How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee

By: Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg — 2 August 2026 at 14:03

Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transformation.

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Leopold Aschenbrenner Built a Hot A.I. Hedge Fund. Then it Melted Down.

By: Rob Copeland — 31 July 2026 at 22:18

Situational Awareness, led by a 24-year-old, exploded onto the artificial intelligence scene — and then nose-dived.

Leopold Aschenbrenner, in May.

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Spirit Airlines Should Die. Why Is Trump Trying to Save It?

By: Steven Rattner — 29 April 2026 at 09:43

Steven Rattner argues that Trump’s effort to bail out the ailing carrier makes no sense.

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Budget Airlines Ask Trump Administration for Billions as Fuel Costs Rise

By: Karoun Demirjian and Lauren Hirsch — 27 April 2026 at 22:47

A trade group for the airlines is seeking $2.5 billion to help offset the big jump in jet fuel costs since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks against Iran.

A trade group that represents low-cost carriers including Frontier Airlines is seeking $2.5 billion from the Trump administration to offset some fuel costs.

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Warner Bros. Board Rebuffs Paramount’s Latest Buyout Offer

By: Lauren Hirsch — 7 January 2026 at 12:10

The board said the blockbuster deal it reached with Netflix last month posed less risk.

Warner Bros. Discovery, which agreed last month to sell most of its business to Netflix, advised its shareholders on Wednesday to reject Paramount’s latest rival bid.

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Saks Acquires Neiman Marcus

By: Vanessa Friedman and Lauren Hirsch — 4 July 2024 at 02:16

The deal, a vote in favor of the future of brick-and-mortar retail on the high end, could reshape the retail landscape.

The acquisition of Neiman Marcus would further consolidate the luxury retail market.

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From Free Speech to Free Palestine: Six Decades of Student Protest

By: Richard Fausset — 4 May 2024 at 20:33

The protests against Israel’s war in Gaza are merely the latest in a tradition of student-led, left-leaning activism dating back at least to the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War protests of the 1960s.

Students occupied Columbia’s Hamilton Hall in April 1972.