Fearing ‘Spy Trains,’ Congress May Ban a Chinese Maker of Subway Cars
A Chinese train maker, the world’s largest, has contracts in Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston, but Congress may block it from securing any new contracts in the United States.
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14 Eylül 2019
Impeachment Inquiry or Just Plain Oversight? It Depends on Who You Ask
Democrats say they have started a full impeachment investigation. Republicans disagree. A judge may have the final word.
With Markers and Straws, Trump’s Campaign Sells Defiance as a Lifestyle
Trump-branded products celebrate the president’s urge to fight back.
Is Trump’s America Tougher on Asylum Than Other Western Countries?
President Trump’s plan to bar migrants from seeking asylum in the United States is similar to a scheme employed by Australia since 2012. Europe tried a comparable scheme in 2016, but it didn’t work.
The Senate: Still Great at Deliberating, but Less So at Legislating
Today’s Senate, devoted almost only to confirming the president’s nominations, is hardly a hotbed of legislative activity. Members of both parties would like that to change.
In First, California Would Require Public Universities to Provide Abortion Pills
The bill, if signed by the governor, would mark a new way of giving women access to abortion as conservative states tighten restrictions
Drones Strike Big Saudi Refineries, and Houthis Claim Responsibility
The attacks set two large refineries ablaze, as the Houthi faction tried once again to take the war that has devastated Yemen to Saudi Arabia.
A Debate Recap, and a Debate Preview: This Week in the 2020 Race
Also this week, Kamala Harris releases a long-awaited plan, Elizabeth Warren wants to expand Social Security, and President Trump has a new Republican challenger.
What We Found About Notre-Dame’s Lead, and What It May Mean for You
Every expert consulted by The New York Times said it was still safe to visit Paris, though they differed on what precautions should be taken.
Jennifer Aniston, Joaquin Phoenix and ‘Slave Play’: Take a Dip Into Our Fall Preview
Linda Hamilton on coming back to ‘Terminator,’ Tina Turner on what it’s like to be Tina, and more.
Trump Inspires California Lawmakers to Go on Offense
California Democrats have been energized by a wave of anti-Trump sentiment to enact a sweeping liberal agenda that in almost every way offers a counternarrative to Trump administration policies.
In Coal Country, the Mines Shut Down, the Women Went to Work and the World Quietly Changed
From 2010 to 2017, Letcher County in Kentucky saw a greater shift in the gender balance of its labor force than almost any other county in the United States.
New Potential Tropical Storm Threatens Bahamas
A weather system could bring up to six inches of rain and prompt flooding in an area already battered by Hurricane Dorian.
14 Million Watched Democrats Debate in Houston
The New York Times will join CNN in co-sponsoring next month’s debate in Ohio, another sign of the paper’s expanded public profile.
Biden and Warren Avoid Direct Conflict — But for How Long?
They have staked out diverging political paths, but have mostly refrained from attacking each other. Now a more combative phase of the race seems inevitable.
Boko Haram Is Back. With Better Drones.
After a decade of devastating war with Boko Haram extremists, they are now better armed than ever and have more sophisticated drones than the demoralized Nigerian military.
Trump’s Dorian Tweet Whips Up a Fight Over a Science Powerhouse
The controversy has dragged one of the country's preeminent research agencies, famous for being anonymous, into the spotlight it long avoided.