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  1. Trump Says His Unpredictable Style Gives Him Leverage. But It Has a Cost.

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:36:42 -0000

    A year into President Trump’s second term, his threats, retreats, twists and turns appear to be wearing on allies and adversaries.
  2. China’s Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan in Phone Call

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:51:04 -0000

    Both leaders gave versions of what they discussed, but the Chinese president’s take made clear the issue of the island was front and center.
  3. Trump Administration Is Delaying Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:01:12 -0000

    Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up.
  4. Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:59:53 -0000

    The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms.
  5. Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:58:40 -0000

    The decision followed the release of a series of embarrassing emails between Mr. Karp and Jeffrey Epstein.
  6. In Forcing the Clintons to Testify on Epstein, Comer Sets a New Precedent

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:31:13 -0000

    The Republican chairman’s successful targeting of a former president who faces no charge of wrongdoing was the sort of tactic typical in an autocracy where leaders fear being jailed when they are out of power.
  7. Epstein Helped Woody Allen’s Daughter Get Into College, Emails Show

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:55:10 -0000

    Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, agreed to help Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn’s daughter after Jeffrey Epstein connected them, emails released by the Justice Department show.
  8. Melinda French Gates Addresses New References to Bill Gates in Epstein Files

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:43:54 -0000

    Messages in the latest Epstein files suggesting that Bill Gates had engaged in extramarital sex brought up “painful” memories, his former wife said in an interview. Mr. Gates has denied the claims.
  9. Savannah Guthrie Addresses Mother’s Abductor: ‘We Are Ready to Talk’

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:54:46 -0000

    Ms. Guthrie, the television anchor, and her siblings released a video on Wednesday night asking for proof that their mother, Nancy, is alive.
  10. Savannah Guthrie’s Missing Mother Has Nation Fixated on an Arizona Subdivision

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:01:20 -0000

    The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of the news anchor Savannah Guthrie, has reporters, neighbors and drones flooding streets and foothills in Tucson, Ariz.
  11. Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:13:29 -0000

    The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota.
  12. Libby Howes, a Promising Young Actress, Left New York in 1981 and Disappeared. What Happened?

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:37:10 -0000

    Libby Howes was an imposing presence onstage with the Wooster Group. But after abruptly leaving New York in 1981 she became a theater world mystery. What happened?
  13. Nike, Accused of Bias Against White Workers, Is Under Federal Investigation

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:54:02 -0000

    It appeared to be the first time the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has targeted diversity policies at a large company.
  14. Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:09:15 -0000

    The A.M.A.’s announcement followed a similar recommendation from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Other medical groups argued for a more personalized approach.
  15. Washington Post Cuts More Than 300 Jobs

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:26:00 -0000

    The layoffs cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduced its entire work force by about 30 percent.
  16. The Washington Post Eliminates Its Sports Department

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:54:14 -0000

    The Post is laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section, days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in Italy.
  17. How Universities and States Are Increasing Surveillance of Professors

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:37:08 -0000

    Scrutiny of university classrooms is being formalized, with new laws requiring professors to post syllabuses and tip lines for students to complain.
  18. Venezuela Said to Detain Maduro Allies Targeted by the U.S.

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:02:19 -0000

    The questioning of the politically connected businessmen, Raúl Gorrín and Alex Saab, signaled deepening cooperation between the two nations.
  19. Stellan Skarsgard on ‘Sentimental Value’ and His Wide-Ranging Career

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:00:29 -0000

    After a stroke four years ago, the actor has changed how he approaches performances, including the one he’s become an awards favorite for.
  20. Two Quit Human Rights Watch Over Shelved Report Criticizing Israel

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:06:25 -0000

    Omar Shakir and Milena Ansari said they had quit over the stalled publication of a report that concludes it is a crime against humanity to deny Palestinians the ability to return to the territory that is now Israel.
  21. Canada’s Tate McRae Roots for Team USA in New Olympics Ad

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:10:13 -0000

    Tate McRae’s promotional video for NBC, in which she name checks Team USA athletes, has drawn the ire of some Canadians as the country’s relationship with the United States hits new lows.
  22. Mamdani Chooses a Liberal Jewish Leader to Run Antisemitism Office

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:14:21 -0000

    Phylisa Wisdom, the executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda, shares Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel’s treatment of Gaza, but supports its right to exist as a Jewish state.
  23. New York City Partners with W.H.O. as U.S. Withdraws From Global Effort

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:37:51 -0000

    City health authorities are joining a network that counters new pathogens and emerging outbreaks.
  24. New York and New Jersey Resolve Fight Over Port Authority Control

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:14:58 -0000

    The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will vote this week to confirm Kathryn Garcia as the executive director and Jean Roehrenbeck as the deputy executive director of the agency.
  25. Bright Horizons Child Care Centers Face Dozens of Alarming Complaints

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:42:41 -0000

    In New York City, health officials have moved to shut down one center where workers were charged with child abuse. Records show that problems extend across the network.
  26. I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:45:33 -0000

    In Spain, it is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society our ancestors would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders.
  27. This Is the Real Reason Susie Wiles Talked to Me 11 Times

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:36:42 -0000

    What did her unguarded remarks reveal about the Trump White House?
  28. Justices Allow California to Use a Voting Map That Helps Democrats

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:19:29 -0000

    Also, hundreds of federal agents are set to withdraw from Minneapolis. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
  29. Have You Been Impacted by the Affordability Crisis? Tell Us.

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:28:02 -0000

    We want to hear about how costs are having an impact on your life.
  30. Nigeria Attack Leaves More Than 160 Dead

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:01:04 -0000

    The raiders stormed a rural community in central Nigeria, killing dozens and setting homes on fire in one of the country’s worst recent attacks.
  31. Dutch Queen Joins the Military

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:46:20 -0000

    Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
  32. Blanche Marvin, 100, Dies; Critic Was, Maybe, ‘Streetcar’ Inspiration

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:00:27 -0000

    She was a ubiquitous presence at London theaters and claimed to have inspired the name — and final words — of Tennessee Williams’s Blanche DuBois.
  33. Is ICE Leading Us Into a Constitutional Crisis?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:48:28 -0000

    A look at the agency’s astonishing record of defying court orders, and what the judiciary might do to respond.
  34. Inside Russia’s Secret Campaign of Sabotage in Europe

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across the Continent.
  35. Living in Tracy Chapman’s House

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Fresh out of college, we were a bunch of misfits, in a chaotic, run-down communal home, desperately trying to figure out who we were meant to be.
  36. Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
  37. David Remnick on S. N. Behrman’s “The Days of Duveen”

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In a wry Profile of the British-born art dealer Joseph Duveen, Behrman captures the workings of a canny commercial intelligence wreathed in connoisseurship and charm.
  38. Why the D.H.S. Disaster in Minneapolis Was Predictable

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    For decades, ICE and Border Patrol have operated with fewer constraints than typical law-enforcement agencies.
  39. ICE’s Assault on a Minnesota School District

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Liam Ramos, whose photo became a symbol of Operation Metro Surge, is one of several students in Columbia Heights who are now in federal custody.
  40. Miami’s Haitian Community Braces for Deportations

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:15:20 -0000

    The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.
  41. Are Democrats Right to Cut an Immigration Deal with Trump?

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:26:34 -0000

    Congress has justifiably been criticized for rolling over to the President. But how it actually uses its leverage involves genuinely difficult trade-offs.
  42. Do Federal Officials Really Have “Absolute Immunity”?

    Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:03:11 -0000

    After killings by ICE and Border Patrol in Minneapolis, a legal expert discusses how agents might be held to account by local authorities.
  43. How Europe Can Respond to Trump’s Greenland Imperialism

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:25:06 -0000

    The President’s obsession with acquiring the Danish territory has put the transatlantic alliance at risk.
  44. Can Trump Really Use the Insurrection Act?

    Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:40:07 -0000

    An expert on Presidential emergency powers discusses the history and legality of military deployments in American cities.
  45. How Donald Trump Has Transformed ICE

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:46:06 -0000

    A former D.H.S. oversight official on what, legally, the agency can and can’t do—and the accountability mechanisms that have been “gutted beyond recognition.”
  46. A Theology of Immigration

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:43:51 -0000

    “None of us have a permanent residence here in this world,” the Reverend Dan Groody says.
  47. How Trump Is Debasing the Dollar and Eroding U.S. Economic Dominance

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The President’s coercive policies, including his latest threats against Greenland, are prompting some foreign investors to think twice about parking their money with Uncle Sam.
  48. What We Expect Athletes to Say Now

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Not long ago, taking political stands almost seemed to become part of the job. These days, in another moment of social crisis, expectations have shifted.
  49. Why an Agnostic Animal-Rights Activist Went to Seminary

    Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Wayne Hsiung has gone to court and done jail time to improve the lives of animals. Now he’s going to church.
  50. How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:43:46 -0000

    The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
  51. What Happens When the Snow Doesn’t Melt?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:24:30 -0000

    The icy buildups blocking crosswalks around New York have been dubbed sneckdowns. Some urbanists think they offer a vision of a less car-dependent city.
  52. Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
  53. What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Americans took to the streets to defend their neighbors in the nineteenth century, too.
  54. Operation Trump Rehab

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:57:25 -0000

    After a wave of public revulsion over the President’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, he offers a familiar playbook: distraction, disinformation, denial, delay.
  55. The Cruel Conditions of ICE’s Mojave Desert Detention Center

    Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    How immigration authorities have weaponized medical neglect to encourage self-deportations.
  56. Revisiting Minnesota’s “Open House” Exhibition in the Age of ICE

    Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:36:05 -0000

    Long before the federal onslaught, a Twin Cities museum showed what it meant to find a home in America.
  57. Maybe the United States Can Be One of Mark Carney’s “Middle Powers”

    Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Canadian Prime Minister offers the possibility of a calmer future.