New York Time Politics
- Trump’s Tariffs Are Latest Sign of His Second-Term Appetite for Riskby David E. Sanger on April 3, 2025 at 9:03 am
President Trump’s announcement went beyond most predictions, showing a greater willingness to follow his instincts even when critics — and some allies — consider failure a likely outcome.
- Trump Tariffs Aim to Revive U.S. Manufacturing. Is That Possible?by Talmon Joseph Smith on April 3, 2025 at 9:02 am
The president says “jobs and factories will come roaring back” because of his trade policies, but the
- Smithsonian’s Leader’s Future Unclear After Trump Executive Orderby Robin Pogrebin, Graham Bowley and Jennifer Schuessler on April 3, 2025 at 9:02 am
The president’s executive order demanding change at the institution presents a perilous test for Lonnie G. Bunch III, its secretary, whom the White House calls a partisan Democrat.
- The Anti-MAGA Hat Goes Globalby Vanessa Friedman on April 3, 2025 at 9:02 am
From Greenland to Canada, the merching of a protest movement.
- Rubio Visits NATO Amid European Alarm Over Trump’s Agendaby Michael Crowley on April 3, 2025 at 7:44 am
The secretary of state’s trip comes amid an abrupt shift in relations between the United States and Europe after close cooperation during the Biden era.
- Senators Denounce Trump Administration’s Response to Myanmar Quakeby Edward Wong on April 3, 2025 at 6:27 am
Democratic senators said in a letter that the administration was failing its first test of humanitarian aid as China and Russia send teams to help.
- Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Centerby Aishvarya Kavi and Edward Wong on April 3, 2025 at 4:16 am
Mark Green, a Republican who once worked under President Trump, stepped down as head of the Wilson Center after employees of Elon Musk’s team visited the think tank.
- Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Pricesby Jack Ewing on April 3, 2025 at 4:14 am
President Trump says the tariffs will encourage investment in U.S. factories, but analysts say car buyers will have to pay thousands more.
- Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.by Apoorva Mandavilli on April 3, 2025 at 4:06 am
In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.
- The Physiology of Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Speechby Dani Blum on April 3, 2025 at 2:19 am
What happens to your body when you deliver a 25-hour speech without any breaks?
- Stanley Woodward, Lawyer for Many in Trump’s Orbit, Is Picked for Justice Dept. Postby Devlin Barrett on April 3, 2025 at 1:44 am
If confirmed, Stanley Woodward would join a number of other former lawyers for President Trump who have been selected to key law enforcement positions.
- How Trump Could Make Larry Ellison the Next Media Mogulby David Streitfeld and Theodore Schleifer on April 3, 2025 at 12:40 am
The co-founder of Oracle and friend of President Trump, who was a flamboyant fixture in the 1990s, has returned to the spotlight through — of all things — TikTok.
- C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Sayby Apoorva Mandavilli and Roni Caryn Rabin on April 3, 2025 at 12:37 am
The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.
- For Trump, Elon Musk Is a Liability, but Still Useful for Nowby Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Theodore Schleifer on April 3, 2025 at 12:06 am
Elon Musk has become a valuable heat shield for a president who avoids blame at any cost.
- Senate Votes to Rescind Some Trump Tariffs, With G.O.P. Supportby Robert Jimison on April 2, 2025 at 11:49 pm
A measure to cancel some Canadian tariffs is all but certain to stall in the House. But with a handful of Republicans in favor, the vote sent a signal of opposition to the levies.
- Republicans Plan to Skirt Senate Rules to Push Through More Tax Cutsby Catie Edmondson on April 2, 2025 at 11:35 pm
G.O.P. leaders are planning to use the “nuclear option” to steer around the Senate’s in-house referee and allow the use of a gimmick that makes trillions of dollars in tax cuts appear to be free.
- Johnson, Battling Proxy Voting for Parents, Exposes Weak Hold on House Republicansby Annie Karni on April 2, 2025 at 11:15 pm
The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen an institutional fight it’s not clear he can win.
- House Republicans Demand Documents About ActBlue Departuresby Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher on April 2, 2025 at 10:33 pm
Republicans began investigating ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s main fund-raising platform, last year in part of a broader bid to target key Democratic organizations.
- What Will Elon Musk Learn From the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election?by Lisa Lerer on April 2, 2025 at 10:19 pm
After a failed $20 million effort to tilt a State Supreme Court race, Elon Musk joins the ranks of billionaires frustrated by the laws of politics.
- Right-Wing Group Used Photos of Emily Ratajkowski and Male Model to Lure Voters to the Pollsby Scott Cacciola on April 2, 2025 at 10:14 pm
Before Wisconsin’s election, a right-wing group rallied for voters’ attention with unauthorized photos of Emily Ratajkowski and a shirtless man holding a dog.