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Most U.K. Political Leaders Are Cautiously Welcoming Trump. Not This One.

17 September 2025 at 14:48
Ed Davey, of the Liberal Democrats, says that President Trump does not represent British values, and is boycotting a state dinner with the U.S. leader over Gaza.

© Mary Turner for The New York Times

Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, in Oxford, England, in September. “I personally do not think he represents the best of American values,” he said in a recent interview.

Trump’s Second U.K. State Visit Draws Protests

17 September 2025 at 17:48
As President Trump arrived in Britain on Tuesday night, protesters unveiled visual stunts aimed at highlighting his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, while a march was planned for Wednesday.

© Phil Noble/Reuters

Images of Donald Trump alongside Jeffrey Epstein were projected on Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening.

Netanyahu and an Israel Without Restraint

17 September 2025 at 17:02
With the assault on Gaza City, Israel’s prime minister has piled defiance on defiance, as any check from the Trump administration falls away.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Palestinians fleeing Gaza City on Tuesday.

Trump’s New Plan to Target Liberal Groups, and a Shouting Match in the Senate

Plus, Robert Redford’s legacy.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump is using the killing of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk to make the baseless argument that Democratic organizations are part of a violent conspiracy against conservative values.

Fired C.D.C. Director to Testify About Her Clash With Kennedy

17 September 2025 at 17:04
Wednesday’s hearing before the Senate health committee promises to be a referendum on the health secretary’s leadership and expose a rocky time at the nation’s public health agency.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Susan Monarez, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is set to appear before the Senate health committee on Wednesday.

University of California Leaders to Meet as Trump Increases Pressure

17 September 2025 at 17:03
The Trump administration ratcheted up demands on the university system over the summer.

© Jim Wilson/The New York Times

The University of California has been contending with an uproar over its decision last month to comply with federal investigators’ request for information.

As Trump Arrives, Europe’s Right Claims Charlie Kirk as One of Their Own

17 September 2025 at 17:03
After decades of claiming persecution, once marginalized parties latch on to the American activist’s assassination as proof of their victimization.

© Susana Vera/Reuters

Mourning Charlie Kirk outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid last week.

A Note, a Gun and a Mother’s Conscience Led to an Arrest in Kirk’s Killing

17 September 2025 at 17:28
The man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk left a trail of evidence and had no way to outrun his parents’ recognition, court documents showed.

© Kim Raff for The New York Times

F.B.I. officials last week outside the home of the parents of the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing.

After Kirk’s Killing, Obama Says the Nation Is in a ‘Political Crisis’

17 September 2025 at 12:50
Speaking at an educational summit, former President Barack Obama criticized his successor’s attacks on his political rivals in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Former President Barack Obama speaking last year. In recent months, Mr. Obama has gone increasingly public with his criticisms of President Trump and his administration.

Investors Are Bullish as a Pivotal Fed Decision Looms

17 September 2025 at 17:04
The S&P 500 is in record territory, and investors are pricing in a quarter-point cut to interest rates on Wednesday.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

Investor bullishness has helped push the S&P 500 into record territory over the past week.

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s September Meeting

17 September 2025 at 17:04
The U.S. central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time this year, despite the economy sending mixed signals.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve.

Robert Redford: A Classic American Ideal Who Escaped the Mold

17 September 2025 at 07:06
Though he got his start under the old studio system, he remained a natural in the New Hollywood and beyond.

© Neal Boenzi/The New York Times

Robert Redford filming “Three Days of the Condor.” He gave the character an edge while remaining deeply sympathetic.

Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s Resigns, Saying Company Has Been ‘Silenced’

17 September 2025 at 17:47
Jerry Greenfield said that the ice cream company, known for its activism, had been muzzled by Unilever, its parent company.

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Jerry Greenfield, right, and Ben Cohen, the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s, in Philadelphia, last year.

German Man Suspected in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Is Released From Prison

17 September 2025 at 16:10
Eighteen years after Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old British girl, disappeared in Portugal, the man considered a suspect by Britain and Germany was released after serving a sentence in a separate case.

© Armando Franca/Associated Press

Police officers searched for Madeleine McCann in 2007 near a resort in Praia da Luz, Portugal.

Tossup Race for NJ Governor Draws Big Money and a Bright Spotlight

17 September 2025 at 15:00
National party leaders have taken a keen interest in the race for governor of New Jersey, where Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican, is competing against Representative Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat.

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times; Bryan Anselm for The New York Times

Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump’s U.K. Trip

17 September 2025 at 15:52
The “Tonight Show” host said the royal couple are the president’s “second-favorite king and queen, next to Burger and Dairy.”

How Nepal’s Government Went Up in Smoke

17 September 2025 at 15:42
Arson attacks during protests in Nepal destroyed buildings, court files and even records of international agreements and state investments.

The prime minister’s office in the fire-damaged Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Fired by Trump, a Former Labor Official Warns Against Politicizing Economic Data

By: Tony Romm
17 September 2025 at 08:33
Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.”

© Bureau of Labor Statistics, via Reuters

Erika McEntarfer, who last month was fired from her role at the Bureau of Labor Statistics by President Trump, warned on Tuesday that the politicization of government data could damage the economy.

San Francisco Politician Recalled Over the Great Highway’s Closure

17 September 2025 at 12:15
Supervisor Joel Engardio was ousted by voters who were angry that he helped turn a thoroughfare into a park.

© Godofredo A. Vásquez/Associated Press

Supervisor Joel Engardio of San Francisco had supported the closing of the Great Highway.

Climate Change’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths

17 September 2025 at 12:01
Three times as many people in cities and towns died from severe heat as would have done in a world without human-caused warming, scientists said.

© Angelos Tzortzinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A tourist outside the Acropolis in Athens in July.

Has Britain Gone Too Far With Its Digital Controls?

British authorities have ramped up the use of facial recognition, artificial intelligence and internet regulation to address crime and other issues, stoking concerns of surveillance overreach.

© Charlotte Hadden for The New York Times

Facial recognition vans are being used by police across London.
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