Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., speaks with a group of anti gun violence activists and gun violence survivors in Washington, Feb. 12, 2025. As the administration works to expand gun rights, hospitals and community groups have lost funding, and reports on preventing firearm injuries have vanished from government websites. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG The Trump administration has gutted federal gun violence prevention efforts since returning to off

Nearly 10 months after the assassination of Kirk, prosecutors will begin laying out their case on Monday, July 6, in a hearing that will put Kirk’s parents and widow in the same courtroom as the man charged with murdering the conservative activist. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times) By JACK HEALY, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS and ROBERT DRAPER Graphic videos, detailed police accounts and high-profile conservative figures defined the first day of a hearing to determine wheth

By DANI BUM A record-high number of Americans say they have tried a weight-loss drug, a new national poll from Gallup found. The survey showed that 15% of Americans reported using a weight-loss drug at any point, and that 11% of people said they were currently taking one. That’s up from 3% who said they were taking an obesity drug in 2024. “This validates what I think we’re all seeing in practice, that it’s really dramatically changing how care is happening,” said Dr. Scott H

Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for Senate, campaigns in Blue Hill, Maine, June 9, 2026. Platner said on July 6 that he was taking time to “reflect” on his political path forward after a report that a woman had accused him of sexual assault, which he denied. (Sophie Park/The New York Times) By LISA LERER and KATIE GLUEK A month after he captured the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine with a fiery populist message, Graham Platner was facing mounting pressure to lea

By JACK HEALY, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS and ROBERT DRAPER Nearly 10 months after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, prosecutors will begin laying out their case Monday in a hearing that will put Kirk’s parents and widow in the same courtroom as the man charged with murdering the conservative activist. The goal of the weeklong preliminary hearing in Provo, Utah, is straightforward — to decide whether prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial against Tyler J. Robinson, 23

“Please — take this weather seriously,” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Sunday. (Graham Dickie/The New York Times) By ERIN McCANN and NAZANEEN GHAFFAR The punishing heat wave that made most of last week nearly unbearable across New York is finally over, but a new week is bringing a new weather danger: the potential for torrential rain and flash flooding. The National Weather Service warned that between late Sunday and early Tuesday, multiple rounds of thunderstorms co

Josh Turek, an Iowa state lawmaker, addresses supporters at his watch party during the Democratic Senate primary in Des Moines, June 2, 2026. With President Trump’s second term in full swing and the midterm election four months away, a new kind of Democratic candidate is ascendant: the outsider vowing to overhaul the system. (KC McGinnis/The New York Times) By TIM BALK With President Donald Trump’s second term in full swing and the midterm elections four months away, a new ki

A call about a fire on the bridge came in at 9:32 p.m., the Police Department said. No injuries had been reported. Police officials said that the burning was “very likely” ignited by fireworks. By CHELSIA ROSE, MACK LIERDAM and NATE SCHWEBER The Brooklyn Bridge briefly caught fire during a Fourth of July fireworks display on Saturday night. Video footage showed several fires burning on the bridge soon after the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Show began in New York City, just af

By MAIA SPOTO Paul Pelosi, the 86-year-old husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, could be charged after he struck a parked car with his convertible on Friday in Northern California, police said. The crash occurred in Napa County, where the Pelosis have a home, and is being investigated by the Napa County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release about the incident, the agency said that no one had been in the car that was struck and that a witness said that the driver of the

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mt. Rushmore Park in South Dakota, July, 3, 2026. Trump used July 4 to mock the Democratic Party and assail his political opponents as “evil.” (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By TIM BALK Patriotism met partisanship as America celebrated its 250th birthday. President Donald Trump used July 4 to mock the Democratic Party and assail his political opponents as “evil,” while Democrats seen as potential 2028 presidential candidates respond