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  1. Why Jordan Is Becoming a New Focus in the U.S.-Iran War

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:03:24 -0000

    Four Iranian attacks in five days have targeted U.S. troops in Jordan, U.S. officials said, including one on Friday that killed two soldiers and left another service member missing.
  2. A Modest Proposal for the Strait Dispute: A Shared Pact Among Gulf States

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:37:19 -0000

    A London-based research group has invoked a now-defunct European pact on coal and steel to suggest forming a coalition of countries that would share control of the Strait of Hormuz.
  3. Trump Gutted Civil Rights Agency, Stifling U.S. Scrutiny of Workplace Bias

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:13 -0000

    A little-known federal office spent decades investigating potential discrimination by government contractors — until it was stopped by the Trump administration.
  4. Vance Remarks on Epstein and Israel Echo Conspiracy Theories

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:12:43 -0000

    The vice president’s comment that there were ties between Mr. Epstein and the “highest levels” of Israeli intelligence troubled some in his party.
  5. Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:44:25 -0000

    Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, angry about the cases they’ve been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.
  6. They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:49:49 -0000

    The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.
  7. In Maine, Troy Jackson Gains Momentum in Bid to Replace Platner

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:10:57 -0000

    Troy Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, showed signs of significant strength, as half the state’s counties picked delegates to a convention where they will choose Graham Platner’s replacement.
  8. Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:57:10 -0000

    Political campaigns have something new to worry about these days: unflattering or incomplete information produced by A.I. programs when voters ask questions about candidates.
  9. Black and Latino Leaders Ask: What Do Socialist Wins Mean for New York?

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:00:08 -0000

    Longtime leaders and advocates in minority districts fear that victories by the Democratic Socialists of America in gentrifying neighborhoods could mean political erasure.
  10. Russia Batters Kyiv in One of the Largest Missile Assaults of the War

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:52:23 -0000

    On Saturday, Ukraine hit two warehouses in Russia in strikes that killed at least eight people and injured 62.
  11. The U.S. Braced For the World Cup. It Fell in Love Instead.

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:28:19 -0000

    Amid anxiety over how the United States would welcome the world, cities like Lawrence, Kan., and Boston threw open their doors. The bonds forged are still visible on the streets.
  12. Some of Us Got Tired of Lionel Messi, but He Won Us Over. Again.

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:02:40 -0000

    Has any seemingly overhyped phenomenon done a better job living up to the hype?
  13. Sibling Therapy Is on the Rise. Could It Help My Relationship With My Brother?

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:31 -0000

    I was drawn to and worried about this sort of therapy — maybe there were dangers in stirring things up.
  14. The Democrats’ ‘Capitalism vs. Socialism’ Debate Is Beyond Useless

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:42 -0000

    A battle over idealized economic systems doesn’t help Democratic candidates.
  15. Can Democrats Finally Understand the Latino Voter in an Era of Mass Deportations?

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:30:47 -0000

    For decades, Democrats have misunderstood Latino voters. Trump’s deportation campaign offers a chance for them to get it right.
  16. The Beautiful Game

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:04:15 -0000

    A conversation about the World Cup.
  17. Misery in the Epicenter of Cyclospora: ‘A Baseball Bat to Your Abdomen’

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:47 -0000

    The debilitating malady has gripped Monroe County, Mich.
  18. Trump’s War on Journalists

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

    The recent subpoenas of reporters make clear that the President is trying to threaten the press. Few protections are in place to stop him.
  19. 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?
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. Donald Trump’s Election-Fraud Bait and Switch

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:13:15 -0000

    The President promised “really, really big news” before his prime-time speech. But the declassified, heavily redacted documents he delivered felt more like Pam Bondi’s bogus Epstein binders than any true revelation.
  24. Donald Trump’s Ad-Lib Strategy on Iran

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

    The President promised to end what had been a quarter century of forever wars in the Middle East. Now the U.S. is mired in an intractable conflict of his own making.
  25. How Ukraine Brought the War to Russia

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Long-range drone and missile strikes on Russian soil have shifted the balance of the conflict—will they be enough to end it?
  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. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. How Worldy Is the World Cup?

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:44:17 -0000

    With every tournament, the possibility of a genuine surprise is shrinking.
  32. Spain’s Beautiful Balance

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:07:32 -0000

    Lamine Yamal, the team’s wunderkind, is thrilling, but discipline and patience have seen them through to the final.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. How Mudlarking Became London’s Hottest Hobby

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

    Searching for ancient objects in the Thames used to be a niche pastime. Then came Instagram, permits, and a desperate desire for connection with the past.
  36. I Won’t Cry for You, Argentina

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The team is headed back to the World Cup final, but one lifelong fan has fallen out of love.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.