https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:44:17 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:00:04 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/trump-drop-weaponization-fund.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/trump-drop-weaponization-fund.html The fund has drawn backlash from critics who said it was a scheme to reward President Trump’s political allies with public benefits. Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett and Annie Karni Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:16:31 +0000 United States Politics and Government Federal Aid (US) Anti-Weaponization Fund (Trump v IRS) Justice Department Internal Revenue Service Blanche, Todd (Attorney) Brinkema, Leonie M Trump, Donald J Williams, Kathleen M Allison Robbert for The New York Times Beyond the legal challenges, President Trump has also faced increasing pressure from both parties on Capitol Hill to torpedo the fund. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/justice-department-lawyers-judges-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/justice-department-lawyers-judges-trump.html The federal courts have long assumed that the government’s lawyers are trustworthy. Now judges across the country are criticizing their lack of candor. Mattathias Schwartz Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:11:02 +0000 United States Politics and Government Federal Courts (US) Legal Profession Courts and the Judiciary United States Attorneys Justice Department Trump, Donald J Homeland Security Department Eric Lee for The New York Times The notion that Justice Department lawyers can be taken at their word, a longtime assumption that allows federal courts to operate swiftly and smoothly, now appears to be in jeopardy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/trump-iran-negotiations-boring.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/trump-iran-negotiations-boring.html President Trump told CNBC that he “couldn’t care less” if the negotiations with Iran break down. David E. Sanger Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:35:29 +0000 Iran Persian Gulf Strait of Hormuz Trump, Donald J US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) United States Politics and Government International Relations United States International Relations Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times President Trump at the White House in Washington in May. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/middleeast/un-security-council-lebanon.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/middleeast/un-security-council-lebanon.html The U.N. panel met after Israel had threatened to attack southern Beirut. President Trump said later that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed not to attack each other. Farnaz Fassihi Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:18:29 +0000 Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Iran Defense and Military Forces International Relations Security Council (UN) Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times Fleeing the southern suburbs of Beirut, a family sheltered on the roadside Monday amid growing traffic, after Israel warned the area would be targeted. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/nyregion/nyc-synagogue-plot-iran.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/nyregion/nyc-synagogue-plot-iran.html A militia leader pleaded not guilty on Monday to what prosecutors say is his role in attacks that are part of Iran’s response to the war with Israel and the United States. Olivia Bensimon and Benjamin Weiser Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:57:29 +0000 Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Iran United States Politics and Government Middle East Europe New York City Terrorism Anti-Semitism Synagogues Federal Bureau of Investigation Police Department (NYC) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/anthropic-ipo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/anthropic-ipo.html The artificial intelligence company, which is racing OpenAI to the stock market, has seen explosive growth over the last year thanks largely to technology that can automatically write computer code. Mike Isaac Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:41:52 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Company Reports Computers and the Internet Initial Public Offerings Data Centers Anthropic AI LLC OpenAI Labs Space Exploration Technologies Corp Amodei, Dario Musk, Elon internal-open-access-from-nl Jason Henry for The New York Times Anthropic is one of the high-profile tech companies preparing to go public this year. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/magazine/ai-university-college-california.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/magazine/ai-university-college-california.html California’s public universities spent $16.9 million on A.I. during a financial crisis, and the result has been chaos. Linda Kinstler Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:21:15 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Colleges and Universities Computers and the Internet Innovation California Newsom, Gavin https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-scott-pelley-nick-bilton.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-scott-pelley-nick-bilton.html In an explosive staff meeting, Mr. Pelley, a correspondent for the long-running Sunday news show, blasted Bari Weiss, the CBS editor in chief, and Nick Bilton, the show’s new executive producer. Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:11:00 +0000 Appointments and Executive Changes News and News Media Television CBS Corporation CBS News Alfonsi, Sharyn Bilton, Nick Pelley, Scott Weiss, Bari 60 Minutes (TV Program) internal-open-access-from-nl Charles Sykes/Invision, via Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/well/public-health-stigma-shame-rfk-jr.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/well/public-health-stigma-shame-rfk-jr.html For years, medicine has tried to eliminate stigma. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back the language of personal responsibility. Simar Bajaj Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:22:47 +0000 Obesity Discrimination Medicine and Health Diet and Nutrition Smoking and Tobacco Habits and Routines (Behavior) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health and Human Services Department Kennedy, Robert F Jr Claire Merchlinsky/The New York Times; Photographs by Getty https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/republicans-minnesota-derek-chauvin-george-floyd.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/republicans-minnesota-derek-chauvin-george-floyd.html Delegates to the Minnesota Republican Party’s convention voted to hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Mitch Smith and Julie Bosman Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:04:26 +0000 Chauvin, Derek (1976- ) Minnesota Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Decisions and Verdicts Floyd, George (d 2020) Republican Party Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune, via Getty Images Delegates at the Minnesota Republican Party’s convention in Duluth, Minn., on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/well/obesity-bmi-definition.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/well/obesity-bmi-definition.html A new study suggests using body mass index alone may miss many people with the disease, but the findings come with caveats. Nina Agrawal Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:28:07 +0000 Obesity Research Weight Fat Tissue Heart Getty Images https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/mills-platner-maine-democratic-senate-primary.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/mills-platner-maine-democratic-senate-primary.html A month after withdrawing from the state’s Senate race, Gov. Janet Mills suggested she remained an option after the likely Democratic nominee, Graham Platner, faced a new scandal. Reid J. Epstein Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:38:47 +0000 Mills, Janet T (1947- ) Platner, Graham Collins, Susan M Elections, Senate Maine Midterm Elections (2026) United States Politics and Government Adultery Sophie Park for The New York Times Gov. Janet Mills’s comments to a local news outlet came after allegations that Graham Platner, the likely Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, sent sexually explicit texts to women outside his marriage. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/california-primary-elections-governor-preview.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/california-primary-elections-governor-preview.html The deep-blue state’s primary elections will show how angry voters are at the status quo. Jennifer Medina Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:00:05 +0000 Politics and Government Elections Midterm Elections (2026) Primaries and Caucuses Progressivism (Theory and Philosophy) Elections, Governors Elections, Senate Elections, House of Representatives Republican Party House of Representatives Democratic Party Becerra, Xavier Steyer, Thomas F Valadao, David G Swalwell, Eric M Sherman, Bradley James Raman, Nithya Pratt, Spencer Bass, Karen Ruth California Philip Cheung for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/science/ebola-vaccines-treatments.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/science/ebola-vaccines-treatments.html The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa. Carl Zimmer Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:38:21 +0000 Vaccination and Immunization Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Disease Rates Ebola Virus Antibodies Epidemics Research Clinical Trials Immune System Medicine and Health Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Moderna Inc Oxford University Serum Institute of India Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) internal-open-access-from-nl Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times Health workers disinfected a coffin containing the body of a man presumed have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/what-to-know-ebola-africa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/what-to-know-ebola-africa.html Aid agencies are racing to help health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus is known to have killed at least 43, but the true toll may be far higher. Amelia Nierenberg, Ephrat Livni and Lynsey Chutel Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:13:49 +0000 Ebola Virus Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Uganda World Health Organization Disease Rates internal-open-access-from-nl Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times Disinfecting a path last month outside a hospital in Mongbwalu, a mining town at the center of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/world/australia/kakariki-karaka-bird-parakeet-new-zealand-endangered.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/world/australia/kakariki-karaka-bird-parakeet-new-zealand-endangered.html There are about 450 orange-fronted parakeets left in the world. Super breeders Nacho and Trixie are doing their best to bolster the population. Laura Chung Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:00:01 +0000 Breeding of Animals Endangered and Extinct Species Birds Parakeets New Zealand South Island (New Zealand) Leigh Percasky/The Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust, via AFP — Getty Images https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/style/marilyn-monroe-100th-birthday.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/style/marilyn-monroe-100th-birthday.html To honor her centennial, over 1,000 Marilyn Monroe fans came together to dress as the screen legend in Palm Springs, where her Hollywood career began. Francesca Forquet Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:16:11 +0000 vis-photo Monroe, Marilyn Palm Springs (Calif) Fans (Persons) Birthdays Guinness World Record https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/opinion/putin-russia-war-strength.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/opinion/putin-russia-war-strength.html Perpetuating a war is not the same as winning one. Michael Kimmage Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:00:04 +0000 Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Putin, Vladimir V Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/summer-travel-planes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/summer-travel-planes.html Air travel could be disrupted into next year because of high jet fuel prices. R. Michael Baiada and Robert W. Mann Jr. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:44:26 +0000 Airlines and Airplanes Middle East United Airlines American Airlines Travel and Vacations https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/sports/basketball/rick-adelman-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/sports/basketball/rick-adelman-dead.html His teams made the playoffs 16 times in 23 seasons, and he twice steered the Portland Trail Blazers to the league finals. Harvey Araton Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:57:38 +0000 Adelman, Rick (1946-2026) Deaths (Obituaries) Basketball Portland Trail Blazers Coaches and Managers NBA Championship Officiating (Sports) Houston Rockets Los Angeles Kings California Portland (Ore) Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE, via Getty Images Rick Adelman during the 1990 N.B.A. playoffs. His teams won at least 50 games 11 times.