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  1. Mideast Live Updates: New Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Underway in Switzerland

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:10:47 -0000

    An American delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, was meeting with Iranian negotiators. The conflict in Lebanon is complicating efforts to reach a broader peace and keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
  2. Neither the War Nor Trump’s Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:02:04 -0000

    Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said.
  3. Israel Directs Its Military to Limit Its Actions in Lebanon, but Tensions Persist

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:56:40 -0000

    It was not clear whether the new directive would resolve the friction that led to deadly clashes on Friday and Saturday and threatened to derail a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal.
  4. While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:01:52 -0000

    The possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may not prompt China to return quickly to prewar levels of oil purchases from the Persian Gulf.
  5. Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:08 -0000

    Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.
  6. A Diocese Tries to Protect Its 29-Foot Jesus From Trump’s Border Wall

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:45 -0000

    In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilgrims for nearly a century.
  7. Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:11:48 -0000

    The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom.
  8. Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:19:19 -0000

    The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.
  9. How Trump’s Fragile Agreement With Iran Is Shaping the Midterms

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:57:15 -0000

    Democrats say the president started an economically painful war that resulted in nothing positive. Republicans are more divided, even as they show some signs of relief at falling gas prices.
  10. Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:49:27 -0000

    A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.”
  11. Keir Starmer Reflects on ‘Political Challenges’ as Pressure to Resign Mounts

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:40:09 -0000

    An ally of Keir Starmer’s told the BBC on Sunday that Mr. Starmer was “taking the time to think through what the political realities are today compared to last week.”
  12. For Half a Century, Capturing New York’s Human Moments

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:27:53 -0000

    Lovers’ quarrels on sidewalks, acts of kindness on public transportation, friendships forged under awnings in the rain and so much more of the city’s daily poetry.
  13. ‘What Do I Do? Do I Tell Her? How Do I Fix This?’

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:46:05 -0000

    Some notable friends of Metropolitan Diary, including the actors Andrew Rannells and Tony Danza, share their stories in the first of a special series of columns marking the feature’s 50th anniversary.
  14. Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:48:42 -0000

    A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape.
  15. You Can’t Be a Superpower Without Allies

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:17 -0000

    Even the most powerful state in the world is not all that powerful when it decides to go it alone.
  16. JD Vance on the Morality of the Trump Administration

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:17:59 -0000

    I asked the vice president what is Christian about this White House.
  17. Sweet or Salty?

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:09:38 -0000

    We catch up with The Times’s restaurant critics.
  18. For Heirs of Custer and Sitting Bull, a 150-Year-Old Battle Is Personal

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:29:23 -0000

    As the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, relatives of the two men still grapple with the legacy of a contentious moment in U.S. history.
  19. The Difference Between the Knicks and the White House Cage Fight

    Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Sports, spectacle, and what Juvenal would have made of this moment.
  20. Jürgen Habermas Defended Reason in a Darkening Age

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The great German philosopher, who died in March, understood how much depended on a principled public sphere.
  21. Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “We want Greenland,” Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality.
  22. Ken Griffin’s Billions and Billions

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The hedge-fund titan is an unabashed big spender—from pièds-a-terre to politics.
  23. Misery Loves Company—If There Are Snacks

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Do “Admin Nights” make people more productive or less lonely?
  24. How the Trump Administration Pushed Judges to Deport Children

    Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The D.O.J. has fast-tracked immigration cases for unaccompanied minors and fired judges who appear not to comply.
  25. Donald Trump’s Iran Deal Is Israel’s Disaster

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has few allies but Trump—and that partnership is now in question.
  26. Can Zohran Mamdani Sway the Commie Corridor’s “Civil War”?

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Famously, mayors of New York City almost never graduate to higher office, but in Claire Valdez, a candidate in the Seventh Congressional District, the Mayor and the D.S.A. have an immediate avatar.
  27. The Hole in Donald Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Strategy

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:03:04 -0000

    American investors are flocking back to the country’s vast reserves, lured by promises of reform. But the officials who ran the industry into the ground are still the ones in charge.
  28. 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.
  29. Hillary Rodham Clinton Slams Joe Biden’s “Terrible Mistake”—and More

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The retired politician speaks frankly about the Democratic Party, the threat of Trumpian authoritarianism, and the “failure” in Iran.
  30. The Israeli Ultra-Hawks Who Feel Betrayed by Trump’s Iran Deal

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:22:24 -0000

    Shimon Riklin, an anchor on the country’s right-wing Channel 14, and a Netanyahu ally, thinks America stabbed Israel in the back.
  31. How the Dangerous Rise in Anti-Immigration Politics Went Mainstream

    Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Violent unrest after a stabbing in Northern Ireland showed the extent to which the far right has taken hold in the U.K., as well as in Europe and the U.S.
  32. The U.S. Men’s Team Is Building Something, and Marching On

    Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:19:26 -0000

    The power of the diaspora is the story of this World Cup—and the U.S. team, which beat Australia 2–0 on Friday, embodies it as well as anyone.
  33. The Knicks’ Championship Win Transforms the City

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:53:06 -0000

    A joyous parade up the Canyon of Heroes proved a fitting celebration.
  34. Lessons from the Original Tech Bubble

    Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the SpaceX I.P.O. kicks off what is expected to be a wave of A.I. offerings, a new book turns to another speculative era—the railroad boom that culminated in the Great Panic of 1873.
  35. The Knicks Take the Series—Seize the Joy!

    Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:57:28 -0000

    A fan’s late-night notes.
  36. The Spectacular Failure and Ruinous Costs of the Iran War

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Even though an agreement has been reached, nations around the world will be feeling the effects of the war for some time.
  37. Rachel Goldberg-Polin on Losing a Son in Gaza

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:00:00 -0000

    The most visible spokesperson for the families of Israeli hostages in Gaza discusses her memoir, “When We See You Again,” and the unending pain of her son’s captivity and murder.
  38. Why Todd Blanche Should Not Be Attorney General

    Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In a Senate that took its constitutional role seriously, Blanche would not win confirmation a second time.
  39. Iran Can Hold America Hostage in Either War or Peace

    Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:08:37 -0000

    Taking the Strait of Hormuz represents an adaptation of Iran’s longtime strategy of seizing things of value to extract concessions.
  40. Can the World Cup Transcend Donald Trump?

    Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How to defeat the politics of a fraught tournament.
  41. South Carolina Primary-Election Results

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:44:28 -0000

    The lieutenant governor, Pamela Evette, and State Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff in the Republican gubernatorial primary; Representative Nancy Mace’s campaign for governor came to an end.
  42. Maine Primary-Election Results: Graham Platner Wins

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:38:20 -0000

    Platner secured the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate race against the incumbent Susan Collins; the former governor Paul LePage will be the Republican nominee in a competitive congressional district.
  43. California Primary-Election Results: Steve Hilton Will Face Xaveria Becerra in the Governor Race

    Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:32:45 -0000

    Hilton, a former Fox News host, and Becerra, a former federal health official and state attorney general, advanced to the general election in November.