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  1. What’s at Stake in Today’s Elections

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:23:33 -0000

    Though President Trump’s name is not on the ballot, voters are weighing the effects of his agenda in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Lisa Lerer, a national political reporter for The New York Times, describes how three crucial issues are affecting their decisions.

  2. Trump Effort to Prove Rampant Noncitizen Voting Leads to Few Charges So Far

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:21:27 -0000

    Just 236 people have been charged with voting-fraud-related offenses by the Trump administration, despite its unsubstantiated claims that fraud is widespread.

  3. What to Expect on Election Night, and Trump’s $1 Million Voter Fraud Reward

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:00:10 -0000

    Plus, “who’s going to believe me if I’m addicted to a wellness tonic?”

  4. Trump Says U.S. to End $4 Billion in Aid to Israel in Favor of New Deal

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:07:11 -0000

    The president’s announcement on Election Day, which he said was part of an agreement reached months ago, was a sign of how quickly the politics surrounding Israel have shifted.

  5. As Trump’s Midterm Deadline Looms, Gulf Countries Brace for Possible Renewal of Iran War

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:47:18 -0000

    The energy-rich Gulf Arab countries are engaged in a flurry of mediation efforts to avert war between the U.S. and Iran, as many fear that the fighting will be worse this time around.

  6. A Test for Israeli Democracy: Should Jews Ask Arabs to Join the Government?

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:03:49 -0000

    Arab lawmakers give opponents of Benjamin Netanyahu a clear majority in the Parliament. But many Jewish lawmakers are trying to avoid relying on them.

  7. U.S. Military Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island in What U.S. Officials Call a Defensive Measure

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:23:39 -0000

    The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate. The strikes come on the eve of the midterm elections.

  8. Investigators Looking for Cause of Learjet Crash Say Ice Was ‘Certainly a Factor’

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:55:50 -0000

    Ice, experts said, can change the shape of a plane’s wing, disrupting its aerodynamics.

  9. Old, Polluting Jet Engines Are Being Scavenged to Power Data Centers

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:00:11 -0000

    The Pinal Air Park in Arizona one of several desert parking lots for unused aircraft. Demand for engines is surging, Pinal officials say.

  10. Flouting Consumer Law, Insurers Refuse to Pay Medical Bills for Emergency Care

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:20:43 -0000

    A law to end surprise medical bills has generated millions of high-dollar payouts for doctors. Health plans are now fighting back by frequently withholding money.

  11. Supreme Court to Hear Catholic Schools’ Challenge to Colorado Aid Rules

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:03:09 -0000

    The Supreme Court considers whether Catholic preschools in Colorado that decline to enroll families with gay and transgender parents can participate in a state program.

  12. Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:19:50 -0000

    Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.

  13. Ken Burns: Why I’m Optimistic About the Midterms

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:17:29 -0000

    There’s something fundamental at stake in the midterms this year, beyond policy differences.

  14. Five Telltale Signs of a Democratic Blowout

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:18:38 -0000

    The political winds are blowing in Democrats’ direction. The question is: How strong are they?

  15. It’s Election Day

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:24:37 -0000

    And we’re looking at the fight for the Senate.

  16. Jimmy Kimmel Mocks the President’s ‘Pettysburg Address’

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:13:47 -0000

    “And where better to reassure the public that they are in good hands than in front of a pool you’ve repeatedly botched to the tune of $16 million?” Kimmel said of Trump’s speech before the midterms.

  17. Strike on Ukraine Humanitarian Hub Is Feared to Be Among War’s Deadliest

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:58:26 -0000

    Hours after the Russian attack, which killed at least 31 and left dozens missing, the United States said that peace talks with the two countries would resume after nine months.

  18. Finally, the Beginning of Trump’s End

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Reflections on a midterm campaign in which our octogenarian President waged war—against algae in the Reflecting Pool.

  19. An Exiled Filmmaker’s Unsparing View of Contemporary Russia

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

    Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur” is the first independent feature to portray Russian life during the war with Ukraine.

  20. Why Immigration Agents Don’t Quit in Protest

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

    How a culture of dehumanization and denial keeps ICE and Border Patrol personnel “at war with an enemy that does not fight back.”

  21. Did the World Just Gain Hundreds of Millions of Alzheimer’s Patients?

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

    A new definition of Alzheimer’s includes people without symptoms. Experts are fiercely divided over whether that makes sense—and whether the new drugs really help.

  22. The Year Math Changed Forever

    Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A.I. is solving problems that stumped the field for decades. Mathematicians look to Terence Tao for guidance on their altered world.

  23. How Democrats Are Reclaiming the Politics of Populism

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

    In the midterms’ most competitive races, Democratic candidates are reviving an old party message: that the Republicans are selling out to the highest bidder.

  24. Corruption on the Ballot

    Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Corruption is always an issue, but this year will it finally catapult from a topic of chronic bellyaching to an actual mechanism for changing votes?

  25. Brazil’s President Faces Down the Online Right

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:57:46 -0000

    In the internet age, national elections are increasingly international. What does Lula’s victory mean for the world?

  26. Inside India’s Cockroach Protests

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The youth movement that has roiled the country prepares its next move.

  27. Jamie Raskin Is Not Afraid to Impeach Trump Again

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The Maryland congressman talks about how the Democratic Party is fighting the President’s “gangster state.”

  28. The Founder of Arab Americans for Trump Has Some Regrets

    Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:16:25 -0000

    As the President and his party launch a wave of bigoted attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, Bishara Bahbah reflects on what, exactly, Trump has delivered in his second term.

  29. How Macron Destabilized France

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:44:14 -0000

    Widespread protests against his policies were followed by violent riots across the country. Does this mean Marine Le Pen is all but certain to be the next President of France?

  30. Gina Hinojosa Thinks Texas Is Different This Time

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:04:47 -0000

    The Democratic gubernatorial candidate argues that crony capitalism, distrust of data centers, and attacks on public education have disenchanted voters enough to finally bring a blue wave to the state.

  31. Obama’s Great Skewering of Trump

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:10:06 -0000

    The former President’s riff on Saddam Hussein, the Cheesecake Factory, and our gold-besotted leader was not only funny but politically brilliant.

  32. The World Series No One Wanted

    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:44:14 -0000

    A matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays was considered a “nightmare,” a bloodbath of small-ball hermeneutics. But the two old-school, thrifty teams have turned the Fall Classic into a showcase for what money can’t buy.

  33. Trump’s Repudiation Is at Hand, Right?

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:59:24 -0000

    As Democrats’ midterm expectations soar, history advises only a lowercase, cautious optimism.

  34. Kimi Antonelli Has Always Been (Really) Fast

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “I don’t like giving compliments to myself,” the Italian driver says, but he may soon become Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion.

  35. Midterm Elections 2026: Live Results Map

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    The vote counts from key Senate, House, and gubernatorial elections around the country.

  36. The MAGA Faithful Eye the Exits

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

    With polls suggesting a bleak midterms for the G.O.P., Trumpworld in D.C. is girding itself for congressional subpoenas and preparing pardon requests.

  37. The Final, Electric Days of Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate Campaign

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The candidate fears that high-profile attacks have compromised his safety—but he also argues that they’ve given him “one of the biggest and best platforms.”

  38. The Real Stakes of the Ilhan Omar Case

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In seeking to revoke the citizenship of a sitting congresswoman, the Trump Administration has sent a chilling message about dissent, loyalty, and who gets to be an American.

  39. The Humans Are Coming for A.I.’s Jobs in “We Were Here”

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In India, a group of uncles plan to subvert the A.I. that is replacing them, in a mockumentary that celebrates the weirdness of regular intelligence.

  40. A Long View of the French Protests

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A visual tour of the Place de la République, a site of protests and political conflict in Paris for the past hundred and fifty years.

  41. James Talarico’s Final Sprint

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Texas Democrat has stretched his closing message to encompass Beyoncé, the Biblical David, and “Friday Night Lights.” Is that what it takes to flip the state?

  42. How a Kansas Megachurch Pastor Might Determine Who Wins the Senate

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Adam Hamilton’s campaign tests whether Democrats can find religion.