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  1. Justices Hint at Strains as Supreme Court Comes Under Scrutiny

    Tue, 19 May 2026 13:24:40 -0000

    Traveling across the country, justices defend the role of the court even as strained relations among its members emerge in writing and remarks.
  2. Trump’s New $1.8 Billion Pot of Money, and a Deadly Mosque Attack in California

    Tue, 19 May 2026 11:16:10 -0000

    Plus, a North Korean soccer team hits the road.
  3. G.O.P. Supporters Back Trump, but a Third Seek a New Direction for the Party

    Tue, 19 May 2026 09:01:35 -0000

    While President Trump remains overwhelmingly popular within the Republican coalition, a New York Times/Siena poll found, a sizable share wants the party’s next nominee to take a different approach.
  4. Trump’s Push to Defeat Thomas Massie Is the Most Expensive House Primary in Recent Years

    Tue, 19 May 2026 12:45:02 -0000

    The Republican primary in Representative Thomas Massie’s district has drawn vast spending, but it is just one of several contests on Tuesday that will test the power of big money.
  5. Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

    Tue, 19 May 2026 03:51:47 -0000

    Brian Morrissey, the department’s general counsel, stepped down hours after the Trump administration announced the $1.8 billion fund.
  6. A Fearful Phone Call and Frantic Search Preceded San Diego Mosque Shooting

    Tue, 19 May 2026 03:03:33 -0000

    San Diego police arrived to find three people dead. Nearby, they found two teenagers, the attackers, dead in a car. The violence shattered an idyllic Southern California city.
  7. San Diego Mosque Shooting: What to Know About the Suspects and What Happened

    Tue, 19 May 2026 12:57:30 -0000

    Three men were killed in the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Two teenage suspects were found dead in a car nearby, police said.
  8. The LIRR Strike Is Over. Here’s What Commuters Can Expect on Tuesday.

    Tue, 19 May 2026 08:49:57 -0000

    A deal was reached on Monday night to end the strike that shut down America’s busiest passenger rail line, but officials said the service will not fully resume until Tuesday afternoon.
  9. Trump Threatens Iran and Then Pulls Back, All in the Same Day

    Tue, 19 May 2026 00:18:32 -0000

    President Trump has repeatedly said he’ll restart military action against Iran, only to stop short of plunging the United States directly back into an unpopular war.
  10. Trump Says He Postponed a ‘Very Major Attack’ on Iran, Leaving Mideast on Edge

    Tue, 19 May 2026 13:38:30 -0000

    President Trump said he had postponed a “very major attack” against Iran, as Pakistan continued its mediation efforts to end the war.
  11. Oil Slick Reaches a Pristine Persian Gulf Island in Iran

    Tue, 19 May 2026 04:01:05 -0000

    Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches.
  12. Here’s How Iran Could Respond to Renewed U.S.-Israeli Strikes

    Tue, 19 May 2026 00:31:43 -0000

    In any new round of fighting, Iranian officials could adopt new tactics, including intensified strikes on neighbors and trying to close off a second strait.
  13. Trump’s Deportations Are Costing Americans Jobs

    Tue, 19 May 2026 14:16:22 -0000

    According to a new study, construction was impacted more than any other industry studied, with American-born workers losing more jobs than immigrants as a result of the deportations.
  14. Judge Bars ICE From Making Immigration Arrests at Courts in New York

    Tue, 19 May 2026 01:17:30 -0000

    The Trump administration’s practice of detaining migrants at federal courthouses had stirred outrage.
  15. Trump Moves to Admit 10,000 More White South Africans as Refugees

    Tue, 19 May 2026 01:21:42 -0000

    The Trump administration argues that an “emergency refugee situation” in South Africa merits bringing more Afrikaners to America, at a cost of some $100 million.
  16. ICE Agent Charged in Shooting of a Venezuelan Immigrant in Minnesota

    Mon, 18 May 2026 22:41:03 -0000

    The agent is the second federal officer to face felony charges in Minnesota stemming from Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
  17. W.H.O. Chief Is ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Speed and Scale of Ebola Outbreak

    Tue, 19 May 2026 12:06:38 -0000

    Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 513 cases, a sharp rise since the outbreak was first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
  18. American Man Tests Positive for Ebola Amid Outbreak, Officials Say

    Mon, 18 May 2026 21:14:16 -0000

    An American doctor working with a Christian missionary organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo was exposed to the deadly virus while treating patients, the organization said.
  19. What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak as Cases and Deaths Rise

    Tue, 19 May 2026 14:11:43 -0000

    More than 130 deaths and over 500 cases are suspected. The United States restricted entry for people who have been to three African countries after a global health emergency was declared.
  20. As Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Sites, an Environmental Disaster Unfolds

    Tue, 19 May 2026 09:02:00 -0000

    After invading more than four years ago, Moscow has usually been the one causing ecological disaster. But Kyiv’s strikes, intended to cut into the Kremlin’s oil revenue, have flipped the script.
  21. On Blind, Anxious Tech Workers Get the Lowdown on Layoffs

    Tue, 19 May 2026 09:01:01 -0000

    On the website Blind, professionals share advice — and gallows humor — anonymously. It is chronicling the curdling of tech optimism.
  22. As OpenAI Celebrates Court Win Against Musk, Other Challenges Lie Ahead

    Tue, 19 May 2026 13:32:35 -0000

    A jury’s rejection of Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI was a major hurdle crossed. But the maker of ChatGPT faces a list of other problems.
  23. Activity Slows in Sandy Fire in Simi Valley. Evacuation Orders Remain.

    Tue, 19 May 2026 13:46:24 -0000

    More than 33,000 people remain under evacuation orders after a brush fire broke out in Simi Valley, Calif.
  24. Silicon Valley’s Answer to Declining Male Fertility? Sperm Racing.

    Tue, 19 May 2026 09:01:47 -0000

    A San Francisco biotech start-up races sex cells on tiny tracks. Can an internet joke become a serious business?
  25. Is There a Door No. 3 for Democrats?

    Tue, 19 May 2026 11:30:51 -0000

    Is there anything Democrats can do to break free of a deeply polarized political system in which parties are constantly winning and then losing office?
  26. The Race to Control Congress

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:48:15 -0000

    We look at where the parties stand leading up to the midterms.
  27. Jon Stewart Asks What ‘Daddy’ Brought Back From China

    Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:22 -0000

    “He was gone for a couple of days in China. We were scared,” Stewart said of President Trump on Monday’s “The Daily Show.” “But now he’s home, and I’m sure he brought us all the goodies.”
  28. Military Bases Are Rife With ‘Forever Chemicals.’ New Mexico Wants Them Cleaned Up.

    Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:59 -0000

    The state is leading the country’s reckoning with PFAS. The outcome of its suit against the federal government will affect how courts treat more than 15,000 other claims nationwide.
  29. Calls for ‘No Seed Oil’ Push Companies to Order Up Butter and Beef Tallow

    Tue, 19 May 2026 09:01:52 -0000

    Businesses are finding different (and more costly) ways to fry foods as shoppers demand alternatives to seed oils as part of the Make America Healthy Again movement.
  30. Interest in N.Y.C. Pre-K Programs Is Flat, Despite Mamdani’s Outreach

    Tue, 19 May 2026 12:18:18 -0000

    Expanding child care is a pillar of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda. Newly released application numbers may raise questions about strategy and demand.
  31. Dallas World Cup Mural: Artist Wyland Says Beloved Whale Artwork Was Painted Over

    Tue, 19 May 2026 00:13:10 -0000

    The artwork’s removal ahead of the World Cup has ignited a backlash over public art and what cities are willing to sacrifice for global events.
  32. What Thomas Massie’s Race Says About Trump’s Influence

    Mon, 18 May 2026 22:55:46 -0000

    Why has a Republican contest in Kentucky become the most expensive House primary of all time?
  33. Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House?

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    An unprecedented gerrymandering effort led by Donald Trump—and internal divisions among Democrats—has made the Minority Leader’s path to victory harder than ever.
  34. The Mystery and Mass Appeal of the N.F.L. Draft

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The annual draft is watched by millions, and analyzed by a set of professional and amateur prognosticators. Still, it comes down to a crapshoot.
  35. The Human-Trafficking Victim Next Door

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A young girl was brought from Guinea to a wealthy suburb near Dallas. She spent the next sixteen years of her life in forced servitude.
  36. Boots Riley, Marx Brother

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Boots Riley’s zany movies combine pop aesthetics with radical politics.
  37. Benjamin Netanyahu’s War at Home

    Mon, 18 May 2026 18:51:36 -0000

    The Israeli Prime Minister’s government is bringing radical change to the country’s democratic institutions.
  38. Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Their electoral prospects are finally improving, but opportunities can quickly give way to divisions. Does the Party have a plan?
  39. The Pageantry and Flattery of Donald Trump’s Visit to China

    Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President’s talks with Xi Jinping, whose leadership style he seems to envy, yielded potential deals for airplanes and soybeans but no apparent agreement on Iran.
  40. Keir Starmer Won’t Survive This

    Thu, 14 May 2026 13:45:49 -0000

    After a disastrous set of election results, the British Prime Minister’s authority is in tatters.
  41. What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on whether the Democrats can match the G.O.P. in the fight over redistricting.
  42. Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President

    Tue, 12 May 2026 22:15:42 -0000

    Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor, explains that Trump’s supporters don’t think of him as a godlike figure, even as the President posts pictures of himself as Jesus.
  43. The Chaotic New Era of British Politics

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:38:55 -0000

    Keir Starmer’s unpopularity has led Labour to a humiliating defeat in local elections. Now, with five major parties competing for votes, the far right could be well positioned for a general-election victory.
  44. The U.K.’s Antisemitism Problem

    Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The British government has declared antisemitism a “crisis” after a recent spate of violent attacks. But will its solutions protect Jews, or make the situation worse?
  45. The Enrollment Cliff Is Here. Which Schools Will Survive It?

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the number of new high-school graduates drops, colleges will close, some will merge, and others may change beyond recognition.
  46. Where Are the Tariff Refunds for American Consumers?

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies that paid its import duties. So far, most of their customers are still waiting to see much benefit.
  47. The Fastball Has Never Been Faster

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pitchers like Jacob Misiorowski are throwing harder than ever, a result of modern baseball’s pitching development. But what does that kind of velocity do to the human arm?
  48. Loving the Timberwolves When They’re Good (or Bad)

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:39:19 -0000

    Rooting for a hapless team for nearly two decades teaches you to find pleasures beyond victory.
  49. Georgia Primary-Elections Map: Live Results

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The G.O.P. picks a challenger to face Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate election; and a Trump-backed lieutenant governor tries to hold off a billionaire challenger in the Republican primary for governor.
  50. Kentucky Primary-Elections Map: Live Results

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A race to replace Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate and Thomas Massie tries to hold on to his seat in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District.
  51. Louisiana Primary-Election Results: Bill Cassidy Loses

    Sun, 17 May 2026 14:31:07 -0000

    The Republican senator, who voted to convict President Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial, failed to advance to a runoff election next month.
  52. While Donald Trump Adventures in China, D.C. Entertains Itself

    Thu, 14 May 2026 22:56:18 -0000

    The President swept off to Beijing to court Xi Jinping. Back Stateside, it was non-Presidential motorcades, video games, and a languid vibe at the White House.
  53. The End of Refugee Resettlement

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What happened when the Trump Administration turned its back on the world’s most vulnerable.
  54. Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records?

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional.
  55. The Looming Disaster of the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The wall is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway.
  56. Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump

    Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Prime Minister, has led the European opposition to the Iran war from the start.