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  1. How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:57:52 -0000

    The Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors.
  2. The U.S. Missile Stockpile Is Dangerously Low

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:14 -0000

    The United States’ war with Iran has caused a critical weaponry shortage. That leaves the U.S. military vulnerable and complicates Washington’s efforts to end the war.
  3. Four Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:26:01 -0000

    The Yemeni government said the ship was carrying food supplies to a port on the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The Iran-backed Houthis have not commented on the attack.
  4. Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats From Iran

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:46:36 -0000

    President Trump hid in an airport catering container and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.
  5. Before Trump’s Catering Container Ruse, Other Presidents Obscured Risky Travel Plans

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:03:08 -0000

    President Trump was part of a particularly elaborate deception last month, boarding one jet before being spirited away to another.
  6. University of Michigan Will Ease Up on Grades for Student Mental Health

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:15:31 -0000

    The University of Michigan will make first-semester grades pass or fail, to encourage students to try different classes and lessen fears of what a low grade could mean.
  7. With El-Sayed’s Victory Comes a Wave of Islamophobia

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:36:07 -0000

    As Muslim politicians like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan have become more prominent, they have experienced considerable bigotry. President Trump said Democrats were electing “jihadists.”
  8. Democrats Plan New Push to Defeat Max Miller in Ohio After Abuse Accusations

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:36:44 -0000

    The party’s congressional campaign arm added Mr. Miller’s opponent, Brian Poindexter, to its highly competitive “Red to Blue” list.
  9. What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Carolina

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:29:13 -0000

    The left and the middle continue to battle in Democratic primaries for governor in Wisconsin and Senate in Minnesota. In South Carolina, all eyes are on Darline Graham.
  10. Will Wisconsin Voters Think Francesca Hong Is Too Radical? Here’s Where She Stands.

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:00:47 -0000

    The democratic socialist is the front-runner to win the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin on Tuesday.
  11. Should Letting Children Play Alone Outside Be a Crime?

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:47:11 -0000

    Some parents have been surprised to find themselves in the legal system’s cross hairs.
  12. Trump Picks Project 2025 Co-Author for Role That Would Oversee Any Reflecting Pool Review

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:46:18 -0000

    Dennis Kirk, a former adviser to Tulsi Gabbard, is President Trump’s nominee for inspector general for the Interior Department.
  13. What to Know About the Vaccines Targeted by Trump’s Executive Order

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:31:55 -0000

    The order, whose legal power is unclear, recommended narrowing the use of vaccinations against several diseases that can be life-threatening.
  14. How Raúl Castro’s Grandson, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, Became a Power Broker

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:30:30 -0000

    The Castro family envoy, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, who has been in talks with the Trump administration, was once named in a case targeting a Cuban smuggling ring.
  15. What to Know About the Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:19:10 -0000

    A group of Cuban men in Mexico was charged with smuggling people to the United States. One of its leaders said Raúl Castro’s grandson helped, according to interviews and court records.
  16. Heat, Fire, Smoke and Storms Are Wreaking Havoc on the Economy

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:58:58 -0000

    Businesses are reckoning with the financial toll of this year’s brutal climate shocks.
  17. Muggy Heat and Storms Continue to Grip the U.S., but an End Is in Sight

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:58:33 -0000

    Weather at the start of the week looks like more of the same: heat and storms across the Eastern United States. But a subtle shift is in the cards.
  18. A 5th Summer Heat Wave Will Hit Europe This Week. Here’s What to Know.

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:02:39 -0000

    The latest heat wave is the fifth to batter European countries since May as scientists warn that the continent is warming faster than any other.
  19. How the Bayeux Tapestry Got to the British Museum

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:52:48 -0000

    French art experts insisted the fragile 900-year-old masterpiece could never travel. Political will, cutting-edge engineering and unorthodox diplomacy proved them wrong.
  20. After Deadly Earthquake in Colombia, a Late-Night Hunt for Survivors

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:31:57 -0000

    “We heard them screaming,” said one rescuer in Cali, where rescuers face a race against time to find the living.
  21. What We Know About the Earthquake in Colombia

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:30:34 -0000

    The 7.4-magnitude quake, which killed more than 100 people and damaged hundreds of buildings, was the strongest recorded in Colombia in a decade.
  22. The Surprising Truth About Instagram’s VHS Dates Videos

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:29 -0000

    VHS Dates advertises itself as resurfacing lost dating service videotapes from the 1980s. The account’s followers have been genuinely touched.
  23. Can Nebraska’s Definitely-Not-a-Democrat Candidate Crack the G.O.P. Hold on Red America?

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:28:34 -0000

    The Democratic brand is just too toxic in large swaths of the country.
  24. Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:04:19 -0000

    The Times columnist reflects on the seismic changes in media, religion and politics he’s witnessed in his career so far.
  25. Three Political Tests

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:45:15 -0000

    We look at three crucial primary elections.
  26. Robots That Walk and Talk Are Coming to Car Factories

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:45:34 -0000

    But experts warn they may not deliver the gains in efficiency that proponents claim.
  27. An Israeli Satirist’s Bid to Save His Country’s Democracy

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:25:35 -0000

    Lior Schleien used to host hit TV shows. Now he posts videos of discussions with young people, the majority of whom currently tend right, which garner millions of views.
  28. The Doulas Who Help Us Die

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In an aging America, thousands of people have adopted a new vocation: supporting others as they confront the end of life.
  29. The Delusions of John Roberts

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Chief Justice insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward.
  30. Are You a Human?

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    From branding irons to iris scans, the ancient business of proving who you are has never been stranger—or more lucrative.
  31. Inside Russia’s New Gulag

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Human-rights groups estimate that more than ten thousand Ukrainian civilians have disappeared into the Russian prison system. This is the story of one cell.
  32. The Great Delegalization

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away.
  33. A.I. Is Now a Major Election Issue

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, put it, “People really effing hate data centers.”
  34. The Senate’s Shameful Acquiescence to Todd Blanche as Attorney General

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:15:22 -0000

    A number of Republicans resisted his confirmation, but enough ultimately accepted the notion that Trump could do even worse.
  35. Are Psychedelics Right-Wing Now?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How the conservative activist Bryan Hubbard, with help from Rick Perry and Joe Rogan, persuaded Trump and the G.O.P. to embrace ibogaine, a psychedelic drug derived from an African shrub.
  36. What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi?

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:19:00 -0000

    A movement of young people frustrated with India’s education system and economy has become the most serious challenge yet to an increasingly authoritarian government.
  37. Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.”
  38. Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Bernie Sanders’s erstwhile campaign manager explains why he thinks it’s the former.
  39. 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.
  40. If A.I. Takes the Jobs of Young People, How Will They React?

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Democratic electorate is already moving left, but that may be nothing compared with what happens when unemployment really starts to rise.
  41. What Does the Humbling of Leopold Aschenbrenner Mean for the A.I. Bubble?

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The troubles of a twenty-four-year-old hedge-fund manager highlight some larger questions about the tech-driven stock boom.
  42. Did the Dodgers Ruin Baseball?

    Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Already the title favorites, Los Angeles acquired the league’s best pitcher at the trade deadline—and may have insured a lockout after the season.
  43. Subaru Socialists and the Great Disappointed

    Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The voters who are determining the future of the Democratic Party.
  44. Wisconsin Primary-Election Map: Live Results

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, is the presumptive front-runner in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.
  45. Minnesota Primary Map

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Democratic race for the Senate nomination offers another contest between the Party’s establishment and progressive wings.
  46. South Carolina Primary-Election Map: Live Results

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A special election to replace Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away in July.
  47. How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:58:53 -0000

    Romer, a co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, defends some of the D.S.A.’s controversial positions: “I think people like us being rather bold. . . . People want a fighter.”
  48. Can Extreme Morning Sickness Be Cured?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For decades, the condition was thought to be psychological, and women were shamed for their illness. Now a scientist has found a biological cause.
  49. G.P.S. and the Lost Art of Getting Lost

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A new book, “Little Blue Dot,” by Katherine Dunn, raises questions about the unintended consequences of knowing where we are.
  50. Max Miller’s Victim Mentality

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:24:23 -0000

    The Republican congressman’s bitter domestic dispute—in which he’s accused of physical abuse by his ex-wife, the daughter of an Ohio senator—is testing his party’s willingness to defend the indefensible.
  51. Michigan Primary-Election Live Results: Abdul El-Sayed Wins

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:18:48 -0000

    The former public-health official’s victory in a closely watched Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate carries major implications for the direction of the Party.