“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

Miriam Durazno, a construction worker, at work outside in Manhattan, on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Temperatures in parts of the Northeast reached triple digits by midday as the region slogged through a hot spell that has already scorched the Midwest. (Caroline Hererra/The New York Times) By NAZANEEN GHAFFAR, ERIN McCANN and CHRISTINE HAUSER Aggressive heat swept across the New York region as sweltering weather stifled the Northeast on Thursday, disrupting travel and prompting em

Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin testifies during a Senate Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 2, 2026. Mullin pledged to mount a quieter enforcement campaign following the chaos of a monthlong operation in Minnesota. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By HAMED ALEAZIZ Federal immigration officials have detained more than 10,000 people in the last five days, a major surge that has stemmed from a push within Immigration and

The Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument beyond, June 29, 2026. Washington might break records for heat this week, and New York could record 100 degrees for the first time since 2012, as a brutal heat wave spreads east. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By AMY GRAFF A searing heat wave was expected to expand and intensify across much of the United States through the weekend, as a heat dome traps hot air close to the ground. Many records are proje

By KELLEN BROWNING The insurgent progressive movement jolting the Democratic Party rolled through Colorado on Tuesday evening in the latest test of the left’s ability to oust establishment politicians and usher in generational change. In two primary battles between mainstream figures and candidates running to their left as Washington outsiders, the more liberal candidates prevailed. Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old lawyer and democratic socialist, toppled a veteran congresswoman in

Members of Concerned Women for America celebrate following a Supreme Court decision in Washington on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded a momentous term that began in October; the justices decided nearly 60 cases. (Allison Robbert/The New York Times) By ANN E. MARIMOW and ADAM LIPTAK The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded a momentous term that began in October and involved decisions in nearly 60 cases. Here are some themes that emerged from th