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  1. Binance Gives Trump Family’s Crypto Firm a Leg Up

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:02:10 -0000

    Ties between the exchange and the president’s company, World Liberty Financial, have only strengthened since the president pardoned Binance’s founder, Changpeng Zhao.
  2. Trump Declines to Apologize for Posting Racist Video Portraying Obamas as Apes

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:23:58 -0000

    The video clip that President Trump posted in a late-night flurry of social media activity caused an unusually strong and public outcry from members of his own party.
  3. Fake Post About Racist Video Looked to Be Trump’s on Truth Social

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:56:29 -0000

    The post, which spread widely, appeared to describe the president’s rationale for deleting a racist video about the Obamas that he had shared.
  4. Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Sets Date to Meet in Washington, Officials Say

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:23:29 -0000

    The group, which has prompted skepticism from some U.S. allies, is scheduled to meet on Feb. 19, according to the officials.
  5. Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:59:42 -0000

    Mr. Lewis will be replaced in the interim by Jeff D’Onofrio, formerly the chief financial officer, the company said.
  6. Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:14:49 -0000

    Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Ms. Good’s vehicle, but Trump administration leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have departed, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
  7. Top ICE Lawyer in Minnesota Departs as Immigration Lawsuits Overwhelm Courts

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:57:46 -0000

    Jim Stolley, the chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota, has left as government prosecutors grapple with a crush of cases.
  8. A Month After Renee Good’s Killing, Her Partner Makes First Public Appearance at Memorial

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:29:03 -0000

    Becca Good attended a memorial for Renee Good, offering words of compassion and resilience to the crowd gathered in a snow-covered Minneapolis park.
  9. A Super Bowl in Silicon Valley Filled With Valley Billionaires

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:19:56 -0000

    A who’s who of celebrities will join them. Just a little over 25 percent of the seats for the game will be for regular fans, with the cheapest ticket now selling for more than $4,000.
  10. The 2026 Super Bowl Ads (So Far), Ranked

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:52:22 -0000

    Here is our critic’s survey of this year’s Super Bowl commercials, from best to worst to A.I.
  11. Thousands in Mississippi Remain Without Power Two Weeks After Winter Storm

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:12:39 -0000

    A majority of those who lost service have had their power restored. But thousands in more rural areas remain in darkness, according to a local utility.
  12. NYC Is Still Covered in Grimy Snow and Ice. Will It Ever Melt?

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:41:48 -0000

    Ah, those first wondrous hours of a snowstorm in New York. Two weeks later, the sidewalks are sooty and treacherous, and the parked cars are frozen in surrender.
  13. What to Know About the Cold Snap in NYC This Weekend

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:22:54 -0000

    Cold-weary New Yorkers will get hit by another blast of frigid weather. Here’s what to expect, and what the city is doing to protect the vulnerable.
  14. What’s Up With This Big Freeze? Some Scientists See Climate Change Link

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:03:55 -0000

    A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East.
  15. Trump’s Obama Derangement Syndrome

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:24:29 -0000

    The president shows, once again, that he shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval.
  16. The Real Threat Isn’t Trump. It’s the MAGA Apparatus.

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:57:56 -0000

    The round table convenes to debate whether we need to worry about the midterms being free and fair.
  17. After Merging xAI and SpaceX, Elon Musk Hopes He Can Win Over Wall Street

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:02:10 -0000

    The billionaire’s decision to merge his A.I. start-up with his rocket company will test investors’ interest in giant combinations of unalike businesses.
  18. Pelosi to Endorse Jack Schlossberg, Again Backing a Kennedy for Congress

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:52:31 -0000

    The former speaker, a prodigious fund-raiser and shrewd campaign strategist, seldom intervenes in primaries but has made an exception for a Kennedy before.
  19. Nithya Raman Announces She Will Run for Los Angeles Mayor

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:47:11 -0000

    Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass.
  20. New York Grants Pregnant Workers Paid Leave. How Many Know That?

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:00:10 -0000

    The state is the first in the United States to require paid leave for prenatal care. While some women are using the time off for medical appointments, others don’t know that it’s available.
  21. The Pope’s Man Arrives in New York

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:47:59 -0000

    In appointing Ronald Hicks to the most prominent post in the U.S. Church, is Leo XIV assembling his own Team U.S.A.?
  22. A Bridge to Venezuela

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Colombian border city of Cúcuta braces for more turmoil.
  23. Inside Russia’s Secret Campaign of Sabotage in Europe

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across the Continent.
  24. Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
  25. Living in Tracy Chapman’s House

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Fresh out of college, we were a bunch of misfits, in a chaotic, run-down communal home, desperately trying to figure out who we were meant to be.
  26. Dan Bongino’s Podcast Homecoming

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The short-lived No. 2 at the F.B.I. returns to the MAGA mediaverse he helped create. What’s changed?
  27. The Assault on Ukraine’s Power Grid

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

    How Russia has weaponized the most frigid winter in more than a decade.
  28. Why the D.H.S. Disaster in Minneapolis Was Predictable

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    For decades, ICE and Border Patrol have operated with fewer constraints than typical law-enforcement agencies.
  29. ICE’s Assault on a Minnesota School District

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Liam Ramos, whose photo became a symbol of Operation Metro Surge, is one of several students in Columbia Heights who are now in federal custody.
  30. Is ICE Leading Us Into a Constitutional Crisis?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:48:28 -0000

    A look at the agency’s astonishing record of defying court orders, and what the judiciary might do to respond.
  31. Do Federal Officials Really Have “Absolute Immunity”?

    Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:03:11 -0000

    After killings by ICE and Border Patrol in Minneapolis, a legal expert discusses how agents might be held to account by local authorities.
  32. How Europe Can Respond to Trump’s Greenland Imperialism

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:25:06 -0000

    The President’s obsession with acquiring the Danish territory has put the transatlantic alliance at risk.
  33. Can Trump Really Use the Insurrection Act?

    Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:40:07 -0000

    An expert on Presidential emergency powers discusses the history and legality of military deployments in American cities.
  34. A Theology of Immigration

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:43:51 -0000

    “None of us have a permanent residence here in this world,” the Reverend Dan Groody says.
  35. How Trump Is Debasing the Dollar and Eroding U.S. Economic Dominance

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The President’s coercive policies, including his latest threats against Greenland, are prompting some foreign investors to think twice about parking their money with Uncle Sam.
  36. What We Expect Athletes to Say Now

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Not long ago, taking political stands almost seemed to become part of the job. These days, in another moment of social crisis, expectations have shifted.
  37. Why an Agnostic Animal-Rights Activist Went to Seminary

    Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Wayne Hsiung has gone to court and done jail time to improve the lives of animals. Now he’s going to church.
  38. Ben Shapiro Is Waging Battle Inside the MAGA Movement

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:00:04 -0000

    The conservative commentator on the antisemitism in MAGA media and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with him.
  39. Donald Trump Already Knows the 2026 Election Is “Rigged”

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:08:13 -0000

    The question is not if he will undermine confidence in the midterms but how.
  40. The People Who Will Actually Make Universal Child Care Happen

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

    Zohran Mamdani delivered a political victory—but making his plans a reality will require the help of a workforce that’s already struggling.
  41. How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:43:46 -0000

    The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
  42. What Happens When the Snow Doesn’t Melt?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:24:30 -0000

    The icy buildups blocking crosswalks around New York have been dubbed sneckdowns. Some urbanists think they offer a vision of a less car-dependent city.
  43. Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
  44. Miami’s Haitian Community Braces for Deportations

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:15:20 -0000

    The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.
  45. Are Democrats Right to Cut an Immigration Deal with Trump?

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:26:34 -0000

    Congress has justifiably been criticized for rolling over to the President. But how it actually uses its leverage involves genuinely difficult trade-offs.