New York Time Politics
- Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congressby Tim Balk on May 9, 2025 at 5:13 am
Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats.
- Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Weekby Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and John Eligon on May 9, 2025 at 4:00 am
The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.
- Trump Declares Biden’s Digital Equity Act ‘Racist’ and ‘Unconstitutional’by Chris Cameron on May 9, 2025 at 3:32 am
President Trump denounced the Biden-era Digital Equity Act as “woke handouts based on race,” raging in a social media post against a broad effort to improve high-speed internet access.
- Laura Loomer Targets Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General as Kennedy Pushes Backby Sheryl Gay Stolberg on May 9, 2025 at 1:34 am
The selection of Dr. Casey Means drew ridicule from a Trump ally, Laura Loomer. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the surgeon general nominee.
- Trump Names Jeanine Pirro, Fox News Host, as Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C.by Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush and Charlie Savage on May 9, 2025 at 1:17 am
The Fox News personality has known the president for decades and would provide him with a reliable line into a crucial prosecutors office in the Justice Department.
- U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal to Build on Close Ties but Leave Some Tariffs in Placeby Ana Swanson and Jonathan Swan on May 9, 2025 at 12:47 am
Much of the agreement President Trump unveiled Thursday still needs to be negotiated, but the administration said the deal with one of America’s closest allies would be the first of many.
- Trump Revives Push for Higher Taxes on the Richby Andrew Duehren on May 9, 2025 at 12:15 am
The president is said to want to create a new top income bracket for people making more than $2.5 million per year and to tax income above that level at a rate of 39.6 percent.
- Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agencyby Christopher Flavelle on May 9, 2025 at 12:05 am
The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated.
- ‘JD Vance Is Wrong’: The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policiesby Lisa Lerer on May 8, 2025 at 11:59 pm
Before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became pope, a social media account under his name shared criticisms of the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.
- In Tyre Nichols Case, an Out-of-Town Jury Heard a Familiar Police Defenseby Emily Cochrane and Ben Stanley on May 8, 2025 at 11:33 pm
The acquittal of three former officers in the state trial over the fatal beating adds to a mixed series of verdicts for officers accused of wrongdoing.
- The Pentagon’s Culture Wars Strike West Pointby Greg Jaffe and Karsten Moran on May 8, 2025 at 11:31 pm
A Jan. 29 order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led to canceled classes, book bans and an argument about American greatness.
- Crypto Bill Stalls in the Senate as Democrats Balkby Robert Jimison and Michael Gold on May 8, 2025 at 11:22 pm
Democratic supporters of the measure to regulate parts of the industry refused to allow it to move forward amid concerns in their party that President Trump and his family are profiting from cryptocurrency.
- Trump Administration Demands Records From Penn on Foreign Tiesby Michael C. Bender on May 8, 2025 at 11:10 pm
The Education Department accused the school of filing inaccurate reports, adding to the growing list of elite schools it has targeted over foreign funding disclosures.
- Agency Moves to Fire a Judge Who Rejected a Trump Directiveby Nikole Hannah-Jones on May 8, 2025 at 10:44 pm
Karen Ortiz wrote to 1,000 colleagues at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission criticizing the “illegal and unethical orders of our president.”
- Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled ‘Soft Power,’ Dies at 88by Trip Gabriel on May 8, 2025 at 9:51 pm
He coined the term, arguing that a country’s global influence can’t be built on military might alone. Diplomats around the world paid heed.
- Transportation Secretary Unveils Plan to Overhaul of Aging Air-Traffic Systemsby Aishvarya Kavi and Kate Kelly on May 8, 2025 at 9:02 pm
Officials promised to replace derelict equipment with state-of-the-art technology but said funding was dependent on Congress.
- Trump Nominates Former N.E.A. Chair to Head Embattled Arts Agencyby Zachary Small on May 8, 2025 at 7:31 pm
The president nominated Mary Anne Carter to lead the National Endowment for the Arts, which his budget calls for eliminating and which has been withdrawing grants from arts groups.
- Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow for the End of Biden-Era Migrant Programby Abbie VanSickle on May 8, 2025 at 7:26 pm
In an emergency application, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow it to revoke protections provided to migrants from troubled countries.
- F.B.I. Director Walks Back Concerns About Trump Budget Cutsby Devlin Barrett on May 8, 2025 at 7:23 pm
After telling House lawmakers that the F.B.I. needed more resources, Kash Patel told senators that he agreed with a proposal to slash more than $500 million from the agency.
- Trump drops his nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington after Republicans balk.by Glenn Thrush on May 8, 2025 at 6:55 pm
Senate Republicans had signaled that they would reject Mhim over concerns about his fitness to hold such an important prosecutorial post.