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  1. Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:36:46 -0000

    The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran.
  2. Trump’s New Middle East Dilemma, and How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target Gamblers

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:12 -0000

    Plus, the best TV shows of the century.
  3. CNN, MS NOW and Politico to Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:31:20 -0000

    In a joint statement, CNN, MS NOW and Politico argued that President Trump’s decision to bar them from the White House grounds violates their First Amendment rights.
  4. White House Removes CNN From TV Pool Duties

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:20:27 -0000

    The move was an escalation of President Trump’s clashes with the news media and left uncertain which network would cover his visit to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly.
  5. White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:03:17 -0000

    Some praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles.
  6. One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:01:07 -0000

    As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.
  7. U.S. and China Discuss System to Warn of A.I. National Security Issues

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:53:05 -0000

    In a meeting on Sunday, the U.S. Treasury secretary and China’s vice premier talked about having a shared vision on the goals of artificial intelligence and the threats it poses.
  8. China Promised to Buy More U.S. Farm Goods. It Hasn’t Happened.

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:03:17 -0000

    Soybeans are the notable exception, revealing Beijing’s selective approach to fulfilling trade commitments ahead of the summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping.
  9. Challenges to Identity, Real and Imagined, Drive Europe’s Far Right

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:02:23 -0000

    The populist emphasis on national identity and pride, rather than the sins of the past, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.
  10. Germany’s Merz Vows to Stay After Another State Election ‘Disaster’

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:08:59 -0000

    Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on Sunday after his center-right party finished behind far-right and far-left parties in state elections in the east.
  11. Can Democrats Reclaim the Christian Moral High Ground?

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:03:34 -0000

    A surprising number of pastors are running as Democrats this year, challenging Americans’ assumptions about politics and faith.
  12. Who’s Winning the Race for Congress?

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:17:09 -0000

    We’re 43 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
  13. Ro Khanna Is the Left’s Busiest Midterm Surrogate. Can He Raise His Own Profile, Too?

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:03:45 -0000

    The California representative, who is pondering a presidential run, has campaigned for more than 70 left-wing candidates in an effort to harness the left’s deep discontent with the Democratic establishment.
  14. The Crypto Industry Targets Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Top Democratic Senate Candidate

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:45 -0000

    Angry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio.
  15. This A.I. House Can Provide You With Connections. It Also Has a Dark Side.

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:01:14 -0000

    Group tech houses have proliferated across the San Francisco Bay Area in the artificial intelligence boom. One of the most prominent has also racked up an extensive police record.
  16. Young Consultants Are Jumping Ship for A.I. Start-Ups

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:21 -0000

    Beckoned by the glamour of the start-up space, the industry’s college recruits are joining A.I. companies able to outmatch their consulting salaries.
  17. U.N. General Assembly to Confront Familiar Crises, New Conflicts and A.I.

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:04:28 -0000

    The United Nations is also searching for a replacement for António Guterres, who has served two terms as the secretary general and is stepping down.
  18. U.N. General Assembly Traffic and Street Closures: What New Yorkers Need to Know

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:19:32 -0000

    Many street closures are starting on Sunday, and rolling pedestrian and vehicle closures will continue during the week.
  19. He Was The Times’s Moscow Chief. My Grandmother Was His Censor.

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:01:18 -0000

    Somehow the story got through.
  20. Mistakes? We’ve Made a Few

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:56 -0000

    For most of its life, The New York Times has tried to correct its errors. These efforts have not always been perfect.
  21. Bernie Sanders, Steve Case and Others on What Washington Should Do Now on A.I.

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:03:40 -0000

    How can the government reel in the technology? Here are six ideas.
  22. Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Why Politics Is So Hard for Celebrities

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:04:37 -0000

    Celebrities use the facade of neutrality as shelter, as a place to take refuge.
  23. Your Politics Questions

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:37:39 -0000

    We’re answering your queries about the election.
  24. Patrick Clancy Describes Grief in First Interview Since Mistrial

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:38:51 -0000

    Mr. Clancy said in a “60 Minutes” interview that he dreams “all the time” about his three children, who were strangled to death in 2023 by his former wife, Lindsay Clancy.
  25. Is A.I. Above the Law?

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Our legal system isn’t ready for machines that act on their own.
  26. What Barbara Kingsolver Believes the Novel Can Do

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    One of the country’s most popular novelists writes what she calls socially engaged fiction. In her new book, she considers the role of art—and who it’s for.
  27. The Fallout of a Charlie Kirk Campus Scandal

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Students and faculty across the country were punished for their reactions to the conservative activist’s murder. A recent graduate of Texas Tech’s law school is still trying to clear her name.
  28. Israel’s Qatargate Scandal

    Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Did Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides peddle influence to a foreign power?
  29. Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy

    Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s son-in-law represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
  30. A Populist Revival in Iowa

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In close contests for governor and a Senate seat, candidates from both parties claim that they’re fighting a corrupt system.
  31. Our A.I. Problem

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why can’t the people who produced the technology, which has already shown that a different world is possible, just do the things that would prevent extinction?
  32. Why the Houthis Are Saudi Arabia’s Problem

    Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The U.S. opted not to intervene as Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a major choke point for Saudi oil shipments on the Red Sea.
  33. The New Lucy Letby Report Misses the Point

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:04:34 -0000

    The Thirlwall Inquiry looked at why the nurse wasn’t prevented from murdering babies. But it didn’t address the question of whether she had actually done so.
  34. What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nearly a year after the ceasefire, the analyst Jaser Abu Mousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.
  35. Why China Isn’t Getting Existential About A.I.

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    China’s fears about the technology are increasingly distinct from those of the U.S. What does that mean for international coöperation?
  36. How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000

    Employees of A.I. companies are increasingly sounding the alarm. What should we make of their warnings?
  37. Can East Germany’s Cold War History Explain the Rise of the AfD?

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:46:03 -0000

    After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades.
  38. Will A.I. Overwrite Our Sense of Shame?

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The tech world has long been run by iconoclasts whose ideas about right and wrong are self-consciously different from those of most people.
  39. Ben Shelton Comes Into Full Focus

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:42:36 -0000

    In a riveting U.S. Open semifinal against Frances Tiafoe, the twenty-three-year-old showed that his composure and problem-solving are as central to his game as his extraordinary athleticism.
  40. The Death of Shame Is Tearing Us Apart

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Increasingly, people are ignoring social norms in favor of a narrow self-interest. The results are disastrous.
  41. Has the A.I. Job Apocalypse Been Postponed?

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    So far, the proliferation of A.I. models such as Claude and ChatGPT hasn’t led to mass displacement of workers. But deployment is accelerating and economic pressures are rising.
  42. Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing”

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The New Yorker staff writer examines America’s unique problem with gun violence, and why he thinks under-policing is at the root of our problem.
  43. The Sheep That Stop Wildfires

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Herds of livestock are munching through overgrown, hard-to-reach vegetation that could otherwise become fuel for firestorms.
  44. Is Beef the Next Internal-Combustion Engine?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:31:00 -0000

    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., eats it every day, but more Americans, faced with rising prices and another climate warning, might want something else for dinner.
  45. Donald Trump Returns to the U.N. Amid the Collapse of the Old Order

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump is at the heart of this geopolitical moment, catalytic in his alliance-fraying bullying, unprovoked warmongering, and protectionist demagoguery.
  46. Mail-In Voting Survives

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:28:50 -0000

    In an unsigned ruling, the Supreme Court demonstrated that it is willing to limit Donald Trump’s agenda.
  47. “The Journey,” a Five-Part Audio Investigation from The New Yorker

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? Examining a scandal that threatens to undermine the surrogacy industry.
  48. How to Protect Democracy

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The emergence of Germany’s far right as a political force represents an old dilemma.
  49. On Not Being a Homeowner

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Generational wealth shapes our futures and friendships, whether we talk about it or not.