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  1. How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:03:16 -0000

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq.
  2. War With Iran Puts Further Strain on America’s Pessimistic Farmers

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:57:06 -0000

    Nearly 75 percent of farmers surveyed before the war said the crop sector was in a recession. They face bigger hurdles this planting season.
  3. Why Does Oil Matter So Much to the Global Economy?

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:05:02 -0000

    The war in the Middle East has sent oil and gas prices soaring. Our energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott breaks down how much the world continues to depend on reliable sources of oil.
  4. Trump’s Tour of States Is About More Than the Midterms

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:15:26 -0000

    Beyond talking about the economy and voters’ hardships, the president is showing that he still has control over the Republican Party.
  5. A Call for Reporting Tips Rankles Pentagon Officials

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:20 -0000

    A Washington Post appeal for information about the military qualified as prohibited “solicitation,” according to defense officials.
  6. James Clyburn to Run for House Again, Defying Push for Generational Change

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:52:31 -0000

    The Democratic power broker had kept his plans under wraps but signaled he wanted to be around to see the first Black speaker elected, a milestone the party is well positioned to reach next year.
  7. Trump Endorses Jake Paul, Who Isn't Running for Office

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:09:51 -0000

    The president called Mr. Paul, a boxer and provocative influencer, a “great guy” and predicted that he would run for an elected position.
  8. Videos of ICE Shooting in Texas Capture a Confused and Fatal Encounter

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:01:15 -0000

    Officials said a 23-year-old Texan had intentionally run over an officer, a claim his family and friend denied. Newly released footage leaves the truth murky.
  9. At 13, He Was Selling Sneakers. At 18, He’s Facing Terror Charges.

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:01:05 -0000

    In February, Emir Balat disappeared from the online marketplace he frequented. Weeks later, he was arrested in a homemade-bomb attack near Gracie Mansion.
  10. René Redzepi Steps Down at Noma Amid Allegations of Past Abuse

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:23:04 -0000

    After 23 years running the Copenhagen restaurant, widely considered one of the most innovative and important in the world, the chef is leaving.
  11. Noma Faces Los Angeles Protest Over Allegations of Past Abuse by Its Founder

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:26:21 -0000

    At the vaunted restaurant’s pop-up in the Silver Lake neighborhood, fallout from recent reports continued.
  12. Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:53:34 -0000

    In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
  13. He Was Convicted in a Fatal Hit and Run. Why Isn’t He in Prison?

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:00:11 -0000

    A New Jersey jury found Harris Jacobs guilty of leaving the scene of an accident after he struck a pedestrian with his S.U.V. But jurors would not have the final word.
  14. Bill Cosby, Out of Prison and the Public Eye, Faces Civil Trial

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:04:31 -0000

    The entertainer whose conviction was overturned in 2021 still faces sex assault lawsuits from multiple women, including one playing out now in a California court.
  15. San Francisco’s Chinatown Celebrated Eileen Gu. Others Are More Conflicted.

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:04:15 -0000

    Conservatives have rebuked Ms. Gu, who was born in the United States but won Olympic medals for China. The reaction has sparked conversations among Chinese Americans about identity and straddling two worlds.
  16. Social Media Addiction Trial Nears End. Society Long Ago Rendered Its Verdict.

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:16:08 -0000

    Closing arguments begin Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has already been decided.
  17. March Heat Wave Could Topple Records in Los Angeles and Phoenix

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:50:25 -0000

    Downtown Los Angeles could get into the 90s, and Phoenix was on track to hit 100.
  18. Odds Rise That El Niño Will Soon Bring Weather Extremes

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:00:12 -0000

    The climate pattern known for intense heat, floods and drought is likely to develop this summer, raising questions about disaster preparedness.
  19. When Weight-Loss Drugs Don’t Work

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:06 -0000

    Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments. But one in 10 people are what scientists call “non-responders.”
  20. I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:49:44 -0000

    James Fishback has managed to bring the paranoid, transgressive, meme-drunk spirit of the right-wing internet into the real world.
  21. ‘He Seems Really Bad at Getting Advice’: 3 Opinion Writers on Trump and Iran

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:10:04 -0000

    Is Trump triumphing or has he committed a grave error? A debate on the Iran war.
  22. Pete Hegseth’s Rhetoric of Violence

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:54:40 -0000

    We examine the defense secretary’s view of war.
  23. Live Nation Slacks Reveal Employees Joking About ‘Stupid’ Fans

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:06:04 -0000

    A series of private exchanges in the messaging system Slack were revealed as exhibits in the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against the concert giant.
  24. How Russia’s Scorched-Earth Attacks Put Ukraine’s Power Grid Near Collapse

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:02:33 -0000

    Strikes on Ukrainian energy systems have tripled this winter. Continuous repairs and Western aid staved off a total breakdown.
  25. At China’s Big Political Meeting, a Rare Debate About Inequality

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:38:24 -0000

    China’s plan to raise pensions for farmers by less than $3 a month prompted rare criticism from lawmakers about the country’s threadbare social safety net.
  26. Chilean Architect Smiljan Radic Wins Pritzker Prize

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:59:30 -0000

    The naming of Smiljan Radic as the next Pritzker laureate was delayed by the disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein’s friendship with Tom Pritzker, who has now distanced himself from the prize.
  27. The Limits of Iran’s Proxy Empire

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The country spent decades cultivating the Axis of Resistance, but, as the war continues, the Houthis and other allied forces have plenty of reason to stay out of it.
  28. “Giant” Takes on Roald Dahl and His Antisemitism

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Mark Rosenblatt’s début play brings light, shadow, and humor to its portrait of a troubled writer.
  29. Love in the Time of A.I. Companions

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Some people now have an A.I. bestie. Some have a husband. Some have three.
  30. Trump’s Reckless Gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the cost of living continues to spiral upward, the Trump Administration is gutting the government agency built to protect Americans from financial ruin.
  31. The Unmaking of the American University

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government.
  32. How Putin Views Trump’s War in Iran

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:19:37 -0000

    Russia’s President is profiting from rising oil prices, but he’s also facing a hard new reality: he’s no longer the lead disruptor of the postwar global order.
  33. The Latest Republican Efforts to Make It Harder to Vote in the Midterms

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Ahead of the midterms, Donald Trump is pushing the SAVE America Act, and there are other measures to undermine the electoral system.
  34. Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is Mojtaba Khamenei

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:28:54 -0000

    The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the assassinated Supreme Leader, signals defiance, as the Islamic Republic confronts the gravest threat in its history.
  35. The Bloody Life and Legacy of El Mencho

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How the death of the notorious drug kingpin unleashed a wave of cartel violence across Mexico.
  36. How Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Destabilizing the Gulf

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:03:29 -0000

    Despite their animosity toward Iran, America’s allies in the Middle East are worried that the region is headed for wider conflict.
  37. The Lawlessness of Trump’s War in Iran

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The ferocity of U.S. and Israeli attacks has raised questions about whether the two countries are even attempting to minimize civilian casualties.
  38. Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump’s War with Iran

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:17:13 -0000

    Representative Greg Landsman explains his hope that the conflict remains limited but also creates an entirely new Middle East.
  39. Trump’s Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:36:54 -0000

    And the risks Democrats face if they fail to strongly oppose his war.
  40. How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump’s Wars

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A flurry of well-timed and anonymous bets on Polymarket right before the U.S. strike on Iran shows the need for reform.
  41. Luke Kornet Has Something to Say

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After speaking out about the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion of a strip club, the backup center for the San Antonio Spurs drew unexpected attention to his blog, which is shaped by his faith, sense of humor, and personal reflection.
  42. The No-Explanation War

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

    The Trump Administration has decided that it need not make a case for military action. In the current media environment, that approach makes a disturbing kind of sense.
  43. Can A.I. Be Pro-Worker?

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

    As fears of mass unemployment grow, three leading economists advocate some policies to shift the focus from job displacement to job enhancement.
  44. Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist”

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot by an officer in Chicago, offers a rare window into the recent spate of D.H.S. shootings—and the smear campaigns that often follow.
  45. Georgia Fourteenth Congressional District Special-Election Results

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:05:52 -0000

    The Republican Clay Fuller and the Democrat Shawn Harris are headed for a runoff to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat.
  46. Where Is the Iran War Headed?

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    President Trump has both called for Iranians to rise up and oust the ruthless theocracy and then said that he’s fully prepared to deal with a new religious leader.
  47. How China Learned to Love the Classics

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West.
  48. Kristi Noem’s Fireable Offenses

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:19:27 -0000

    The former Secretary of D.H.S. faced criticism for misspending funds, prioritizing her own self-promotion, and reflexively defending even the most brutal acts of the Trump Administration’s deportation efforts.
  49. Iran’s Desperate, High-Risk Survival Strategy

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

    The regime in Tehran knows it likely can’t win the war, but it can certainly globalize the pain of the conflict—even if it’s ultimately at its own expense.
  50. The Iran War Spreads to Lebanon

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:17:01 -0000

    As the region spasms, the clash between Israel and Hezbollah is gathering force.
  51. The End of Limits on a President’s Wars

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:13:15 -0000

    Past conflicts eroded Congress’s ability to decide when to go to war. Donald Trump’s attack on Iran destroyed it.