Jobs and Workers Are In Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It.
Lower immigration has brought labor supply in line with shaky demand, but economists worry that such a slow-moving job market is at risk of toppling over.
Economists Are Drawing Stronger Connections Between A.I. and Jobs
Artificial intelligence hasn’t disrupted the labor market, economists say, but they are increasingly convinced that it will — and that policymakers are unprepared.
How Pam Bondi Got Fired, and a Flood of Deadly New Drugs
Plus, your Friday news quiz.President Trump announced on Thursday that Pam Bondi would be leaving her role as attorney general for a job in the private sector.
Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone.
Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered. But she didn’t expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.Attorney General Pam Bondi at a cabinet meeting in January. She met with President Trump on Wednesday to make her case to stay on.
Who Is Todd Blanche, Trump’s Acting Attorney General?
While it remains unclear how long Todd Blanche will stay in the job, whoever ends up taking over permanently will lead a department that he has shaped in his own image.Todd Blanche with Pam Bondi. Mr. Blanche has enabled the wholesale politicization of the Justice Department, but also held off some
Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits
Using philanthropy for campaign donations is illegal. But an exception for some nonprofits has allowed Democratic billionaires like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to remain anonymous when they want to play politics.Hundreds of millions of dollars of ads in the 2024 election were paid for not by pe
How Democrats Are Embracing Dark Money
The left is creating new, obscure nonprofits to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into politics and advocacy.Donations to political campaigns are increasingly coming from organizations that send money to political action committees but do not have to disclose where the money came from.
At War With Iran Again, Some Israelis Fear Conflict Is Becoming Routine
A majority of Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt that it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems. Some also question their prime minister’s assurances and motives.Residents standing near their building, which was damaged in a missile strike, in Tel Aviv last month.
Rival Nations Seize On Choke Points to Counter Trump
From Iran to China, President Trump’s global aggression has encouraged other countries to search for new ways to pressure the U.S. economy.President Trump has claimed that his international aggression has only upsides.
30 Years Later, the Unabomber’s Cabin Is a Prized F.B.I. Artifact
A complicated piece of American heritage and culture sits intact in the F.B.I. headquarters.Theodore Kaczynski’s cabin in the woods was moved around the country multiple times, dismantled and rebuilt, photographed like fine art and discussed and debated by the public and the press.
In Syria, Kidnappings of Women and Girls Fuel a Minority Group’s Fears
A Times investigation found that abductions of women and girls from Syria’s Alawite minority were more common, and more brutal, than the government has acknowledged.A 16-year-old girl who said she was kidnapped and raped, and later found out she was pregnant.
The Awe of a Moon Launch in an Age of Trump, Turmoil and Tribal Divisions
The launch of Artemis II captured the tenor of the times in a country that can still do big things but seems forever mired in big problems.NASA’s Artemis II rocket on the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday.
They Get Drunk Without Drinking: What It’s Like to Have Auto-brewery Syndrome
Inside the mystifying syndrome that can upend people’s lives and reputations.At one Christmas dinner, Mark Mongiardo struggled to even pick up his fork. “There was no alcohol being served, and suddenly Mark’s drunk,” he said.
As H-1B Visa Program Changes, Skilled Foreign Workers Consider Leaving U.S.
As the Trump administration cracks down on the H-1B visa program, which allows skilled workers like software engineers to work in the United States, foreign professionals are debating whether to stay and build careers or quit the American Dream.
Liberal Group Warns That Trump Could Have Two More Supreme Court Picks
Demand Justice plans to tie Republicans running for Senate this year to a possible fight to fill vacancies that could emerge on the Supreme Court.If Democrats were to win control of the Senate in the November elections, President Trump would face steep odds of getting a Supreme Court nominee confirm
Texas Voucher Program Incites Fight Over Funding Islamic Schools
As Muslim private schools try to join Texas’ new voucher program, top Republicans have vowed to stop what they call “radical Islamic indoctrination.”Islamic private schools in Texas, like the Iman Academy in Houston, have sought to participate in a voucher program providing more than $10,000 in stat
Georgia Lawmakers End Session Without Fixing a Threat to Its Midterm Elections
The state legislature failed to push back a deadline that requires Georgia to get rid of its current voting system and find a new one — all before November.A voter casting their ballot in Norcross, Ga., in 2020. At issue now are QR codes that are used to tabulate the ballots.
Johnson Wavers on Ending the Shutdown, Reflecting His Weak Hold on Power
The House speaker first panned, then endorsed, then punted on, then pitched and now is delaying a bill to reopen the Homeland Security Department, showing his vulnerability in the face of party rifts.Speaker Mike Johnson has defined his role as a tool to further President Trump’s power and cheerlead
Could There Be a Popular Uprising in Cuba?
There is no organized opposition on the island because many critics of the regime have fled. But anti-government protests have been growing.A screen grab from a social media post showing protesters outside the Communist Party headquarters in the Cuban city of Morón in March.
Cuba Says It Is Pardoning More Than 2,000 Prisoners
The Cuban government said the releases were a humanitarian gesture during Holy Week. It was not clear if they were related to ongoing negotiations between Cuba and the United States.Havana in January. The Cuban Embassy in Washington described the latest pardons as a “humanitarian and sovereign gestu
Cosmopolitan Shanghai Is an Uneasy Fit in China’s Narrative of Western Sins
Shanghai’s many layers of architecture, culture and politics have made it a difficult fit for the Communist Party’s preferred narrative of Chinese victimhood and Western sins.The Shanghai History Museum, housed in the former Shanghai Race Club.
Ben Lerner’s ‘Transcription’ Shows Us Why the Novel Will Never Die
With “Transcription,” the writer makes a case for the vitality of the form.
The Epstein Emails Show #MeToo Never Stood a Chance
The files reveal the mechanics of doubt that the #MeToo movement had to contend with.
Is It Legal to Bully the Supreme Court?
It may be a new world, but “it’s the same Constitution.”