Inside RFK Jr.’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System

The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, conferring with Hannah Anderson, then one of his top advisers, during a hearing in May.

S Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Christina Jewett

U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance

The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.On orders from President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the U.S. military has attacked 21 boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Oc

H Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt

New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”A new set of press restrictions at the Pentagon took effect in October.

E Erik Wemple

Her Roof Was About to Be Fixed. Then Immigration Agents Showed Up.

The Trump administration’s deportation agenda is reverberating beyond immigrant communities as agents begin fanning out around New Orleans.The agents, including several from the Border Patrol, had shown up and tried to detain the men, but they refused to get down from the roof.

E Eduardo Medina

A Volunteer’s Dire Warnings About the National Guard D.C. Shooting Suspect

More than a year before the Trump administration granted asylum to the Afghan immigrant, the volunteer’s emails raised concerns that he was unraveling.Two National Guard troops were shot near the White House on the day before Thanksgiving.

E Edward Wong, Kurt Streeter, Safiullah Padshah, Fahim Abed, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Jack Healy

Best TV Shows of 2025

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another, including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “Andor,” “Pluribus,” “The Lowdown” and others.

J James Poniewozik and Mike Hale

Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.President Emmanuel Macron of France with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, in Beijing on Thursday. Mr. Macron was welcomed with a red carpet and honor guard.

V Vivian Wang

What to Know About Putin’s Visit to India as Oil Trade Dries Up

The Trump administration, which crippled Russia’s oil sales to India with sanctions, will be watching Mr. Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In this photo released by Russian state media, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets President Vladimir V. Putin in New Delhi, where he arriv

A Anupreeta Das and Valerie Hopkins

The Diplomat Who Was Accused of Sexual Abuse but Kept His Job

President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia.Pauline Muthoni Kariuki said her Saudi employer and his friend raped her in 2020. She became pregnant and sought help at the embassy. T

A Abdi Latif Dahir and Justin Scheck

How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians

The Israeli government authorized 22 settlements in May, the largest expansion in decades, and Palestinian families are now being forced from their homes.“All my memories are in that home. They are not only stealing our land but also trying to cut the roots that connect us to it,” Muhammad Abdulrahm

N Natan Odenheimer, Fatima AbdulKarim and Daniel Berehulak

Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire as Body of Another Captive Is Returned

Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.The site of an Israeli strike on an encampment in Khan Younis, Gaza. A Palestinian health official said the attack killed at least six people and injur

A Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer

A.I. Deal Making Is Getting Faster

Investors are deciding within 15 minutes whether to shovel millions into A.I. start-ups and taking entrepreneurs weight lifting and rock climbing to get deals done.Colin Roberts, left, and Vivek Nair, the founders of Multifactor, an A.I. start-up, fielded interest from more than 250 investors and ra

E Erin Griffith

As Hochul Considers an A.I. Bill, Its Sponsor Throws Her a Fund-Raiser

Gov. Kathy Hochul received nearly $250,000 for her re-election campaign from donors eager to have her sign a bill that would regulate the A.I. field in New York.Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York faces a contested re-election bid next year, both in the primary and in the general election.

B Benjamin Oreskes