https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:18:44 +0000 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:04:29 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era. Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:20:36 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States International Relations US-Venezuela Conflict (2025- ) Venezuela Earthquakes (June 24, 2026) Justice Department State Department Treasury Department Baier, Bret Bessent, Scott Blanche, Todd (Attorney) Machado, Maria Corina Maduro, Nicolas Rodriguez, Delcy (1969- ) Rubio, Marco Trump, Donald J Caracas (Venezuela) Latin America Venezuela Eric Lee for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.” Michael M. Grynbaum Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:56:19 +0000 United States Politics and Government Appointments and Executive Changes News and News Media Newspapers Subpoenas Media News Sources, Confidential Status of New York Times Justice Department Manhattan (NYC) Doug Mills/The New York Times President Trump speaking to reporters before boarding the new Air Force One last week. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/arts/design/whistle-blowers-accuse-kennedy-center-of-contracting-flaws-under-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/arts/design/whistle-blowers-accuse-kennedy-center-of-contracting-flaws-under-trump.html Documents submitted to Congress detailed concerns about competitive bidding processes and a White House order to tear up new bathroom tile because of its color. Julia Jacobs and Zach Montague Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:06 +0000 Kennedy, John F, Center for the Performing Arts Government Contracts and Procurement Whistle-Blowers Restoration and Renovation Whitehouse, Sheldon Nathan Howard/Reuters Since President Trump took over the Kennedy Center, he helped secure $257 million from Congress to fund building renovation and maintenance. The center’s contracting is now under scrutiny. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/houston-ice-video-shooting-salgado-araujo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/houston-ice-video-shooting-salgado-araujo.html Surveillance footage obtained by The Times shows ICE agents driving aggressively in unmarked vehicles, but the moment of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo remains murky. Robin Stein, Devon Lum, Sam Lerma, Mimi Dwyer, Alexander Cardia, Aric Toler, Dmitriy Khavin, Charlie Smart and Allison McCann Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:49:44 +0000 Araujo, Lorenzo Salgado Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Homeland Security Department Houston (Tex) your-feed-visual-investigations Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/houston-ice-shooting-lorenzo-salgado-araujo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/houston-ice-shooting-lorenzo-salgado-araujo.html Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico. Christina Morales and Jacey Fortin Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:20:18 +0000 Araujo, Lorenzo Salgado Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Deaths (Fatalities) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Immigration and Emigration Illegal Immigration Houston (Tex) Meridith Kohut for The New York Times A makeshift memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo near the site where he was killed in Houston. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/world/middleeast/iran-steel-plant-civilian-military.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/world/middleeast/iran-steel-plant-civilian-military.html During the war, Israel attacked Iran’s steel plants, saying they provided forces with revenue and the means to make weapons, but it also hurt the civilian economy. Yeganeh Torbati Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:26:24 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Steel and Iron Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Basij Economic Conditions and Trends Israel Iran Isfahan (Iran) Mobarakeh Steel https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/world/middleeast/iran-araghchi-oman-iran-strait-of-hormuz.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/world/middleeast/iran-araghchi-oman-iran-strait-of-hormuz.html The visit comes after heavy clashes this week between the U.S. and Iran. The country’s supreme leader pledged to avenge his father’s killing, trading threats with President Trump. Aaron Boxerman Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:40:19 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) United States International Relations Peace Process Strait of Hormuz Ships and Shipping Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Trump, Donald J Araghchi, Abbas Oman Iran Reuters The Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, this month. While the Trump administration has said that a cease-fire would fully lift Iran’s blockade of the strait, that has yet to be borne out. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/bernie-sanders-graham-platner-maine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/bernie-sanders-graham-platner-maine.html The collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate bid in Maine after a rape allegation renewed attention to a movement built by Senator Bernie Sanders that some say is too forgiving of male misconduct. Patricia Mazzei and Kellen Browning Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:08 +0000 Sanders, Bernard Vermont Elections Elections, Senate Midterm Elections (2026) Primaries and Caucuses Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has been widely seen as attempting to burnish his legacy this year by anointing a new generation of progressive leaders, including Graham Platner of Maine. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/insider/11-insider-platner-main-rape-allegation-reporting.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/insider/11-insider-platner-main-rape-allegation-reporting.html Two senior editors discuss the difficult effort to track down allegations against the leading Democrat for Senate in Maine and the questions that soon followed. Patrick Healy Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:03:26 +0000 United States Politics and Government Ethics and Official Misconduct Midterm Elections (2026) Politics and Government Sex Crimes Elections, Senate Democratic Party Platner, Graham Lerer, Lisa Glueck, Katie Eric Lee/Getty Images Graham Platner, once a top Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, is now out of the race. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/ro-khanna-west-bank.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/ro-khanna-west-bank.html Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster their credentials as critics. Lisa Lerer Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:41:51 +0000 Israeli Settlements Midterm Elections (2026) Defense and Military Forces International Relations Khanna, Ro Emanuel, Rahm Netanyahu, Benjamin Ramallah (West Bank) Samar Hazboun for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/elections/kansas-supreme-court-justices-election-abortion.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/elections/kansas-supreme-court-justices-election-abortion.html Frustrated by the appointed court’s support of abortion rights, which has been affirmed resoundingly by voters, Republicans are pushing an Aug. 4 referendum to elect Kansas justices. Kate Zernike Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:29 +0000 Midterm Elections (2026) Abortion Referendums Elections, Courts and the Judiciary United States Politics and Government Kobach, Kris W Kansas Charlie Riedel/Associated Press A doctor entering an exam room to consult with a patient at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kansas City, Kan., in 2022. Voters supported a state ballot measure supporting abortion rights that year. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/magazine/mick-jagger-interview.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/magazine/mick-jagger-interview.html The legendary rock star, now 82, on how fame, touring and aging have changed him. David Marchese Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:08:12 +0000 Pop and Rock Music Music Geese (Music Group) Rolling Stones Jagger, Mick Little Richard Mulaney, John Simon, Carly Richards, Keith Taylor, Mick Watts, Charlie Wonder, Stevie United States Hackney Diamonds (Album) Philip Montgomery for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/ticks-disease-lyme-alpha-gal.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/ticks-disease-lyme-alpha-gal.html With ticks, we’ve barely begun to fight back. The longer we wait, the more territory they will claim across both our geographic and psychic maps. Jonathan Mingle Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:36:52 +0000 Lyme Disease Ticks (Insects) Mosquitoes Disease Rates Research Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States New England States (US) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/population-forecast-birth-rate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/population-forecast-birth-rate.html America is not prepared for population decline. Lyman Stone Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:45:23 +0000 Birth Rates United States Politics and Government Federal Budget (US) Population Immigration and Emigration Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions Retirement Census Bureau United States Social Security (US) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/briefing/gravitational-pull.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/briefing/gravitational-pull.html We think and dream and fuss and project entire worlds into existence. Meanwhile, the earth’s orbit continues and the sun goes on shining. Melissa Kirsch Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:06:19 +0000 internal-storyline-no Sun Earth Space and Astronomy Seasons and Months Gravitation and Gravity https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/trump-roswell-ufo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/trump-roswell-ufo.html Roswell’s annual U.F.O. festival was supposed to be full of triumphant “told you so’s” after the Trump administration declassified its alien files. Instead, apparently, the coverup continues. Reis Thebault and Paul Ratje Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:42 +0000 Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Extraterrestrial Life United States Politics and Government Classified Information and State Secrets Defense Department Trump, Donald J Roswell (NM) New Mexico Attendees wait for a parade to start during the Roswell U.F.O. Festival in Roswell, N.M.