Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, has fumed over President Trump’s regular threats against fellow Republicans and criticism of Senate rules. Credit... Eric Thayer for The New York Times The relationship between President Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, has…

President Donald Trump's chewing out of GOP senators, according to people briefed on the calls, reflected the president's frustration that fellow Republicans would make moves that could damage him. | Alex Brandon/AP President Donald Trump privately vented his frustration over Russia-related matters…

What is your morning routine? I wake up to my Amazon Echo Dot alarm between 6:00am and 6:45am, depending on what’s scheduled for the day. I’ll then drink a glass of water and move into my upstairs office. It used to be my son’s bedroom, but he is now almost thirty-two and has been out of the house…

The culinary historian and writer Jessica Harris, bottom left, hosts a “five to seven” soirée on her porch. Credit... Elizabeth Cecil for The New York Times OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — “Please return to your vehicles,” the ferry attendant announced over the intercom. “We are approaching the terminal.” I…

Mediator Members of the media covering a campaign appearance by Donald J. Trump at a school in Council Bluffs, Iowa, before the state’s Republican presidential caucuses last year. Credit... Damon Winter/The New York Times Every time you think President Trump’s anti-press rhetoric can’t get worse, he…

Ina Fassbender / Reuters Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the…

It really is hard to overstate how screwed Florida is when it comes to climate change. Sea level rise has already ensured that floods are becoming common, not freak weather extremes; it’s guaranteeing that hurricanes and their associated storm surges are just getting that much more powerful. Despite…

Sen. Sanders holds a rally in Ohio on Tuesday Photo by Maddie McGarvey/Getty Images About 12 percent of Bernie Sanders supporters from the Democratic primary crossed party lines and voted for Donald Trump in the general election, a new analysis says. In several key states — Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,…

In this op-ed, Tiffany Onyejiaka explores how colorism causes a lack of representation for all forms of Black beauty in Hollywood. Over the past few years, the "Black Girl Magic" movement has exploded onto the movie and television screens across the country. And while it's a huge step for on-screen…

Alexander Marlow, editor in chief of Breitbart News. Credit... Mark Peterson/Redux, for The New York Times Feature Steve Bannon once said it was the platform for the alt-right. Its current editors disagree. Is the incendiary media company at the nerve center of Donald Trump’s America simply…

Except for the few people who were privy to Michiko Kakutani’s growing estrangement from the job of country’s most powerful book critic, most readers were surprised by her decision last month to take a buyout after 38 years at the New York Times . But one book publicist did have a premonition a week…

Piers Morgan is at it again : I understand the purpose very well. I don't think it should be used to protect Nazis. https://t.co/smPEGEdUNg — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 16, 2017 Under the doctrine laid out by a unanimous Supreme Court in the seminal Brandenburg v. Ohio decision, incitement…

Instagram’s Kevin Systrom wants to clean up the &#%$@! internet. 08.14.17 Kevin Systrom, the CEO of Instagram, was at Disneyland last June when he decided the internet was a cesspool that he had to clean up. His company was hosting a private event at the park as part of VidCon 2016, an annual…

You don’t have to be a mixologist or own the “correct” ingredients or be fully “sober” in order to come up with a creative summer cocktail. You are a strong and confident member of this community, and damn it you can replace club soda with tonic and lime juice with milk if you want to! So whether…

Ku Klux Klan protests planned removal of Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia in July, 2017. Chet Strange/Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called First-person essays and interviews with unique perspectives on complicated issues. I remember the first time I saw the…

President Donald Trump’s aides — including national security adviser H.R. McMaster — are not exactly rallying around him after his Charlottesville remarks. But interviews with administration officials show that the majority of those offended by his comments are staying on in spite of him. | Alex…

Counter protesters shout after Jason Kessler, an organizer of 'Unite the Right' rally, fled the Charlottesville City Hall on August 13. Win McNamee/Getty Images After an image of Peter Cvjetanovic’s rage-filled face, illuminated by a tiki torch, was snapped at last Friday’s white nationalist march…

Justin Paget / Getty / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic When New York Magazine published a story about the apocalyptic dangers of climate change last month, it was shared widely, and with alarm. People tweeted things like “Read this and get very, very scared,” or otherwise prescribed fear and worry as the…

U.S. Army ARLINGTON, Texas—Allen Stigler’s doorbell keeps ringing. Women are walking in with bags full of food and party supplies and passing him as he sits at a glass-top table in the living room of his spotless, suburban home. He hugs them before they disappear into the kitchen, joining the…

In his third — and most appalling — set of remarks on a violent white supremacist rally, Donald Trump not only engaged in moral equivalence between neo-Nazis and anti-racist counter-protesters, he went so far as to defend the grudge that brought the white supremacists to Charlottesville in the first…

Steve Bannon's ouster could alienate conservatives and hearten some who feared his brand of populism-nationalism. On the afternoon that President Donald Trump promised "fire and fury" if North Korea launched an act of aggression, chief strategist Steve Bannon sat in his office and schemed about…

Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images Steve Bannon told allies he didn’t expect to remain in the Trump White House longer than eight to 12 months—and he was right. Donald Trump's most controversial aide, who was dismissed by White House chief of staff John Kelly, was brought down by the same…

About 700 million years ago, Earth turned into a snowball. The polar ice sheets expanded until they engulfed the globe. The oceans turned to slush. The vast expanses of ice and snow reflected the sun's light back into space, exacerbating the endless winter. Temporary relief came in the form of…

Rep. Todd Rokita, an Indiana Republican, is running in one of next year's most competitive Senate races. | Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Empty his trash. Always have hand sanitizer and gum at the ready. And don’t bother with “unnecessary conversation” — the congressman doesn’t have time for your chitchat.…

President Trump’s news conference Tuesday left many TV personalities searching for ways to describe what they had just seen. Watch our roundup. “What I just saw gave me the wrong kind of chills,” a visibly stunned Chuck Todd said on MSNBC. “Honestly, I’m a bit shaken by what I just heard.” Unable to…

President Trump, in a long, combative exchange with reporters at Trump Tower, insisted that he did nothing wrong on Saturday when he declined to specifically condemn Nazi and white supremacist groups. Credit... Al Drago for The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump reverted Tuesday to blaming…

Reporter's Notebook Subway conductors, stationed in middle cars, have long been on the front line with customers when trains are delayed. But now, operators, who drive the trains, will be responsible for giving riders updates, preferably specific. Credit... Peter Foley/Reuters On my way home from…

The ten-page anti-diversity manifesto penned by a male Google software engineer highlights a larger problem with Silicon Valley: when the status quo and mythology of meritocracy is threatened, there’s a need to restore what some think is the proper order. The screed lays bare sentiments getting…

Health Vaping Damages Your Lungs, But Is Still Safer Than Smoking, a Long-Term Study Suggests

Three days after Donald Trump named his campaign foreign policy team in March 2016, the youngest of the new advisers sent an email to seven campaign officials with the subject line: “Meeting with Russian Leadership - Including Putin.” The adviser, George Papadopoulos , offered to set up “a meeting…

Credit... Andrew Rae Take a deep breath, expanding your belly. Pause. Exhale slowly to the count of five. Repeat four times. Congratulations. You’ve just calmed your nervous system. Controlled breathing, like what you just practiced, has been shown to reduce stress, increase alertness and boost your…

President Trump in the Oval Office at the conclusion of an interview with Reuters in February. Credit... Jonathan Ernst/Reuters 阅读简体中文版 WASHINGTON — As we walked out the door of the West Wing, the one sometimes guarded by a uniformed Marine and used by the president to greet visiting heads of state,…

On Washington Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has been a contrarian when it comes to the Republican health plan, but she is not as beholden to the party as others are. Credit... Tom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Lisa Murkowski had heard enough. As President Trump pressed her and her…

Research shows brains are malleable, new neural pathways can be forged and IQ can be improved with the right support and encouragement.Photograph: Alamy W hen Maryam Mirzakhani died at the tragically early age of 40 this month, the news stories talked of her as a genius. The only woman to win the…

On Wednesday night, I received a phone call from Anthony Scaramucci, thenew White House communications director. He wasn’t happy. Earlier in thenight, I’d tweeted ,citing a “senior White House official,” that Scaramucci was having dinner at the White House with President Trump , the First Lady, Sean…

Or, “I Used Headspace for 400 Days and All I Got Was This Lousy Sense of Clarity and Well-Being” Jake Knapp Jul 11, 2017 · 6 min read Supposedly, meditation recharges your brain and boosts your ability to focus. Supposedly, it makes you calmer and happier. Supposedly, it even makes the cortex of…

President Trump in the Oval Office on Friday. Credit... Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times WASHINGTON — A newfound memo from Kenneth W. Starr’s independent counsel investigation into President Bill Clinton sheds fresh light on a constitutional puzzle that is taking on mounting significance…

Editorial Avoiding War With Iran Credit... Angus Greig The last thing the United States needs is another war in the Middle East. Yet a drumbeat of provocative words, outright threats and actions — from President Trump and some of his top aides as well as Sunni Arab leaders and American activists —…

The president’s adviser and son-in-law gave a brief statement following a meeting with congressional investigators looking into Russian influence in the 2016 election. Credit... Tom Brenner/The New York Times 阅读简体中文版 WASHINGTON — President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, described himself to…

The U.S. special counsel investigating possible ties between the Donald Trump campaign and Russia in last year’s election is examining a broad range of transactions involving Trump’s businesses as well as those of his associates, according to a person familiar with the probe. FBI investigators and…