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  1. Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:13:59 -0000

    A small group of G.O.P. women have been among the most vocal in raising what their colleagues say is a broader frustration with the speaker.
  2. What Tennessee Revealed About the G.O.P.’s Trump Trap in the Midterms

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:43:51 -0000

    Republican candidates face the problem that President Trump alone gets out the vote that they need. And he alone gets out the vote that Democrats need, too.
  3. Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:39:39 -0000

    The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”
  4. U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:16:48 -0000

    The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.
  5. Trump Pardons Henry Cuellar, Texas Democrat Indicted on Bribery Charges

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:45:17 -0000

    The president used the latest pardon announcement to attack his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr.
  6. Bitcoin’s Predicted Sky-High Prices Have Not Panned Out

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:56:28 -0000

    Bitcoin has plunged more than 30 percent and Ether is down around 40 percent in recent months, as gains from President Trump’s pro-crypto policies evaporated.
  7. Photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Island Released by Democrats

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:29:39 -0000

    In publicizing the photos and videos, Democrats in Congress appeared to be intensifying pressure on the Justice Department to release its files on the Epstein case.
  8. Who is Andrew Farkas, Who Owned a Marina With Jeffrey Epstein?

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:22:29 -0000

    The billionaire real estate developer’s relationship with Mr. Epstein is in the spotlight, with the release of emails and images of Mr. Epstein’s private home in the Caribbean.
  9. Ghislaine Maxwell Says She Will Ask a Court to Free Her From Prison

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:09:59 -0000

    In a court filing, a lawyer for the onetime companion of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein said she would seek to be released from her minimum-security federal lockup.
  10. Best Movies of 2025

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:14:53 -0000

    Our film critics rank their 10 favorites of the year.
  11. Which Films Could Be Nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:52:17 -0000

    “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” “Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme” and “Sentimental Value” are almost certain to be nominated. After that, it’s anyone’s guess.
  12. Former F.D.A. Commissioners Sound Alarm on Plan to Change Vaccine Policy

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:07:22 -0000

    Twelve former commissioners, in a New England Journal of Medicine article, said they were “deeply concerned” by a leaked memo from the Trump administration’s chief scientific officer.
  13. The Evidence For the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Explained

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:59:57 -0000

    Members of a vaccine advisory committee handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will discuss revising the childhood immunization schedule this week. Here’s what to know.
  14. How William Hendrix Became Part of a Racist, Antisemitic Group Chat for Young Republicans

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:59:47 -0000

    William Hendrix wanted a life in politics. He found it, with the Young Republicans.
  15. Afghan Refugees Face Uncertain Future As Trump Tightens Immigration Policy

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:18:40 -0000

    Afghan immigrants in the United States believed they were safe. A deadly shooting that authorities say was carried out by an Afghan has thrown their futures into doubt.
  16. Trump Administration Begins Immigration Operation in New Orleans

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:11:47 -0000

    It is unclear how long the effort will last in Louisiana, where the Republican governor has welcomed the agents with open arms even as immigrant communities fear what might come.
  17. Obstacles to Trump’s Push to Deport Minnesota Somalis: Reality and the Cold

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:46:22 -0000

    Most Somalis in the state are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, making the pool of people who would be subject to removal small. And the frigid weather may limit agents’ search.
  18. Repatriation Flights With Hundreds of Migrants Arrive in Venezuela

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:09:21 -0000

    The flights with Venezuelans who had been living in the United States arrived at a time of airspace safety concerns as the U.S. military pressures Venezuela’s leader.
  19. Trump Faces Choices on Russia-Ukraine Talks as Peace Deal Deadline Passes

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:05:45 -0000

    The president wanted Moscow and Kyiv to come to terms by Thanksgiving. Negotiations are now stalled, leaving the White House to decide if an agreement is possible anytime soon.
  20. Stakes High, Europe Races to Save Its Financing Plan for Ukraine

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:54:40 -0000

    The European Union has a proposal for how to turn Russian frozen assets into a giant loan for Ukraine. If it fails, it could further weaken Europe’s global image.
  21. Hong Kong’s Response to Deadly Fire Shows China’s Play Book in Action

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:19:41 -0000

    In a sign of China’s role in the city, officials have tried to stamp out calls for accountability over a catastrophe that killed at least 159 people.
  22. Israel Says a Gaza Border Will Reopen, but Only for Palestinians to Leave

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:51:25 -0000

    Israel had agreed to open the Rafah crossing as part of the October cease-fire deal with Hamas but kept it closed. Egypt denied that the border would reopen soon.
  23. With Tensions Rising, Israel and Lebanon Expand Cease-Fire Talks

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:48:21 -0000

    Diplomats from both countries joined a military-led committee overseeing a year-old truce as fears mounted of a renewed Israeli offensive against Hezbollah.
  24. Doctor Who Gave Matthew Perry Ketamine Is Sentenced to 30 Months

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:45:09 -0000

    The doctor, Salvador Plasencia, had asked “I wonder how much this moron will pay” before supplying the drug to Mr. Perry, who became increasingly reliant on it before his death.
  25. A Sidewalk Encounter Between 2 Longtime Neighbors Ends in a Death

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 02:29:16 -0000

    Dean Whetzel, 82, had known Dana Escoffier, 79, for decades. When Mr. Whetzel bumped into him near their Village apartments, Mr. Escoffier shoved him, the police said, and he fell to the ground.
  26. Inside the Museum-Style Home of Michael Ovitz, an A-List Collector

    Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:04:29 -0000

    He is best known as a former Hollywood power broker, but Ovitz has filled his Beverly Hills home with a collection that shows how serious he is about art.
  27. Centrists Were Supposed to Save Europe. Instead, They’re Condemning It to Horrors.

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:23:39 -0000

    Centrist governments are failing badly in Europe’s leading economies, setting the stage for a far-right sweep.
  28. Guess Which Presidential Power Trump Likes the Most

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:54:47 -0000

    In the right hands, the pardon power is too strong. In the wrong hands, it is disastrous.
  29. Trump Plans to Lower Fuel Efficiency Requirements

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:19:05 -0000

    Also, Dick Van Dyke shares his secrets to aging well. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
  30. In Yemen, Separatist Forces Backed by UAE March Into Oil-Rich Region

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:47:37 -0000

    The separatists were battling to secure the region’s oil fields, residents and the group’s officials said. Their swift advance could be a turning point in Yemen’s decade-long civil war.
  31. Lawsuit Against Hispanic Scholarship Fund Argues It Discriminates Against Non-Hispanic Students

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:51:21 -0000

    The plaintiffs, white and Asian students, said they would qualify for scholarships given out by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, but for their race.
  32. Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a Shaper of Memphis Soul Music

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:14:38 -0000

    As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
  33. What America Can Learn from Its Largest Wildfire of the Year

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    When Dragon Bravo ignited, in Grand Canyon National Park, officials decided to let it burn. Then the fire spread out of control.
  34. When Participating in Politics Puts Your Life at Risk

    Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem. Elected officials from both parties are struggling to respond.
  35. A Very Big Fight Over a Very Small Language

    Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    In the Swiss Alps, a plan to tidy up Romansh—spoken by less than one per cent of the country—set off a decades-long quarrel over identity, belonging, and the sound of authenticity.
  36. How the Sports Stadium Went Luxe

    Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Is the race to create ever more lavish spectator offerings in America’s largest entertainment venues changing the fan experience?
  37. One of the Greatest Polar-Bear Hunters Confronts a Vanishing World

    Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    In the most remote settlement in Greenland, Hjelmer Hammeken’s life style has gone from something that worked for thousands of years to something that may not outlive him.
  38. The Dishonorable Strikes on Venezuelan Boats

    Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:08:32 -0000

    New reporting suggests that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated multiple rules of war.
  39. The Undermining of the C.D.C.

    Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—doublespeak that might unsettle Orwell.
  40. What are Putin’s Ultimate Demands for Peace in Ukraine?

    Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has claimed that it’s nearing a deal to end the war, but, for now, the conflict’s essential impasse still holds: Moscow won’t accept what Kyiv can stomach.
  41. Ukrainian Men Approaching Military Age Are Fleeing in Droves

    Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:53:52 -0000

    A new policy has led to an exodus of male citizens. Will they return if the war ends?
  42. The Legal Consequences of Pete Hegseth’s “Kill Them All” Order

    Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:57:57 -0000

    A former military judge on the Trump Administration’s contradictory—and likely unlawful—justifications for its Caribbean bombing campaign.
  43. How M.B.S. Won Back Washington

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:43:55 -0000

    After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi leader became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office.
  44. How the Conflict in Sudan Became a Humanitarian Catastrophe

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    After a coup devolved into open warfare, countries across the region have pursued their own policy and commercial interests by backing one side or the other.
  45. What the Democrats’ Good Night Means for 2026 and Beyond

    Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:05:20 -0000

    The senior elections analyst at RealClearPolitics on what the Party might’ve learned, and how the electorate is changing.
  46. What Can Economists Agree on These Days?

    Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    A new book, “The London Consensus,” offers a framework for rethinking economic policy in a fractured age of inequality, populism, and political crisis.
  47. The N.B.A.’s Breakneck Momentum

    Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Are the higher speed and intensity that have made the game so fun to watch the very forces that are sidelining its stars with injuries?
  48. Jeffrey Epstein, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the Future of American Politics

    Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Life after Trump may not be what we expect.
  49. The Odd, Shifting Role of the N.F.L. Punter

    Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    He is the vestigial organ of a football team, a remnant of the time before the forward pass. And yet, now and again, he can be vitally important.
  50. Big Apple Jackpot

    Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Inside the fight to bring casinos to New York City.
  51. For Trump, “Fostering the Future” Looks a Lot Like the Past

    Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    By putting the religious rights of potential foster parents above the civil rights of L.G.B.T.Q. youth, a new executive order reënacts the original sin of the child-welfare system.
  52. The Justice Department Hits a New Low with the Epstein Files

    Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Not only is the department’s behavior not normal; it is also, as is becoming increasingly clear, self-defeating.
  53. Dick Cheney’s Long, Strange Goodbye

    Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:51:38 -0000

    On seeing Rachel Maddow at the former Vice-President’s funeral, while Donald Trump threatened Democrats on social media with death by hanging.
  54. A Startup’s Bid to Dim the Sun

    Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:15:47 -0000

    The gloomy arguments in favor of solar geoengineering are compelling; so are the even gloomier counter-arguments.
  55. The Sikh-Separatist Assassination Plot

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:17:52 -0000

    A murder in Canada and an attempted one in New York suggest a transnational campaign of violence that has imperilled Indian diplomacy with the West.
  56. A Development Economist Returns to What He Left Behind

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Paul Collier spent decades studying the poorest countries on earth. Now he advises struggling towns in the place where he grew up.
  57. Nick Fuentes Is Not Just Another Alt-Right Boogeyman

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:18:41 -0000

    The rise of the white-nationalist streamer should worry us even more than it already does.