https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:53:06 +0000 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:45:29 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-peace-talks.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-peace-talks.html Iran sees its control over the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage in peace talks with the United States. It seems willing to risk the cease-fire to maintain that power. Erika Solomon Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:42:47 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Iran-Israel War (2025- ) United States International Relations International Maritime Organization Iran Strait of Hormuz Israel Oman Araghchi, Abbas Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ) Vaez, Ali Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/middleeast/beirut-dahiya-israel-lebanon-cease-fire.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/middleeast/beirut-dahiya-israel-lebanon-cease-fire.html Dahiya, a sprawling area and Hezbollah stronghold, is stirring back to life amid a tense truce with Israel. “This war has brought so much loss,” one resident said. Abdi Latif Dahir and David Guttenfelder Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:47 +0000 Dahiya (Lebanon) Lebanon Israel Qassem, Naim Khamenei, Ali Nasrallah, Hassan US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) War and Armed Conflicts Peace Process Beirut (Lebanon) A main street in Dahiya, a collection of neighborhoods south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, in June. On any given day, Dahiya hums with bustling city rhythms. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/middleeast/iran-us-agreement-plan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/middleeast/iran-us-agreement-plan.html The United States and Iran have engaged in rounds of attacks and counterattacks in recent days, eroding hopes for a quick return to normalcy in the Middle East. Aaron Boxerman Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:45:15 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Peace Process Iran Defense and Military Forces Nuclear Weapons Uranium Strait of Hormuz Ships and Shipping United States International Relations United States Defense and Military Forces Trump, Donald J Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict Israel Lebanon Hezbollah internal-open-access-from-nl Pool photo by Nathan Howard Vice President JD Vance after the United States and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten. Paul Sonne and Eric Lipton Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:52:38 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States International Relations Metals and Minerals Cantor Fitzgerald LP Dominari Securities LLC Lutnick, Brandon Lutnick, Howard W Tokayev, Kassym-Jomart Trump, Donald J Trump, Donald J Jr Trump, Eric F (1984- ) Kazakhstan United States internal-open-access-from-nl Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/asia/kazakhstan-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/asia/kazakhstan-trump.html The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump’s Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China. Paul Sonne Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:39:19 +0000 International Relations United States International Relations United States Politics and Government Politics and Government Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Sovereign Wealth Funds Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Tokayev, Kassym-Jomart Trump, Donald J Astana (Kazakhstan) China United States Russia Kazakhstan internal-open-access-from-nl Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/politics/trump-firings-workers-merit-systems-protection-board.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/politics/trump-firings-workers-merit-systems-protection-board.html Behind the scenes, the Trump White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially giving the president remarkable leeway to install loyalists at nearly every echelon of government. Jonah E. Bromwich, Michael S. Schmidt and Rebecca Davis O’Brien Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:15 +0000 United States Politics and Government Presidential Power (US) Government Employees Appointments and Executive Changes Executive Orders and Memorandums Labor and Jobs Trump, Donald J Harris, Cathy Ann Kerner, Henry Justice Department Merit Systems Protection Board (US) United States Office of Special Counsel America First Policy Institute Eric Lee for The New York Times The Trump administration maintains that the president can direct the actions of federal employees, including prosecutors and immigration judges. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/politics/federal-buildings-repair-backlog.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/politics/federal-buildings-repair-backlog.html After decades, deferred maintenance totals an estimated $50 billion. But getting repair funds from Congress is a laborious process. Eileen Sullivan and Rebecca Davis O’Brien Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:59 +0000 United States Politics and Government Accidents and Safety Workplace Hazards and Violations Government Employees Labor and Jobs Rats Water General Services Administration Hoses and plastic bags being used to manage a leaky roof in an Internal Revenue Service building on the Chamblee campus in Georgia. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/world/americas/venezuela-earthquakes-doctors-rescues.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/world/americas/venezuela-earthquakes-doctors-rescues.html A medical team set out from the capital to rescue people in the hardest-hit part of the disaster zone, La Guaira. They found silence in the ruins instead. Fabiola Ferrero and Julie Turkewitz Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:20:03 +0000 Rescues Doctors La Guaira (Venezuela) Caracas (Venezuela) Venezuela Earthquakes Venezuela Earthquakes (June 24, 2026) Fabiola Ferrero for The New York Times Dr. Zaira Medina, left, hugging a rescue worker outside her collapsed apartment building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/world/americas/venezuela-earthquake-volunteers-traffic.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/world/americas/venezuela-earthquake-volunteers-traffic.html The outpouring of volunteer aid after Venezuela’s earthquakes clogged the only road into the disaster zone, delaying rescue crews. Genevieve Glatsky, María Victoria Fermín and Fabiola Ferrero Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:14:57 +0000 Rescues Humanitarian Aid Accidents and Safety Earthquakes Food Aid Caracas (Venezuela) La Guaira (Venezuela) Venezuela Fabiola Ferrero for The New York Times The Pérez de León Hospital medical team in a truck in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday night. The doctors were handing out food, water and medical supplies to people on the streets. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/elections/colorado-governor-democratic-primary.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/elections/colorado-governor-democratic-primary.html The Democratic primary on Tuesday is likely to decide the next governor, and Senator Michael Bennet, once seen as a shoo-in, is in a dogfight with Attorney General Phil Weiser. Jack Healy Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:34 +0000 United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Elections, Governors Primaries and Caucuses Bennet, Michael Farrand Trump, Donald J Colorado DeGette, Diana Cheney Orr for The New York Times Mr. Weiser, second from left, spoke with voters at Bluebird Café in Glenwood Springs, Colo., earlier this month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/nyregion/whats-the-hottest-spot-in-new-york-for-campaigning-the-club.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/nyregion/whats-the-hottest-spot-in-new-york-for-campaigning-the-club.html Zohran Mamdani did it last year. So did Claire Valdez in her recent run for Congress. Some candidates are campaigning after dark to court young voters. Troy Closson Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:00:14 +0000 New York City United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Bars and Nightclubs Youth Politics and Government Generation Z Voting and Voters Nowadays (Queens, NY, Bar) Damballa Inc Elsewhere (Brooklyn, NY) Bushwick (Brooklyn, NY) Ridgewood (Queens, NY) Mamdani, Zohran Valdez, Claire (1989- ) Reynoso, Antonio Talarico, James Chakrabarti, Saikat Amir Hamja for The New York Times Clubgoers cheered Mr. Mamdani at Mood Ring last November. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/us/louisiana-senate-republican-runoff-results.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/us/louisiana-senate-republican-runoff-results.html If she reaches the Senate, Ms. Letlow would replace Senator Bill Cassidy and become the first G.O.P. woman to represent Louisiana in the chamber. Tim Balk and Emily Davies Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:54:31 +0000 United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Elections, Senate Primaries and Caucuses Endorsements Conservatism (US Politics) Letlow, Julia Fleming, John (1951- ) Trump, Donald J Cassidy, Bill (1957- ) Louisiana Republican Party Senate Kathleen Flynn/Getty Images Representative Julia Letlow, who is running for Senate in Louisiana with the support of President Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/wildfires-utah-colorado-firefighters-deaths.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/wildfires-utah-colorado-firefighters-deaths.html Their bodies were brought by helicopter to a Colorado airport, where their soot-covered comrades drove them to the coroner’s office. Fires are raging in the arid Southwest after a warm winter. Bernard Mokam, Jack Healy, Nancy Lofholm and Maia Spoto Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:45:29 +0000 Wildfires Fires and Firefighters Deaths (Fatalities) Forest Service Arizona Colorado New Mexico Cox, Spencer J (1975- ) Utah Noah Berger/Associated Press A helicopter dropping water on the Cottonwood fire burning near Beaver, Utah, on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/weather/heat-wave-usa-nyc-dc-philadelpha.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/weather/heat-wave-usa-nyc-dc-philadelpha.html Forecasters warned that temperatures could break records in some areas. The heat is expected to last into the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Nazaneen Ghaffar Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:11:47 +0000 Heat and Heat Waves Weather New York City Northeastern States (US) Philadelphia (Pa) Washington (DC) Graham Dickie/The New York Times Pedestrians on the Brooklyn Bridge during a heat wave in 2024. New York City, Philadelphia and Washington are likely to have days above 100 degrees this week, forecasters said. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/business/donk-polymarket-prediction-markets.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/business/donk-polymarket-prediction-markets.html How one silly syllable ignited a bitter dispute over the nature of reality on Polymarket. David Segal Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:19:37 +0000 Prediction Markets Virtual Currency Gambling Polymarket (Adventure One QSS Inc) Carl Godfrey https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/the-hamptons-human-labor.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/the-hamptons-human-labor.html The people who want to visit can’t function without the people who have to live there. Kelly Nano-Miranda and Binyamin Appelbaum Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:04 +0000 High Net Worth Individuals Foreign Workers Citizenship and Naturalization Hamptons (NY) New York City https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/celebrity-activism-donald-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/celebrity-activism-donald-trump.html When speaking up actually means risking something, for once, it is more necessary than ever. Molly Jong-Fast Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:22 +0000 United States Politics and Government Celebrities Politics and Government Freedom of Speech and Expression Authoritarianism (Theory and Philosophy) Trump, Donald J Gomez, Selena Lawrence, Jennifer McCarthy, Joseph R O'Donnell, Rosie Fast, Howard https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/nyregion/nyc-pride-parade-march.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/nyregion/nyc-pride-parade-march.html The annual celebration on Sunday took place in a city where many in the L.G.B.T.Q. community are optimistic about their local leaders but face challenges from the Trump administration. Liam Stack and Eliza Shapiro Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:34:29 +0000 Homosexuality and Bisexuality Transgender Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships Polls and Public Opinion Discrimination Heritage of Pride Inc Stonewall National Monument (Manhattan, NY) New York City Parades Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Lexi Parra/The New York Times