This is the Times' chosen style. They almost always refer to people as "Mr." or "Ms." when not using their full name, and rarely use titles. For example, this

This is the Times' chosen style. They almost always refer to people as "Mr." or "Ms." when not using their full name, and rarely use titles. For example, this article repeatedly refers to Bill Clinton as "Mr. Clinton" and Donald Trump as "Mr. Trump": https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/politics/house-impeachment-partisan-vote.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/politics/house-impeach...