Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown

The president and the top Senate Democrat were discussing an agreement to split off homeland security funding from a broader spending package and negotiate new limits on immigration agents.Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, at the Capitol on Wednesday.

C Carl Hulse

F.B.I. Agents Search Georgia Election Center

F.B.I. agents searched a Fulton County, Ga., election center for ballots from 2020, escalating an investigation of a heavily Democratic jurisdiction the president has criticized over his defeat.Votes are counted in November 2024 at the election hub and operations center in Fulton County in Union Cit

D Devlin Barrett, Richard Fausset and Nick Corasaniti

Another Top Kennedy Center Official Resigns

Kevin Couch, who was announced as senior vice president of artistic programming less than two weeks ago, is the latest to leave since President Trump took control of the center last year.The exterior of The Kennedy Center this month.

A Ashley Ahn

Homelessness Appears to Decline, Reversing a Yearslong Trend

The Trump administration has not yet released the count, which could complicate its plans for tough new policies.A homeless encampment in Chicago in March 2024. Local data collected by The New York Times showed that homelessness fell 60 percent in Chicago in the last year of the Biden administration

J Jason DeParle

Why the NORAD Cold War Pact Between the U.S. and Canada Is News

The State Department clarified comments made by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada that NORAD would be “altered” if that country did not purchase American F-35 jets.Canada began a review of its agreement to buy F-35 fighter jets from the United States last year. The United States still wants Canada to us

A Aimee Ortiz

U.K.’s Starmer Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as Ties Warm

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain met with President Xi Jinping of China as he sought to promote business ties with the world’s second-largest economy.Chinese and British delegations participating in a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Beijing on Thu

D David Pierson

Rubio Says Venezuela Will Submit Monthly Budget to White House

Democrats sharply questioned the plan, including the role of Qatar in managing an account funded by the sale of Venezuelan oil.Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations during a hearing to examine U.S. policy towards Venezuela.

M Michael Crowley

Who Will Win the Best Actor Oscar?

In an exceptionally strong field, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan and Wagner Moura each have a way to triumph.

K Kyle Buchanan

Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands

U.S. and European officials say they have put three demands in front of the Iranians, including a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium.The USS Abraham Lincoln in 2024. The aircraft carrier group is currently stationed in striking distance of targets in Iran.

D David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi

Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Plot to Kill Iranian Dissident

Carlisle Rivera became the third person to be sentenced for playing a role in trying to kill Masih Alinejad, an activist and a critic of the Iranian government.Masih Alinejad leaves Federal District Court in Manhattan after testifying in the trial of two men charged with plotting to assassinate her.

C Colin Moynihan

Amazon’s $35 Million ‘Melania’ Promotion Has Critics Questioning Its Motives

The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.Amazon paid Melania Trump’s production company $40 million for the rights to the documentary. That amount is about $26 million more than the offer from the next closest bidder,

N Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes

South Africa Cancels Release of ‘Melania’ Documentary

The distributor, which was set to release the film on Friday, said it had canceled the theatrical premiere because of “recent developments,” but declined to specify.The first lady, Melania Trump, at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, where she rang the opening bell.

J John Eligon

After Winter Storm, New York Uses Hot Tubs to Melt the Snow

With no warm weather expected any time soon, the city’s snow piles require mechanical intervention.New York’s snow melters, like this one here in Lower Manhattan, are not particularly hot. The water inside them is heated to only 38 degrees.

C Christopher Maag

Who’s Supposed to Clear the Snow From New York City’s Street Corners?

Three days after the city’s biggest snowstorm in years, many New Yorkers are still scaling mounds of snow and ice. Cleaning it up is a shared responsibility.While New York City’s streets have been cleared since a major snowstorm on Sunday, cold temperatures have kept the remaining snow from melting,

L Liam Stack and Nate Schweber

Another Weekend Winter Storm? Forecast Details and Updates.

Here’s what meteorologists know about the next storm that is expected to hit the East Coast.The forecast could change before the weekend, but it’s looking more likely that another winter storm will affect part of the East Coast.

N Nazaneen Ghaffar

Sergey Brin Spends $20 Million on California Political Effort Amid Wealth Tax Debate

Sergey Brin donated $20 million to a new political drive aimed at solving California’s housing crisis, spurring other billionaires to pitch in. Their efforts may also help ward off a wealth tax.Sergey Brin’s group says it is trying to solve problems and help middle-class workers pay for housing in a

L Laurel Rosenhall and Theodore Schleifer

Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Push to Halt Congestion Pricing

As a legal battle continues over the fate of New York City’s toll program, a judge appeared skeptical of the federal government’s arguments, but did not issue a ruling.Congestion pricing went into effect last January for drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street.

S Stefanos Chen and Winnie Hu