Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:00:14 +0000)

David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.

Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:48:36 +0000)

Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.

Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 02:53:49 +0000)

David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.

The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:16:05 +0000)

Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.

In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions

(Sat, 29 Nov 2025 22:09:35 +0000)

President Trump’s statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.

What to Know About Honduras’s Elections

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:23:31 +0000)

President Trump has put a spotlight on Honduras as voters head to the polls. Their choices include the left-wing party in power and a candidate endorsed by Mr. Trump.

The Political Price Shock of Data Centers and Electric Bills

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:10:45 +0000)

Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026?

Netanyahu Asks Israel’s President to Pardon Him in Corruption Cases

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:46:52 +0000)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the contentious appeal weeks after President Trump had made the same request to the Israeli president.

The Netanyahu Corruption Trial, Explained

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:21:50 +0000)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel’s president to pardon him preemptively, before any verdicts were reached in his corruption cases. Here’s what to know about his trial.

Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:50:00 +0000)

The pope, en route to Lebanon after visiting Turkey, said he had discussed with the Turkish president how the Vatican might help Israel and the Palestinian territories find peace.

The Shocking Crash That Led Marin County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:27:14 +0000)

Unregulated e-bikes are a growing danger on American streets. In one Bay Area town, a terrible accident finally led to reform.

The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency

(Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:32:15 +0000)

In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

When Tom Stoppard Confronted His Background in His Final Play ‘Leopoldstadt’

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:38:54 +0000)

The playwright, who learned about his Jewish heritage late in life, addressed it in the Tony Award-winning drama “Leopoldstadt.”

Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:17:40 +0000)

Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.

America Has Sidelined Education. You Can Help.

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 06:00:06 +0000)

The New York Times Communities Fund has partnered with charities that invest in education at critical junctures across people’s life spans.

It’s OK That Our Long, Mostly Good Marriage Ended

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:00:05 +0000)

Four years ago, my husband and I made an increasingly common choice: We hugged, apologized for our shortcomings and freed each other.

The Dangers of E-bikes

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:58:02 +0000)

Injuries and deaths are rising — but the law hasn’t kept up.

Mamdani, a Sharp Critic of Police Surveillance, Will Soon Oversee It

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:30:34 +0000)

Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, has criticized the N.Y.P.D.’s surveillance tactics. He reappointed the police commissioner who helped create a ubiquitous web of monitoring.

Deadly Floods in Indonesia Leave Hundreds Missing

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:38:47 +0000)

Hundreds of people have been killed and millions displaced as extreme weather has ravaged Southeast Asia this month. Indonesia’s heavy rain was linked to two tropical cyclones.

Fed Up With the Taliban, Pakistan Expels Masses of Afghans

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:01:11 +0000)

Labeling Afghans a national security threat, Pakistan has forced out about a million this year, depriving them of a haven from Afghanistan’s turmoil.

Cory Booker Weds Alexis Lewis in a Private Ceremony

(Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:14:00 +0000)

The couple married at a courthouse in Newark days before hosting an intimate wedding in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. They shared their wedding details exclusively with The New York Times.