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  1. Confusion and Fright at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Shots Were Fired

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:30:41 -0000

    A sense of danger spread like a wave among high-profile politicians and journalists as an emergency unfolded at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
  2. Trump Cancels Witkoff and Kushner’s Trip for Iran Talks, Saying, ‘We Have All the Cards.’

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:33:39 -0000

    The last-minute scuttling of the trip to Pakistan was the latest sign of how far apart the two sides are on reaching a deal to end the Iran war.
  3. Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:20:18 -0000

    President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018, saying it was the worst deal ever. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts the negotiations to this day.
  4. Firm Building Trump’s Ballroom Got a Secret No-Bid Contract for a Nearby Job

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:49 -0000

    The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over and then awarded it to Maryland-based Clark Construction, in a process that experts said was highly unusual.
  5. A Year Later, Trump’s ‘Most Exclusive’ Memecoin Event Is a Lot Less Exclusive

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:57:07 -0000

    Even a Times reporter qualified for the event, which caused outrage last year for providing access to President Trump in exchange for investment in one of his family’s crypto ventures.
  6. Texas Can Arrest and Deport People Who Illegally Cross at Mexico Border, Court Says

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:40:24 -0000

    The court that paused a 2023 law allowing state and local police officers to arrest migrants has now ruled that the measure is legal, a decision likely to be appealed.
  7. In Deep Blue California, a G.O.P.-Backed Voter ID Proposal Makes the Ballot

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:07:54 -0000

    A Republican-backed initiative has cleared the signature threshold for the November election. Critics say the measure could make it harder for people to vote.
  8. Every Black Republican Is Leaving the House, Erasing Diversity Gains

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:36:59 -0000

    All four Black House Republicans are retiring after this year, a reflection of the striking and persistent lack of diversity in the G.O.P. ranks of Congress.
  9. Why Has ‘Christ Is King’ Become a Controversial Statement?

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:29:52 -0000

    For some, the three words have become encoded with a message of hate.
  10. Democrats Weigh Whether a Lawmaker’s Ethnicity Counts More Than Ideology

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:44:53 -0000

    The same progressive South Asian networks that helped elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor in New York are mobilizing against Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens assemblywoman.
  11. 40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:01:26 -0000

    Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt.
  12. 40 Years Ago, a Nuclear Catastrophe at Chernobyl

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:01:26 -0000

    Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation and the long-term consequences of the world’s worst nuclear accident.
  13. Can an A.I. Company Ever Be Good?

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:00:05 -0000

    The short answer: not really. The long answer: maybe with a little help.
  14. Why I Still Love Michael Jackson

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:00:12 -0000

    I’ve been a lifelong follower of Michael Jackson, a stance that sometimes I can’t defend, even to myself.
  15. 2 C.I.A. Officers Killed in Mexico Crash Lacked Proper Authorization

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:29:17 -0000

    The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from an antidrug operation led by Mexico’s armed forces in the state of Chihuahua.
  16. Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:24:57 -0000

    The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yearslong hostilities.
  17. ‘Michael’ is Expected to Collect $200 Million in First Weekend, Shaking Off Bad Reviews

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:07:38 -0000

    Lionsgate estimated on Saturday that the Michael Jackson biopic would collect more than $200 million over its first few days in theaters.
  18. Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as Gunshots Rang Out

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:39:34 -0000

    I thought a caterer might have dropped a stack of plates, but then I heard shouts of “Shots fired!”
  19. How Professional Wrestling Prepared Linda McMahon for Trump’s Cabinet

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Education Secretary ran the W.W.E. for years with her husband, Vince, an unstable man who, like her new boss, has a genius for inflaming the crowd.
  20. The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Antoine Fuqua has built a career on movies with irresistible heroes. Now he’s telling the story of the King of Pop.
  21. Tabula Rasa: Volume Six, by John McPhee

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A project meant not to end.
  22. When Your Digital Life Vanishes

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void.
  23. How Big a Threat Are Iranian-Backed Cyberattacks?

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A recent CISA advisory was a blunt reminder that, in the digital age, the battlefield has expanded to encompass the geography of everyday life.
  24. LIV Golf Is Dying of Boredom

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Once you got past the Saudi-backed league’s business drama, what you were left with was watching sensationally wealthy, morally compromised middle-aged men go to work.
  25. What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President of Venezuela has reportedly been stuck in a unit for high-profile inmates, known for housing rappers and tech moguls, while his country forms an uneasy relationship with Trump.
  26. J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride

    Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image.
  27. What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, discusses how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan.
  28. The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:42:29 -0000

    Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Benjamin Netanyahu has not gone far enough.
  29. Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:29 -0000

    While America and Iran negotiate a ceasefire, Beirut remains under siege.
  30. How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:40:23 -0000

    Pakistan’s military has wooed Donald Trump, and fallen out with its former Taliban allies, as the country looks to wield more influence in the region.
  31. Is Dynamic Pricing Ruining the World Cup?

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Soccer fans and host-city politicians are up in arms about the prices that FIFA is charging for tickets under its new sales system.
  32. The Spurs Are the Most Exciting Team in the N.B.A.

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Despite a string of injuries, Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio’s star center, has helped energize a young, gifted roster. Is a championship on the horizon?
  33. How Jomboy Is Changing the Way Baseball Is Watched

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:49:59 -0000

    Major League Baseball, in the hope of expanding the game’s appeal and reaching younger fans, bought a minority stake in the popular media company founded by Jimmy O’Brien.
  34. An Economist’s Quest to Solve America’s Wage Problem

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Arindrajit Dube argues that the answer is empowering workers and setting mandatory wage standards across industries.
  35. A Chernobyl Widow’s Tragedy, Forty Years Later

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nataliia Khodymchuk lived in memory of her late husband, the first worker to die at the nuclear reactor, until she fell victim to a Russian attack.
  36. The Rise of the Epstein Democrat

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In demanding the release of the Epstein files, the Party has embraced a radically new way of fighting Donald Trump. Is it a good idea?
  37. Trump and the Iran Deal That Wasn’t

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:38:13 -0000

    It’s tough to reach an agreement with a President whose word is not his bond.
  38. A Genocide Scholar Asks “What Went Wrong” in Israel

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Israeli historian Omer Bartov argues in his new book that a “state ideology” of Zionism has led to what he calls genocide in Gaza.
  39. The South Texas Democrat Who Will Sing at Your Quinceañera

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:06:55 -0000

    Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s trying to unseat a Republican in Congress, has turned some of his district’s splashiest parties into campaign stops.
  40. Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way.
  41. Queen Elizabeth II and the Lost Art of Fashion Diplomacy

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “The Queen’s Style,” a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace, offers a lesson in how to make powerful statements without saying a word.
  42. America’s Orange Jesus

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:25:07 -0000

    Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour.