SCOOP The admin is making it harder for male vets w/ breast cancer to get their care covered The admin cites Trump order: “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” I got the memo laying it all out www.propublica.org/article/vete...

If you haven't been following the NYC mayoral race and want to understand the three candidates' positions better, this quiz might help.

As she reflects on her career in a second memoir, Sally Mann warns of a "new era of culture wars" after police pulled several photographs she took of her children decades ago off the walls of a museum.

In 1885, royal Hawaiian brothers were studying at a military school in California. There, they introduced a sport known as "surfboard swimming." The Princes of Surf exhibit tells what happened next.

De minimis is no more but Americans have not abandoned Shein, perhaps the biggest beneficiary of the loophole. Trump ended de minimis for shipments from China in May. Shein's dollar sales plunged initially, as tariffs began to apply, but then they recovered. They rose 9% in July. How?

Two years ago, big truck makers like Daimler and Volvo signed a landmark deal with California, saying they’d obey the state’s clean air rules. Why was the deal even needed? Aren’t companies just obliged to follow regulations?

Health care and social assistance accounted for essentially all job growth in July, adding more than 73,000 jobs. If it hadn't been for that sector, employment would have fallen slightly.

I interviewed top execs at Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern about their proposed merger. They lay out their hopes for the deal and respond to its critics...here: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/b...

Robber baron George Jay Gould tried to create a coast-to-coat railroad but he was undone by the 1907 financial panic. Now, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern want to have another try: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...

Hunter Biden objects here to my scrutiny of his deals with foreign interests seeking help from the U.S. government. He will not like my forthcoming book, DEVILS' ADVOCATES, which exposes the foreign influence industry, including new reporting on him & others. www.harpercollins.com/products/dev...

On a visit to a school bus factory, I was told that American steel producers are taking advantage of the tariffs to raise their prices. FULL STORY FREE LINK: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/b...

Interesting how one of rail's best prospects is struggling financially. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

But drilling down a bit, it sure likes there's evidence of tariffs showing through, especially in "household furnishings," a broad category that includes things like appliances and furniture. #NumbersDay

OK, charts thread! Starting with the headlines: Job growth was solid and unemployment fell. Lots more to dig into, but don't lose sight of the big picture. #NumbersDay

Crazy amount of crazy revelations in this 👇

fascinating.

NYPD is not involved in GIVE, but NYPD reported a record low number of shootings through May 2025. The GIVE dashboard is here if anyone is interested: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/ojsa...

There's a bipartisan push in DC to build more ships in the US. I went to a shipyard in Philly to get a sense of what it will take to realize Washington's maritime dreams: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...

The tariffs are crushing many small businesses. I spent the last month talking to one in Richmond, Vermont about its struggles. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...

Fine behind the scenes reporting here: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

In the last five weeks -- the period since Trump's tariffs were imposed -- China to US container bookings were 45% below their level in same period of 2024. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...

Now that we can see data past Easter, it appears international travel to the United States this spring has largely held up, despite reports about extraordinary declines. But there are ominous signs ahead. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Know what I love about my job? If I taught in some place like France or Canada, I wouldn't get to write sentences like this:

The details in this piece... www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...

NEW: 1 UM and 3 MSU international students had their F-1visas revoked. University officials told us they found out in routine checks of the visa system and were not contacted by the feds. These appear to be the first students in MT to have a visa revoked. helenair.com/news/state-r...

That's fascinating.

Contra Dimon: banks have plenty of capital to intervene in the Treasury market under current regulations, and in past sell offs, before the current rules, banks did not step in to buy Tys . 🎁 Gift Link: Dimon Sees Treasury Market ‘Kerfuffle’ Where Fed Steps In www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The olde tariffe explainer with insight on what to do if you underpay... www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/b...

Or, in meme form:

Here's what the last minute rush to beat the tariffs looks like: www.nytimes.com/card/2025/04...

The Signal chat laid bare how the Trump administration is thinking about the Houthis. But this high level view of things could collide with reality on the ground. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/w...

NEW: How Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a major military contractor, secretly allows investment from China. Court records reveal execs there see $ from China as fraught but will let it in if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Caymans. www.propublica.org/article/elon... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social

One year ago! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/key-...

Oleg Gordievsky has died at 86. Ben Macintyre's The Spy and the Traitor, about Gordievsky's escape, is one of the most thrilling nonfiction books I've ever read. www.amazon.com/Spy-Traitor-...

“With the new administration already seizing every opportunity to strong-arm the press, and with stiff spines in short supply among leaders of major media organizations, ‘Murder the Truth’ makes for an unfortunately urgent warning.” — nice review from WashPost www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

NEW: There’s a massive Agent Orange site in Vietnam. USAID was funding a cleanup. Then Trump stopped work. Now the rainy season is about to start, and the runoff could poison hundreds of thousands. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

thank you, Steve!

“Where are the Panamanian voices here? They are completely lost in this larger story of Trump’s efforts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...

Longshoremen vote in favor of their new contract, which raises wages by 62 percent over 6 years. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

NEW: DOGE quietly deletes the five largest spending cuts it had been celebrating last week. All of them contained errors that wildly over-inflated how much had been saved. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...

"Apple has spent about $1.1 trillion over the past four fiscal years on total operating expenses and capital expenditures—and Wall Street expects nearly $1.3 trillion in total spending over the next four years..." www.wsj.com/tech/apples-...

“My heart is weak, and I am scared that I will never see my family again,” he said. “Please pray for me to go to the U.S.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/w...

i did the math and the average cost of going through the panama canal was up nearly 60 percent from 2018-2023. but even with that increase, the canal's tolls and fees don't add much to the cost of consumer items. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/b...

Let's talk about the Panama Canal threats. First, I see it written that Trump could lower the cost of going through the canal for US ships, presumably by forcing Panama to cut its transit fees. But what is a US ship? US-flagged ships make up just 4% of the ships passing through the canal. (1/6)

The Post intl investigations team spent 2024 digging into cases of global repression: - Indian assassination plots in US/Canada - Iran hiring Hells Angels hit men - China targeting SF protesters - Turkish abductions Today, The Post put it all together here: s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...

$200 billion invested in AI and I am 18th in a glacial line to pick up a rental car at one of the busiest airports in the world...

President Trump has pardoned most of those involved in the Capitol riot. Our video investigation below charts what happened on Jan. 6 – and why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWJV...

I have to mention here that the rise of these sorts of legal strategies are a big part of my book – Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful – which comes out in March and feels alarmingly timely. www.harpercollins.com/products/mur...

The other reporter in the family actually gets scoops: GOP Senate probing $170K state contract legislator quietly awarded to business associate helenair.com/news/state-r...