Companies welcomed a court decision striking down President Trump’s tariffs. Then a stay of that ruling left no one breathing easy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/business/economy/trump-tariffs-ruling-businesses.html
A court ruling invalidating President Trump’s sweeping tariffs was halted hours later, throwing into question the administration’s overall approach to trade.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/trump-tariffs-trade-policy.html
The administration had made immediate appeals to allow the U.S. to keep imposing stiff levies, and said the Supreme Court needed to intervene.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/trump-tariffs-trade-strategy.html
A planned merger of the Japanese and American giants, announced in 2023, has traveled through an election, two presidents and strong union opposition.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/business/nippon-steel-us-steel-trump.html
Critics say President Trump has used the vast pardon powers of the presidency not to settle accounts, as President Biden did, but to burn the ledger.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/trumps-pardons-redefine-crime.html
A report on children’s health released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission referred to scientific papers that did not exist.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/well/maha-report-citations.html
Students said the latest move had upended their plans and intensified their fears.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/chinese-students-rattled-by-trump-plan-to-aggressively-revoke-visas.html
A federal judge said she would issue a temporary order that would prevent the Trump administration from blocking the school’s ability to enroll international students.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/harvard-international-students-trumps.html
His meteoric rise to become New York City’s chief law enforcement officer was later tarnished after he pleaded guilty to federal corruption and tax crimes.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/obituaries/bernard-kerik-dead.html
The former New York City police commissioner Bernard B. Kerik, who served three years on fraud charges, hopes to build a new career as a speaker and consultant.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/nyregion/kerik-out-of-prison-and-more-subdued-seeks-to-rebuild-his-reputation.html
The U.S. has sent an Israeli-backed cease-fire proposal that would allow the flow of aid into Gaza. Hamas appeared skeptical of the offer.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/israel-gaza-cease-fire-trump.html
The Israeli military is again advancing into Gaza and has blocked most aid, causing widespread hunger. A new but widely criticized system for getting relief in started operating this week.https://www.nytimes.com/article/israel-gaza-aid-ground-offensive.html
Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country, handing a setback to resistance forces.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/world/asia/china-myanmar-rebels-withdraw-lashio.html
The world’s richest man created disruption and fear before giving up on revamping government. But his companies will now face less oversight.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/musk-washington-efficiency-departure.html
Employees of federal agencies continue to wrestle with the shocks of Elon Musk’s drive to purge the government of diversity programs and slash employment even as the billionaire leaves Washington.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/federal-workers-musk-doge.html
The plight of temporary workers like Kim Hyoung-su, who’s been protesting for months at the top of a tower, has become an issue in Tuesday’s presidential election.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/world/asia/south-korea-labor-election.html
Trumpism can be seen as a giant attempt to amputate the highest aspirations of the human spirit and to reduce us to our most primitive, atavistic tendencies.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/opinion/trump-vance-morality.html
Qian Xuesen was a Chinese rocket scientist whose work was central to American military power. His exile had world-altering effects.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/opinion/visas-china-rockets-scientist-technology.html
He was the last of three generations spanning nearly the entire history of the United States: When his grandfather was born, George Washington had just become president.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/harrison-ruffin-tyler-dead.html
Roberto Cordero, who has also served on Mayor Eric Adams’s protection detail, and Raymond J. Low were placed on modified duty.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/nyregion/nypd-detective-crypto-kidnapping.html