The duties, which the president announced last week, took effect for about 90 countries just after midnight.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/economy/trump-tariffs-trade-war.html
The president’s trade war entered a new phase on Thursday with hefty levies on scores of countries taking effect, adding further uncertainty.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/dealbook/trump-tariffs-companies-earnings.html
China is shipping more goods to Southeast Asia and other regions that often re-export them to the United States. China still sells three times as much to the United States as it buys.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/economy/china-tariffs-exports-imports.html
Plus, inside the weight-loss drug wars.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/podcasts/the-headlines/trump-tariffs-town-hall-ozempic.html
The senator said the federal agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state lawmakers who left the state to try to block a vote on new congressional district maps.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/us/politics/texas-redistricting-cornyn-fbi.html
The effort by President Trump and his allies is the latest example of them trying to rewrite the rules to squeeze out every possible political advantage.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/politics/trump-republicans-states-redistricting.html
State Representative Gene Wu represents a racially diverse corner of Houston when he’s not defending juveniles in court. The battle over redistricting has pushed him into the national spotlight.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/us/politics/texas-redistricting-gene-wu.html
Texas Democrats may have bought their party some time with their walkout, but both parties are mobilizing to redraw U.S. House maps ahead of the midterms.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/politics/redistricting-states.html
The Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to be the first agency to begin terminating union contracts, affecting more than 400,000 workers.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-unions.html
The U.S. government intends to incinerate $9.7 million in already-purchased birth control in Belgium after U.S.A.I.D shut down. Destruction may have already started.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/usaid-contraceptives-trump.html
Federal agencies have recently issued a barrage of restrictions that could halt construction of solar and wind farms on public and private lands.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/climate/trump-wind-solar-power-projects.html
The public release of data on test scores and race could wind up making wealth even more influential in admissions.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/upshot/trump-college-admissions-race-wealth.html
The album that turned the band into superstars is getting an anniversary rerelease that shows why it still gleams.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/arts/music/fleetwood-mac-50th-anniversary.html
The Russian leader sees direct talks with Trump as essential to achieving his ultimate aims in Ukraine.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/putin-trump-russia-ukraine-summit.html
A summit between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin would come as the United States has urged Russia to agree to a cease-fire in Ukraine or face new sanctions.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine.html
Despite longing for an end to Russia’s invasion, few believe that a meeting between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin is likely to deliver a peace plan they can accept.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/us/politics/trump-putin-meeting-ukraine-reaction.html
The city is the tech industry’s hub for artificial intelligence, 30 miles north of the home of companies like Meta and Google.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/ai-boom-san-francisco.html
Some dropped out of M.I.T., Georgetown and Stanford. Others decided not to go to college. They all say they could not afford to wait to build their own artificial intelligence start-ups.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/ai-young-ceos-san-francisco.html
Dr. David A. Kessler has outlined a legal path for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the food industry, while testing President Trump’s willingness to do so.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/us/politics/fda-kennedy-ultraprocessed-food.html
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has halted funding for mRNA shots. We explore why.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/briefing/mrna-vaccines-robert-f-kennedy.html