance before Congress since Operation Epic Fury began in late February.
By John Ismay and Megan Mineiro
us
Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers
The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
By Greg Jaffe
us
Trump Threatens to Pull Troops From Germany as He Lashes Out at Chancellor
The comments came after the German chancellor said that Iran has “humiliated” the United States.
By David E. Sanger
magazine
The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters
More than 250 music insiders and six New York Times critics weighed in on who defines the new American songbook. Here are the artists they chose.
magazine
The Lucinda Williams Interview
The singer-songwriter talks about being self-taught, and reaching down into the deepest, darkest parts of herself to pull out a song.
magazine
Lucinda Williams’s Songs Can Turn Any Sentiment Into a Lit Fuse
Few artists sculpt songs with this level of power and emotional intensity.
magazine
The Taylor Swift Interview
The artist shares stories behind some of her biggest hits, her love of a “rant bridge” and how life in the public eye informs the stories she tells in her songs.
magazine
Who Wrote Your Favorite Songs?
Test your knowledge of some of our songwriters’ biggest hits.
By Renan Borelli
business
Rising Fuel Prices Could Force Excruciating Choices on Economic Policies
The European Central Bank and Bank of England were expected to hold interest rates steady on Thursday while searching for signs of possible longer-term damage.
By Eshe Nelson
business
Oil Prices Soar as Iran Standoff Shows No End in Sight
Oil prices push higher, approaching another wartime high, as President Trump asserted that the naval blockade of Iran’s ports would persist.
By The New York Times
us
House Adopts Budget to Unlock $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement
The measure will allow the G.O.P. to begin working on a filibuster-proof bill to fund ICE and C.B.P., part of their plan to reopen the long-shuttered Department of Homeland Security.
By Michael Gold
us
Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval
Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push a three-year renewal through the House, but the Senate appeared likely to opt for a 45-day punt ahead of a Friday expiration.
By Charlie Savage and Michael Gold
us
They Left for the School Bus. ICE Picked Them Up Instead.
A school transfer disrupted two brothers’ visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community.
By Christina Morales and Hamed Aleaziz
us
G.O.P. Congress Struggles to Do the Basics Amid Party Infighting
House Republicans toiled to pass major measures as lawmakers tried to fund homeland security, extend spy powers and deliver a farm bill.
By Carl Hulse
science
J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79
A risk-taking outsider, he brought speed, competition and controversy to one of science’s biggest races.
By Nicholas Wade
world
In France, Trump’s Triumphal Arch Draws Eye Rolls, and Echoes of Napoleon
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which the president vows to top in Washington, offers a lesson in the complicated history of monuments.
By Mark Landler
sports
Lester Wright, the Fastest Known Centenarian, Dies at 103
In 2022, at 100, he set what was believed to be a world record in the 100-meter dash at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, beating 86- and 92-year-old competitors.
By Jeré Longman
obituaries
These Runners Kept Going to 100 or Beyond
Many picked up running late in life. They all shared an uncommon competitive drive.
By Amisha Padnani
science
Clear Waters, Murky Morals: When Humans Swim With Killer Whales
Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean’s apex predator. But the safety of both species is a growing concern.
By Alexa Robles-Gil and Meghan Dhaliwal
technology
Musk Says He ‘Was a Fool’ to Provide OpenAI’s Early Funding
In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman, had misled him. But OpenAI’s lawyer said evidence showed the opposite.
By Cade Metz and Mike Isaac
technology
A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to come.
By Karen Weise
business
The Split Between China and Silicon Valley Just Got Wider
Beijing’s insistence that Meta unwind its deal with a Chinese A.I. start-up escalates the geopolitical fight over advanced tech.
By Meaghan Tobin and Erin Griffith
opinion
The Justices Acted as Partisans in the Voting Rights Ruling
In the name of disentangling race from politics, the court has given white voters more power at the expense of racial minorities.
By The Editorial Board
opinion
Two Cocky Authoritarians Blocking Hormuz: What Could Go Wrong?
In the Iran war, we have two overconfident administrations facing off, each believing that time is on its side.
By Nicholas Kristof
arts
Josh Johnson Gives King Charles Props for His Comedy Chops
“You know, I’ve always wondered what white Def Jam would be like,” Johnson said after King Charles cracked a few jokes at the White House.
By Trish Bendix
world
U.S. Indicts Mexican Governor and 9 Others in Scheme to Aid Sinaloa Drug Cartel
Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, and other Mexican officials of a yearslong conspiracy to protect the powerful cartel.
By Jack Nicas, Maria Abi-Habib and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
arts
D4vd Bought Chain Saws to Dispose of Teenager’s Body, Prosecutors Say
In a legal filing, prosecutors outlined for the first time how they say the singer murdered and dismembered Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
By Matt Stevens, Emmanuel Morgan and Orlando Mayorquín
us
After Their Bus Driver Blacked Out, the Kids Sprang Into Action
Footage of the incident shared this week by a school district in Mississippi shows a group of students working together to avert disaster on a highway.
By Chris Hippensteel
world
Indian Tycoon Offers Refuge to Pablo Escobar’s Condemned Hippos
Colombia was planning to slaughter 80 hippopotamuses after a small herd imported in the 1980s by the drug lord grew out of control. An Indian tycoon has offered them a new home instead.
By Alex Travelli