https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Thu, 28 May 2026 05:09:38 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:05 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/criminal-inquiry-e-jean-carroll-trump-accusations.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/criminal-inquiry-e-jean-carroll-trump-accusations.html Ms. Carroll, who prevailed in a civil trial after accusing President Trump of sexual abuse, is the latest target in a Justice Department campaign going after his perceived enemies. Glenn Thrush and Benjamin Weiser Thu, 28 May 2026 03:43:50 +0000 United States Politics and Government Libel and Slander Sex Crimes Ethics and Official Misconduct Carroll, E Jean Trump, Donald J Blanche, Todd (Attorney) Illinois Dave Sanders for The New York Times E. Jean Carroll leaving court in Manhattan in 2024. Donald J. Trump later lost an appeal of a $5 million verdict against him in the case. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/world/middleeast/trump-iran-peace-talks.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/world/middleeast/trump-iran-peace-talks.html President Trump held out hope for a peace agreement, but said high oil prices would not force his hand. Max Bearak, Erika Solomon, Euan Ward, Luke Broadwater and Michael Levenson Thu, 28 May 2026 00:58:49 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Peace Process Politics and Government Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline United States International Relations Trump, Donald J Iran Lebanon Strait of Hormuz Doug Mills/The New York Times President Trump meeting with his cabinet at the White House on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/paxton-cornyn-texas-republican-primary.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/paxton-cornyn-texas-republican-primary.html Senator John Cornyn lost to his MAGA-aligned challenger, Ken Paxton, by 28 percentage points. It was a historically poor showing. Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher Wed, 27 May 2026 21:37:28 +0000 Texas Midterm Elections (2026) Republican Party Senate Cornyn, John Paxton, Ken Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times The breadth of Mr. Cornyn’s loss showed the enduring unpopularity of Republican elected officials in Washington among the most ardent Republican voters. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/mike-flood-gop-town-hall.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/mike-flood-gop-town-hall.html Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska is still meeting with constituents long after most G.O.P. members of Congress have concluded it is too politically dangerous to do so. Annie Karni Wed, 27 May 2026 18:16:26 +0000 United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Medicaid Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Nebraska Flood, Mike (1975- ) Trump, Donald J House of Representatives Republican Party Elections, House of Representatives Madeline Cass for The New York Times Representative Mike Flood speaking with reporters after his town hall in Norfolk, Neb., on Tuesday. He has committed to continuing to regularly hold such events. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/massie-marjorie-taylor-greene-costa-rica.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/massie-marjorie-taylor-greene-costa-rica.html The two Republican critics of President Trump — Thomas Massie, who lost his House primary last week, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress — met up in the tropics. Tim Balk Thu, 28 May 2026 02:55:23 +0000 United States Politics and Government Republican Party Massie, Thomas H Greene, Marjorie Taylor (1974- ) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/supreme-court-alabama-voting-maps.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/supreme-court-alabama-voting-maps.html Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters. Abbie VanSickle Wed, 27 May 2026 18:00:03 +0000 United States Politics and Government Voting Rights Act (1965) Decisions and Verdicts Midterm Elections (2026) Redistricting and Reapportionment Law and Legislation Civil Rights and Liberties Elections, Courts and the Judiciary Courts and the Judiciary House of Representatives Republican Party Supreme Court (US) Alabama Kenny Holston/The New York Times The Supreme Court justices are familiar with the longstanding fight over Alabama’s congressional district map. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/jill-biden-joe-biden-2024-debate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/jill-biden-joe-biden-2024-debate.html “I had never, ever seen Joe like that,” the former first lady told CBS News. “Before or since.” Katie Rogers Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:48 +0000 United States Politics and Government Debates (Political) Presidential Election of 2024 Biden, Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden, Joseph R Jr Trump, Donald J Books and Literature Kenny Holston/The New York Times Jill Biden, the first lady, and President Biden after the presidential debate in June 2024. She understood he had performed poorly but told him that they had been counted out before. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/biden-justice-dept-tapes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/biden-justice-dept-tapes.html The former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter. Karoun Demirjian Thu, 28 May 2026 02:58:53 +0000 United States Politics and Government Ghostwriting Special Prosecutors (Independent Counsel) Suits and Litigation (Civil) House Committee on the Judiciary Justice Department Biden, Joseph R Jr Hur, Robert Kyoung Privacy Doug Mills/The New York Times Recordings of conversations former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had with his ghostwriter came into the Justice Department’s possession in 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/world/europe/basque-cheesecake-inventor-rivera-spain.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/world/europe/basque-cheesecake-inventor-rivera-spain.html Santiago Rivera is widely credited with creating the “burnt” cheesecake in the 1980s, though he doesn’t love the spinoffs it has spawned. Decades later, he’s preparing to hand over his kitchen to his children. Jason Horowitz Wed, 27 May 2026 21:39:04 +0000 Basque Region (Spain) Spain Cheesecake Basques Restaurants Cooking and Cookbooks internal-open-access-from-nl Markel Redondo for The New York Times Santiago Rivera working the counter at his restaurant, La Viña, in San Sebastián, Spain, this month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/reflecting-pool-contractor-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/reflecting-pool-contractor-trump.html The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent, internal records show. David A. Fahrenthold Wed, 27 May 2026 18:42:48 +0000 United States Politics and Government Government Contracts and Procurement Lincoln Memorial (Washington, DC) National Parks, Monuments and Seashores Restoration and Renovation National Mall (Washington, DC) Interior Department National Park Service National Park Foundation Atlantic Industrial Coatings LLC Trump, Donald J Allison Robbert for The New York Times Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the Virginia-based contractor given a no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is being paid $13.1 million, which is seven times the amount that President Trump initially said the work would cost. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/climate/park-service-fees-washington-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/climate/park-service-fees-washington-trump.html The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool. Maxine Joselow and Andrea Fuller Wed, 27 May 2026 17:09:48 +0000 United States Politics and Government National Parks, Monuments and Seashores Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) National Mall (Washington, DC) Restoration and Renovation Lincoln Memorial (Washington, DC) Infrastructure (Public Works) Federal Lands Fountains Government Contracts and Procurement Interior Department National Park Service Trump, Donald J Zion National Park (Utah) Shenandoah National Park (Va) Washington (DC) Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press The National Park Service is spending millions in fees paid by visitors to parks across the country, like Yosemite National Park in California, to pay for restoration of nine ornamental fountains in Washington, D.C. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/judges-trump-deal-irs.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/judges-trump-deal-irs.html The motion was particularly significant because it asked the judge overseeing the initial suit against the I.R.S. to examine the terms of the deal. Alan Feuer Wed, 27 May 2026 22:09:22 +0000 United States Politics and Government Suits and Litigation (Civil) Anti-Weaponization Fund (Trump v IRS) Federal Courts (US) Internal Revenue Service Justice Department Trump, Donald J Littlejohn, Charles Edward Williams, Kathleen M Ethics and Official Misconduct Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times In January, President Trump sued the I.R.S., along with two of his sons and the Trump family business, claiming they were owed at least $10 billion. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/trade-court-customs-chief-tariff-refunds.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/trade-court-customs-chief-tariff-refunds.html The surprising demand to appear at a hearing suggested new concern about the Trump administration’s efforts to repay the full $166 billion owed from illegally imposed tariffs. Tony Romm Wed, 27 May 2026 21:46:19 +0000 International Trade and World Market Customs (Tariff) Rebates and Refunds United States Politics and Government Decisions and Verdicts Customs and Border Protection (US) Court of International Trade Liberty Justice Center (Nonprofit) Trump, Donald J Supreme Court (US) Mike Blake/Reuters Rodney S. Scott, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been ordered to appear before the Court of International Trade next month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/california-election-security-newsom.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/california-election-security-newsom.html Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that tries to stop outside officials from taking ballots or getting involved in ballot processing. Laurel Rosenhall Wed, 27 May 2026 23:44:14 +0000 United States Politics and Government Law and Legislation Federal-State Relations (US) Midterm Elections (2026) Bianco, Chad Newsom, Gavin Trump, Donald J California Isadora Kosofsky for The New York Times Voters casting ballots during the 2024 election in Los Angeles. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/world/asia/marco-rubio-visit-india-modi-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/world/asia/marco-rubio-visit-india-modi-trump.html The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit. Anupreeta Das Wed, 27 May 2026 17:23:51 +0000 United States International Relations US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Immigration and Emigration Foreign Workers Modi, Narendra Rubio, Marco Trump, Donald J Xi Jinping internal-open-access-from-nl Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Agence France-Presse, via Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio and India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, prepare to sign a memorandum of understanding in New Delhi on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/business/china-pork-prices-economy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/business/china-pork-prices-economy.html A key measure of inflation in China, they hit a 16-year low, driven by anemic consumer spending and an oversupply of hogs. Catie Edmondson Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:06 +0000 China Pork Agriculture and Farming Pigs Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Inflation (Economics) Go Nakamura/Reuters A pig farm in Taizhou, China. “Many hog farmers can no longer hold out,” Sun Haoyu, who raises hogs in Dalian, China. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/fbi-arrest-cia-official-gold-bars.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/fbi-arrest-cia-official-gold-bars.html The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars. Devlin Barrett and Julian E. Barnes Wed, 27 May 2026 21:01:10 +0000 Gold United States Defense and Military Forces Espionage and Intelligence Services Central Intelligence Agency Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Navy Alexandria (Va) United States Tom Brenner for The New York Times The C.I.A. was “unable to locate the gold bars or significant amounts of the foreign currency,” the court papers charged. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/arts/matthew-perry-personal-assistant-ketamine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/arts/matthew-perry-personal-assistant-ketamine.html Kenneth Iwamasa injected Mr. Perry with the ketamine that killed him. He is the last of five defendants to be sentenced in the case. Matt Stevens Wed, 27 May 2026 20:31:40 +0000 Ketamine (Drug) Decisions and Verdicts Prisons and Prisoners Chavez, Mark (Doctor) Fleming, Erik (Film Director) Iwamasa, Kenneth Perry, Matthew Plasencia, Salvador Sangha, Jasveen Los Angeles (Calif) internal-open-access-from-nl Willy Sanjuan/Invision, via Associated Press The actor Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2023. His assistant had injected him with at least three shots of ketamine that day. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/well/utah-measles-unvaccinated-babies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/well/utah-measles-unvaccinated-babies.html Many of those who can’t be vaccinated, including pregnant women and immunocompromised people, are also at high risk of serious complications. Teddy Rosenbluth Wed, 27 May 2026 21:35:47 +0000 Measles Disease Rates Pregnancy and Childbirth Vaccination and Immunization Utah Getty Images https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/science/ebola-hantavirus-species-strains.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/science/ebola-hantavirus-species-strains.html The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond. Carl Zimmer Wed, 27 May 2026 20:37:07 +0000 Disease Rates Ebola Virus Deaths (Fatalities) Epidemics Hantavirus Research Genetics and Heredity Rodents https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/world/africa/ebola-congo-uganda.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/world/africa/ebola-congo-uganda.html Seven confirmed cases of the virus have already been reported in Kampala, the capital, but officials say the country has robust disease surveillance. Musinguzi Blanshe and Matthew Mpoke Bigg Wed, 27 May 2026 22:23:17 +0000 Disease Rates Ebola Virus International Relations Border Barriers World Health Organization Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Kampala (Uganda) Uganda internal-open-access-from-nl Badru Katumba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Red Cross workers moving the body of someone who may have died from Ebola, in Kampala, Uganda, on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/business/media/cbs-sharyn-alfonsi-bari-weiss.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/business/media/cbs-sharyn-alfonsi-bari-weiss.html Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire. Michael M. Grynbaum Wed, 27 May 2026 18:37:07 +0000 News and News Media CBS News CBS Corporation Alfonsi, Sharyn Cooper, Anderson Weiss, Bari CBS Evening News (TV Program) 60 Minutes (TV Program) Prisons and Prisoners Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) Censorship United States Politics and Government Deportation Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Texas Conference for Women Sharyn Alfonsi, a CBS News journalist, said the expiration of her contract sent “a chilling message to the entire newsroom.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/nyregion/knicks-finals-ticket-prices.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/nyregion/knicks-finals-ticket-prices.html New York Knicks fans, still celebrating the team making it to the N.B.A. finals, are confronting high ticket prices for the games at Madison Square Garden. Claire Fahy Wed, 27 May 2026 18:39:59 +0000 Basketball NBA Championship Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Stadiums and Arenas Fans (Persons) Madison Square Garden National Basketball Assn New York Knicks San Antonio Spurs Oklahoma City Thunder New York City José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times Fans who grew up cheering for the New York Knicks said they couldn’t afford the high ticket prices listed in the presale. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/opinion/israel-palestinians-boycott-eurovision.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/opinion/israel-palestinians-boycott-eurovision.html Elections this year hold out the promise that the state can change policies in a way to recover some international good will. Shira Efron Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:05 +0000 Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Anti-Semitism Israeli Settlements Palestinians Netanyahu, Benjamin Ben-Gvir, Itamar Smotrich, Bezalel (1980- ) Gaza Strip Israel Ahmad Gharabli/Agence France-Presse https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/opinion/writing-creativity-ai.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/opinion/writing-creativity-ai.html A.I. can be a crutch that hurts our ability to think creatively. Rebecca Winthrop Wed, 27 May 2026 18:47:20 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Research Creativity Brain Psychology and Psychologists Education Writing and Writers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/well/pregnancy-money-assistance-flint.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/well/pregnancy-money-assistance-flint.html New research suggests money with no strings attached can promote better health, but other studies have seen mixed results. Roni Caryn Rabin Thu, 28 May 2026 01:23:43 +0000 Pregnancy and Childbirth Research Babies and Infants Poverty Premature Babies Lancet of Public Health Flint (Mich) Getty Images The study found that the percentage of babies born prematurely and with low birth weight started to decline after the program was established in 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/asia/pakistan-afghanistan-conflict.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/asia/pakistan-afghanistan-conflict.html Months after Pakistan declared “open war” on Afghanistan, neither side appears ready to back down, despite China’s efforts to mediate. Elian Peltier and Zia ur-Rehman Thu, 28 May 2026 04:01:08 +0000 War and Armed Conflicts Civilian Casualties Terrorism Peace Process Taliban Sharif, Shahbaz Afghanistan Beijing (China) Pakistan Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province (Pakistan) Tomas Munita for The New York Times An Afghan Border Protection Forces officer, left, and Pakistani Army soldiers, right, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, in December. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/ball-state-charlie-kirk-settlement.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/ball-state-charlie-kirk-settlement.html Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist. Jeremy W. Peters and Sabrina Tavernise Wed, 27 May 2026 17:35:20 +0000 Freedom of Speech and Expression Layoffs and Job Reductions Colleges and Universities Suits and Litigation (Civil) Civil Rights and Liberties American Civil Liberties Union Ball State University Indiana Kaiti Sullivan for The New York Times Suzanne Swierc was fired from her job as a health care administrator at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/nyregion/oshae-sibley-brooklyn-murder-trial.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/nyregion/oshae-sibley-brooklyn-murder-trial.html Dmitriy Popov was 17 when he stabbed O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old dancer, at a gas station. Mr. Popov has been charged with murder as a hate crime. Maria Cramer Wed, 27 May 2026 21:59:14 +0000 Hate Crimes Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides Homosexuality and Bisexuality Assaults Discrimination Self-Defense Brooklyn (NYC) David Dee Delgado for The New York Times Dmitry Popov testified at his murder trial, arguing that he killed O’Shae Sibley in 2023 in self-defense.