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  1. Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll, Who Accused Trump of Rape

    Thu, 28 May 2026 03:43:50 -0000

    Ms. Carroll, who prevailed in a civil trial after accusing President Trump of sexual abuse, is the latest target in a Justice Department campaign going after his perceived enemies.
  2. Trump Says He Feels No Political Pressure to Make an Iran Deal

    Thu, 28 May 2026 00:58:49 -0000

    President Trump held out hope for a peace agreement, but said high oil prices would not force his hand.
  3. Cornyn’s Defeat in Texas Runoff Underscores Trump's Grip on the G.O.P.

    Wed, 27 May 2026 21:37:28 -0000

    Senator John Cornyn lost to his MAGA-aligned challenger, Ken Paxton, by 28 percentage points. It was a historically poor showing.
  4. Meeting Voters, a Republican Tries to Outrun His Party’s Woes

    Wed, 27 May 2026 18:16:26 -0000

    Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska is still meeting with constituents long after most G.O.P. members of Congress have concluded it is too politically dangerous to do so.
  5. James Talarico Opens Texas Senate Campaign Against Ken Paxton With Houston Rally

    Thu, 28 May 2026 04:21:10 -0000

    Personal attacks and a packed campaign rally set the tone for what is likely to be a rancorous contest for U.S. Senate between James Talarico and Ken Paxton in Texas.
  6. Massie Visits Greene in Costa Rica for Fishing and ‘Spicy’ Political Talks

    Thu, 28 May 2026 02:55:23 -0000

    The two Republican critics of President Trump — Thomas Massie, who lost his House primary last week, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress — met up in the tropics.
  7. Jill Biden’s Reaction to Biden’s 2024 Debate: ‘He’s Having a Stroke’

    Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:49 -0000

    “I had never, ever seen Joe like that,” the former first lady told CBS News. “Before or since.”
  8. Biden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of Tapes

    Thu, 28 May 2026 02:58:53 -0000

    The former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter.
  9. Inventor of the Basque Cheesecake Plans to Retire. His Secret: He Prefers Chocolate

    Wed, 27 May 2026 21:39:04 -0000

    Santiago Rivera is widely credited with creating the “burnt” cheesecake in the 1980s, though he doesn’t love the spinoffs it has spawned. Decades later, he’s preparing to hand over his kitchen to his children.
  10. Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds

    Wed, 27 May 2026 18:42:48 -0000

    The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent, internal records show.
  11. National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects

    Wed, 27 May 2026 17:09:48 -0000

    The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool.
  12. Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Deal Trump Struck With I.R.S.

    Wed, 27 May 2026 22:09:22 -0000

    The motion was particularly significant because it asked the judge overseeing the initial suit against the I.R.S. to examine the terms of the deal.
  13. Court Orders Customs Chief to Address Compliance on Refunding Tariffs

    Wed, 27 May 2026 21:46:19 -0000

    The surprising demand to appear at a hearing suggested new concern about the Trump administration’s efforts to repay the full $166 billion owed from illegally imposed tariffs.
  14. California Tries to Block Trump Involvement in Election Procedures

    Wed, 27 May 2026 23:44:14 -0000

    Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that tries to stop outside officials from taking ballots or getting involved in ballot processing.
  15. Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations

    Wed, 27 May 2026 17:23:51 -0000

    The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.
  16. What Plunging Pork Prices Say About China’s Economy

    Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:07 -0000

    A key measure of inflation in China, they hit a 16-year low, driven by anemic consumer spending and an oversupply of hogs.
  17. F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home

    Wed, 27 May 2026 21:01:10 -0000

    The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars.
  18. Matthew Perry’s Assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison

    Wed, 27 May 2026 20:31:40 -0000

    Kenneth Iwamasa injected Mr. Perry with the ketamine that killed him. He is the last of five defendants to be sentenced in the case.
  19. In Utah, Measles Sickens Babies and Others Who Can’t Be Vaccinated

    Wed, 27 May 2026 21:35:47 -0000

    Many of those who can’t be vaccinated, including pregnant women and immunocompromised people, are also at high risk of serious complications.
  20. Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists

    Wed, 27 May 2026 20:37:07 -0000

    The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.
  21. Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise

    Thu, 28 May 2026 06:11:04 -0000

    Seven confirmed cases of the virus have already been reported in Kampala, the capital, but officials say the country has robust disease surveillance.
  22. ’60 Minutes’ Journalist Sharyn Alfonsi Loses Deal After Dispute With Bari Weiss

    Wed, 27 May 2026 18:37:07 -0000

    Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire.
  23. Knicks Fans Confront High Ticket Prices for NBA Finals Games at MSG

    Wed, 27 May 2026 18:39:59 -0000

    New York Knicks fans, still celebrating the team making it to the N.B.A. finals, are confronting high ticket prices for the games at Madison Square Garden.
  24. Israel’s Isolation Is Deepening Fast. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.

    Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:05 -0000

    Elections this year hold out the promise that the state can change policies in a way to recover some international good will.
  25. Writing Is Fundamental to How We Think

    Wed, 27 May 2026 18:47:20 -0000

    A.I. can be a crutch that hurts our ability to think creatively.
  26. Jimmy Kimmel Can Hardly Believe the Reality of L.A.’s Mayoral Race

    Thu, 28 May 2026 06:33:54 -0000

    “Mayor should not be your first job,” the host said of the former reality show star and mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, who is polling in second place.
  27. In Flint, Cash for Pregnant Women Leads to Better Outcomes for Babies

    Thu, 28 May 2026 01:23:43 -0000

    New research suggests money with no strings attached can promote better health, but other studies have seen mixed results.
  28. Why Pakistan and Afghanistan Are Still Fighting

    Thu, 28 May 2026 05:33:17 -0000

    Months after Pakistan declared “open war” on Afghanistan, neither side appears ready to back down, despite China’s efforts to mediate.
  29. Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts

    Wed, 27 May 2026 17:35:20 -0000

    Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist.
  30. Man Charged With Hate-Crime Killing of Gay Dancer Claims Self-Defense

    Wed, 27 May 2026 21:59:14 -0000

    Dmitriy Popov was 17 when he stabbed O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old dancer, at a gas station. Mr. Popov has been charged with murder as a hate crime.
  31. What the Pope Said About A.I.

    Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Leo XIV’s new encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” presents a remarkable case for placing moral concerns, and not profit, or competitive advantage, or efficiency, at the center of any discussion of artificial intelligence.
  32. How Problematic Is Patriotism?

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    National pride in America has plummeted in the Trump era. Is it worth trying to salvage?
  33. The Ukrainian Stunt Pilot Hunting Russian Drones

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A Ukrainian flying ace is leveraging his aerobatics skills to protect his countrymen from nightly attacks.
  34. How “The Chosen” Spurred a Golden Age of Christian Filmmaking

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Dallas Jenkins’s show—a prestige drama about Jesus’ life that became the biggest crowdfunded television project in history—has come to model the sort of bottom-up, fandom-first entertainment that is quietly reshaping the industry.
  35. Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish for New and Deadly Microbes

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “Flesh-eating” bacteria is spreading. Infectious fungi are emerging. Microbiomes may never be the same. Are we ready?
  36. The Epic Disaster of Operation Epic Fury

    Tue, 26 May 2026 19:38:06 -0000

    Trump says that a deal to end the war with Iran is imminent. On key issues, it’s back to square one—or worse.
  37. How a Small-Town Clerk’s Misdeeds Upturned the Murdaugh Verdict

    Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Becky Hill, a court employee possibly trying to maximize sales of her book, pressured jurors to convict the South Carolina lawyer for the murders of his wife and son. Was she acting alone?
  38. How Trump Created a Slush Fund for His Allies

    Sun, 24 May 2026 23:42:10 -0000

    The President may have committed the rare offense that turns Republican lawmakers against him.
  39. How Prepared Are We for a Public-Health Emergency?

    Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola expose the shortsightedness of America’s retreat, under the Trump Administration, from its role as a global-health leader.
  40. Why Any Plausible Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Trump

    Mon, 25 May 2026 15:48:35 -0000

    Even as the U.S. claims to be nearing an agreement to end the conflict, Tehran’s ability to close the Strait of Hormuz and hold the global economy hostage has reinforced the power of regime hard-liners.
  41. The Leader of NASA’s Artemis II Mission Is Still Moonstruck

    Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The astronaut Reid Wiseman talks about going deeper into space than anyone in history, eating maple cookies in microgravity, and deciding how to spend his first day off after returning to Earth.
  42. The Gaza Peace Plan Has Gone Nowhere

    Tue, 19 May 2026 16:11:45 -0000

    More than six months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire, Israel still controls more than half the territory in Gaza, and Hamas refuses to disarm.
  43. 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.
  44. The Despair of the Professor in the Age of A.I.

    Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “Was it always the case that half of our students would cheat if it were easy enough?”
  45. Can Anything Stop Donald Trump’s Corruption?

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President’s stock dealing, $1.8-billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund, and grant of immunity from the I.R.S. demonstrate the need for major ethics reforms.
  46. The Transformation of Elina Svitolina

    Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Four years ago, her country went to war. Then she became a mother. She returned to tennis a different player.
  47. 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.
  48. Ken Paxton Wins the Senate Republican Primary Runoff in Texas

    Wed, 27 May 2026 01:30:20 -0000

    The state attorney general, endorsed by Donald Trump, defeated the incumbent John Cornyn, and will face off against the Democrat James Talarico, in November.
  49. Dana White Thinks Everyone’s a Fighter

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The U.F.C. president on his decades of friendship with Donald Trump, his relationship with Joe Rogan, and his “awesome” night at the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
  50. Is the Working Class Finally Turning on Trump?

    Sat, 23 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pennsylvanians who voted for the President last time around revisited.
  51. The Missing Bride of Anqoun

    Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A family’s desperate search after the deadliest day of the war between Hezbollah and Israel.
  52. Clarence Thomas Against Progressivism—and Progressives

    Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In a recent speech, the Justice made clear that he views the movement, past and present, as anti-American.
  53. Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, Really, We All Lost

    Wed, 20 May 2026 19:03:03 -0000

    The cases of Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried at least offered a pleasant sense of comeuppance. But in Musk v. Altman, to root against Tweedledum was effectively to root for Tweedledee.
  54. A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope

    Wed, 20 May 2026 18:59:54 -0000

    Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit.
  55. The New Yorker’s Ava Kofman Wins a 2026 National Magazine Award

    Wed, 20 May 2026 00:51:15 -0000

    The prize, for a Profile of the far-right blogger Curtis Yarvin, follows recent recognition for the magazine’s celebrity photography by Gillian Laub.