Republican leaders in the legislature backtracked and said they would vote on a new congressional map that President Trump wants, though support remained uncertain.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won praise for his meeting with President Trump. But Michelle Wu, the like-minded mayor of Boston, said “flattery is not the way.”

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a prison term for conspiring to remain in power after losing the last election.

The Trump administration is pushing a new approach to America’s homeless crisis, favoring shelters and rehabilitation centers over long-term housing for people who use drugs and alcohol.

A small cadre of politically vulnerable Republicans in Congress is breaking with the party to push for the extension of health care tax credits for a program the G.O.P. reviles.

The attack killed at least seven people in Kyiv, the authorities said, as Moscow suggested it would resist changes negotiated by Ukraine.

By mid-2024, the weight-loss drugs were prescribed for almost 2 percent of new mothers.

There is a push to revive single-room occupancy housing, where kitchens and bathrooms are shared among apartments as small as 100 square feet each.

Vahid Abedini, who colleagues said was in the United States on an H-1B visa, was arrested on his way to a conference in Washington. It was unclear why.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.

Mr. Branson, the Virgin Atlantic founder, announced her death in an Instagram post.

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

Senator Mitch McConnell and several other lawmakers have accused President Trump’s team of appeasing the Kremlin, warning that doing so would not lead to lasting peace.

After more than 20 years in the U.S., an Eritrean mother and nurse tried to self-deport to Canada. She found herself in a Texas detention center instead.

In a year of high prices, economic uncertainty and other jitters, America is united in uncertainty — and poultry.

As Americans become increasingly concerned about affordability, there’s scrutiny on the annual meal.

With similar symptoms, it can be difficult to tell which illness is which. Here’s what to know.

A journey to the fringe of MAHA.

The city’s history can be understood through the people who sell food on sidewalks. Here’s how New York could set them up for success.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has introduced a campaign meant to encourage civility.