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Today — 20 December 2025Main stream

Mamdani Revamps Hiring After Old Antisemitic Remarks Prompt Aide to Quit

20 December 2025 at 06:46
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he did not know about the antisemitic posts and would not have hired the woman who made them if he had.

© Heather Khalifa for The New York Times

Catherine Almonte Da Costa, left, resigned a day after Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed her to oversee administration hiring.

Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress

20 December 2025 at 05:22
Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Representative Elise Stefanik is one of President Trump’s most steadfast supporters, but he had shied away from endorsing her in the New York governor’s race.
Before yesterdayMain stream

6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to the Nation

18 December 2025 at 20:21
In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump in an address from the White House on Wednesday argued that U.S. economy under his leadership is in better shape than many voters think.

A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy

18 December 2025 at 16:42
In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump in an address from the White House on Wednesday argued that U.S. economy under his leadership is in better shape than many voters think.

Trump Finds That Retribution Isn’t Always So Easy

In some ways, Trump’s broader flexing of power has achieved what he set out to do. But his attempts to push prosecutions of rivals have been far less successful.

© Allison Robbert for The New York Times

Letitia James, the New York attorney general.
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