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  1. Lawrence Summers Will Resign From Harvard After Epstein Revelations

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:43:52 -0000

    Mr. Summers, former president of the school, had stepped back from teaching after documents showed a closer relationship to Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. He will leave at the end of the academic year.
  2. Trump Puts On a Show, Casting Democrats as the Villains

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:01:21 -0000

    On the defensive over the economy and with the midterms approaching, President Trump made clear that his political strategy is to paint Democrats as unpatriotic and ‘crazy.’
  3. How Trump’s Economic Pitch at the State of the Union Echoes Biden’s

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:19:46 -0000

    With the midterms approaching and polls showing unease about the economy, some of President Trump’s arguments about its strength sounded eerily like those of his predecessor.
  4. 6 Takeaways From Trump’s State of the Union

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:53:41 -0000

    In an address that was heavy on theatrics, President Trump lashed out at Democrats as “crazy” and unpatriotic.
  5. Key Moments from Trump’s State of the Union, and a $1 Million Reward in the Guthrie Case

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:14 -0000

    Plus, how kids are getting around phone-free classroom rules.
  6. How the UK Could Remove Former Prince Andrew From the Royal Line of Succession

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:52:24 -0000

    Despite his connections with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the former prince is eighth in line to the British throne. That could change.
  7. Maurene Comey, a Prosecutor in Epstein Case, Joins New York Law Firm

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:59:47 -0000

    Maurene Comey is joining Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. She was abruptly fired by the Trump administration last year after a career as a top federal prosecutor.
  8. Surgeon General Pick Is Pressed on Vaccines and Pesticides in Hearing

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:49:49 -0000

    Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and critic of mainstream medicine, is appearing before a Senate committee.
  9. How The Times Handles the Congressional Hearing Circus

    Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:19:17 -0000

    Three editors in Washington discuss their approach to coverage of politicians and witnesses who sometimes seem to be performing for the cameras.
  10. Hunters and Veterans Are Fighting Trump’s Pick to Oversee Public Lands

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:53:55 -0000

    Steve Pearce, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, is set to face a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
  11. Court Rules Against Justice Dept. Search of Reporter’s Computers

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:29:40 -0000

    The judge said the court itself would search the devices, which were seized from a Washington Post reporter’s home last month.
  12. Inside Nicolás Maduro’s Last Days as Venezuela’s Leader

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:09:53 -0000

    The Venezuelan leader overestimated his strength and misread his exchange with President Trump in the decisive weeks before his capture by U.S. forces.
  13. Yondr Pouches, a Solution to School Phone Bans, Are No Match for Teens

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:31 -0000

    In some schools, Yondr, a pouch marketed to keep kids off devices, has proved no match for actual children.
  14. Can A.I. Detection Tools Really Spot Fake Images and Videos?

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:09 -0000

    Artificial intelligence detectors are increasingly used to check the veracity of content online. We ran more than 1,000 tests and found several strengths and plenty of weaknesses.
  15. Bleak Research Report Stokes A.I. Debate on Wall St.

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:04:09 -0000

    In a widely circulated note, Citrini Research painted a dire picture of job losses and stock market sell-offs, though many analysts and economists questioned its conclusions.
  16. Delroy Lindo on ‘Sinners,’ the Oscars and the Power of Affirmation

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:49:55 -0000

    In a career of standout performances and dispiriting lows, Lindo, 73, has held firm to his goal: “I want to be respected for my work.”
  17. International Oscar Favorites Are Offering a Complicated New View of America

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:02:06 -0000

    The Oscars has become friendlier to non-English language movies. And the movies seem aware of their American audiences.
  18. Online Accusations in Guthrie Abduction Leave One Family ‘Scared Numb’

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:02:59 -0000

    A fifth-grade teacher and his principal wife hid in their bedroom as dozens of people who believed he might be a kidnapper appeared on their suburban street.
  19. How Mamdani Learned From the First Snowstorm and Prepared for the Second

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:17 -0000

    As the forecast rapidly worsened, Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged his staff to implement new policies and emphasized the need to communicate aggressively about the snow.
  20. Mamdani’s New Social Services Chief Worked to Reduce Street Homelessness

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:12 -0000

    Mayor Zohran Mamdani selected Erin Dalton, a public official in the Pittsburgh area, to head New York City’s Department of Social Services.
  21. Futsal Phenom in Afghanistan Is a Hero the Taliban Didn’t Expect

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:35:05 -0000

    A triumph in indoor soccer has turned Alireza Ahmadi, 17, and other players from the Hazara minority, long marginalized in Afghanistan, into national heroes.
  22. Germany’s Leader Merz Delivers a Blunt Warning to China on Trade

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:46:18 -0000

    Chancellor Friedrich Merz laid out his complaints in a frank message to his hosts on a trip to Beijing that China had designed to showcase their relationship.
  23. Best and Worst Moments From Trump’s State of the Union Address

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:40:58 -0000

    Eight Opinion writers weigh in on the speech.
  24. Jimmy Kimmel Goes Live After a Super Long State of the Union

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:48:07 -0000

    “I can’t believe America missed an all-new ‘Will Trent’ for this one,” he joked.
  25. A Seasoned French Museum Chief Takes Over a Louvre in Crisis

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:50:44 -0000

    Christophe Leribault, who runs the Palace of Versailles, will replace Laurence des Cars, who resigned months after an audacious jewel heist.
  26. Pope Leo to Visit Africa, Signaling Continent’s Importance to Catholicism

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:53:10 -0000

    The number of Roman Catholics is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else, according to the Vatican.
  27. A New York City Diner That Served Blind Residents Has Closed Its Doors

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:10 -0000

    When Malibu Diner in Chelsea shut down on Sunday night, it ended a unique breakfast program for older people in the city.
  28. Abu Dhabi’s State Oil Company Looks Beyond Oil

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:28:51 -0000

    Having reshaped the company, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber wants to expand internationally, particularly in natural gas, chemicals and renewables.
  29. Donald Trump’s State of the Union Was Long and Wrong

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:19:26 -0000

    But at least the President thinks everything is going great.
  30. Cash and Carry, by David Sedaris

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    I guessed correctly that the woman had found this cabinet on the curb, just as I had found my current desk chair and countless pieces of furniture in the past.
  31. The Migrants in the Ancient Forest

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Five years ago, Belarus began enabling people from high-conflict countries to migrate into Europe. Despite high walls and backlash, they’re still coming.
  32. James Talarico Puts His Faith in Texas Voters

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Senate candidate believes that Democrats can win by appealing to higher values. Can he succeed in the age of Trump?
  33. The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family

    Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    After fifty-one men were convicted, Pelicot became a feminist hero. But additional accusations left her children struggling to accept her new role.
  34. The Russians Turning to Google Maps in Search of Missing Soldiers

    Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:55:47 -0000

    Around a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, four years ago. Family members, who often aren’t informed of their loved ones’ fates, have been relying on a digital place of last resort.
  35. One Vaccine-Schedule Change That Actually Makes Sense

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Amid R.F.K., Jr.,’s vandalism of the public-health system, there’s shocking good news about a cancer-preventing vaccine.
  36. The Supreme Court’s Complicated Takedown of Trump’s Tariffs

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    There are seven separate opinions—and even the Justices who agree with one another are in some ways at odds.
  37. Donald Trump’s Pantomime United Nations

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:23:14 -0000

    The Board of Peace might be destined to fail, but it still threatens to undermine an international system in which the U.S. was once the linchpin.
  38. Trump Is Still Deporting People Wherever He Wants

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:14:14 -0000

    How the Administration is overwhelming federal courts and getting away with third-country removals.
  39. The Growing Rift Between Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E.

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    What this shocking split might mean for the future of the Middle East.
  40. Xi Jinping’s Purge and What Trump’s Foreign Policy Means for China

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The machinations behind his recent military purge, and whether China sees an opportunity in Donald Trump’s aggression toward Europe.
  41. The Woman Behind Japan’s Rightward Shift

    Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:22:11 -0000

    How Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female Prime Minister, won big in last weekend’s election.
  42. Jesse Jackson’s Timeless Economic Platform

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    He ran for President twice on the concerns that still define American political life—inequality, affordability, and vanishing jobs.
  43. An Olympic Final Worthy of a Rivalry

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:31:01 -0000

    The U.S.-Canada men’s gold-medal hockey match and the Games as a whole serve as a reminder that national pride isn’t always a bad thing.
  44. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Peril and Promise Coincide

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In Italy, some of the world’s greatest athletes encountered physical risk, and even failure. But the most memorable moments of the Games were not just feats of skill but examples of resilience—and reasons for hope.
  45. How the University Replaced the Church as the Home of Liberal Morality

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As progressive Americans have become more secular, the academy has become their primary moral training ground. The results have not been good.
  46. The Betrayal of a Friend’s False Testimony

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Under pressure from interrogators, a teen-ager helped send three of his friends to prison for murder. How could he ever make amends?
  47. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Life in Pictures

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Following his arrest last week, Andrew spent his first birthday as a commoner in circumstances as degraded as earlier celebrations had been grand.
  48. The E.P.A. Rescinds a Landmark Finding

    Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    But it’s not game over for future climate action—and understanding why allows for a more nuanced picture of where the fight actually stands now.
  49. The Chaos of an ICE Detention

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    When Manuela’s husband texted her that he’d been apprehended on the street, her life in New York instantly capsized.
  50. Zohran Mamdani, the Everywhere Mayor

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    On your phone, on the street, on Taxi TV—you’ve been seeing New York’s new leader wherever you turn, whether you want to or not.
  51. The New Yorker Wins Two Polk Awards for 2025 Reporting

    Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:05:00 -0000

    The staff writer Jon Lee Anderson is honored for chronicling Congo’s devastating war, while Andy Kroll is recognized for a profile of the Trump official Russell Vought.
  52. Remembering the Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:10:39 -0000

    In nearly sixty years of nonfiction filmmaking, Wiseman passionately probed the nodal points of political and social power and connected them in a cinematic universe of his own.
  53. How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.