https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:04:22 +0000 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:42 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/politics/jd-vance-iran-negotiations.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/politics/jd-vance-iran-negotiations.html Vice President JD Vance is in a politically precarious spot. Tyler Pager Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:46:31 +0000 United States Politics and Government US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) United States International Relations Republican Party Trump, Donald J Vance, J D Rubio, Marco Iran Pool photo by Nathan Howard How Vice President JD Vance handles the future of the negotiations will factor into Republicans’ performance in the midterm elections and his future as a potential successor to President Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/middleeast/iran-control-strait-of-hormuz.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/middleeast/iran-control-strait-of-hormuz.html After Iran weaponized the waterway by making it too dangerous for businesses, experts say, the country is now looking to charge fees to vessels seeking to transit the vital water. Ephrat Livni Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:01:32 +0000 Iran Strait of Hormuz Ships and Shipping Insurance Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) United States International Relations Embargoes and Sanctions Israel Oman Persian Gulf United States International Relations Great Britain Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula last month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/economy/gasoline-demand-destruction.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/economy/gasoline-demand-destruction.html People drove less and bought more-efficient cars when fuel prices surged, habits that could stick over the long term. Lydia DePillis Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:01:19 +0000 Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) United States Politics and Government Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Fuel Efficiency Consumer Behavior Hannah Beier for The New York Times When gas prices started rising, Judy Vassallo, 89, started taking the city bus, which is free for seniors. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/podcasts/the-headlines/supreme-court-sewage-surveillance.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/podcasts/the-headlines/supreme-court-sewage-surveillance.html Plus, where did all the cottage cheese go? Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart and Jan Hoffman Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:06:00 +0000 Decisions and Verdicts Sewers and Sewage Supreme Court (US) internal-open-access-audio Eric Lee for The New York Times Over the next two weeks, the Supreme Court justices will release more than a dozen final opinions, including high-profile decisions on birthright citizenship, the Federal Reserve and transgender athletes. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/stock-market-down-tech-ai-asia-sp500-oil-gas.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/stock-market-down-tech-ai-asia-sp500-oil-gas.html Chipmakers led the way down in South Korea, where the main index plunged 10 percent. Stocks in Europe were lower and S&P 500 futures pointed to a sharp fall. Daisuke Wakabayashi and Jason Karaian Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:33:19 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Stocks and Bonds Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index Iran Jade Gao/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The shares of South Korea’s leading chip companies, crucial to the boon in artificial development, plunged on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/dealbook/tech-stocks-chips-spacex.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/dealbook/tech-stocks-chips-spacex.html Investors are bracing for rough trading after stocks in Asia and Europe were clobbered on Tuesday. A.I. companies like SpaceX are getting hit hard. Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly and Brian O’Keefe Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:56:45 +0000 internal-storyline-no Kospi Stock Index (South Korea) Space Exploration Technologies Corp Musk, Elon Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index Jade Gao/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The tech sell-off has gone global on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/europe/uk-burnham-starmer-politics.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/europe/uk-burnham-starmer-politics.html The likely successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer will inherit the same challenges of economic stagnation and ascendant populism. Will a divided nation be prepared to give him time? Michael D. Shear Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:57:07 +0000 Great Britain Burnham, Andrew M (1970- ) Starmer, Keir Trump, Donald J Mahmood, Shabana (1980- ) Reeves, Rachel (1979- ) Labour Party (Great Britain) Reform UK (British Political Party) Appointments and Executive Changes International Relations Politics and Government Immigration and Emigration United States International Relations Elections Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Andy Burnham celebrating after his swearing-in in Parliament on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/brexit-uk-economy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/brexit-uk-economy.html Citing lower trade and investment, analysts broadly agree that Britain’s economy is smaller than it would have been if the country had stayed in the E.U. Eshe Nelson Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:45:59 +0000 Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit) Great Britain Economic Conditions and Trends Gross Domestic Product European Union Europe Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) International Trade and World Market Politics and Government Referendums Small Business Customs (Tariff) Polls and Public Opinion Immigration and Emigration Burnham, Andrew M (1970- ) Starmer, Keir Andrew Testa for The New York Times Ten years ago, British voters approved by a slim margin a proposal for the country to leave the European Union. The economic results, economists say, have not been glowing. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/europe/uk-brexit-seasonal-farm-workers-central-asia.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/europe/uk-brexit-seasonal-farm-workers-central-asia.html Ten years after Brexit, most seasonal workers in Britain are from countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Without them, agricultural chiefs say, many farms would fail. Stephen Castle and Aigerim Turgunbaeva Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:16:21 +0000 Migrant Labor (Agriculture) Agriculture and Farming Foreign Workers Labor and Jobs Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit) European Union Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) Bukhara (Uzbekistan) Central Asia England Great Britain Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Kent (England) Andrew Testa for The New York Times Shukrat Djuraev at Homefield Farm, in Kent, England, this month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-major-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-major-cases.html Over the next two weeks, the justices will release more than a dozen final opinions, including high-profile decisions on birthright citizenship, the Federal Reserve and transgender athletes. Ann E. Marimow Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:02:32 +0000 United States Politics and Government Federal Courts (US) Decisions and Verdicts Citizenship and Naturalization Elections, Courts and the Judiciary Transgender Courts and the Judiciary Law and Legislation Federal Reserve System Federal Trade Commission Supreme Court (US) Cook, Lisa D Roberts, John G Jr Trump, Donald J Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times The justices will resolve a series of high-profile cases testing the Trump administration’s policies to expand presidential power and reshape the federal bureaucracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/magazine/america-founders-history-usa-250th-anniversary.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/magazine/america-founders-history-usa-250th-anniversary.html In the past 50 years, the way we tell the story of the Revolution has become dramatically more complex. Can it still inspire us all? Jane Kamensky Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:54:46 +0000 Revolutionary War, American (1775-83) Declaration of Independence (US) Independence Day (US) (July 4) United States Politics and Government Slavery (Historical) Human Rights and Human Rights Violations Jefferson, Thomas United States Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images The five-man drafting committee presenting the Declaration of Independence to Congress, in an early 19th-century painting by John Trumbull. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/nyregion/nyc-early-voting.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/nyregion/nyc-early-voting.html Turnout was low and the electorate was much older than it was last year when the mayoral race between Mamdani and Cuomo fueled heavy early voting. Christine Zhang and Nicholas Fandos Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:54:53 +0000 Midterm Elections (2026) Primaries and Caucuses Elections, House of Representatives New York City Avila Chevalier, Darializa Bores, Alex Espaillat, Adriano D Goldman, Daniel S Lander, Brad Lasher, Micah C Mamdani, Zohran Reynoso, Antonio Valdez, Claire (1989- ) Velazquez, Nydia M Christine Zhang/The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/nyregion/new-york-primary-elections-how-when-vote.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/nyregion/new-york-primary-elections-how-when-vote.html Several closely watched races are taking place in New York City and beyond. Nine days of early voting preceded Primary Day on Tuesday. Claire Fahy Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:53:39 +0000 Midterm Elections (2026) United States Politics and Government Primaries and Caucuses Elections, House of Representatives Elections, Comptrollers Progressivism (Theory and Philosophy) Democratic Party Republican Party Avila Chevalier, Darializa Bores, Alex Conway, George T III DiNapoli, Thomas P Espaillat, Adriano D Goldman, Daniel S Goyle, Raj Lander, Brad Lasher, Micah C Lawler, Mike (1986- ) Mamdani, Zohran Reynoso, Antonio Schlossberg, Jack (1993- ) Valdez, Claire (1989- ) Warshaw, Drew New York City Westchester County (NY) New York State Dave Sanders for The New York Times Among this year’s primary elections are several competitive races between Democrats in New York City. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/weather/europe-extreme-heat-wave-warning.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/weather/europe-extreme-heat-wave-warning.html The most intense conditions are happening in Britain, France and Spain, which are all under high-level heat warnings. Nazaneen Ghaffar Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:35:11 +0000 Global Warming Heat and Heat Waves Europe England Wales France Spain internal-open-access-from-nl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/climate/europe-heat-wave-protective-measures.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/climate/europe-heat-wave-protective-measures.html Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning. Chico Harlan Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:02:13 +0000 Heat and Heat Waves Air Conditioning Global Warming Heatstroke Deaths (Fatalities) Europe Thibault Camus/Associated Press A visitor to the Palace of Versailles in France on Monday, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/europe/heat-wave-france-drowning-deaths.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/europe/heat-wave-france-drowning-deaths.html Most of the victims, swimming in unsupervised areas, were young, officials said. Claire Moses Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:42 +0000 Heat and Heat Waves Drownings France Lecornu, Sebastien Ed Jones/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images People trying to find respite in the shade in Toulouse, France, on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/europe/mark-rutte-nato-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/europe/mark-rutte-nato-trump.html Secretary General Mark Rutte is headed to Washington. His style has at times frustrated the very European leaders who need him to hold the alliance together. Mara Hvistendahl and Steven Erlanger Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:55:21 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States International Relations International Relations United States Defense and Military Forces Defense and Military Forces North Atlantic Treaty Organization State Department Trump, Donald J Rutte, Mark United States Doug Mills/The New York Times President Trump and Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, at the World Economic Forum in January. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/politics/trump-reflecting-pool-blame.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/politics/trump-reflecting-pool-blame.html President Trump said the blooms of green algae and the peeling polyurethane had nothing to do with the rushed $16.4 million makeover he had ordered. Luke Broadwater and Maxine Joselow Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:45:17 +0000 United States Politics and Government Government Contracts and Procurement Algae Vandalism Restoration and Renovation Atlantic Industrial Coatings LLC Greenwater Services National Park Service Trump, Donald J Lincoln Memorial (Washington, DC) Doug Mills/The New York Times Ongoing work on Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been troubled for decades by leaks and algae blooms that turn its water green. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/americas/venezuela-oil-delcy-rodriguez-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/americas/venezuela-oil-delcy-rodriguez-trump.html President Trump says Venezuela, under U.S. oversight, has “never made the money” it is making now. But new oil revenue isn’t helping ordinary Venezuelans, and anger seems to be mounting. Anatoly Kurmanaev Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:49 +0000 United States International Relations Politics and Government US-Venezuela Conflict (2025- ) Currency Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Foreign Investments Banking and Financial Institutions Embargoes and Sanctions State Department Treasury Department Rubio, Marco Trump, Donald J Maduro, Nicolas United States Venezuela Rodriguez, Delcy Todd Heisler/The New York Times Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, during a meeting with American officials in Caracas in April. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/dispute-americas-250th-birthday-explained.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/dispute-americas-250th-birthday-explained.html Two national groups, including one backed by President Trump, have planned an array of activities to celebrate the country’s semiquincentennial. States are also hosting many events. Pooja Salhotra and Jennifer Schuessler Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:01:56 +0000 United States Semiquincentennial (2026) Independence Day (US) (July 4) Washington (DC) America250 Freedom 250 (Nonprofit) United States Semiquincentennial Commission Trump, Donald J Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A worker climbs a Ferris wheel being constructed for Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair, which will begin later this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/technology/china-supercomputer-crown-us.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/technology/china-supercomputer-crown-us.html A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units. Don Clark Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:02:27 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Supercomputers Computer Chips International Relations Innovation Cloud Computing Computers and the Internet ARM Holdings PLC Arm Ltd NVIDIA Corporation Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Dongarra, Jack Shenzhen (China) Xu Congjun/VCG, via Getty Images China’s National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi in 2020. LineShine, a supercomputer in Shenzhen, has been declared the world’s fastest. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/economy/china-megafactory-us-tech-race.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/economy/china-megafactory-us-tech-race.html Chinese firms have some of the world’s most advanced technology. But U.S. officials say relying on it could come with a downside. Ana Swanson Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:30 +0000 Factories and Manufacturing United States International Relations Communist Party of China Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd Trump, Donald J China United States Batteries Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/arts/music/clive-davis-patti-smith.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/arts/music/clive-davis-patti-smith.html For Patti Smith, the best guidance was something that Davis rarely granted: free rein. Jon Pareles Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:12:51 +0000 Pop and Rock Music Music Arista Records Davis, Clive Smith, Patti Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection, via Getty Images Patti Smith and Clive Davis in 1993. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/opinion/moreno-warren-social-security.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/opinion/moreno-warren-social-security.html To save the program, we need to eliminate the payroll tax cap. Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:01:18 +0000 Social Security (US) Retirement Payroll Tax Wages and Salaries https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/opinion/florida-politics-midterms-governors-race.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/opinion/florida-politics-midterms-governors-race.html David Jolly must persuade voters who have been increasingly hostile to Democrats that he’s a different kind of Democrat. Michael Grunwald Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:18 +0000 United States Politics and Government State Legislatures Midterm Elections (2026) Politics and Government Florida Damon Winter/The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/briefing/socialist-mayors.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/briefing/socialist-mayors.html We look at the democratic socialists who are leading some of America’s big cities. Sam Sifton Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:02:02 +0000 internal-storyline-no Democratic Socialists of America Mayors Elections Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani at a rally last week. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/arts/television/late-night-trump-greenwater.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/arts/television/late-night-trump-greenwater.html Jimmy Fallon poked fun at the name of the business under fire for turning the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool bright green: “Nailed it.” Trish Bendix Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:05:35 +0000 Television Fallon, Jimmy The Tonight Show (TV Program) Maher, Bill Real Time With Bill Maher (TV Program) Oliver, John Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (TV Program) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV Program) Stewart, Jon