https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:57:02 +0000 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:28:53 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/hegseth-army-general-donahue.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/hegseth-army-general-donahue.html Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career? Adam Entous and Greg Jaffe Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:20:45 +0000 United States Defense and Military Forces United States Politics and Government Appointments and Executive Changes Defense Department Donahue, Christopher Todd (1969- ) Hegseth, Pete Trump, Donald J Kabul (Afghanistan) Afghanistan War (2001- ) US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Missiles and Missile Defense Systems Kabul International Airport United States Army Europe Allison Joyce/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Gen. Christopher T. Donahue greeted service members before the 2023 renaming of Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The general had extensive combat experience and strong support in the Army. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/memphis-cantina-gambling-raid-immigration.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/memphis-cantina-gambling-raid-immigration.html More than 120 people were arrested at a Memphis cantina, in one of the biggest immigration operations in Tennessee this year. Eduardo Medina and Emily Cochrane Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:02:22 +0000 Memphis (Tenn) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Homeland Security Department Illegal Immigration Immigration Detention Bars and Nightclubs Brad J. Vest for The New York Times In May, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement for help identifying an undocumented man it suspected was involved in criminal activity at El Corralón, court records show. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents. Coral Davenport Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:48:46 +0000 United States Politics and Government Parenting Child Care Health and Human Services Department Heritage Foundation Vance, J D Vance, Usha Federal Aid (US) Families and Family Life Julia Nikhinson/Associated Press About 80 percent of the 870,000 families that currently get child care subsidies from the Health and Human Services Department have single working parents, most of them mothers, according to department data. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-witkoff-kushner-russia-putin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-witkoff-kushner-russia-putin.html Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were meeting on Sunday with Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine, a day after talks with Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow. Cassandra Vinograd and Andrew E. Kramer Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:24:54 +0000 Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Kushner, Jared Putin, Vladimir V Trump, Donald J Zelensky, Volodymyr Witkoff, Steven Genya Savilov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, left, with the U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/ukraine-war-weapons-fraud-corruption.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/ukraine-war-weapons-fraud-corruption.html Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste. Andrew E. Kramer, Bianca Pallaro and Evelina Riabenko Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:10 +0000 Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Corruption (Institutional) Defense and Military Forces Defense Contracts Frauds and Swindling Arms Trade Bombs and Explosives Czechoslovak Group Zelensky, Volodymyr Fedorov, Mykhailo Ukraine Russia Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Ukrainian soldiers firing a mortar toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Kupiansk, Ukraine, last year. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/ukraine-military-audits-spending-weapons.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/ukraine-military-audits-spending-weapons.html The documents amount to an autopsy of the weapons-contracting process. Andrew E. Kramer, Bianca Pallaro and Evelina Riabenko Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:02:23 +0000 Government Contracts and Procurement Bombs and Explosives Corruption (Institutional) Arms Trade Czechoslovak Group Ukraine Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Defense Contracts David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Ukrainian soldiers from the 14th Mechanized Brigade firing a Grad multiple rocket launcher toward a Russian position near Kupiansk, Ukraine, in 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/trump-miderm-elections-republicans.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/trump-miderm-elections-republicans.html The president’s strategy, message and spending have left the G.O.P. in a difficult spot as lawmakers try to outrun his sagging approval ratings. Annie Karni, Reid J. Epstein and Luke Broadwater Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:04:46 +0000 United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Campaign Finance Elections, House of Representatives Elections, Senate Republican Party Johnson, Mike (1972- ) Paxton, Ken Thune, John R Trump, Donald J Lawler, Mike (1986- ) Nordone, Darline Graham United States Alex Kent/The New York Times President Donald Trump walks on stage for a rally supporting Darline Graham’s Senate candidacy last month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/elections/trump-mail-in-voting-confusion.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/elections/trump-mail-in-voting-confusion.html From Oregon to Florida, officials are at once reassuring voters that their ballots are safe and encouraging them to use drop boxes or vote in person. Anna Griffin, Rebecca Fairley Raney, Kendal Asbury and David Iversen Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:01:56 +0000 Midterm Elections (2026) United States Politics and Government Absentee Voting Federal-State Relations (US) Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements Postal Service (US) Trump, Donald J Zack Wittman for The New York Times Mail-in votes being processed by officials at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office in Largo, Fla., last month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/pappas-sununu-new-hampshire-senate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/pappas-sununu-new-hampshire-senate.html The state has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010. But Chris Pappas, the likely Democratic nominee, anticipates a tough race against a well-known opponent, John E. Sununu. Jess Bidgood Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:01:55 +0000 Pappas, Christopher (1980- ) Sununu, John E Senate Midterm Elections (2026) New Hampshire Holly Ramer/Associated Press; Reba Saldanha/Associated Press Former Senator John E. Sununu and Representative Chris Pappas https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/afd-germany-election-ulrich-siegmund.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/afd-germany-election-ulrich-siegmund.html Ulrich Siegmund, 35, once sold air fresheners. Now his far-right party is the favorite to win a state election in eastern Germany on Sunday. Christopher F. Schuetze Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:01:32 +0000 Saxony-Anhalt (Germany) Germany Europe Alternative for Germany Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right Elections Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Annegret Hilse/Reuters Ulrich Siegmund, center, is the lead candidate for the far-right party Alternative for Germany in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. The party is projected to finish first. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/germany-election-afd-saxony-anhalt.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/germany-election-afd-saxony-anhalt.html Elections in Saxony-Anhalt, in the country’s east, could result in an outright majority for the Alternative for Germany party. Jim Tankersley Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:58:55 +0000 Germany Alternative for Germany Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right Elections Immigration and Emigration Legislatures and Parliaments East Germany Saxony-Anhalt (Germany) Annegret Hilse/Reuters An AfD campaign rally in Naumburg, a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in August. The party has appealed to voters with promises to revitalize a sagging economy and deport immigrants. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/business/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-shipping.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/business/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-shipping.html The U.S. military is helping oil get out of the Persian Gulf on tankers, but Iran is still attacking the ships and scaring operators away. Peter Eavis and Jenny Gross Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:28:53 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Ships and Shipping United States Defense and Military Forces Maritime Accidents and Safety Defense and Military Forces United States Navy Bahrain Iran Manama (Bahrain) Persian Gulf Strait of Hormuz United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Reuters Vessels off the coast of Musandam, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/business/opec-iran-war-oil-production.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/business/opec-iran-war-oil-production.html The decision on Sunday by the cartel of oil-producing nations and some of its allies came after the resumption of U.S. and Iranian military strikes in the Persian Gulf. Lisa Friedman Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:26:07 +0000 Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Iran Strait of Hormuz Venezuela Ariana Cubillos/Associated Press Venezuela, a founding member of OPEC, has possibly the largest oil reserves in the world. But years of sanctions and economic turmoil have reduced the country’s production. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/lindsay-clancy-trial-defense-prosecutor-tactics.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/lindsay-clancy-trial-defense-prosecutor-tactics.html The defense lawyer for Lindsay Clancy showed empathy for his client in showcasing her mental health problems. That may have made all the difference. Richard Fausset Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:13:46 +0000 Decisions and Verdicts Jury System Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides Mental Health and Disorders Suicides and Suicide Attempts Clancy, Lindsay (1990- ) Plymouth (Mass) Massachusetts Joseph Prezioso/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer, Kevin Reddington, after leaving the courthouse this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/science/92-year-old-mathematician-apprentice.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/science/92-year-old-mathematician-apprentice.html Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn. Gregory Barber Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:36:31 +0000 your-feed-science Mathematics Columbia University Riverside Drive (Manhattan, NY) internal-open-access-from-nl Oliver Farshi for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/hegseth-national-security-military-generals.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/hegseth-national-security-military-generals.html We are already paying a high price for the defense secretary’s purges and whims. David French Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:25 +0000 United States Defense and Military Forces Appointments and Executive Changes US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) International Relations Ethics and Official Misconduct Defense Department North Atlantic Treaty Organization Republican Party Hegseth, Pete United States Politics and Government United States International Relations Trump, Donald J Damon Winter/The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/opinion/clinical-trials-drugs-science.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/opinion/clinical-trials-drugs-science.html It is too hard for medical researchers to start clinical trials. Ruxandra Teslo Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:39:34 +0000 Cancer Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Clinical Trials Food and Drug Administration Research Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Hospitals Innovation Tests (Medical) Health and Human Services Department National Institutes of Health Hong, David S United States https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/briefing/summer-heat-wave.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/briefing/summer-heat-wave.html If you thought this summer felt a little bit off, you’re not alone. David Gelles Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:29:10 +0000 internal-storyline-no internal-open-access-from-nl Global Warming Seasons and Months Heat and Heat Waves The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/highland-park-united-methodist-church-dallas.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/highland-park-united-methodist-church-dallas.html The fight reflects a larger American phenomenon: Churchgoers increasingly want decisions to be made at the local level, not by a national denomination. Ruth Graham Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:02:17 +0000 Methodist Church United Methodist Church Highland Park (Tex) Texas Dallas (Tex) Desiree Rios for The New York Times Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas.