Is It ‘Subsidizing the Rich’ to Make Buses and Child Care Free for All?
Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, would make some public benefits available to everyone. Andrew Cuomo, his top challenger, wants to help the neediest residents.Read More
Eric Adams Will Endorse Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor
Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor and plans to campaign with him, in hopes of slowing the momentum of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee.Read More
U.S. Sanctions on Russian Oil Could Push India to Stop Buying It
The sanctions could break a diplomatic deadlock by making it more difficult for India to continue buying from Russia, a point of contention between President Trump and Narendra Modi.Read More
Oil Price Jumps on Trump’s Russia Sanctions
Traders are pondering whether the United States and its allies are finally getting serious about restricting Russian energy.Read More
Russians Awake to Trump’s New Oil Sanctions and Largely Shrug
While oil markets reacted strongly to the sanctions, analysts said the measures were unlikely to significantly change President Vladimir V. Putin’s war calculations.Read More
Harvard Records an Increase in Asian Students and a Drop in Black Students
The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants to scrutinize demographics to ensure schools aren’t using racial preferences.Read More
A Costly Radio System Faltered When Texas Needed It Most
Motorola won a $7 million contract to modernize Kerr County’s emergency radio system. When a devastating flash flood swept through the county, emergency crews had trouble using it.Read More
Cuomo Joins Adams at Knicks Game. Is an Endorsement in the Cards?
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams looked like the best of friends as they sat together at Madison Square Garden right after the debate.Read More
U.S. Expands Boat Strikes to Pacific, and Trump Tears Down East Wing
Plus, the island that just got its first mosquitoes.Read More
How Europe Is Trying to Turn Frozen Russian Assets Into Cash for Ukraine
European Union officials could reach a political agreement as soon as Thursday on a plan for a huge loan to Ukraine backed by Kremlin money frozen in a Belgian financial institution.Read More