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  1. House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution in Bipartisan Rebuke to Trump

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:21:59 -0000

    A measure to direct an end to U.S. engagement in Iran was adopted with a handful of Republicans in support, sending a signal of opposition to the president’s handling of the war.
  2. Republicans Begin to Test the Limits of Trump’s Power by Flexing Their Own

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:43:11 -0000

    The president’s unilateral and retributive style of governing is starting to hit a wall in both chambers of Congress.
  3. Massie, 3 Other House Republicans Broke From Trump on Iran War Powers Vote

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:42:07 -0000

    Four Republicans from different ideological factions crossed party lines to vote with Democrats in favor of reining in the president’s power to wage war unilaterally.
  4. House Advances New Sanctions on Russia and Aid to Ukraine

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:55:49 -0000

    After G.O.P. leaders blocked additional aid to Ukraine, six Republicans and an independent joined Democrats to force the measure to the floor against the wishes of the speaker.
  5. The House Votes to End the Iran War

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:15:27 -0000

    Also, the N.B.A. finals tips off. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
  6. ‘I Love It’: Trump Is Still in Favor of $1.8 Billion Payout Fund

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:32:16 -0000

    Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said on Tuesday that the administration was “not moving forward with the fund, period,” after the plan drew bipartisan backlash.
  7. ‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:19:10 -0000

    Critics say it is unseemly for retired judges to trade on the prestige of their former positions.
  8. Park Service Awards No-Bid Contract to Cover Bridge Statues in Gold

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:21:51 -0000

    Originally estimated to cost $2.4 million, the government will now spend $5 million to restore the bronzes in time for Independence Day.
  9. The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:24:51 -0000

    Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat. Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.
  10. SpaceX IPO to Be Largest Ever at $135 Share Price

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:04:57 -0000

    The $135 share price means Elon Musk’s rocket maker is poised to exceed the 2019 initial public offering of Saudi Aramco in both valuation and money raised.
  11. How Taylor Swift Writes a Song, In Her Own Words

    Sat, 02 May 2026 02:17:07 -0000

    The artist shares stories behind some of her biggest hits, her love of a “rant bridge” and how life in the public eye informs the stories she tells in her songs.
  12. Knicks Fans Invade San Antonio, Chasing a Finals Rematch 27 Years in the Making

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:38:43 -0000

    From Spike Lee to die-hard fans haunted by the 1999 finals, New Yorkers have descended on San Antonio in hopes of witnessing the franchise’s first championship in more than 50 years.
  13. Bari Weiss Speaks on Scott Pelley’s ’60 Minutes’ Firing: ‘That’s the Path That He Chose’

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:02:06 -0000

    In her first public comments on the firing, Ms. Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, said that the longtime correspondent had “broken” the trust in the newsroom.
  14. In Alabama Ruling, Supreme Court Signals Limited Role for Federal Courts in Redistricting Fights

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:26:08 -0000

    In an emergency ruling on Tuesday night, the court’s conservative majority gave a first glimpse into congressional district battles under a weakened Voting Rights Act.
  15. See the Clashes Between ICE and Protesters in New Jersey

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:45:01 -0000

    Demonstrations outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center have at times turned violent, with the authorities deploying tear gas and wielding batons as protesters resisted calls to disperse.
  16. Louisiana ICE Facility Mistreated Immigrants, Federal Investigators Say

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:40:01 -0000

    A report by the Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog described officers putting one man in a chokehold and stabbing another with a pen.
  17. Mullin Says ICE Training Going Back to ‘Regular Standards’

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:08:11 -0000

    The immigration agency had apparently cut training requirements as a part of its enforcement push over the past year.
  18. In Apparent Reversal, Mullin Says Abrego Garcia Could Be Deported to Costa Rica

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:17:30 -0000

    Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has long said he would willingly go to Costa Rica. His lawyers sent the new homeland security secretary’s comments to the judge handling his deportation case.
  19. A New Play, ‘Kenrex,’ Revisits the Story of a Bully’s Unsolved Murder

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:05:31 -0000

    A man was shot dead surrounded by witnesses in Skidmore, Mo., but no one was ever prosecuted. Now that act of vigilante justice has inspired the play “Kenrex.”
  20. Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:19:49 -0000

    The immigrants had been working as fruit pickers in southern Italy, the authorities said, apparently as part of a system of criminal labor trafficking.
  21. Ebola Shows Why Humanitarian Aid Matters

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:44:35 -0000

    The fecklessness of Washington leaders contrasts with the courage of doctors, nurses and aid workers in places like Congo.
  22. Spike Lee: Wemby Is Going Down!

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:38:55 -0000

    The Knicks are New York’s soul, and they are bringing us together again in the championship series against San Antonio.
  23. As Ebola Outbreak Widens, Trump Has Yet to Outline a Plan

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:31:29 -0000

    Despite long-established procedures for bringing Americans home for monitoring and treatment, the Trump administration has not said that it will allow those at risk of Ebola back into the country.
  24. How Pakistan Is Using the Iran War to Reinvent Itself

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:17:37 -0000

    The country’s emergence as an unlikely mediator between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic illustrates how diplomacy has become more personal and transactional under President Donald Trump.
  25. The World Cup According to Gianni Infantino

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    FIFA’s powerful president is remaking global soccer in his own image. Can the sport survive him?
  26. The Paperboy’s Secret

    Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion. I stopped mentioning the quarters that Mr. Wood put into my pocket.
  27. 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?
  28. 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.
  29. The Strange Emptiness of the Crowded Governor’s Race in California

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The state’s ballot is nineteen inches long, and lists sixty-one gubernatorial candidates. But where are the star applicants?
  30. The Knicks: The Only Game in Town

    Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Knicks have made the N.B.A. Finals again and, as another home team instructs the city, “Ya gotta believe.”
  31. Inside Lebanon’s Fraught Push to Disarm Hezbollah

    Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Can one of the world’s most heavily armed militias be curbed without ripping the country apart?
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. Can A.I. Produce Writing That We Actually Want to Read?

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    I recently created a simple test, which convinced me that the answer is no.
  38. This Is What Trumpian Self-Dealing Looks Like

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The power struggle over regulating crypto and prediction markets offers a window into how the President enriches his family and his wealthy supporters.
  39. Victor Wembanyama Towers Over the Thunder, and the Game of Basketball

    Sun, 31 May 2026 18:59:58 -0000

    San Antonio’s Game Seven victory against Oklahoma City announced the arrival of the N.B.A.’s most remarkable new superstar in years.
  40. Donald Trump Gets Even

    Fri, 29 May 2026 03:19:32 -0000

    What the “Anti-Weaponization” fund might mean for the President’s most ardent supporters—and why, for some, it might still fall short.
  41. Iowa Primary-Election Results: Trump-Backed Candidate Loses in the Race for Governor

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:28:42 -0000

    Zach Lahn defeated Randy Feenstra in the G.O.P. gubernatorial contest; Josh Turek and Ashley Hinson will face off in the race to replace the Republican senator Joni Ernst.
  42. California Primary-Election Map: Live Results

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Tight races in jungle primaries for governor and mayor of Los Angeles feature well-known Democrats, such as Xavier Becerra, Tom Steyer, and Karen Bass.
  43. Introducing Catalogues, a New Game for People Who Love Lists

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Every day, order a set of items based on a hidden theme.
  44. Taking Children from Their Parents Without a Court Order

    Thu, 28 May 2026 18:40:02 -0000

    A class-action lawsuit is challenging the emergency-removal practices of New York’s Administration for Children’s Services.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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?”
  48. 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?