China Started Separating Its Economy From the West Years Ago
Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts.Read More
John Irving Talks About ‘Queen Esther,’ Trump and Why He Can’t Stop Writing
The literary titan is still publishing books, and still pushing envelopes, at 83. But you will not see him in the United States anytime soon.Read More
Kimberly-Clark to Buy Tylenol Maker Kenvue for $40 Billion
The owner of Kleenex and Huggies will acquire the company that has fought unproven claims by the Trump administration that a common pain reliever is linked to autism.Read More
Has Gracie Mansion Ever Had a Democratic Socialist?
Zohran Mamdani’s opponents have portrayed his Democratic Socialists of America affiliation as unusual, but he is not the first New York politician — or would-be mayor — with ties to the group.Read More
Our Election Guide
Tomorrow is an off-year Election Day across the United States. We explain what is happening.Read More
Jack Smith, Trump’s Target, Moves From Defense to Counterattack
The former special counsel has told people in his orbit he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against the president denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election.Read More
Ford Foundation Leader Vows to Protect Elections and Law as Trump Threatens Crackdown
Heather K. Gerken, a voting rights scholar and former dean of Yale Law School, plans to intensify its emphasis on democracy as it girds for attacks from the Trump administration.Read More
The Economic and Legal Case Against Trump’s Tariffs
A key part of the president’s trade policy faces scrutiny by the Supreme Court this week, with huge implications for business.Read More
These 5 Key Voting Groups Could Decide the Mayor’s Race
From religion to race, age to ethnicity, pockets of New Yorkers represent key blocs that can unlock tens of thousands of votes in a citywide race.Read More
‘Political Scores’ Use Reams of Data to Predict Your Vote
Meet Mark Grebner, the Michigan statistician who helped pioneer the science of predicting whether someone will vote Republican or Democratic.Read More