Today’s Paper

Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard

Hours after The Times reported that President Trump had lowered the bar for a deal, he denied backtracking and made new threats against Harvard.

By Michael C. Bender, Michael S. Schmidt and Alan Blinder

China Fails to Curb the ‘Secret Filming Betrayal’ of Women and Girls

Hidden cameras capture women in intimate moments without their consent, yet the authorities do little to stop it.

By Lily Kuo and Pei-Lin Wu

These Pictures of Westminster Dogs Are Best in Show

By Anika Burgess

Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project

By Adam Nagourney and Julia Jacobs

He Can’t Stop Needling Trump, Even Days Before a White House Meeting

By Annie Correal and Max Bearak

A Slice of Caracas Flourishes in an Unlikely Spot: The Italian Mediterranean

By Fabiola Ferrero

Why a New Mexico Developer Quit Natural Gas

By Cara Buckley

Protesters Press Target to Take a Stand Against ICE Crackdown in Minneapolis

By Sonia A. Rao and Steven Moity

Pay, Staffing, Safety: The Divisive Issues in the Nurses’ Strike

By Joseph Goldstein

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

By Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur and Karen Weise

Public Media Holds Its Apocalypse at Bay, for Now

By Benjamin Mullin

At the U.S.-Mexico Border, a Children’s Opera Sings to the Moment

By Adam Nagourney

Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 Grammys

By Jon Pareles, Lindsay Zoladz and Joe Coscarelli

Snow Drought in the West Reaches Record Levels

By Jim Robbins

How Parents Are Navigating New Vaccine Recommendations

By Maggie Astor