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  1. For Trump, a Promised Economic Boom Collides With the Costs of War

    Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:07:37 -0000

    President Trump had envisioned a growing economy and improving fortunes for American families in 2026. That appears at risk in his war with Iran.
  2. How a Marine Unit in the Middle East Could Open New Phase of Iran War

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:50:38 -0000

    The unit’s arrival in the coming days will give the Pentagon the ability to quickly launch raids.
  3. Judge Rules Lawmaker Must Be Allowed to Join Kennedy Center Board Meeting

    Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:13:18 -0000

    A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at next week’s board meeting.
  4. Trump Pardons: Lobbyist Charged in Extortion Attempt

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:41:30 -0000

    Josh Nass had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive who was convicted of tax crimes before being freed by the president late last year.
  5. How Trump Officials Embraced an Animal Rights Campaign

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:42:45 -0000

    The Trump administration is curbing animal experiments in response to shifts in public opinion, technological advances, years of animal rights advocacy and the work of a conservative activist.
  6. Synagogue Attack Tests Bonds of Michigan Community

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:34:53 -0000

    For more than a century, Jewish, Arab and Muslim people have lived in and around Detroit, coexisting mostly peacefully.
  7. Explosion at Jewish School in Amsterdam Is 2nd Antisemitic Attack in 2 Days, Officials Say

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:20:32 -0000

    No one was hurt in the explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam, or in an earlier one at a Rotterdam synagogue.
  8. How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:10:11 -0000

    The billionaire newspaper owner, dissatisfied by years of losses, wants the newsroom to double productivity with half its budget.
  9. The Man Behind the Oscars ‘Glambot’ on the Red Carpet

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:01:49 -0000

    Cole Walliser grabs celebrities for red-carpet close-ups. In recent years, he has become known in his own right, for better or for worse.
  10. Prediction Markets? An 83% Chance That Oscars Pundits Hate Them.

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:39:27 -0000

    Online wagering is all the rage. But the crowdsourced data generally doesn’t interest experts who have built a brand predicting Academy Awards races.
  11. What to Watch for at the 2026 Oscars: Best Actor Race, Conan O’Brien and More

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:03:13 -0000

    It will be a tight race for best picture and actor, while the In Memoriam segment looks to be supersized this year.
  12. The Lost Horizon of John and Carolyn

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:27:57 -0000

    “Love Story” is restoring Camelot’s sheen, tarnished by R.F.K. Jr.
  13. What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:02:21 -0000

    Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran.
  14. ‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines for Blood Pressure Control

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:02:11 -0000

    The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies linking high blood pressure and dementia.
  15. Rains Inundate Hawaii, Closing Schools and Triggering Landslides

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:56:52 -0000

    A storm system lashing Hawaii since Tuesday has caused flooding and power outages. The wettest spot in Maui had gotten nearly two feet of rain in the past 24 hours.
  16. Lily Collins’s Ring, Stolen Years Ago, Makes an Unexpected Return

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:08:24 -0000

    The ring, which belonged to Ms. Collins, the “Emily in Paris” actress, was stolen in 2023. Joe Hakimian, a Chicago jeweler, unknowingly listed it for sale in December. Then came a surprising message.
  17. The Fall of Noma’s René Redzepi Reverberates in the Restaurant World

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:44:37 -0000

    In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.
  18. How White South Africans Are Reshaping the Mississippi Delta

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As Donald Trump offers U.S. asylum to Afrikaners, thousands are already working in the country on agricultural visas.
  19. “Giant” Takes on Roald Dahl and His Antisemitism

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Mark Rosenblatt’s début play brings light, shadow, and humor to its portrait of a troubled writer.
  20. Trump’s Reckless Gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the cost of living continues to spiral upward, the Trump Administration is gutting the government agency built to protect Americans from financial ruin.
  21. Love in the Time of A.I. Companions

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Some people now have an A.I. bestie. Some have a husband. Some have three.
  22. The Unmaking of the American University

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government.
  23. Sheltering in Jerusalem and Looking at the Iran War

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:45:03 -0000

    Will Donald Trump sustain Benjamin Netanyahu’s preëmptive wars?
  24. The Limits of Iran’s Proxy Empire

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The country spent decades cultivating the Axis of Resistance, but, as the war continues, the Houthis and other allied forces have plenty of reason to stay out of it.
  25. How Putin Views Trump’s War in Iran

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:19:37 -0000

    Russia’s President is profiting from rising oil prices, but he’s also facing a hard new reality: he’s no longer the lead disruptor of the postwar global order.
  26. The Latest Republican Efforts to Make It Harder to Vote in the Midterms

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Ahead of the midterms, Donald Trump is pushing the SAVE America Act, and there are other measures to undermine the electoral system.
  27. How Israel Used the War in Gaza to Accelerate Settlements in the West Bank

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Netanyahu government is pushing expansionist policies, while America looks the other way.
  28. How Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Destabilizing the Gulf

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:03:29 -0000

    Despite their animosity toward Iran, America’s allies in the Middle East are worried that the region is headed for wider conflict.
  29. The Lawlessness of Trump’s War in Iran

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The ferocity of U.S. and Israeli attacks has raised questions about whether the two countries are even attempting to minimize civilian casualties.
  30. Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump’s War with Iran

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:17:13 -0000

    Representative Greg Landsman explains his hope that the conflict remains limited but also creates an entirely new Middle East.
  31. Trump’s Inexcusable Unpreparedness for the Iranian Oil Crisis

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the President’s first term, Iran demonstrated what tactics it would use in a confrontation with the U.S. Yet the Administration seems to have no game plan.
  32. How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump’s Wars

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A flurry of well-timed and anonymous bets on Polymarket right before the U.S. strike on Iran shows the need for reform.
  33. Luke Kornet Has Something to Say

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After speaking out about the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion of a strip club, the backup center for the San Antonio Spurs drew unexpected attention to his blog, which is shaped by his faith, sense of humor, and personal reflection.
  34. The No-Explanation War

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has decided that it need not make a case for military action. In the current media environment, that approach makes a disturbing kind of sense.
  35. Anthropic and Donald Trump’s Dangerous Alignment Problem

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration wants Claude to act like an obedient soldier. But, if you ask for a killer robot, the company argues, you might get more than you bargained for.
  36. Can We Save Kids from Social Media?

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses social media’s “subversion of the ability to pay attention on a species-wide level,” how policymakers are intervening, and what more we should be doing to protect children.
  37. Why Donald Trump Doesn’t Want to Talk About the War in Iran

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:18:28 -0000

    “We won,” the President who’s treating the conflict with Iran like a video game says, but “we’re not finished yet.”
  38. Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist”

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot by an officer in Chicago, offers a rare window into the recent spate of D.H.S. shootings—and the smear campaigns that often follow.
  39. Georgia Fourteenth Congressional District Special-Election Results

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:05:52 -0000

    The Republican Clay Fuller and the Democrat Shawn Harris are headed for a runoff to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat.
  40. Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is Mojtaba Khamenei

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:28:54 -0000

    The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the assassinated Supreme Leader, signals defiance, as the Islamic Republic confronts the gravest threat in its history.
  41. The Bloody Life and Legacy of El Mencho

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How the death of the notorious drug kingpin unleashed a wave of cartel violence across Mexico.
  42. How China Learned to Love the Classics

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West.