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  1. Divide Among Supreme Court’s Conservatives Could Test Trump’s Agenda

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:43:56 -0000

    In rejecting President Trump’s tariffs, the court’s six conservative justices displayed subtle differences in their views of executive power.
  2. ‘Murky Waters’ for Global Businesses After Trump’s Tariff Loss

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 05:00:07 -0000

    Even after the Supreme Court invalidated many of the president’s levies, foreign leaders and executives assume that U.S. tariffs are here to stay, in one form or another.
  3. Trump Doubles Down on Closing Tax Loophole on Cheap Imports

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:30:10 -0000

    The exemption was shut down last year by President Trump based, in part, on the same legal grounds as the tariffs that were invalidated by the Supreme Court.
  4. Bench Presses, Pull Ups … Kid Rock? The White House Had a Very Manly Week.

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:10:49 -0000

    President Trump’s top cabinet officials are pumping iron in public.
  5. Bridge Owner Donated $1 Million to MAGA Group Before Trump Blasted Competitor

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:50:13 -0000

    The PAC and the White House say the donation had nothing to do with President Trump’s tirade against a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
  6. Longtime Virginia Lawyer Chosen by Judges as U.S. Attorney, and Then Fired

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:36:24 -0000

    It was the second time this month that the administration had gotten rid of a top federal prosecutor appointed to his post by federal judges.
  7. Judge Rebukes U.S. Over Application to Search Washington Post Reporter’s Home

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:31:45 -0000

    A prosecutor apologized for failing to alert the magistrate to a 1980 law that restricts searches for reporting materials.
  8. Why Attacking Iran Could Be Riskier Than Capturing Maduro

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:30:02 -0000

    Iran’s extensive military abilities and network of regional proxies could draw the United States into a prolonged conflict.
  9. U.S. Planes Land at Jordan Base, a Key Hub for Planning Possible Iran Strikes

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:06:13 -0000

    At least 60 attack aircraft are parked at the base, which has become a key hub for U.S. military planning for possible strikes on Iran.
  10. How Johannes Klaebo’s 6 Gold Medals Ranks Among the All-Time Olympic Performances

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:37:45 -0000

    The Norwegian cross-country skier completed the biggest medal haul ever by an athlete at a Winter Games, and one of the biggest at any single Olympics.
  11. Los Angeles Olympics Have a Cloud of Concerns as Winter Games Close

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:42:07 -0000

    New details about the LA28 chairman’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as well as anxiety over key infrastructure projects, have thrown the planning into disarray.
  12. He Researched Dishonesty. He Got Friendly With Jeffrey Epstein.

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:25:20 -0000

    Dan Ariely, a behavioral scientist at Duke, sought out the convicted sex offender for his research. Their yearslong correspondence suggests it wasn’t all business.
  13. Shocker! SCOTUS Schools POTUS

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:00:13 -0000

    The high court asserts itself as tariff sheriff.
  14. Epstein Was Only One of Thousands of Traffickers in the U.S.

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:27:29 -0000

    Every year, more than 100,000 children may be sold for sex in the United States. Are we willing to do something about that?
  15. Future Perfect

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:31:58 -0000

    Does taking care of our future selves have to mean sacrifice in the present?
  16. Blizzard Warnings Issued for Swath of East Coast, Including N.Y.C.

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:37:07 -0000

    The blizzard warnings are the first since 2017 for New York City, which is expected to get up to 18 inches of snow, or more.
  17. How $600 Drones Are Outsmarting Colombia’s Billion-Dollar Military

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:00:43 -0000

    Security officials say easy access by guerrilla groups to commercial drones, cheaply modified into deadly weapons, has put the nation’s army on its heels.
  18. At A.I. Summit, India Tries to Find a Way Between the U.S. and China

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:50:35 -0000

    India is using technology as a tool of foreign policy, casting itself as a moral voice for smaller, developing countries.
  19. Ruben Ray Martinez Was Killed in an Undisclosed ICE Shooting in March, His Family Says

    Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:26:10 -0000

    A 23-year-old American was shot last March in South Padre Island. ICE’s involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until this week.
  20. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Life in Pictures

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Following his arrest last week, Andrew spent his first birthday as a commoner in circumstances as degraded as earlier celebrations had been grand.
  21. The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family

    Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    After fifty-one men were convicted, Pelicot became a feminist hero. But additional accusations left her children struggling to accept her new role.
  22. Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    GLP-1 drugs, which have helped some people curb drug and alcohol use, may unlock a pathway to moderation.
  23. The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A wealthy couple obtained dozens of children through surrogates. Did they want a family, or something else?
  24. What Is Claude? Anthropic Doesn’t Know, Either

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch.
  25. The E.P.A. Rescinds a Landmark Finding

    Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    But it’s not game over for future climate action—and understanding why allows for a more nuanced picture of where the fight actually stands now.
  26. The Chaos of an ICE Detention

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    When Manuela’s husband texted her that he’d been apprehended on the street, her life in New York instantly capsized.
  27. Presidents’ Days: From Obama to Trump

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The official oral history of the Obama White House is a stark and extensive reminder of the values and the principles that are being trampled.
  28. The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

    Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:09:16 -0000

    The search for the “Today” show host’s mother, nearing its second week, has transfixed the public in Arizona and beyond.
  29. Trump Is Still Deporting People Wherever He Wants

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:14:14 -0000

    How the Administration is overwhelming federal courts and getting away with third-country removals.
  30. The Growing Rift Between Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E.

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    What this shocking split might mean for the future of the Middle East.
  31. Xi Jinping’s Purge and What Trump’s Foreign Policy Means for China

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The machinations behind his recent military purge, and whether China sees an opportunity in Donald Trump’s aggression toward Europe.
  32. The Woman Behind Japan’s Rightward Shift

    Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:22:11 -0000

    How Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female Prime Minister, won big in last weekend’s election.
  33. How the University Replaced the Church as the Home of Liberal Morality

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As progressive Americans have become more secular, the academy has become their primary moral training ground. The results have not been good.
  34. The Jeffrey Epstein Files Are Peter Mandelson’s Final Disgrace

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Labour politician and strategist was a great survivor. Then came revelations that he passed sensitive government information to Epstein during the financial crisis.
  35. Alysa Liu Comes of Age

    Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The figure skater retired in 2022, at sixteen years old. Now she’s back at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a newfound confidence and sense of control—in her skating and in her life.
  36. “McMindfulness” and the Fate of Spirituality Under Capitalism

    Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Thich Nhat Hanh saw mindfulness as a way to understand the “interbeing” between all forms of life, but its social dimension has been largely forgotten.
  37. Zohran Mamdani, the Everywhere Mayor

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    On your phone, on the street, on Taxi TV—you’ve been seeing New York’s new leader wherever you turn, whether you want to or not.
  38. The New Yorker Wins Two Polk Awards for 2025 Reporting

    Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:05:00 -0000

    The staff writer Jon Lee Anderson is honored for chronicling Congo’s devastating war, while Andy Kroll is recognized for a profile of the Trump official Russell Vought.
  39. Remembering the Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:10:39 -0000

    In nearly sixty years of nonfiction filmmaking, Wiseman passionately probed the nodal points of political and social power and connected them in a cinematic universe of his own.
  40. How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.
  41. What the Royal Family’s Links to Slavery Mean in the Age of Epstein

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Just as the former Prince Andrew will always be royal, so will the trafficking of African people.
  42. The Epstein Files Reveal What Trump Knew

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A newly released F.B.I. report shows that Donald Trump contacted the police about Epstein’s crimes as early as 2006. The Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown discusses the revelations.
  43. Gifted and Talented in Mamdani’s New York

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:59:37 -0000

    Four mayors in a row have inflamed the debate over gifted-and-talented programs. Why does G. & T. stir such strong emotions?
  44. “If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country”

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:57:31 -0000

    Donald Trump’s attempt to criminalize political expression is crossing a line that’s held since 1798.