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  1. Vance’s Defense of Iran Deal Rests on Vague and Misleading Claims

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:54:45 -0000

    The vice president said the United States had leverage to dictate the outcome of the next round of negotiations. But he claimed incorrectly that Iran got no new benefit from the lifting of oil sanctions.
  2. Vance Delays Trip to Switzerland for Direct Talks on Iran Deal

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:52:06 -0000

    Mr. Vance said earlier at a press briefing that he did not know if he would travel to Switzerland on Friday for the talks, where he was initially expected for a signing ceremony.
  3. Vance Issues a Blunt Warning to Israel

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:58:33 -0000

    Also, Ukraine launches a major assault on Moscow. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
  4. Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:33:31 -0000

    A White House spokeswoman said the president was not involved in selecting Greenwater Services, the business owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro.
  5. Trump Redirects Millions From Secret Service Amid White House Construction

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:57:09 -0000

    The White House insists that private donations are paying for a new ballroom, but the administration is using taxpayer money for a series of security upgrades.
  6. Trump’s Intelligence Pick Renews Debate: Is the Director of National Intelligence Needed?

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:35:39 -0000

    The director of national intelligence’s office was created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now some lawmakers want to shrink it.
  7. Burnham Wins Makerfield By-Election, Clearing Path to Challenge Starmer as UK Prime Minister

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:50:32 -0000

    Andy Burnham, Labour’s most popular politician, beat the populist right-wing Reform U.K. party in the Makerfield by-election. The decisive victory will energize his bid to become prime minister.
  8. Who Is Andy Burnham, the Man Who Could Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister?

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:29:24 -0000

    Charismatic, northern and exuding a relaxed optimism, Mr. Burnham is a contrast to Keir Starmer. His allies hope he could mend Labour’s relationship with voters.
  9. Takeaways From ‘Regime Change,’ Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s Book on Trump’s White House

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:28:04 -0000

    The book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times, “Regime Change,” reveals a host of details and surprising exchanges as President Trump pushed to drastically expand his power.
  10. NYC Erupts in Celebration Over Knicks Championship Win

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:15:53 -0000

    New York City found a reason to party on Thursday, cheering, crying and climbing around Broadway to celebrate the Knicks’ N.B.A. championship.
  11. See the Knicks Championship Parade Unfold

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:38:33 -0000

    Fans gathered in Manhattan on Thursday to cheer on the N.B.A. champions at a parade that has been 53 years in the making.
  12. Rama Duwaji Had the Winning Look at the Knicks Parade

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:33:40 -0000

    The first lady and the mayor showed up for the celebration in style.
  13. Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:13:09 -0000

    The defense secretary described the vaccine requirement, which he lifted in April, as an “absurd, overreaching” mandate.
  14. Colorado Governor Overruled His Own Clemency Board to Release Tina Peters

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:50:35 -0000

    Two members of Gov. Jared Polis’s board that reviews commutation requests came forward to say the secretive panel had twice rejected the release of Tina Peters, convicted of election tampering.
  15. The Major Oak, Ancient Tree of Robin Hood Legend, Has Died

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:09:39 -0000

    The Major Oak in the Sherwood Forest was between 800 and 1,200 years old. It succumbed to a combination of over-tourism, climate change and misguided efforts to save it.
  16. In Ancient Pits Near Stonehenge, Scientists See Hints of Solstice Ritual

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:57:11 -0000

    British archaeologists may have found the remains of a site where people celebrated the solstice thousands of years ago, a few miles from the famed stone circle.
  17. Gary Shteyngart, a Russian-Born Author, Tours Thomas Jefferson’s Home With His Son

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:47:58 -0000

    I emigrated from the Soviet Union decades ago, and recently toured Thomas Jefferson’s home with my American-born history-buff son.
  18. Barack Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:24:23 -0000

    Thursday’s opening drew four former presidents, as well as Bruce Springsteen, Bono and Jennifer Hudson. Chicago has seen years of planning and legal fights.
  19. Stephen Colbert Nods to Obama’s Tan Suit at Presidential Center Opening

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:27:03 -0000

    Celebrity guests paid winking homage to President Obama’s notorious tan suit.
  20. During Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, Minnesota Protester Remained Shackled in Hospital for Days

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:14:07 -0000

    The story of one progressive activist arrested in Minnesota in January shows what critics say is the aggressive nature of the Trump administration’s response to those who have protested its immigration crackdown.
  21. ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:35:56 -0000

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative.
  22. Central Park Rides Halted After Fatal Fall From Horse-Drawn Carriage

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:59:00 -0000

    An 18-year-old was ejected after a carriage horse bolted on Wednesday as the driver took a photograph. It was unclear how long the voluntary shutdown might last.
  23. James Talarico Attacks Ken Paxton Over Child Abuse Case

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:24:46 -0000

    The case, which resulted in a short jail sentence despite years of alleged abuse, has drawn outcry in Texas. So have the attempts to politicize it.
  24. Absent Congressman to Return to House in 12 Days, Aide Says

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:42:31 -0000

    Thomas Kean Jr. has missed three months of votes in Washington and has not been on the campaign trail in his New Jersey district because of an unexplained health condition.
  25. Democratic Socialist Defeats Centrist in the D.C. Mayoral Primary

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:21:16 -0000

    President Trump’s grip on the capital loomed over the race, and he threatened to tighten it if Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George is elected. She almost certainly will be.
  26. What Young Men Thought of Trump’s U.F.C. Fight

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:08:33 -0000

    The spectacle seemed targeted to the young male voters drifting away from the president. Some were skeptical.
  27. Mariska Hargitay on ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ and Finding Inspiration From Jalen Brunson

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:00:17 -0000

    The “Law & Order: SVU” actress “was really scared” about starring in “Every Brilliant Thing.” Who does she look to for inspiration? The Knicks, of course.
  28. JD Vance on the Morality of the Trump Administration

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:17:58 -0000

    I asked the vice president what is Christian about this White House.
  29. Trump and Netanyahu Have Really Stepped in It Now

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:01:41 -0000

    America and Israel have snatched defeat from victory.
  30. San Francisco Film Patrons Are Found Dead on Side of Highway

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:53:13 -0000

    Judith Sheldon, 84, daughter of an Oscar-winning director, and her husband, Wylie, 86, were traveling to Oregon on a hot day. Their deaths are under investigation.
  31. 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.
  32. Jürgen Habermas Defended Reason in a Darkening Age

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The great German philosopher, who died in March, understood how much depended on a principled public sphere.
  33. Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “We want Greenland,” Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality.
  34. Ken Griffin’s Billions and Billions

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The hedge-fund titan is an unabashed big spender—from pièds-a-terre to politics.
  35. Misery Loves Company—If There Are Snacks

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Do “Admin Nights” make people more productive or less lonely?
  36. Can Zohran Mamdani Sway the Commie Corridor’s “Civil War”?

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Famously, mayors of New York City almost never graduate to higher office, but in Claire Valdez, a candidate in the Seventh Congressional District, the Mayor and the D.S.A. have an immediate avatar.
  37. The Hole in Donald Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Strategy

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:03:04 -0000

    American investors are flocking back to the country’s vast reserves, lured by promises of reform. But the officials who ran the industry into the ground are still the ones in charge.
  38. Why Todd Blanche Should Not Be Attorney General

    Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In a Senate that took its constitutional role seriously, Blanche would not win confirmation a second time.
  39. Iran Can Hold America Hostage in Either War or Peace

    Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:08:37 -0000

    Taking the Strait of Hormuz represents an adaptation of Iran’s longtime strategy of seizing things of value to extract concessions.
  40. Hillary Rodham Clinton Slams Joe Biden’s “Terrible Mistake”—and More

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The retired politician speaks frankly about the Democratic Party, the threat of Trumpian authoritarianism, and the “failure” in Iran.
  41. The Israeli Ultra-Hawks Who Feel Betrayed by Trump’s Iran Deal

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:22:24 -0000

    Shimon Riklin, an anchor on the country’s right-wing Channel 14, and a Netanyahu ally, thinks America stabbed Israel in the back.
  42. How the Dangerous Rise in Anti-Immigration Politics Went Mainstream

    Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Violent unrest after a stabbing in Northern Ireland showed the extent to which the far right has taken hold in the U.K., as well as in Europe and the U.S.
  43. How the War in Iran Is Transforming the Global Economy

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The green-energy industry, and China, may be the biggest beneficiaries.
  44. The Knicks’ Championship Win Transforms the City

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:53:06 -0000

    A joyous parade up the Canyon of Heroes proved a fitting celebration.
  45. Lessons from the Original Tech Bubble

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the SpaceX I.P.O. kicks off what is expected to be a wave of A.I. offerings, a new book turns to another speculative era—the railroad boom that culminated in the Great Panic of 1873.
  46. The Knicks Take the Series—Seize the Joy!

    Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:57:28 -0000

    A fan’s late-night notes.
  47. The Knicks Win the N.B.A. Title: A Post-Game Conversation

    Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:53 -0000

    On Jalen Brunson’s triumph, avoiding cover jinxes, and how much about the N.B.A. has changed since the Knicks won their last championship.
  48. The Spectacular Failure and Ruinous Costs of the Iran War

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Even though an agreement has been reached, nations around the world will be feeling the effects of the war for some time.
  49. Rachel Goldberg-Polin on Losing a Son in Gaza

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:00:00 -0000

    The most visible spokesperson for the families of Israeli hostages in Gaza discusses her memoir, “When We See You Again,” and the unending pain of her son’s captivity and murder.
  50. Can the World Cup Transcend Donald Trump?

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How to defeat the politics of a fraught tournament.
  51. South Carolina Primary-Election Results

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:44:28 -0000

    The lieutenant governor, Pamela Evette, and State Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff in the Republican gubernatorial primary; Representative Nancy Mace’s campaign for governor came to an end.
  52. Maine Primary-Election Results: Graham Platner Wins

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:38:20 -0000

    Platner secured the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate race against the incumbent Susan Collins; the former governor Paul LePage will be the Republican nominee in a competitive congressional district.
  53. California Primary-Election Results: Steve Hilton Will Face Xaveria Becerra in the Governor Race

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:32:45 -0000

    Hilton, a former Fox News host, and Becerra, a former federal health official and state attorney general, advanced to the general election in November.
  54. Eight Predictions for the Future of Higher Education

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The next decade won’t be Armageddon. But it will bring a lot of change.
  55. Has Nancy Mace’s Crusade Against Sexual Violence Ruined Her Career?

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Last year, the Republican congresswoman accused her ex-fiancé of sexual assault. It may have doomed her bid for South Carolina’s gubernatorial nomination.