New York Times

No matter how terrible the present, remember to wrap it nicely.

Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Bob Corker of Tennessee, who had been holdouts, said they would support the bill, putting it within striking distance of passage.

On Thursday, Marco Rubio took a stand: He threatened to vote no unless House and Senate negotiators expanded the child tax credit.

Smog, traffic, security concerns — all are issues the league is assessing. But there are lots of reasons to think it might move aggressively into Mexico.

Disney has achieved great success under the leadership of Robert A. Iger. But he is likely to be judged on the success of his 21st Century Fox deal.

Kathleen Kennedy, Nina Shaw and other female powerbrokers spearheaded the idea, and top agents, studio chief executives union leaders have signed on.

Senator Richard Shelby’s line in the sand extends from George Wallace to Roy Moore.

The president is showing how to take a vexing problem and make it harder.

As the spectacle surrounding Ms. Newman’s departure promises to carry over into the Trump administration’s second year, her telegenic antics have not been entertaining to several West Wing aides.

It’s not just what they did to us. It’s our leader’s sympathy with a dictator.

The unlikely Senate win in Alabama showed the path to victory across the country.

The law’s backers say it sets up a legal framework for the deployment of soldiers, but critics say there aren’t checks and balances, or an exit strategy.

Countering the bleak history of AIDS prevention in Africa, a nonprofit explains how it helped women hide H.I.V. prevention pills and deflect male anger.

Survivors describe Myanmar soldiers killing men, raping women and burning babies in a Rohingya village.

More than three decades after my cancer surgery, I still hesitate when someone asks, “What’s up with your scar?”

Andy Byford, the city’s incoming transit president, says that making real progress in the subway system will require hard choices.

A federal judge in Philadelphia allowed an Obama-era rule, generally requiring employers and insurers to pay for contraceptive costs, to continue.

The allegations included encounters in a car, a recording studio and a hotel room, where he allegedly exposed himself to a teenager.

In a remarkable blog post, Facebook cited research showing that “passively consuming” social media made people feel worse. It also said it was trying to fix the problem.

There were many failures in the Vietnam War. But the Marines’ counterinsurgency efforts were a success.