https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Sat, 09 May 2026 03:03:43 +0000 Sat, 09 May 2026 02:55:22 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/markwayne-mullin-immigration-dhs.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/markwayne-mullin-immigration-dhs.html Immigration hard-liners have grown frustrated with the level of deportations and the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts, under its new secretary, to stay under the radar. Madeleine Ngo Fri, 08 May 2026 21:42:11 +0000 United States Politics and Government Illegal Immigration Deportation Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Center for Immigration Studies Fox Business Network Heritage Foundation Mullin, Markwayne Homan, Thomas D Trump, Donald J David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Federal agents operating in Minneapolis in January. A growing share of Republicans now say the administration is doing too little on deportations, according to a poll released by Pew on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-deportation-case.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-deportation-case.html A key judicial decision in Mr. Khalil’s immigration case was expedited significantly and included the recusal of multiple judges. Jonah E. Bromwich and Nicholas Nehamas Fri, 08 May 2026 19:40:49 +0000 Decisions and Verdicts Deportation United States Politics and Government Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests (2023- ) Freedom of Speech and Expression Conflicts of Interest Courts and the Judiciary Palestinians Immigration and Emigration Anti-Semitism Board of Immigration Appeals Columbia University Justice Department Supreme Court (US) United Nations Relief and Works Agency Biden, Joseph R Jr Khalil, Mahmoud (Activist) Rubio, Marco Trump, Donald J New York City Todd Heisler/The New York Times Mahmoud Khalil, who became the face of President Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters, is facing possible expulsion from the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/trump-immigrants-citizenship.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/trump-immigrants-citizenship.html The targeted Americans are accused of misdeeds that can qualify them to lose citizenship, but denaturalization has rarely been invoked in the past. Hamed Aleaziz and Madeleine Ngo Fri, 08 May 2026 23:26:57 +0000 Citizenship and Naturalization United States Politics and Government Frauds and Swindling Kamil Krzaczynski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A naturalization ceremony for new citizens in Chicago last year. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/lawmakers-democrats-ice-detention.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/lawmakers-democrats-ice-detention.html A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrats in Congress. Zach Montague Fri, 08 May 2026 22:03:48 +0000 Immigration Detention United States Politics and Government Decisions and Verdicts Federal Budget (US) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Democracy Forward (Nonprofit) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Homeland Security Department Democratic Party House of Representatives Senate Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times Delaney Hall, a 1,000-person detention center used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Newark, N.J. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/briefing/virginia-map-trump-fda.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/briefing/virginia-map-trump-fda.html Also, what health experts want you to know about hantavirus. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. Matthew Cullen Fri, 08 May 2026 21:29:20 +0000 Win Mcnamee/Getty Images Voters at a polling location in Arlington, Va., on April 21, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/ufo-sightings-us-government.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/ufo-sightings-us-government.html The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects. Michael Levenson Sat, 09 May 2026 01:43:24 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States Defense and Military Forces Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Extraterrestrial Life Space and Astronomy Classified Information and State Secrets Armstrong, Neil Alden Trump, Donald J Collins, Michael (Astronaut) National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Pentagon, via Getty Images An image of a U.F.O. resembling a football-shaped body near Japan that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reported. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/trump-pentagon-boat-strike.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/trump-pentagon-boat-strike.html Of the 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking, there have rarely been survivors. Adam Sella and Eric Schmitt Sat, 09 May 2026 01:45:52 +0000 United States Defense and Military Forces Smuggling Drug Abuse and Traffic US Strikes on Alleged Drug Traffickers (2025- ) Defense Department Trump, Donald J U.S. Southern Command A recent image from a video provided by the U.S. military shows what it said was a strike on a boat in the Caribbean. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/reflecting-pool-trump-contract.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/reflecting-pool-trump-contract.html President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial. David A. Fahrenthold and Luke Broadwater Fri, 08 May 2026 23:21:06 +0000 National Mall (Washington, DC) Government Contracts and Procurement Monuments and Memorials (Structures) National Park Service Trump, Donald J Washington (DC) United States Politics and Government Restoration and Renovation Trump National Golf Club (Washington, DC) Allison Robbert for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/upshot/redistricting-midterms-republicans-house.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/upshot/redistricting-midterms-republicans-house.html Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings. Nate Cohn Sat, 09 May 2026 01:52:47 +0000 Redistricting and Reapportionment Midterm Elections (2026) Elections, House of Representatives United States Politics and Government Virginia Democratic Party Republican Party Voting Rights Act (1965) Brad J. Vest/The New York Times State Senator Charlane Oliver had a banner pulled from her hands as the Tennessee General Assembly gave approval to a congressional map intended to eliminate the state’s lone Democratic-held district. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/virginia-redistricting-supreme-court.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/virginia-redistricting-supreme-court.html The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms. Campbell Robertson, Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein Fri, 08 May 2026 21:01:46 +0000 Politics and Government Virginia Supreme Courts (State) Redistricting and Reapportionment Midterm Elections (2026) Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot, via Getty Images The ruling from the Virginia Supreme Court leaves Democrats at a disadvantage in the country’s redistricting fight. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/virginia-redistricting-gerrymandering-takeaways.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/virginia-redistricting-gerrymandering-takeaways.html The ruling was a major lift to the G.O.P. efforts to build a structural advantage through redistricting. Tim Balk Fri, 08 May 2026 22:00:44 +0000 United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Redistricting and Reapportionment Democratic Party Republican Party Virginia Win Mcnamee/Getty Images Voters at a polling location in Arlington, Va., last month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/alabama-supreme-court-voting-map.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/alabama-supreme-court-voting-map.html State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act. Abbie VanSickle and Emily Cochrane Fri, 08 May 2026 22:40:30 +0000 United States Politics and Government Redistricting and Reapportionment Voting Rights Act (1965) Federal-State Relations (US) Midterm Elections (2026) Decisions and Verdicts Law and Legislation State Legislatures Elections, House of Representatives Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements Federal Courts (US) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Supreme Court (US) Republican Party House of Representatives Democratic Party Alito, Samuel A Jr Trump, Donald J Figures, Shomari Mike Stewart/Associated Press State representatives voting on a redistricting bill during a special session of the Alabama Legislature on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/david-attenborough-100-birthday.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/david-attenborough-100-birthday.html Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist. Jonathan Wolfe Fri, 08 May 2026 22:12:45 +0000 Attenborough, David Documentary Films and Programs Planets Colleges and Universities Awards, Decorations and Honors Environment Birthdays Museums London (England) Our Planet (TV Program) Life on Our Planet (TV Program) John Stillwell/Press Association, via Associated Press Mr. Attenborough enrolled at the University of Cambridge in 1945, where he studied natural sciences, including geology and zoology. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/trump-sanctions-iran-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/trump-sanctions-iran-china.html The new measures are focused on Chinese companies that supply Iran’s military with materials to make drones. Alan Rappeport Fri, 08 May 2026 23:14:10 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) International Relations Embargoes and Sanctions United States International Relations Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Refineries Treasury Department Trump, Donald J Xi Jinping China Iran Strait of Hormuz Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times President Trump at the White House on Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/climate/iran-kharg-oil-spill-hormuz.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/climate/iran-kharg-oil-spill-hormuz.html The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure. Sanam Mahoozi, Mira Rojanasakul and Hiroko Tabuchi Fri, 08 May 2026 22:30:12 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Oil Spills Fish and Other Marine Life Kharg Island (Iran) Strait of Hormuz Water Pollution Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Coastal Areas Iran Persian Gulf via Reuters An image from the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite showing a slick off Kharg Island on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/technology/meta-ai-employees-miserable.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/technology/meta-ai-employees-miserable.html As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off. Kalley Huang, Eli Tan and Kate Conger Fri, 08 May 2026 14:18:51 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Social Media Layoffs and Job Reductions Computers and the Internet Productivity Innovation Facebook Inc Instagram Inc Meta Platforms Inc WhatsApp Inc Bosworth, Andrew (1982- ) Zuckerberg, Mark E Doug Chayka https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/magazine/ai-populism-backlash-altman.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/magazine/ai-populism-backlash-altman.html Silicon Valley oligarchs worried about the risks their technology posed to the world. They forgot about people. David Wallace-Wells Fri, 08 May 2026 14:16:17 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Income Inequality Data Centers Polls and Public Opinion Layoffs and Job Reductions Infrastructure (Public Works) Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Innovation Anthropic AI LLC Google Inc OpenAI Labs Meta Platforms Inc Altman, Samuel H Amodei, Dario Chiang, Ted (Author) Zuckerberg, Mark E https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/hantavirus-mv-hondius-cruise.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/hantavirus-mv-hondius-cruise.html Former passengers on the MV Hondius say that the ship was made for wildlife expeditions and that the crew took safety very seriously. Lynsey Chutel, Claire Moses and Amelia Nierenberg Fri, 08 May 2026 17:43:11 +0000 Hantavirus Cruises Ships and Shipping Deaths (Fatalities) Travel and Vacations Medicine and Health Oceanwide Expeditions BV World Health Organization Argentina Cape Verde Canary Islands Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The MV Hondius off the port of Praia, Cape Verde, on Sunday. Passengers on the ship showed symptoms of the hantavirus, and some died. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/americas/norovirus-outbreak-cruise-ship.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/americas/norovirus-outbreak-cruise-ship.html More than 100 passengers and 13 crew members on the Caribbean Princess reported being ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. John S.W. MacDonald Fri, 08 May 2026 23:24:32 +0000 Travel and Vacations Cruises Norovirus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Princess Cruises Caribbean Area Fort Lauderdale (Fla) Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Caribbean Princess left Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 28 and is expected to return to Florida on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/epstein-suicide-note-phrases.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/epstein-suicide-note-phrases.html The New York Times has not authenticated the note. But some of its phrases are similar or identical to ones Jeffrey Epstein used in emails and another handwritten letter. Steve Eder and Eve Edelheit Fri, 08 May 2026 22:13:43 +0000 Suicides and Suicide Attempts Federal Courts (US) Epstein, Jeffrey E (1953- ) Handwriting Justice Department New York City New York State Sex Offender Registry, via Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/kristin-smart-investigation-san-luis-obispo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/kristin-smart-investigation-san-luis-obispo.html A California sheriff said investigators were searching the backyard of a woman whose son was convicted of murdering Ms. Smart, who went missing in 1996. Orlando Mayorquín Sat, 09 May 2026 01:27:18 +0000 Missing Persons Deaths (Fatalities) San Luis Obispo (Calif) Smart, Kristin (d 1996) Flores, Paul (1976- ) Flores, Ruben (1941- ) Haven Daley/Associated Press Scientists on Thursday took soil samples in Arroyo Grande, Calif. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/magazine/gun-charge-prison-shooting-range.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/magazine/gun-charge-prison-shooting-range.html The guilt of my teenage conviction haunted me for decades. Learning to shoot helped me forgive myself as an adult. Reginald Dwayne Betts Fri, 08 May 2026 18:39:39 +0000 Firearms Gun Control Decisions and Verdicts Prison Guards and Corrections Officers Law and Legislation Mandatory Sentencing Black People Robberies and Thefts Brian Finke for The New York Times Reginald Dwayne Betts at the Sharpshooters Group gun range in April. https://cooking.nytimes.com/article/20-minute-family-dinner-ideas https://cooking.nytimes.com/article/20-minute-family-dinner-ideas End-of-school year chaos has arrived. These 20-minute (or less) meals will get you cooking through it. Margaux Laskey Fri, 08 May 2026 18:15:07 +0000 Cooking and Cookbooks Parenting Content Type: Service Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-julia-belluz.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-julia-belluz.html One in eight American adults is taking GLP-1s. What does that mean for how we relate to our food, bodies and one another? Ezra Klein and Annie Galvin Fri, 08 May 2026 14:29:18 +0000 Weight Obesity Diet and Nutrition GLP-1 RAs (Drug) Diabetes United States internal-open-access-audio The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/hegseth-kelly-military-free-speech.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/hegseth-kelly-military-free-speech.html The secretary of defense has argued that military retirees are subject to freedom of speech restrictions. Let that sink in. Frank Kendall Fri, 08 May 2026 20:59:12 +0000 Hegseth, Pete Kelly, Mark E (1964- ) United States Defense and Military Forces Freedom of Speech and Expression United States Politics and Government Ethics and Official Misconduct Veterans Damon Winter/The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/mamdani-bellevue-subway-attack-investigation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/mamdani-bellevue-subway-attack-investigation.html A 76-year-old man died after he was pushed down subway stairs by a man who had been discharged from the psychiatric unit at the public hospital hours earlier. Christopher Maag and Anusha Bayya Sat, 09 May 2026 02:55:22 +0000 Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides Deaths (Fatalities) Assaults New York City an Rong Xu for The New York Times Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York called for an immediate investigation into the psychiatric evaluation and discharge of a man who the police said fatally assaulted another man five hours after his release. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/europe/uk-elections-local-takeaways.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/europe/uk-elections-local-takeaways.html Results from municipal and regional elections signaled major gains for the right-wing populist Reform U.K. and steep losses for Labour. Stephen Castle Fri, 08 May 2026 23:53:04 +0000 Great Britain Elections Starmer, Keir Labour Party (Great Britain) Conservative Party (Great Britain) Liberal Democrats (Great Britain) Plaid Cymru (Welsh Political Party) Reform UK (British Political Party) Scottish National Party Green Party (Britain) Leon Neal/Getty Images British Prime Minister and Labour leader Keir Starmer in London on Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/movies/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-settlement.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/movies/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-settlement.html Justin Baldoni’s company did not agree to make a payout as part of the deal that ended Ms. Lively’s lawsuit, but she is able to seek compensation through a separate legal avenue. Julia Jacobs Fri, 08 May 2026 23:57:30 +0000 Lively, Blake Baldoni, Justin It Ends With Us (Movie) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Compensation for Damages (Law) Sexual Harassment Libel and Slander Seth Wenig/Associated Press As the legal dispute between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively continues, a new court filing confirms their settlement agreement includes no financial payout to her. But it enables her to seek compensation through an alternative legal avenue. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/postal-service-handguns-mail.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/postal-service-handguns-mail.html The proposal comes after the Justice Department said this year that a century-old law banning the practice was unconstitutional. Democratic leaders are calling it “unlawful.” David W. Chen Fri, 08 May 2026 21:38:21 +0000 Gun Control United States Politics and Government Law and Legislation Attorneys General Postal Service and Post Offices Everytown for Gun Safety Justice Department National Rifle Assn Postal Service (US) Washington (DC) California Mid-Atlantic States (US) Desiree Rios for The New York Times A Postal Service worker delivering a package to a home in the Bronx, New York.