New York Time Politics
- Trump Issues Executive Orders to Tackle Housing Supply, Demandby Ronda Kaysen on March 14, 2026 at 3:26 am
The orders could undermine bipartisan legislation the Senate passed earlier this week, the most significant housing package in decades.
- TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administrationby Lauren Hirsch and Andrew Duehren on March 14, 2026 at 2:32 am
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
- With Endorsement, Trump Clears Oklahoma Senate Pathby Reid J. Epstein on March 14, 2026 at 2:23 am
The move, as other Republicans confirmed they would not run, all but assured Representative Kevin Hern would succeed Senator Markwayne Mullin.
- Pentagon’s Boat Bombings Are Illegal, Human Rights Panel Is Toldby Carol Rosenberg on March 14, 2026 at 12:48 am
Experts condemned the U.S. campaign at a human rights meeting in Guatemala, and the Trump administration condemned the meeting.
- Trump’s War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the Middle East. But It Carries Risks.by Anton Troianovski on March 14, 2026 at 12:11 am
President Trump is the first American leader to embrace fighting a full-fledged, joint war with Israel. Washington has tried to avoid that level of coordination in the past.
- Judge Blocks Trump Order Ending Deportation Protections for Somalis, for Nowby Chris Cameron on March 13, 2026 at 11:34 pm
The judge said she was staying the order indefinitely in large part because the Trump administration had been unprepared to defend it in court.
- Messi Meets Trump and Argentina Is Dividedby Emma Bubola and Daniel Politi on March 13, 2026 at 11:19 pm
Lionel Messi, the Argentine soccer star, accompanied his team, Inter Miami, to the White House. The event turned into political dynamite back in Argentina.
- Justice Dept. Drops Prosecution of Veteran Who Burned American Flagby Aishvarya Kavi on March 13, 2026 at 10:57 pm
The veteran, Jay Carey, was arrested the same day that President Trump signed an executive order to punish flag burning, a First Amendment right.
- Kennedy Center’s President, Richard Grenell, Is Leaving After a Tumultuous Yearby Adam Nagourney and Julia Jacobs on March 13, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured waves of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations.
- Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Demand for Student Race Databy Michael C. Bender and Vimal Patel on March 13, 2026 at 10:45 pm
A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.
- What to Know About AI Political Campaign Ads During Election Seasonby Katie Glueck on March 13, 2026 at 10:13 pm
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- Judge Quashes Justice Dept.’s Subpoenas of Fed, Crippling Its Pursuit of Trump’s Rivalsby Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Colby Smith on March 13, 2026 at 10:02 pm
Judge James E. Boasberg derided the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington for pursuing a case against Jerome H. Powell that appeared to be motivated by President Trump’s desire for vengeance.
- Judge Orders V.A. to Restore Union Contract With 300,000 Workersby Zach Montague on March 13, 2026 at 9:33 pm
Doug Collins, the V.A. secretary, had moved to nullify the contract in August, after Trump sought to eliminate collective-bargaining rights for federal workers.
- Joaquin Castro Is on a Quest to Get Detained Immigrants Releasedby Annie Karni and Tamir Kalifa on March 13, 2026 at 8:04 pm
The Texas Democrat has used his perch in Congress to highlight sympathetic cases in his push to free detainees and call attention to the consequences of President Trump’s immigration agenda.
- Lewis E. Lehrman, Store Chain Heir Who Ran for N.Y. Governor, Dies at 87by Joseph Berger on March 13, 2026 at 7:54 pm
After helping his family’s Rite-Aid drugstore empire flourish, he waged a surprisingly close but losing race as a Reagan Republican against Mario Cuomo in 1982.
- His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then Came the Cuts.by Jenna Russell on March 13, 2026 at 6:52 pm
Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.
- Trump’s Move to Seize Oil Tankers Costs the U.S. Tens of Millions of Dollarsby Luke Broadwater and Nicholas Nehamas on March 13, 2026 at 6:43 pm
Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million.
- Airport Security Workers to Miss Paycheck as Shutdown Drags Onby Karoun Demirjian and Madeleine Ngo on March 13, 2026 at 6:22 pm
Union officials warned that airport delays could worsen just as spring break season kicks in. Workers are taking on other jobs and canceling child care to make ends meet.
- Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’by Michael M. Grynbaum on March 13, 2026 at 6:20 pm
The remarks fueled concerns that CNN’s prospective new owner may shift its coverage in a Trump-friendly direction.
- Hegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifiesby Greg Jaffe on March 13, 2026 at 5:39 pm
At a news conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave no indication of how long it would take before the Navy could escort civilian cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz.