Mayor Adams May Avoid a Criminal Trial. He Still Faces Political Peril.

The criminal case against Mr. Adams may be in jeopardy, but his political future now seems more imperiled amid heightened calls for his resignation or dismissal.Read More
Trump Cracks Down on Diversity Initiatives Celebrated in His First Term

Top Education Department officials during the president’s prior administration routinely hailed diversity efforts. Now employees who participated in them have faced reprisals.Read More
Hagan Scotten, Adams’s Lead Prosecutor, Quits Defiantly

Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in succession of federal prosecutors to quit.Read More
Lorne Michaels Reflects on His ‘S.N.L.’ Legacy Ahead of the 50th Anniversary

The man who made “Saturday Night Live” reflects on its legacy.Read More
What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?

Even as President Trump has vowed to close the Education Department, he has sought to use the agency’s powers. Dana Goldstein, a reporter covering education and families for The New York Times, describes what the department does and does not do.Read More
Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good?

Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation.Read More
Eric Adams Highlights Coordination With Trump’s Border Czar on Fox News

Mayor Eric Adams, appearing alongside the border czar, Tom Homan, said he would work with the Trump administration on immigration as he faces calls to resign over his cooperation.Read More
Russian Drone Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Radiation Shield, Ukraine Says

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks. A Kremlin spokesman denied that Russia had carried out the strike.Read More
What Happens to Global Trade If ‘the W.T.O. Is Toast’?

President Trump, who disabled the World Trade Organization during his first term, is going after international free trade rules in place since the 1940s.Read More
Whiskey Offers Window Into the Pain of a Trade War

Liquor is leverage as the world careens toward another trade dispute. European tariffs on American whiskey snap back after March 31 unless an extension is granted.Read More