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  1. Oil Rises Above $85 a Barrel as Gulf Clash Escalates

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:27:28 -0000

    Brent crude, the international benchmark, breached $85 per barrel for the first time in a month.
  2. Trump’s Plan to Charge a Toll in the Strait of Hormuz: What to Know

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:32:30 -0000

    President Trump announced a 20 percent fee on cargo through the waterway, despite his own administration’s position that such fees violate international law.
  3. Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Take Over’ Strait of Hormuz, and How Russia Made Japan a Den of Spies

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:14 -0000

    Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space.
  4. In Rare Testimony, Supreme Court Justices Will Ask Congress for Security Funds

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:03:34 -0000

    Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, the first justices to appear before lawmakers since 2019, are requesting millions of dollars to address security concerns amid rising threats.
  5. Red State, Blue Governor: It Could Happen in Iowa. Would It Matter?

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:02:27 -0000

    Democrats have real hope for candidates for governor in red states like Iowa and Ohio, but if Republicans seize supermajorities in the legislatures, their power would be limited.
  6. Graham’s Death Complicates G.O.P. Agenda in Congress

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:02:32 -0000

    Senators returned to the Capitol mourning their colleague, who played pivotal roles on multiple issues confronting lawmakers.
  7. Seeking Control of the House, Democrats Try Again in Rural Districts

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:02:01 -0000

    Candidates like Beth Macy, author of “Dopesick,” have crafted messages based on lifetimes in rural regions. But messages need an audience, and many minds are closed to the party.
  8. Blanche Was a Driving Force in Retribution Campaign, Emails Show

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:03:28 -0000

    The cooperation of Todd Blanche in President Trump’s retribution against enemies will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday.
  9. At 91, He’s Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again.

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:16 -0000

    Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders once set the record as the oldest person to complete the roughly 2,190-mile trail. Now, he’s back for his title.
  10. Maine ICE Shooting: What We Know About the Death of Joan Sebastian Guerrero

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:11:40 -0000

    A federal immigration agent shot and killed a man in a car on Monday morning in Biddeford, Maine. It was the second fatal encounter in a week involving an agent and a person in a vehicle.
  11. ICE Shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Through Open Passenger Window in Houston, Witnesses Say

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:14:50 -0000

    A congresswoman and a lawyer relayed witness accounts that diverge from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s version of the fatal encounter.
  12. Trump Will Let Ukraine Build Patriots. Ukraine Wants to Make Homegrown Missiles, Too.

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:15:23 -0000

    The Ukrainian firm Fire Point has produced weapons that hit Russian territory. Its next goal, developing an antimissile system, is a much bigger challenge, experts said.
  13. Europe, Flexing Muscle in Ukraine, Is Still on Sidelines in Iran

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:04:35 -0000

    In a show of collective strength, President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted European allies at the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris. Yet Europe is still a hostage to America’s foreign policy.
  14. How a Promising Navy Drone Boat Program Got Mired in Politics

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:38 -0000

    Navy acquisition reforms upended a $2.1 billion contract competition. When it was over, several companies with ties to the Trump administration had made the cut.
  15. U.S. Workers Are More Productive Than Ever. And That’s Without A.I.

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:54 -0000

    Companies have been getting more out of employees for several years. Tight labor markets, digitization and remote work are among the reasons.
  16. The Strange Phenomenon of ‘Terminal Lucidity’

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:01:27 -0000

    As they near death, some dementia patients recover mental faculties assumed to be long lost. Researchers want to know why.
  17. Agitation in Dementia Can Be Helped by Medical Cannabis, Study Suggests

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:01:06 -0000

    A combination of THC and CBD eased symptoms in an especially frail population: patients with advanced dementia near the end of their lives.
  18. In Bangkok Bar Blaze, Signs of Fatal Lapses Repeated Across the World

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:46:08 -0000

    After a fire killed 30 people, the scrutiny has turned to whether the venue used flammable foam on its ceilings and had blocked exits.
  19. Dark Sky Defenders Raise Alarm Along the Border of West Texas

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:01:48 -0000

    Residents fear that the Trump administration’s plans to build a border wall will threaten the region’s spectacular starry skies.
  20. 75 Years Later, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ Remains a Great American Novel

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:55 -0000

    Sure, “Catcher in the Rye” has its detractors. But the influence of its wised-up yet winningly innocent hero keeps it among the Great American Novels.
  21. The Democratic Establishment Had This Coming

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:04:44 -0000

    The Democratic Party needs shaking up.
  22. What Americans Need to Understand About China

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:11:56 -0000

    Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister of Australia, went back to school to try to understand how the Chinese president thinks.
  23. Jon Stewart Mocks Mitch McConnell’s Recovery Photo

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:31:28 -0000

    The “Daily Show” host called the image “totally believable evidence that Mitch McConnell is not only alive, but the happiest boy in the hospital.”
  24. In the Public Interest

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:34:24 -0000

    We look at the Trump administration’s attempts to pressure news organizations.
  25. Pat Oliphant, Cartoonist Who Skewered the Powerful, Dies at 90

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:31:41 -0000

    The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.”
  26. Democratic Schadenfreude and the Latino Vote

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump’s once strong approval rating among Latinos has collapsed, but Democrats can’t count on their support.
  27. Rope-a-Dope

    Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Are the Enhanced Games an existential threat to fairness or a cure for death?
  28. When A.I. Is a Member of the Family

    Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A single mom, her two daughters, and the chatbots that fill in the gaps.
  29. Inside ICE’s Largest Detention Center

    Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    On a military base in West Texas, where the government has built a sprawling tent complex to hold thousands of immigrants, deprivation and dire conditions are part of the design.
  30. The Art of Ana Mendieta Comes Into Focus at the Tate Modern

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

    Four decades after her death, her bold innovations are finally coming into focus.
  31. The Remaking of Lindsey Graham

    Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:30:19 -0000

    Once a harsh critic of Donald Trump, the South Carolina senator became one of the President’s most dependable allies—a sign of what it takes to remain influential in today’s Republican Party.
  32. An O.M.B. Plan to Defund Science—and Anything Trump Doesn’t Like

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

    Under a new proposal, Administration officials could deny government grants to any group or project on the ground that it didn’t fit the President’s agenda.
  33. Can Office-to-Residential Conversions Survive the Pfizer-Building Crisis?

    Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The thirty-seven-story tower in midtown was stabilized, after almost falling over earlier this week. Now Nathan Berman, the real-estate developer behind its renovation, will have to deal with the fallout.
  34. The Story of France vs. Morocco

    Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:49:57 -0000

    The match began as a snooze, then became a romp. But the brilliance of the French team, and of its biggest star, Kylian Mbappé, shone through.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. V.A.R. and the Rise of Our New Tech Overlords

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The World Cup replay system has fostered a very contemporary kind of paranoia about who controls the machines.
  40. Donald Trump’s Needless War with Iran Is His Biggest Economic Blunder

    Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the midterm elections approach, gas prices have started to rise again, and the President’s poll ratings are in the cellar.
  41. The U.S. Crashes Out of the World Cup

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:49:25 -0000

    Despite a strong start to the tournament, and an egregious intervention by President Trump into FIFA’s suspension of its star striker, the U.S. men’s soccer team couldn’t keep up with Belgium.
  42. A New American Soccer Culture Is Emerging

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:34:18 -0000

    A decade ago, the fandom around Major League Soccer and the U.S. men’s national team was very white and very imitative. That’s starting to change.
  43. The Race to Be the First Democratic Primary State

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

    How the debate over the first-in-the-nation primary became a battle over the future of the Democratic Party.
  44. Michigan Is the Next Big Test for the Democratic Party

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

    The Senate primary race between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed reflects the Party’s growing ideological schism, but it’s also a contest of competing campaign styles.
  45. Can A.I. Keep a Parent Alive?

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    You can now make a virtual replica of a loved one. The question is what it can give you in return.
  46. Trump and NATO Court Erdoğan, Turkey’s Strongman

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In Ankara, the leaders of the alliance appeared more concerned about Western geopolitical power than about Western democratic values.
  47. An Inconvenient Moment for an Extreme Global Heat Wave

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Will it light a fire under politicians?
  48. Graham Platner’s Point of No Return

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:29:20 -0000

    Following an allegation of sexual assault, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine is considering his future. What would his exit mean for the race, and for the broader direction of American politics?
  49. Donald Trump Celebrates America’s Two-Hundred-and-Fiftieth Birthday

    Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    At the Great American State Fair, in Washington, D.C., and at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Library, in North Dakota, the President casts himself as the rightful heir to American greatness.
  50. The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup

    Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability.