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  1. Inside Trump’s Deal With the I.R.S. to Drop His $10 Billion Lawsuit

    Sat, 30 May 2026 23:55:52 -0000

    Discussions among a group of lawyers with allegiance to the president were closely held. Some senior White House officials were said to have felt blindsided as the agreement took shape.
  2. Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing

    Sat, 30 May 2026 13:41:23 -0000

    The methodically planned strategy is intended to pressure noncitizens, including many with legal status, to leave the United States.
  3. Is JD Vance the 2028 Front Runner? Trump Has Questions.

    Sat, 30 May 2026 09:01:53 -0000

    President Trump appears to see the matter of his heir as unsettled, adding a layer of tension to his relationship with Vice President JD Vance.
  4. Trump Urges Canceling Freedom 250 Concerts After Artists Drop Out

    Sun, 31 May 2026 01:14:45 -0000

    The president had earlier said on social media that he should take the place of “these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’” saying he gets “larger audiences than Elvis.”
  5. Platner’s Wife Flagged His Sexual Texts With Other Women as Maine Senate Race Began

    Sun, 31 May 2026 01:06:41 -0000

    The wife of Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine, told the campaign he had sent sexual messages to other women.
  6. Senator Dan Sullivan Has a New Challenger in Alaska: Dan Sullivan

    Sat, 30 May 2026 22:31:25 -0000

    Two candidates with the same name will be on the ballot seeking the same seat in the state’s primary. “It’s going to be confusing,” one Republican said.
  7. How NextEra Energy Wielded Political Power in Florida

    Fri, 29 May 2026 20:29:37 -0000

    NextEra, which is seeking to buy Dominion Energy, has often butted heads with consumer groups, residents and journalists in its home state.
  8. In the Los Angeles Mayoral Race, Restaurants Are One of the Hottest Issues

    Sat, 30 May 2026 09:02:38 -0000

    In advance of Tuesday’s down-to-the-wire mayoral primary, several candidates have made the hospitality industry part of their platforms.
  9. Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It

    Sat, 30 May 2026 16:15:30 -0000

    A remote gold mining town is under siege, as medical workers struggle to beat back a surge of deaths and infections.
  10. What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak

    Sat, 30 May 2026 21:46:08 -0000

    Aid agencies are racing to help underequipped health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 245 people are now suspected to have died from the virus.
  11. Trump Sends Tougher Terms to Iran for Peace Framework, Officials Say

    Sun, 31 May 2026 00:10:30 -0000

    His changes to the proposed deal were potentially designed to speed up the process by putting pressure Iran to accept the current framework, one official said.
  12. Iran’s Team Trains in Limbo for World Cup Overshadowed by War

    Sat, 30 May 2026 20:12:03 -0000

    The Iranian soccer players, still awaiting visas to the U.S., are practicing in Turkey and making backup plans.
  13. Want to ‘Optimize’ Your Happiness? This Happiness Expert Says: Don’t.

    Sat, 30 May 2026 16:35:25 -0000

    Laurie Santos on what will really bring meaning and fulfillment to your life, and what won’t. 
  14. An Afternoon in Brooklyn with Mayor Mamdani and a Bar Full of Arsenal Fans

    Sun, 31 May 2026 03:46:19 -0000

    Zohran Mamdani watched his favorite team, Arsenal, compete for the Champions League title with fans at a bar, getting a rare taste of his old life after a meteoric rise in politics.
  15. Men and Women Should Be Optimists About Love, Not Heteropessimists

    Sun, 31 May 2026 08:14:47 -0000

    “Heteropessimism” is all the rage — but really, there’s never been a better time to be looking for love. Go on, be a hetero-optimist.
  16. Hungary Showed How to Defeat an Autocrat

    Fri, 29 May 2026 15:53:05 -0000

    Eleven lessons America must learn
  17. 11 Dead as All Bodies Recovered After Washington Chemical Explosion

    Sun, 31 May 2026 02:41:58 -0000

    The remains of the two workers who were still missing after the blast this week at a Washington State paper mill were recovered on Saturday, officials said.
  18. In Taiwan, ‘Mainland Spouses’ From China Become a Focus of Infiltration Fears

    Sun, 31 May 2026 04:01:07 -0000

    A Chinese-born woman accused of infiltration has set off a debate over how Taiwan defends its democracy without profiling migrants from China.
  19. C.I.A. Officer Arrested With Gold Once Worked With No. 2 Pentagon Official

    Sat, 30 May 2026 22:40:59 -0000

    David Rush, a longtime C.I.A. officer, appears to have first had contact with Stephen A. Feinberg during President Trump’s first term. Some officials said the two men were not close.
  20. How Curry Shops Got Caught in Japan’s Immigration Crackdown

    Sat, 30 May 2026 12:36:12 -0000

    Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, new visa rules are forcing some foreign business owners, who have put down roots in Japan, to leave.
  21. 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?
  22. 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?
  23. 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.
  24. 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?
  25. 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.
  26. 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.”
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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?
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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?”
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.
  44. 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.
  45. 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.