How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
How Trump’s Trade War Could Hurt Republican Efforts to Hold the Senate
In a handful of border states and industrial states that could decide Senate control, the president’s standoff with Canada has drawn criticism from voters, including some who supported him in 2024.Flags of Canada and United States fly across the international border on the Gordie Howe International
Sherrod Brown Tries a New Retort to Criticism on Transgender Issues
A spot from the Senate candidate in Ohio seeks to dismiss the Republican Party’s focus on transgender rights as a distraction from economic issues.Former Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, lost his 2024 re-election bid but is running for the office again against a different Republican opponent
At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says
A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing.The Gemini incidents occurred while the model was undergoing testing at Irregular, an Israeli start-up that works with tech companies to assess their
Creating a Kill Switch to Shut Down a Rogue A.I. Is Harder Than It Sounds
A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down an A.I. system. Only no one really knows how.Creating a kill switch, a metaphorical big red button that could be pressed in an emergency, is harder than many
U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.President Trump in the Oval Office on Friday. He announced in a social media post that his administration had reached an agreement with Denmark on Greenland.
Trump’s Security Deal With Greenland: What to Know
President Trump insisted for months that the Danish territory should be part of the United States. Now, a security deal — not a takeover — seems to be on the table.Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, last year. Polls have indicated that a vast majority of Greenlanders do not want to join the United States.
‘Nervous and Skeptical,’ Greenlanders Question the New Deal With Trump
The U.S. president’s threats to seize Greenland left its people on edge, and with details scarce, the news of an agreement didn’t seem to be putting minds at ease.Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, this month.
A Small Country’s Huge Windfall from the War in Iran
Oil-rich Guyana is enjoying red-hot growth. But the boom is magnifying tensions over corruption, inequality and strained ties with Venezuela.Guyana is positioned to take in an estimated $6.5 billion in oil revenue this year.
How Guyana Is Feeding the Profits of Exxon Mobil, the Largest U.S. Oil Company
Exxon Mobil found a coveted growth engine in Guyana. Now it must navigate Guyana’s fractious politics and a territorial dispute with Venezuela.The One Guyana offshore oil production platform this year.
At Gettysburg, a Reporter Captured a Nation’s Loss, and His Own
Samuel Wilkeson Jr. filed a report for The Times from the battlefield. Then he went looking for a Union officer, his son.
Share the Times Pages You Couldn’t Throw Away
The New York Times has been publishing for 175 years. Some of that history may be sitting in a shoe box under your bed.Times employee Dora Clem in the Chicago office, 1952.
Aaron Sorkin Goes Off Script
The Oscar-winning writer returns to Facebook with “The Social Reckoning”— and surprises us with the revelation of why he is so drawn to uplift and romance.
A.I. Is a Threat, but Not in the Way You Think
The threats from A.I. are real — and they’re ones we know how to deal with.
Has Trump Lost Touch With Reality?
Three Opinions writers debate whether the president’s recent behavior is really that different from what we’ve seen from him over the years.
Fading Light
Fall officially begins on Tuesday, but evidence of the season seeps in more gradually.
Tell Us What Questions You Have About Winter Getaways and Holiday Travel
It isn’t too early to start thinking about end-of-year travel plans. We’re fielding reader questions about where to go and what to do.
Millionaire Activist James Chambers Seeks Asylum in Spain
Jailed in Madrid on an extradition request from the United States that his lawyer says is tied to pro-Palestinian activism, James Chambers fears persecution if returned.James Chambers in a cafe in Tunis in 2024. He was arrested in Spain this year and is fighting an extradition request from the Unite