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  1. Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:17:05 -0000

    Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.
  2. Democrats Say Hegseth Balked at Call for Full Video of Boat Strike

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:32:19 -0000

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.
  3. Machado Will Not Pick Up Peace Prize in Person, Organizers Say

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:43:20 -0000

    The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the Venezuelan opposition leader would not be at the ceremony to collect the award despite doing everything possible to attend.
  4. A Million Teenagers Just Got Barred From Social Media, and Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Hoax’

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:00:09 -0000

    Plus, the travel influencers who aren’t actually real.
  5. The Challenges to Europe’s Security Go Beyond Trump’s Lack of Support

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:03:02 -0000

    Europeans find themselves stranded between hostile powers, Russia and the United States, with key decisions looming over the future of Ukraine.
  6. Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:30:23 -0000

    President Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania was meant to alleviate concerns about affordability. But he kept wandering off script and dwelling on his favorite targets, like immigration.
  7. At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:07:28 -0000

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.
  8. Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:32:40 -0000

    Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.
  9. Trump Administration Withdraws Plan to Overhaul Homeless Aid

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:29:11 -0000

    The abrupt decision to revise the plan added new uncertainty and possible delays into the government’s distribution of $3.9 billion in homelessness relief.
  10. Fed Divisions Will Cloud Interest Rate Decision at Final 2025 Meeting

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:03:20 -0000

    The central bank is poised to lower interest rates on Wednesday even as a growing chorus of officials urge caution.
  11. I.M.F. Prods China, Gently, on Its Weak Currency

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:06:01 -0000

    Caught between Beijing and the Trump administration, the International Monetary Fund offered mild criticism of China for relying too heavily on exports.
  12. Netflix and Paramount Battle for Warner Bros. — Have We Seen This Show Before?

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:09:22 -0000

    The tug of war for Warner Bros. Discovery echoes an earlier clash of media titans.
  13. The Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:06:57 -0000

    Nicole Sperling, a Times reporter who covers Hollywood and the streaming revolution, breaks down the competing bids from Netflix and Paramount to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
  14. Asserting a Personal Role in Warner Bros. Battle, Trump Seeks to Expand His Powers Again

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:26:00 -0000

    The move comes as the Supreme Court also appears poised to put antitrust enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission under his control.
  15. Trump Administration Rules Threaten Nobel Prizes Won by Immigrants

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:03:40 -0000

    As three immigrants claim Nobel Prizes in science for the United States this year, experts warn that immigration crackdowns could undo American innovation.
  16. Trump’s Speech on Economy Veers Into an Anti-Immigrant Tirade

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:49:17 -0000

    President Trump vacillated between demonizing immigrants and assuring a crowd of his supporters that life was better than ever under his administration.
  17. Canada Plans to Fast-Track Immigration for US H1-B Visa Holders in New Talent Drive

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:58:48 -0000

    The government says it will fast-track immigration for U.S. H-1B visa holders and spend more than $1 billion to attract researchers from the United States and the rest of the world.
  18. Taiwan Invokes National Security Law to Protect TSMC Trade Secrets

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:08 -0000

    An executive left TSMC for Intel. Taiwan’s government says that could threaten its national security.
  19. Chip Company Plotted to Send Technology to China, Ex-C.E.O. Says

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:08 -0000

    The former chief executive of Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker, said Dutch officials had known for years that the company’s Chinese owner sought to move its technology to China.
  20. Trump’s Nvidia Chip Deal Reverses Decades of Technology Restrictions

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:21:15 -0000

    President Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its chips to China has raised questions about whether he is prioritizing short-term economic gain over long-term American security interests.
  21. Utah Tries Relocating Beavers to Save Them, and Remake the Landscape

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:33:41 -0000

    Their dams cause floods, and that gets them in trouble with humans. But in the right place, more water can be a big help.
  22. Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:38:35 -0000

    He was both the first Black person and the first educator to hold the cabinet position, but resigned amid discord over George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind.
  23. The Latest Trump Resistance Is Within the Indiana G.O.P.

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:02:33 -0000

    Some Republicans in the Indiana Senate have resisted a new congressional map despite lobbying from the White House and threats of political consequences.
  24. Democrats Make a Fresh Push to Win State Legislatures

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:03:33 -0000

    The arm of the party that focuses on statehouses is targeting hundreds of seats and more than 40 chambers, according to a strategy memo, reflecting Democrats’ new optimism.
  25. Democrats Press to Expand House Map, Targeting 5 New G.O.P. Seats

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:00:18 -0000

    Four of the additions are for districts where President Trump won handily, but Democrats are feeling emboldened by election outcomes this fall.
  26. Brad Lander Will Run for House Seat with Mamdani’s Support

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:03:28 -0000

    Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, will run for a House seat in Brooklyn and Manhattan, challenging Representative Daniel Goldman in the Democratic primary.
  27. Ryan Coogler on ‘Sinners,’ Chadwick Boseman and Why He Declined to Join the Academy

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:01:01 -0000

    The director on what he’s thinking of post-“Sinners,” how the loss of Chadwick Boseman affected him and why he turned down the invitation to join the academy.
  28. The Contradictions of Gavin Newsom

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:03:55 -0000

    How the California governor became the 2028 Democratic front-runner.
  29. Late Night Doesn’t Want to Sweat at the Airport

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:24:31 -0000

    Ronny Chieng dissed new fitness plans from the Trump administration for travelers in American airports: “We can’t even walk to the gate. They had to invent floors that walk for us.”
  30. Supreme Court Hears Death Penalty Case on Intellectual Disability

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:04:13 -0000

    The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.
  31. A New Governor Inherits a Misconduct Investigation Into the State Police

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:00:05 -0000

    A prolonged slowdown in traffic enforcement by New Jersey troopers coincided with an uptick in fatal crashes. The pattern remains under investigation as Mikie Sherrill prepares to take office.
  32. Democrat Eileen Higgins Wins Miami Runoff Election to Become City’s First Female Mayor

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:13:16 -0000

    Eileen Higgins, a former Miami-Dade County commissioner, will also be the city’s first female mayor and the first non-Hispanic mayor since the 1990s.
  33. A Cinnabon Worker Was Fired for a Racist Slur. Her Supporters Have Raised $130,000.

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:03:07 -0000

    On a video that went viral, the worker, who is white, can be seen calling two Black customers an epithet. The campaign to give her money echoes the reaction to a similar incident this year.
  34. Is the Supreme Court Unsure About Birthright Citizenship?

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:24:27 -0000

    Maybe the Justices simply want to reiterate what the Court has already said—or maybe not.
  35. Konrad Kay and Mickey Down, the Finance Bros Behind HBO’s “Industry”

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Konrad Kay and Mickey Down failed as financiers—but they’re making a killing by depicting the profession on HBO.
  36. How to Leave the U.S.A.

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    In the wake of President Trump’s reëlection, the number of aggrieved Americans seeking a new life abroad appears to be rising. The Netherlands offers one way out.
  37. Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The scientist was famous for linking healing with storytelling. Sometimes that meant reshaping patients’ reality.
  38. And Your Little Dog, Too, by David Sedaris

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Two small dogs, both unleashed, rushed toward me, snarling, and one of them bit me on my left leg, just below the knee. It all happened within a second.
  39. The Trump Administration’s Chaos in the Caribbean

    Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Pete Hegseth’s conduct is a case study in how the government’s growing sense of heedlessness and unaccountability is shaping disastrous policy.
  40. Mikie Sherrill Intends to Move Fast

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Sherrill, the governor-elect of New Jersey, argues that if Democrats don’t learn to work at Donald Trump’s pace, “we’re going to get played.”
  41. What America Can Learn from Its Largest Wildfire of the Year

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    When Dragon Bravo ignited, in Grand Canyon National Park, officials decided to let it burn. Then the fire spread out of control.
  42. The Dishonorable Strikes on Venezuelan Boats

    Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:08:32 -0000

    New reporting suggests that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated multiple rules of war.
  43. The Legal Consequences of Pete Hegseth’s “Kill Them All” Order

    Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:57:57 -0000

    A former military judge on the Trump Administration’s contradictory—and likely unlawful—justifications for its Caribbean bombing campaign.
  44. How M.B.S. Won Back Washington

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:43:55 -0000

    After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi leader became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office.
  45. How the Conflict in Sudan Became a Humanitarian Catastrophe

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    After a coup devolved into open warfare, countries across the region have pursued their own policy and commercial interests by backing one side or the other.
  46. What the Democrats’ Good Night Means for 2026 and Beyond

    Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:05:20 -0000

    The senior elections analyst at RealClearPolitics on what the Party might’ve learned, and how the electorate is changing.
  47. If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Books are inefficient, and the internet is training us to expect optimized experiences.
  48. What Happens When an “Infinite-Money Machine” Unravels

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    After Michael Saylor’s software company Strategy stockpiled hundreds of thousands of bitcoins, he was hailed as an alchemist. Then things went awry.
  49. The Weird Spectacle of the World Cup Draw

    Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    At the event, the matchups seemed beside the point, eclipsed by FIFA’s bizarre Peace Prize ceremony for Donald Trump and other cringey moments.
  50. What Can Economists Agree on These Days?

    Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    A new book, “The London Consensus,” offers a framework for rethinking economic policy in a fractured age of inequality, populism, and political crisis.
  51. Building a State of Fear in “Extremist”

    Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Alexander Molochnikov’s short film reinterprets an act of protest that called attention to the invasion of Ukraine, and led to the imprisonment of Sasha Skochilenko, a young Russian artist, in 2023.
  52. War Is Peace, the Dozing Don Edition

    Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:37:11 -0000

    The outcry grows over Trump’s undeclared war in the Caribbean.
  53. The Undermining of the C.D.C.

    Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—doublespeak that might unsettle Orwell.
  54. What are Putin’s Ultimate Demands for Peace in Ukraine?

    Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has claimed that it’s nearing a deal to end the war, but, for now, the conflict’s essential impasse still holds: Moscow won’t accept what Kyiv can stomach.
  55. Ukrainian Men Approaching Military Age Are Fleeing in Droves

    Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:53:52 -0000

    A new policy has led to an exodus of male citizens. Will they return if the war ends?
  56. Jeffrey Epstein, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the Future of American Politics

    Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Life after Trump may not be what we expect.
  57. Big Apple Jackpot

    Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Inside the fight to bring casinos to New York City.
  58. For Trump, “Fostering the Future” Looks a Lot Like the Past

    Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    By putting the religious rights of potential foster parents above the civil rights of L.G.B.T.Q. youth, a new executive order reënacts the original sin of the child-welfare system.