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  1. Trump Officials Seek Block on Alaska Senate Race Results if the Republican Dan Sullivan Loses

    Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:15:51 -0000

    The department, in a highly unusual lawsuit, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.
  2. Why Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.’s Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:22:41 -0000

    No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.
  3. Trump’s Attacks on Voting Raise Fears He Will Try to Challenge Midterm Results

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:49:20 -0000

    Election officials say they worry the administration could use its own unsubstantiated claims to contest the vote in November.
  4. Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters

    Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:21:05 -0000

    Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”
  5. Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say

    Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:46:54 -0000

    The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region.
  6. Netanyahu Has Reinvented Himself. Will Voters Think It’s Enough?

    Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:01:09 -0000

    The Oct. 7 attacks marred Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s image as Mr. Security. Ahead of elections, he’s trying to sell Israelis on the new, hawkish version of himself.
  7. ‘I Have to Go In’: Kaylub Giamanco Describes Killing Gunman in Oregon School Shooting

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:33:59 -0000

    Kaylub Giamanco told Oregon Public Broadcasting that he happened to be driving by the Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend when he saw a gunman preparing to enter the school.
  8. Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Arrives in Stores: Smartphone Review

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:14:56 -0000

    The first-generation Apple foldable may feel awkward, but it’s an intriguing step toward merging phones and tablets into one.
  9. New York Archdiocese Close to Settling Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $800 Million

    Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:12:17 -0000

    The Roman Catholic archdiocese might now avoid bankruptcy by reaching a settlement with 1,300 people who said they had been abused by clergy members and lay leaders.
  10. In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges

    Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:39:28 -0000

    Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.
  11. Lawmakers Plan to Block Trump Nominees Over Ukraine Satellite Network Restrictions

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:18:47 -0000

    Senators have warned the White House they will withhold confirmation votes until the administration ensures the restoration of communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military.
  12. Corey Lewandowski Always Found His Way Back to Trump. Until Now.

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:26:55 -0000

    The Justice Department has opened an inquiry into Mr. Lewandowski. President Trump has not jumped to his defense.
  13. Two Former F.B.I. Officials Charged With False Statements About Hunter Biden

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:54:25 -0000

    The charges intensified the administration’s efforts to go after the law enforcement and intelligence personnel who cast doubt on unsubstantiated claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. engaged in corrupt dealings in Ukraine.
  14. Trump Advisers Give Fees Earned for Aiding Srpska to His Library

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:10:04 -0000

    The donations from James Blair and Chris LaCivita were revealed after the president expressed pique over their consulting work for Republika Srpska.
  15. How Worried Should We Be About the Economy? Let’s Look at 2008.

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:46:44 -0000

    It’s not impossible to spot the characteristics of a brewing financial crisis. We can look to 2008 for clues.
  16. Judge Denies Medical Release for N.Y.C. Man Shot by ICE

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:20:52 -0000

    Oscar Belgal, a Dominican immigrant, was shot in the neck on Oct. 8 and detained at a federal prison. His lawyers had said he needed outside medical care.
  17. Appeals Court Backs Trump on Constitutionality of Detentions

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:47:16 -0000

    The ruling, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sharply curtails the ability of judges to free undocumented immigrants.
  18. The Meaning of the Republican War Over Ramaswamy’s Vile Ad

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:24:54 -0000

    The G.O.P. nominee in Ohio has given conservatives space to reckon with the ethical degradation of Trumpism.
  19. What Hundreds of Focus Groups With Trump Voters Revealed

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:13:11 -0000

    Sarah Longwell has conducted hundreds of focus groups with Trump voters, and many of them are feeling betrayed.
  20. How Defiant Youth Are Testing India’s Idea of Democracy

    Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:01:08 -0000

    Four takeaways from India’s protest movement, at a moment when democracies around the world are under pressure.
  21. 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?
  22. The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend.
  23. The New Age of Reading

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Alarm about declining interest in books is perpetual. But, as bookselling reaches unexpected heights, James Daunt, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, thinks a different future is at hand.
  24. Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    They power our phones, cars, dishwashers—and the A.I. systems that prop up the economy. They’re also at the heart of fierce geopolitical rivalry.
  25. How the D.S.A. Learned to Love Elections

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Members of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution. Meanwhile, they’re running for office—and winning.
  26. Inside Meta’s Efforts to Prevent School Shootings

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Algorithmic social media, which has helped create the conditions for the spread of such violence, is reckoning with how it can be part of the solution.
  27. Can Justin J. Pearson Win in Tennessee?

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

    Republicans eliminated the state’s only Black-majority district, in Memphis, so Pearson took a campaign about economic inequality to rural white voters.
  28. “An Unprecedented Case of Child Abuse”

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In an L.A. criminal court, new details emerge about the mysterious couple who collected more than twenty babies through surrogacy.
  29. How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Gave Florida Democrats a Chance

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A competitive House race in Miami, which leads all American cities in ICE arrests, has revealed how mass deportations have eroded the President’s support among Latinos.
  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. Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:18:47 -0000

    Jasper Nathaniel, an independent journalist who filmed the attack, describes the significant increase in West Bank violence on the eve of the Israeli election.
  32. Is This the Beginning of the End of Indian Democracy?

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:38:26 -0000

    The Modi government has removed more than a hundred million people from voter rolls and is cracking down on a vigorous protest movement.
  33. Why the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up Again

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:16:05 -0000

    Oil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the obstacles to a lasting peace are greater than ever.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. Trump’s October Surprise Is a Pivot to Putin

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:45:50 -0000

    No one thinks Russian diesel can save the Republicans, so why is the President doing it?
  37. What Is the Jameis Winston Experience, Really?

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The New York Giants quarterback has spent more than a decade wowing crowds with his daring and charisma—when he isn’t baffling them.
  38. Alaska’s Senate Race Could Be Decided by Salmon

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Mary Peltola, whose campaign could determine whether the Democrats retake Congress, mostly just wants to talk about fish.
  39. How ICE Is Targeting the 2026 Midterms

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:46:51 -0000

    In the run-up to the election, the Trump Administration is turning its immigration crackdown into a desperate hunt for voter fraud.
  40. Lula’s Last Dance

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Brazil’s once towering leftist leader may soon be swept away by Latin America’s right-wing tide.
  41. Anthony Scaramucci Says the Universe Did Katie Zacharia a Favor

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:00:22 -0000

    The former White House communications director reflects on his record for occupational brevity being broken.
  42. Has MAGA Lost Faith in Donald Trump?

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:00:11 -0000

    Rich Baris, a pollster supportive of the MAGA “big tent,” talks about how the President lost control of his movement, and why that spells disaster for Republicans.
  43. Facing the Death Penalty

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The cases of Christa Pike and Nidal Hasan show how vanishingly fine the line is between a routine execution and an unbearable one.
  44. The Death of a Young Haitian’s American Dream

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pierre Damas Bel was a twenty-year-old college student planning for his future. His family says that ICE monitoring made him lose hope.
  45. Kimberly Who?

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:27:00 -0000

    In this Administration, former Ambassador Guilfoyle is the rare Trump associate to face consequences for misdeeds.