https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:31:25 +0000 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:29:03 +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/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 11:57:56 +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 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 Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. 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/2026/06/28/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/us/politics/trump-oklahoma-ice-director.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/us/politics/trump-oklahoma-ice-director.html The president said he was nominating Lance Schroyer, an adviser to Markwayne Mullin, the D.H.S. secretary, to lead the high-profile agency. Tyler Pager Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:31:00 +0000 Illegal Immigration United States Politics and Government Homeland Security Department Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Mullin, Markwayne Trump, Donald J United States Oklahoma Schroyer, Lance Oklahoma Highway Patrol via Reuters Lance Schroyer, pictured in 2016. He recently joined ICE and appears to have limited national experience. 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/2026/06/27/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/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 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/nyregion/metropolitan-diary.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/nyregion/metropolitan-diary.html Our special series of columns marking Metropolitan Diary’s 50th anniversary continues with more notable contributors sharing their New York City stories. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:00:06 +0000 New York City 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/ai-race-china-us.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/ai-race-china-us.html Washington is starting to follow a similar playbook to Beijing when it comes to artificial intelligence policy. Dan Wang and Julian Gewirtz Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:35:22 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Deregulation of Industry International Relations Computers and the Internet Politics and Government United States Politics and Government United States International Relations Innovation Computer Security Anthropic AI LLC Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ant Financial Services Group Manus (Artificial Intelligence Co) OpenAI Labs Amodei, Dario Ma, Jack China United States Hegseth, Pete https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/briefing/metropolitan-diary-anniversary.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/briefing/metropolitan-diary-anniversary.html We celebrate 50 years of Metropolitan Diary. Alex Vadukul Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:48:26 +0000 internal-storyline-no New York City Newspapers News and News Media New York Times The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/asia/japan-mayor-maternity-leave.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/asia/japan-mayor-maternity-leave.html Shoko Kawata is the first mayor to take maternity leave in Japan’s history. Her decision has prompted debate about gender discrimination in the work force. Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:01:07 +0000 Pregnancy and Childbirth Family Leaves Politics and Government Discrimination Women and Girls Mayors Birth Rates Japan Women's Rights Content Type: Personal Profile Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawata, in her office this month. She will be the first Japanese mayor to take maternity leave.