Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P.

The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It’s threatening to do so again next year.“It’s a complicated issue, no doubt about it, a lot of moving parts and we have very different visions about what health care ought

C Carl Hulse

Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center

The performing arts center is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and it has been generally understood that the power to change the center’s name lies with Congress.The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was so named by law.

C Chris Cameron

6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to the Nation

In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.President Trump in an address from the White House on Wednesday argued that U.S. economy under his leadership is in better shape than ma

D David E. Sanger

Rob Reiner Family Tragedy Strikes a Nerve for Families Fighting Addiction

Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face.Pattie Vargas’s daughter and son both struggled with addiction. “As a parent, I would have cut off both my arms to save my kid

S Sonia A. Rao

The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk

Kristin Cabot was caught on camera with her boss at a concert. The video went viral. Soon she was drowning in the vitriol of strangers.“You can make mistakes, and you can really screw up. But you don’t have to be threatened to be killed for them.”

L Lisa Miller

Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal

Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”Trump Media & Technology Group is the parent company of Truth Social, a social media platform that has struggled to gain widespread tract

M Matthew Goldstein, Jonathan Wolfe and Rebecca F. Elliott

Cardinal Timothy Dolan Tapped the Power of the New York Pulpit

From St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the White House to Fox News, he comfortably inhabited many spheres of influence.Timothy Dolan was installed as leader of the Archdiocese of New York in a ceremony at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in 2009.

E Elizabeth Dias, Maya King and Ruth Graham

The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against Russia’s War in Ukraine

Dmitri N. Kozak had worked with President Vladimir V. Putin for three decades before quitting in September. His associates described his break with the Russian leader.Dmitri N. Kozak, then a deputy prime minister of Russia, in 2019. Early in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he was a rare voice of disse

A Anton Troianovski

Zelensky Appeals to E.U. Leaders for Frozen Russian Funds to Fight War

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, spoke during a news conference on Thursday as part of the European Council meeting in Br

M Maria Varenikova

N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials

Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would spend another $77 million on police patrols in the subway, acknowledging that felony assaults remain stubbornly high.Gov. Kathy Hochul pointed to the low crime rates in the subway system in the face of persistent criticism from Washington this year.

S Stefanos Chen

New York City Set to Raise the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors

The legislation, which would make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law.Food carts and other street vendors are a ubiquitous sight in New York City, but an arcane permitting process means many

S Samantha Latson