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  1. Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World’s Biggest Hammer

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:24:33 -0000

    A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.
  2. Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:57:39 -0000

    Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.
  3. U.S.-Iran War Pauses for 2nd Straight Day With Both Sides Holding Off on Strikes

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:49:15 -0000

    President Trump put off plans to escalate the fighting in part because of dwindling stockpiles of interceptor missiles, American officials said.
  4. E.U. Divided Over Barring Imports From Israeli Settlements

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:00:13 -0000

    The discussion about restricting goods from Israeli settlements in occupied territories reflects a European split over whether and how to confront Israel.
  5. Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:01:33 -0000

    The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.
  6. Democrats Reset the Maine Senate Race. Now Comes the Tricky Part.

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:01:42 -0000

    Troy Jackson is replacing Graham Platner, but Republicans are seeking to tie them together as a remade race kicks off with high stakes.
  7. Democratic Socialists Are Winning Big. Now They Want Action.

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:41:19 -0000

    The Democratic Socialists of America, after a string of election victories in New York, is eager to tax the rich and enact anti-Israel policies.
  8. Senate Candidate Josh Turek Handcycles the Iowa Campaign Trail

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:22:22 -0000

    State Representative Josh Turek, the Democrat running to flip Iowa’s open Senate seat, cycled with his hands at an Iowa biking event that took place between two cities nearly 60 miles apart.
  9. An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:58:18 -0000

    Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.
  10. Why 529 Accounts Make More Sense for Investing Than Trump Accounts

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:01:56 -0000

    Most young children should have a Trump account. But that doesn’t mean families should prioritize saving in them.
  11. Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit.

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:19:15 -0000

    In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.
  12. Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:01:34 -0000

    A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.
  13. Meet Jeffrey Epstein’s Girlfriend, Who Stands to Inherit Much of His Estate

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:00:10 -0000

    Karyna Shuliak, 37, is a complicated and unusual figure in the disgraced financier’s world who has been trying to blend into obscurity since his death.
  14. The Big Questions About Jeffrey Epstein: What The Times Has Learned

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:05:12 -0000

    Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.
  15. Europe Is Heating Up Again This Week. Here’s What to Know.

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:39:16 -0000

    A new heat wave is forecast to hit the continent, piling the pressure on countries that are already fighting deadly wildfires that have forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate.
  16. Officials Call Attack Near Berlin Pride Celebration a ‘Terror Attack’

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:41:50 -0000

    The hunt for a 21-year-old man began early Sunday, in what officials called a likely act of Islamist terrorism.
  17. Berlin Pride Attack: What We Know About the Suspected Act of Terrorism

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:46:26 -0000

    The Berlin police said they were searching for a 21-year-old man with links to local Islamist groups, and investigating the crime as a possible act of terrorism.
  18. A Captain Calls This Yacht His Home. The Owner Is Selling It.

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:28:12 -0000

    Gavin Bladen oversaw the construction of the luxury catamaran Hemisphere and has lived on it for 15 years. When it changes hands, he may be cast adrift.
  19. ‘The Odyssey’ Gives Us the Hero We Deserve

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:06 -0000

    Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is a halfway hero: he wrestles with the problems he creates. That makes him a perfect figure for our modern moment.
  20. Gen Z Fell Out of Love With Work. I Don’t Blame Them.

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:08:01 -0000

    For Gen Z college graduates, the way millennials lived out their ambitions no longer makes sense.
  21. Imitation Game

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:45:19 -0000

    A look at how chatbot answer subjective questions.
  22. 20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:01:13 -0000

    The Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the species has returned to eastern Congo, halting life on a busy border.
  23. Which Way Should the Democratic Party Go Now?

    Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It’s been a tumultuous primary season, but is this the Democrats’ Tea Party moment? Or is something more pragmatic emerging?
  24. Florentina Holzinger’s Naked Ambition

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The artist’s extreme use of the body has caused viewers to puke, faint, and leave her shows. At the Venice Biennale, though, her vision has made her a star.
  25. María Corina Machado’s Opposition in Exile

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Venezuelan politician hoped to become her country’s leader with help from the U.S. The Trump Administration had other priorities.
  26. One Man’s Quest to Fix Every Deadly Guardrail

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In 2016, Steve Eimers’s daughter died when she hit a defective guardrail. Then he learned that the country was full of them.
  27. How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Top officials from the previous Administration now express regret over their failure to rein in Netanyahu.
  28. The Complications of Graham Platner’s Veteran Identity

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How much of the former Senate candidate’s behavior should be read through the lens of what combat did to him, and how much of it is simply who he is, independent of war?
  29. “No One Knows When It Will End”: A Doctor on the Ebola Emergency

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Health-care workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are fighting the third-largest outbreak in history—and trying not to get infected themselves.
  30. Maine’s Mad Scramble to Replace Graham Platner

    Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:15:54 -0000

    The state’s Democratic primary was dominated by an unlikely left-wing insurgent—it became a three-week sprint for Party insiders to select the next best thing.
  31. The End of the Aqueduct Racetrack

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:09:12 -0000

    The closure of the scrappy New York landmark is just one of the signs that U.S. horse racing is running out of track.
  32. The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.

    Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.
  33. How Political Is This Supreme Court?

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:57:53 -0000

    The legal commentator Elie Honig thinks that the Trump-appointed Justices are getting unfair criticism.
  34. Do Netanyahu’s Domestic Opponents Offer a Real Alternative?

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:51:53 -0000

    Moshe Tur-Paz is one of many centrist Israeli politicians criticizing Donald Trump’s deal to temporarily stop the war with Iran.
  35. Is Putin Finally Feeling Pressure?

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:50:54 -0000

    The Russian President is facing growing domestic discontent after a series of successful attacks by the Ukrainian Army, including a major attack on Moscow.
  36. LeBron James: An Odyssey

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:19:36 -0000

    Tell the old story for our modern times.
  37. Can Andy Burnham’s Manchesterism Save the U.K.’s Center Left?

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    With a populist touch, and a focus on affordability and raising up left-behind communities, Britain’s new Prime Minister has drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani.
  38. Method Beats Madness at the World Cup Final

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:45:00 -0000

    Spain stood for Europe, the industrial heart of modern soccer, while Argentina, a great but flawed team, was fuelled by myth.
  39. How Worldy Is the World Cup?

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:44:17 -0000

    With every tournament, the possibility of a genuine surprise is shrinking.
  40. Marco Rubio Takes Aim at Globalists and the Left

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Primary among the Secretary of State’s targets is the International Criminal Court.
  41. How a Chinese Immigrant Driver Got Entangled in a Drug Bust

    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In early 2025, a man from Queens arranged to pick up a passenger in New York’s North Country. He’s been in jail upstate ever since.
  42. Arizona Gubernatorial-Primary Results: Andy Biggs Secures Decisive Win

    Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:58:54 -0000

    Andy Biggs wins the Republican gubernatorial primary; Mark Lamb is the G.O.P.’s pick to fill Biggs’s seat in Congress.
  43. The New Yorker Festival Offers a First Look at Its 2026 Lineup

    Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Early tickets are now on sale, with events taking place October 23rd through 25th and featuring leading figures from the worlds of literature, entertainment, and more.
  44. Trump’s War on Journalists

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The recent subpoenas of reporters make clear that the President is trying to threaten the press. Few protections are in place to stop him.
  45. Donald Trump’s Election-Fraud Bait and Switch

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:13:15 -0000

    The President promised “really, really big news” before his prime-time speech. But the declassified, heavily redacted documents he delivered felt more like Pam Bondi’s bogus Epstein binders than any true revelation.
  46. How Mudlarking Became London’s Hottest Hobby

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Searching for ancient objects in the Thames used to be a niche pastime. Then came Instagram, permits, and a desperate desire for connection with the past.
  47. Donald Trump’s Ad-Lib Strategy on Iran

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President promised to end what had been a quarter century of forever wars in the Middle East. Now the U.S. is mired in an intractable conflict of his own making.