For Trump and America, a Clear Election Verdict but a Murky Future
As Americans absorb a stunning new political reality, they face a gap between the time they effectively decided to be done with the president and the time he is actually done.
For Stephen Miller, Election Defeat Is No Reason to Back Down on Immigration Crackdown
The president’s new chief of staff has already demonstrated his intention to forge ahead with an agenda that many voters rejected.
Hakeem Jeffries, in Line to Become House Speaker, Promises Bold Agenda
The man in line to be the first Black speaker is a reserved moderate seen by activists on the left as too timid to take on President Trump. He says he’s “strongly positioned” to get things done.
Keisha Lance Bottoms on What Democrats Have to Do to Not Squander the Win
The governor-elect of Georgia is elated about her party’s victories in the South, but knows realignment is far from secure.
How Mississippi Reached the Verge of Electing a Black Senator
The echoes of history surround Scott Colom’s final push toward victory, but assembling the coalition that propelled him took hard work after many Democratic misses.Scott Colom, a gregarious district attorney from Columbus, Miss., could become the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruc
Top Astrophysicist Leaves U.S. After Trump Policies Affect Her Work
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann was one of the top astrophysicists in the country until President Trump’s policies affected every part of her work.
How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine
The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain.
Who Is Gadi Eisenkot, Israel’s Opposition Leader?
Mr. Eisenkot, a career general and the leading rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, will now have up to six weeks to form a coalition.Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the Yashar party, in Tel Aviv in June.
After ‘Babydoll’, Dominic Fike Embraces the Mess
In the wake of a viral hit, new sobriety and fatherhood, the rocker scrapped the album he had been working on to make a less-polished LP.“I just kind of decided that I wanted to be a different human,” Fike said of his life as a new father trying to stay sober. “I wanted my life to be cooler than wha
Republicans Don’t Understand Men, Either
For the most part, young men want to be good men.
The Price of Child Stardom
We look at the dark side of K-pop.
Justice Dept. Mulled Naming The Times as Conspirator in Comey Leak Case
It remains unclear how the Justice Department might proceed in the case against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, but it has sought to crack down on what it sees as illegal leaks of sensitive information.