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  1. Trump Delays Threat to Iran, but War Negotiations Are in Early Stage

    Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:14:14 -0000

    President Trump postponed his threat to strike power plants in Iran, citing “productive conversations” with the Iranians. But officials said the talks were in an early stage and not substantive.
  2. Trump Sours on British Leader Over Iran War: ‘What If Donald Shouts at Me?’

    Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:00:22 -0000

    President Trump once called Prime Minister Keir Starmer a friend. But Mr. Starmer’s decision not to join the attacks on Iran has led to merciless mocking by the president.
  3. Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops for Iran War

    Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:38:25 -0000

    The combat forces would come from a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours.
  4. Mullin’s Smooth Confirmation Was a Throwback in the Senate

    Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:05:33 -0000

    In choosing Senator Markwayne Mullin, who has warm relationships across the Capitol and the political aisle, President Trump was reverting to a bygone tradition.
  5. Trump, Who Calls Mail-in Voting ‘Cheating,’ Just Voted by Mail

    Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:12:26 -0000

    President Trump has long fixated on mail-in-voting to bolster his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud. But he recently used the method in a Florida special election.
  6. Supreme Court Appears Poised to Reject Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Law

    Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:49:24 -0000

    A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of Mississippi’s mail-in ballot law in a case that could upend the way that states handle mail-in ballots throughout the country.
  7. In California, a Republican Sheriff Seizes Ballots, Prompting Concerns

    Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:55:35 -0000

    Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a candidate for governor, recently took possession of more than 650,000 ballots as part of a fraud probe. Election officials say his investigation is baseless.
  8. Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms

    Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:58:47 -0000

    In exchange, the French company TotalEnergies would invest in oil and natural gas projects in Texas and elsewhere.
  9. Trump Administration Targets Harvard With Two New Investigations

    Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:40:24 -0000

    The inquiries target antisemitism and admissions policies. The university called it retaliation for refusing to give in to the administration’s demands.
  10. ‘Who Doesn’t Love Elvis?’ Trump Takes an Unexpected Detour to Graceland.

    Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:12:21 -0000

    President Trump mused about whether he could beat Elvis Presley in a fistfight and used a golden Sharpie to sign a replica of one of the singer’s guitars.
  11. Takeaways From The Times’s Inside Look at the C.D.C.

    Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:22:55 -0000

    Many current and former employees say the actions of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are undermining the agency’s role in safeguarding public health.
  12. The United States Is No Longer the Leader of the Free World

    Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:00:06 -0000

    Pax Americana, meet Lax Americana.
  13. ‘Everything After This Will Be Harder’: Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Iran

    Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:52:44 -0000

    David French talks with the retired general about the “great seduction” America fell for in Iran.
  14. Hasan Piker Defends Upscale Lodging During Humanitarian Mission in Cuba

    Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:27:33 -0000

    He helped bring attention to a group delivering humanitarian aid to Cuba, which was criticized for staying in an upscale hotel as Cubans faced another blackout.