Trump Is Losing Ground With White Working-Class Voters on the Economy NYT - Top Stories By: Shane Goldmacher 13 June 2026 at 10:00 A review of polling data shows an extraordinary swing among white working-class voters on the president’s handling of the economy. © Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesAmong blue-collar white voters, President Trump’s approval rating on the cost of living stood at just 36 percent in a New York Times survey.
The Spectacle of Trump at 80 NYT - Top Stories By: Robert Siegel · E.J. Dionne Jr. · Peter Wehner and Vishakha Darbha 13 June 2026 at 12:17 An octogenarian president for a 250-year-old republic. © Illustration by The New York Times; photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty
Jeffrey Epstein Haunts the White House NYT - Top Stories By: Maureen Dowd 13 June 2026 at 12:00 A sleazy situation that Trump can’t wish away. © Photo illustration by Allison DeBritz for The New York Times; source image by Thomas Concordia/Getty Images
A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say NYT - Top Stories By: John Yoon 13 June 2026 at 11:07 A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said. © Eric Lee for The New York TimesPresident Trump said the operation had been conducted in close consultation with the new Venezuelan government.
With a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure NYT - Top Stories By: Steven Erlanger 13 June 2026 at 16:50 Iran’s new, more militaristic leaders have already survived the worst that America and Israel can deliver, and seem readier to take risks. © Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York TimesMembers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in April at a government-organized march in Tehran.
Despite US Help, Little Oil Has Gone Through Strait of Hormuz NYT - Top Stories By: Peter Eavis 13 June 2026 at 10:00 President Trump said more than 200 commercial vessels had safely traveled through the strait. That’s still far fewer than before the start of the war. © ReutersGlobal stockpiles of oil continue to decline as vessels remain stuck, unable to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
Kennedy Center Removes Trump’s Name From Facade NYT - Top Stories By: Elizabeth Williamson and Julia Jacobs 13 June 2026 at 16:40 The arts institution followed a judge’s order to take President Trump’s name off its facade. It had been granted a 12-hour extension to complete the work. © Pete Kiehart for The New York TimesOn Friday night, workers constructed scaffolding near President Trump’s name on the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs and Depictions of Slavery NYT - Top Stories By: Maxine Joselow 13 June 2026 at 01:13 The ruling accused the Trump administration of engaging in censorship by taking down materials at parks across the country. © Hannah Beier for The New York TimesAn outdoor exhibit on slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, seen last year, was taken down in January.